Editing North Fort Myers, Florida

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'''North Fort Myers''' is an [[unincorporated area]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lee County, Florida]], United States. The population was 42,719 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/North_Fort_Myers_CDP,_Florida?g=1600000US1249350 |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> up from 39,407 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
North Fort Myers is located in northern Lee County at {{coord|26|42|N|81|53|W|type:city}} (26.7029, -81.8844),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> northwest across the [[Caloosahatchee River]] from [[Fort Myers]] proper. It is bordered to the west by the city of [[Cape Coral, Florida|Cape Coral]] and to the north by [[Charlotte County, Florida|Charlotte County]].

[[Interstate 75]] runs through North Fort Myers, with access from Exit 143 ([[Florida State Road 78]]). I-75 leads northwest {{convert|67|mi}} to the [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]] area and south {{convert|38|mi}} to the [[Naples, Florida|Naples]] area, while SR-78 leads east {{convert|34|mi}} to [[LaBelle, Florida|LaBelle]] and west {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Pine Island Center, Florida|Pine Island Center]]. [[U.S. Route 41]] (North Tamiami Trail) passes through the center of North Fort Myers, leading southeast across the [[Caloosahatchee Bridge]] into the center of Fort Myers and northwest {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the North Fort Myers CDP has a total area of {{convert|140.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|131.1|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|9.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 6.97%, 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| access-date=November 25, 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 8798
|1980= 22808
|1990= 30027
|2000= 40214
|2010= 39407
|2020= 42719
|footnote=sources:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2010)|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2010-07-17}}</ref><ref name="Census 2010"/>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''North Fort Myers racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - North Fort Myers CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=North+Fort+Myers+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - North Fort Myers CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=North+Fort+Myers+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|35,742
|36,350
|90.70%
|85.09%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|508
|595
|1.29%
|1.39%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|108
|68
|0.27%
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|254
|292
|0.64%
|0.68%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|18
|7
|0.05%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|18
|128
|0.05%
|0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|321
|1,136
|0.81%
|2.66%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,438
|4,143
|6.19%
|9.70%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''39,407'''
|'''42,719'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 39,407 people, 20,264 households, and 10,206 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: North Fort Myers CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=North+Fort+Myers+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

For the period 2013–2017, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $39,876, and the median income for a family was $53,893. Male full-time workers had a median income of $41,079 versus $34,207 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $26,891. About 9.0% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=North%20Fort%20Myers,%20FL&g=1600000US1249350&hidePreview=true&table=DP03&tid=ACSDP5Y2017.DP03&syear=2020&vintage=2017&cid=DP05_0001E&layer=place&lastDisplayedRow=96&t=Poverty| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): North Fort Myers CDP, Florida| work=data.census.gov| access-date=November 25, 2019}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 42,719 people, 20,468 households, and 12,082 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: North Fort Myers CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=North+Fort+Myers+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the 20,468 households in 2010, 12.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were headed by married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98, and the average family size was 2.45.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), North Fort Myers CDP, Florida (revision of 03-06-2013) |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1249350 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124900/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1249350 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=November 25, 2019 |website=American FactFinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

In 2010, in the CDP, 10.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.1% were from 18 to 24, 12.3% were from 25 to 44, 29.3% were from 45 to 64, and 43.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Notable people==
*[[Noel Devine]], Canadian Football League player
*[[Mike Greenwell]], [[MLB]] player and [[NASCAR]] [[Craftsman Truck Series]] driver 
*[[Jeff Kottkamp]], Florida [[lieutenant governor of Florida|lieutenant governor]] 
*[[Mindy McCready]], [[country music]] singer 
*[[Deion Sanders]], [[NFL]] player
*[[Thomas Bohanon]], [[NFL]] player

==References==
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==External links==
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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]]