Editing Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Florida

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'''Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lee County, Florida]], United States. The population was 227 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Matlacha_Isles-Matlacha_Shores_CDP,_Florida?g=1600000US1243484 |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> down from 229 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores is located in western Lee County at {{coord|26|38|10|N|82|3|46|W|type:city}} (26.636214, -82.062766),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the east side of Matlacha Pass, a tidal waterway separating [[Pine Island (Lee County, Florida)|Pine Island]] and Little Pine Island from the mainland. The CDP is bordered to the north by the city of [[Cape Coral, Florida|Cape Coral]].

Southwest Pine Island Road (County Road 78) runs through the community, leading east {{convert|12|mi}} to [[North Fort Myers, Florida|North Fort Myers]] and west across Matlacha Pass onto Little Pine Island.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.22|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.52|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.70|km2|order=flip}}, or 57.55%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_12.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Florida| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 304
|2010= 229
|2020= 227
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 304 people, 159 households, and 96 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,391.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 205 housing units at an average density of {{convert|938.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] and 0.33% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 159 households, out of which 5.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.40.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 6.6% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 15.5% from 25 to 44, 40.1% from 45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,528, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $32,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $22,116.  About 7.4% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

==References==
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{{Lee County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lee County, Florida]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on Charlotte Harbor]]