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'''Lee County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in [[southwestern Florida]], United States, on the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], theits population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Lee County, Florida |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/leecountyflorida |access-date=2023-04-April 12, 2023 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]], (with a population of 86,395 as of the 2020 census),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile/Fort_Myers_city,_Florida?g=1600000US1224125 |access-date=2022-09-September 29, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> and the largest city is [[Cape Coral, Florida|Cape Coral]], with an estimated 2020 population of 194,016. The county comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===Protohistory and European contact (500-1799500–1799)===

The area that is now Lee County has several archaeological sites that show evidence of habitation by peoples belonging to the [[Caloosahatchee culture]] (500 AD to 1750 AD). By the time of European contact, the area was more specifically occupied by the [[Calusa]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Marquardt |first=William |title=Shell Mounds in the Southeast: Middens, Monuments, Temple Mounds, Rings, or Works? |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25766215 |journal=American Antiquity |access-date=21 April 21, 2022 |volume=75 |issue=3 |page=559 |date=July 2010 |jstor=25766215 |s2cid=162295725 |doi=10.7183/0002-7316.75.3.551}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Brown |first=Robin |title=Florida's First People |publisher=Pineapple Press, Inc. |location=Sarasota, FL |date=1994 |page=159 |isbn=9781561640324}}</ref> After European contact, fishermen from Cuba and other Spanish colonies set up fishing camps, known as "''ranchos"'' in Spanish, on the southern portion of the Gulf Coast of Florida. These ''ranchos'' extended from [[Charlotte Harbor (estuary)|Charlotte Harbor]] downsouth to [[San Carlos Bay]] and the mouth of the Caloosahatchee. These ranchos, likelyLikely established in the latter partspart of the 1600's1600s, they were precursors to the larger European settlements that would be established in the following centuries.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hammond |first=E.A. |title=The Spanish Fisheries of Charlotte Harbor |url=http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A25419 |journal=The Florida Historical Quarterly |volume=51 |issue=4 |date=April 1973 |access-date=30 August 30, 2022}}</ref> As the 18th century came to an end, the Calusa who had once inhabited the area were replaced with the [[Seminole]]. In particular, in 1799, an Indian agent noted the existence of a Seminole town on the "Cull-oo-saw-hat-che" or Caloosahatchee River.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brown | first=Canter Jr. |title=Florida's Peace River frontier |publisher=University of Central Florida Press |location=Orlando, FL |date=1991 |page=6 |isbn=0813010373}}</ref>

After Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, a number of settlers moved into Florida, causing conflict with the local Seminole Indians. Fort Myers was built in 1850 as a military fort to fend off Seminole Indians during the [[Seminole Wars]]. The fort was named after Col. [[Abraham C. Myers]], who was stationed in Florida for seven years and was the son-in-law of the fort's establisher and commander. In 1858, after years of elusive battle, Chief [[Billy Bowlegs]] and his warriors were persuaded to surrender and move west,<ref>Covington, James W. 1993. ''The Seminoles of Florida''. Gainesville, FL: [[University Press of Florida]]. {{ISBN|0-8130-1196-5}}.</ref> and the fort was abandoned. Billy's Creek, which flows into the [[Caloosahatchee River]], was named after a temporary camp where Billy Bowlegs and his men awaited ships to take them west. In 1863, the fort was reoccupied by federal troops during [[Florida in the American Civil War|the Civil War]]. In 1865, in the [[Battle of Fort Myers]], the fort was attacked by a small group of Confederates. The Union's garrison, led by Captain James Doyle, successfully held the fort and the Confederate forces retreated. After the war, the fort was again deserted.<ref>{{cite web |title=02, February in Florida History |url=http://www.myfloridahistory.org/library/flahistory/february |url-status=dead |publisher=[[Florida Historical Society]] |access-date=June 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014010803/http://myfloridahistory.org/library/flahistory/february |archive-date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> The fort was later disassembled and some of its wood was used to build parts of downtown Fort Myers.

