Editing San Carlos Park, Florida

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'''San Carlos Park''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lee County, Florida]], United States. The population was 18,563 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 16,824 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
San Carlos Park is located in south-central Lee County at {{coord|26|28|28|N|81|48|56|W|type:city}} (26.474458, -81.815467).<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> It is an unincorporated community, bordered to the south by the village of [[Estero, Florida|Estero]] and to the east by the [[Three Oaks, Florida|Three Oaks]] CDP. [[U.S. Route 41]] forms the western edge of San Carlos Park, leading north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]], the [[county seat]], and south through Estero and [[Bonita Springs, Florida|Bonita Springs]] {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Naples, Florida|Naples]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the San Carlos Park CDP has a total area of {{convert|12.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|12.2|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 4.93%, 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=December 4, 2019}}</ref> The land in the CDP drains west via Mullock Creek to [[Estero Bay (Florida)|Estero Bay]], an estuary connected to the [[Gulf of Mexico]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 3950
|1990= 11785
|2000= 16317
|2010= 16824
|2020= 18563
|footnote=sources:<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1263425| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), San Carlos Park CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=American FactFinder| accessdate=December 4, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213132425/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US1263425| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2010-07-17}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 16,317 people, 5,901 households, and 4,449 families in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|3,360.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 6,580 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,355.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makup]] of the CDP was 93.84% White, 1.26% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.31% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.14%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 5,901 households 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 16.5% of households were one person and 4.4% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09.

The age distribution was 29.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% 65 or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median household income was $45,870 and the median family income  was $48,740. Males had a median income of $31,768 versus $25,541 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,022.  About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

== History ==
Brothers Jules & Jack Freeman established San Carlos Park in 1953 in hopes of providing low cost homes for the middle class.

The Freeman group purchased their land from the [[Koreshan Unity]] who gave them almost 250 acres for just under $3,000. When they acquired the land in [[Estero, Florida]], they found that it was in the middle of nowhere, with the county seat, [[Fort Myers, Florida]], being over 20 miles away.

In the 1970s, the Freeman's drilled down into the ground and hit a spring, this spring would become a local attraction located at the San Carlos Park arches

Later on in the mid-1970s the Freeman group would go on to begin construction of their next community [[Three Oaks, Florida]].

==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]]