During the Civil War, Fort Myers was occupied by federal troops with the intention of disrupting the Confederate cattle supply from Florida. In February 1865, it was the site of the [[Battle of Fort Myers]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=Paul |title=Discovering the Civil War in Florida : a reader and guide |date=2001 |publisher=Pineapple Press |location=Sarasota, FL |isbn=9781561642342 |edition=1st}}</ref> The first settlers in Fort Myers arrived in 1866. In the 1870s, Tervio Padilla, a wealthy merchant from the Canary Islands, came by way of Key West to Cayo Costa and established trade with natives and "ranchos" that extended northward to Charlotte Harbor. His ships often made port at Cayo Costa at the entrance to the harbor. Enchanted by the tropical island, he eventually decided to settle there. Padilla prospered until the outbreak of the [[Spanish–American War]], when his fleet was burned and scuttled. He then turned to another means of livelihood – fishing. When the government claimed his land, he was disinclined to set up another ranch, so moved with his wife further down the island and as before, simply homesteaded. The Padilla family is one of the first pioneer families of Lee County and many still reside within the county, mainly around the Pine Island area.

In 1882, the city experienced a significant influx of settlers. In 1885, when Fort Myers was incorporated,<ref>Grismer, K.H. (1984). ''Story of Fort Myers: The History of the Land of the Caloosahatchee and Southwest Florida'' (reprint ed.). Island Pr. p. 132</ref> its population of 349 residents made it the second-largest city only to Tampa on Florida's west coast south of Cedar Key, even larger than Clearwater and Sarasota, also growing cities at the time.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070107044709/http://www.fortmyers.org/fort-myers-history.htm The History of Fort Myers], www.fortmyers.org.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Downtown &#124; Fort Myers, FL - Official Website |url=https://cityftmyers.com/1741/Downtown}}</ref> Lee County was formed in 1887 from [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]], with Fort Myers serving as the county seat.<ref name="Florida Historical Society"/> It was named for [[Robert E. Lee]], Confederate general in the American Civil War.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gannett |first=Henry |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1905 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n183 184]}}</ref> Fort Myers first became a nationally known winter resort with the opening of the Royal Palm Hotel in 1898, built by [[New York City]] department store magnate Hugh O'Neill.<ref name="news-press.com">[http://www.news-press.com/story/life/outdoors/2016/02/13/tourist-attraction-fort-myers-hugh-oneill-royal-palm-hotel-history-williams/79871878/ "Remembering the first tourist attraction in Fort Myers"], News-Press, February 13, 2016.</ref> Fort Myers was the frequent winter home of [[Thomas Edison]], as well as [[Henry Ford]].<ref name="Colihan"/> In 1911, Fort Myers was incorporated as a city.<ref>Grismer, p. 205</ref> In 1923, [[Collier County, Florida|Collier]] and [[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry]] Counties were created by splitting these areas from Lee County. Construction of the Tamiami Trail Bridge, built across the Caloosahatchee River in 1924, sparked the city's growth. After the bridge's construction, the city experienced its first real estate boom and many subdivisions sprouted around the city.<ref name="news-press.com"/> In 1927, a property purchased by the City of Fort Myers was turned into an airport, eventually called [[Page Field]].

On August 13, 2004, the county was struck by [[Hurricane Charley]], a [[Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale#Category 4|category 4]] storm, particularly on the northwestern islands of [[Captiva Island|Captiva]], [[Boca Grande, FL|Gasparilla]], and [[North Captiva]]. On September 10, 2017, Lee County was struck by [[Hurricane Irma]] as a [[Saffir–Simpson scale|Categorycategory 2]] storm. On September 28, 2022, [[Hurricane Ian]] made landfall on Lee County as a [[Category 4 hurricane|Categorycategory 4]] storm, causing major damage to [[Sanibel, Florida|Sanibel]], [[Pine Island (Lee County, Florida)|Pine Island]], and surrounding areas. [[Sanibel Causeway]] partially collapsed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andone |first=Paul P. Murphy,Rebekah Riess,Dakin |date=2022-09-September 29, 2022 |title=Sanibel and Captiva islands cut off from Florida mainland after Ian's 'biblical' storm surge washes away three parts of Sanibel Causeway |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/29/us/sanibel-causeway-bridge-florida-hurricane-ian/index.html |access-date=2022-09-September 29, 2022 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> 5571 deaths occurred in Lee County as of October 4.<ref name="FL 105 deaths">{{cite news |last=Seaver |first=Matthew |date=March 23, 2023 |title=Remembering the people taken by Hurricane Ian. |url=https://www.cnnwinknews.com/20222023/1003/0428/us/hurricaneremembering-ianthe-floridapeople-taken-recoveryby-tuesdayhurricane-ian/index.html |titleaccessdate=HurricaneMarch Ian's23, death2023 toll rises as crews in Florida go door to door in search for survivors in|work=Wink decimatedNews neighborhoods|publisher=CNN|first=Nouran|last=Salahieh|date=OctoberMcBride 4,Family 2022|accessdatelanguage=October 4, 2022English}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1212|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|785|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|428|sqmi}} (35.3%) isare covered by water.<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Rivers and streams include the [[Caloosahatchee River]], the [[Imperial River (Florida)|Imperial River]], the [[Estero River (Florida)|Estero River]], Hendry Creek, and Orange River. Lee County is on the [[Southwest Florida|southwest coast]] of Florida. It is about {{convert|125|mi|km}} south of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], {{convert|115|mi|km}} west of [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]] via [[Interstate 75 in Florida|Interstate 75]], and roughly {{convert|125|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] via [[U.S. Highway 41 in Florida|U.S. Highway 41]].

Lee County has a year-round warm, [[monsoon]]-influenced climate that is close to the boundary between tropical and subtropical climates ({{convert|18|°C|0}} in the coldest month), thus is either classified as a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), which is the classification used by [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/ewdcd/ewdstations-wmo.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723180123/http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/ewdcd/ewdstations-wmo.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{efn|The NOAA document used classifies locations as warm as Newport News, Virginia, as "continental", but areas with drastically more extreme climates, such as Wichita, Kansas, as "subtropical".</ref>}} or a [[tropical savanna climate]] (Köppen ''Aw'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Köppen Climate Classification Map |url=http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/courses/geog401/World_Koppen_Map.jpg |url-status=dead |publisher=Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska, Department of Climate Science |access-date=October 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325031826/http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/courses/geog401/World_Koppen_Map.jpg |archive-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> Lee County has short, warm winters, and long, hot, humid summers, with most of the year's rainfall occurring from June to September. The temperature rarely rises to {{convert|100|°F|0}} or lowers to the freezing mark.<ref name=NOAA/> At 89, Lee County leads the nation in the number of days annually in which a thunderstorm is close enough for thunder to be heard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Weather Variety – Annual Days With Thunderstorms |url=http://www.weatherpages.com/variety/thunderstorms.html |publisher=Weatherpages.com |access-date=June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220124114/http://www.weatherpages.com/variety/thunderstorms.html |archive-date=February 20, 2012}}</ref> The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|64.2|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|83.4|°F|1}} in August, with the annual mean being {{convert|75.1|°F|1}}. Records range from {{convert|24|°F|0}} on [[Great Freeze|December 29, 1894]] up to {{convert|103|°F|0}} on June 16–17, 1981.<ref name=NOAA/>

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|+'''Lee County racial composition as of 2020'''<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}

!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12071&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=2022-05-May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 760,822 people, 288,916 households, and 187,877 families residingresided in the county. About 4.6% of that population was under the age of 5 years old, 17.3% was under 18 years old, and 29.2% was 65 years or older.; 51.0% was female; 89.3% was 25 years or older were high-school graduates and 28.5% of those 25 years or older had a bachelor's degree or higher.

The median household income was $59,608 with a per capita income of $34,818. About 10.5% of population below the [[poverty threshold]]. The median value of owner-occupied housing- units between 2016- and 2020 was $235,300 and the median gross rent was $1,225. Around 94.2% of the households had a computer and 87.2% of households had a broadband internet subscription.

As of 2010, 78.99% of residents spoke English as their first language, and 15.19% spoke Spanish, 1.28% French Creole (mostly Haitian Creole,) 0.88% German, 0.59% Portuguese, and 0.55% of the population spoke French as their main language.<ref name= "MLA">{{cite web | url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&SRVY_YEAR=2010&geo=county&state_id=12&county_id=95&mode=geographic&lang_id=&zip=&place_id=&cty_id=&region_id=&division_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r&pc=1 | title=Modern Language Association Data Center Results of Lee County, Florida | publisher=Modern Language Association | access-date=October 23, 2015}}</ref> In total, 21.01% of the population spoke languages other than English as their primary language.<ref name= "MLA"/>

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The '''Lee County Sheriff's Office''' is the primary [[law enforcement]] agency for [[Lee County, Florida]] headquartered in [[Fort Myers, Florida]].

[[File:Lcso police car.jpg|thumb|left| Lee County Sheriff's Office patrol car]]

The Lee County Sheriff’sSheriff's Office responds to all calls for service within unincorporated Lee County and employs civilian dispatchers who provide dispatch for LCSO Deputies, and Florida Southwestern State College Police. The [[Cape Coral Police Department]], [[Fort Myers Police Department]], the Sanibel Police Department, and the Lee County Port Authority Police maintain their own police dispatch centers.

The several collegesColleges in Lee County include: [[Florida Gulf Coast University]] (FGCU), [[Barry University]], [[Nova Southeastern University]], [[Florida SouthWestern State College]], Cape Coral Technical College, Fort Myers Technical College,<ref name="Logan">{{cite web|url=http://www.news-press.com/story/news/education/2015/06/08/fort-myers-cape-coral-technical-institutes-now-colleges/28703411/|title=Fort Myers, Cape Coral technical institutes now colleges|last=Logan|first=Casey|date=June 8, 2015|publisher=News-Press|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> [[Hodges University]], [[Keiser University]], [[Southern Technical College]], and [[Rasmussen College]].

The parks are maintained by the county's Parks & Recreation departmentDepartment. The department also maintains [[spring training]] facilities for the [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[Minnesota Twins]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.leegov.com/parks/about |title=About Us |website=Lee County Southwest Florida |access-date=2022-08-August 25, 2022}}</ref>

Popular beaches include: Fort Myers Beach,<ref>[https://www.livingswfl.com/posts/fort-myers-beach-florida-living-swfl Fort Myers Beach],</ref> Sanibel and Captiva Island,<ref>[https://www.livingswfl.com/posts/sanibel-island-florida-living-swfl Sanibel and Captiva Island],</ref> Bonita Beach, Bunchee Beach,<ref>[https://www.livingswfl.com/posts/bunche-beach-florida-living-swfl Bunchee Beach],</ref> and Lovers Key.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Estate Articles and News - Fort Myers, Naples, SWFL |url=https://www.livingswfl.com/categories/Beaches/posts |access-date=2023-04-April 13, 2023 |website=Troy Robillard |language=en}}</ref>

The Lee County Library System currently provides more than 294,000 Lee Countycounty residents with over 1.5 million items and materials available for use or patron circulation, as well as an online library materials catalog, free wi-fi, public computer access, scan and print capabilities,scanning and manyprinting more patron amenitiescapabilities.<ref>Lee County Library System. About the Library. Web. Retrieved from: https://www.leegov.com/library/about</ref>

As of MarchApril 3130, 20222024.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 20, 2022|title=Sarasota County, FL: Supervisor of Elections|url=https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2022|website=Sarasota County, FL: Supervisor of Elections|agency=SOE Software Corporation}}</ref>

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:*[[Southwest Florida International Airport]] ([[IATA airport code]] - RSW), in South Fort Myers, serves over 8.37&nbsp;million passengers annually.<ref name=lylcpa/> Currently, the airport offers international non-stop flights to Cancun, Mexico; DüsseldorfFrankfurt, Germany; Nassau, Bahamas; and Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto in Canada. In addition, nine airlines operate flights to 29 domestic nonstop destinations. On September 9, 2005, the airport opened a new terminal.

:*[[Page Field]] (IATA airport code - FMY), also in South Fort Myers, just south of the incorporated limits of the City of Fort Myers, is the county's general aviation airport. Prior to the opening of Southwest Florida Regional Airport in 1983 (now Southwest Florida International Airport), Page Field was the county's commercial airport.

A small [[port]] operation continues in [[Boca Grande, Florida|Boca Grande]], being used as a way-point for oil distribution. However, Port Boca Grande has been in decline for many years as the shipping industry has moved north, especially to the [[Port of Tampa]].

In addition, a private enterprise operates a high-speed, passenger-only [[ferry]] service between [[Fort Myers Beach, Florida|Fort Myers Beach]] from San Carlos Island and [[Key West, Florida|Key West]]. Another ferry service is offered from Fort Myers to Key West.

:*'''[[MatlachaMidpoint Memorial Bridge]]''' ([[Florida State Road 78884|County Road 884]]): a small4-lane single-leafspan [[Basculebridge bridge|drawbridge]]that connectingconnects Cape Coral towith MatlachaFort andMyers, [[Pineover Islandthe (LeeCaloosahatchee County, Florida)|Pine Island]]River.

:*'''[[MidpointPine MemorialIsland BridgeCauseway]]''' ([[Florida State Road 88478|County Road 78]]): 4-lanea small single-spanleaf [[Bascule bridge|drawbridge]] that connectsconnecting Cape Coral withto FortMatlacha Myers,and over[[Pine theIsland Caloosahatchee(Lee River.County, Florida)|Pine Island]]

:*'''[[Sanibel Causeway]]''' ([[State Road 867 (Florida)|State Road 867]]): series of three 2-travel-lane single-span bridges and two 3-travel-lane island [[causeway]]s crossing the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River at the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The causeway connects Punta Rassa with Sanibel.

Fixed-route [[transit bus|bus]] service is provided by the [[Lee County Transit Department]], operated as "[[LeeTran]]". Several routes extend outward from the Downtown [[Intermodal passenger transport|Intermodal Transfer Center]]; in addition, suburb-to-suburb routes are operated, as well as [[park and ride|park-and-ride]] service to and from both Fort Myers Beach and Southwest Florida International Airport.

[[Arbitron]] standard radio market: Ft Myers-Naples-[[Marco Island, FL|Marco Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/mm001050.asp |title=Market Ranks |publisher=Arbitron.com |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> With an Arbitron-assigned 783,100 listening area population, the metropolitan area ranks 62/299 for the fall of 2006. The metropolitan area is home to 32 [[radio station]]s.

* [[WINK-TV#ProgrammingOut-of-market cable coverage|WINK-DT2]] – [[MyNetworkTV]]/[[Antenna TV]] affiliate

[[City of Palms Park]] had been built in 1992 for the Red Sox' spring training. Former Red Sox left fielder [[Mike Greenwell]] is from Fort Myers, and was instrumental in bringing his team to the city for spring training.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kambic |first=Randy |title=MLB family's legacy continues in Cape Coral |url=https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/cape-coral/2018/07/21/cape-coral-mlb-greenwells-batting-cages-red-sox/792884002/ |access-date=10 August 10, 2021 |work=Fort Myers News-Press |date=21 July 21, 2018}}</ref> The deal for JetBlue Park left City of Palms Park without a tenant. County officials have discussed the possibility of securing another team for City of Palms. [[Terry Park Ballfield]] (also known as the Park T. Pigott Memorial Stadium) in East Fort Myers is also not currently in use by a Major League Baseball team, though it is the former home of the [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]], [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], and [[Kansas City Royals]].

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* [[Babcock Ranch, Florida|Babcock Ranch(Part)]]

* [[Boca Grande, Florida|Boca Grande(Part)]]