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{{short description|County in Florida, United States}}
{{distinguish|Lee, Florida}}
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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]], its 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=
The county comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area ([[Metropolitan statistical area|MSA]]), which, along with the [[Naples, Florida|Naples]]-[[Marco Island, Florida|Marco Island]] ([[Collier County, Florida|Collier County]]) MSA and the [[Clewiston, Florida|Clewiston]] ([[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry County]], [[Glades County, Florida|Glades County]]) Micropolitan Statistical Area ([[Micropolitan statistical area|μSA]]), is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area ([[Combined statistical area|CSA]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=Executive Office of the President |pages=47, 129}}</ref>
Lee County was established in 1887 from [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]].<ref name="Florida Historical Society">{{cite book |title=Publications of the Florida Historical Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZQ-AAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA32 |publisher=Florida Historical Society |year=1908 |page=32}}</ref> Fort Myers is the county seat and a center of tourism in Southwest Florida. It is about {{convert|120|mi|km}} south of [[Tampa]] at the meeting point of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and the [[Caloosahatchee River]].<ref name="Colihan">[http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/1/2006_1_25.shtml Jane Colihan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601231825/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/1/2006_1_25.shtml |date=June 1, 2009}} "Spring Break", ''American Heritage'', February/March 2006</ref> Lee County is the home for spring training of the [[Boston Red Sox]] and the [[Minnesota Twins]] [[Major League Baseball]] teams.
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==History==
===Protohistory and European contact (500–1799)===
The area that is now Lee County has several archaeological sites that show evidence of habitation by peoples belonging to the [[Caloosahatchee culture]] (500 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=
===Fort established (1850s–1860s)===
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====Hurricanes====
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|category 2]] storm. On September 28, 2022, [[Hurricane Ian]] made landfall on Lee County as a [[Category 4 hurricane|category 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=
==Geography==
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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>{{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>}}
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== Parks and recreation ==
The parks are maintained by the county's Parks & Recreation Department. 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=
== Beaches ==
Some of the main tourist attractions in Southwest Florida are its beaches. Lee County is home to ten beach parks and an additional seven beach accesses, maintained by Lee County Parks & Recreation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leegov.com:80/parks/beaches|title=Beaches|website=Lee County Southwest Florida|language=en-US|access-date=March 25, 2019}}</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=
==Libraries==
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=== Voter demographics ===
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:*'''[[Matanzas Pass Bridge]]''' ([[Florida State Road 865|State Road 865]]): 3-travel-lane single-span bridge crosses Hurricane Bay and Matanzas Pass within the incorporated limits of the Town of Fort Myers Beach, connecting the mainland to the barrier islands.
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:*'''[[Wilson Pigott Bridge]]''' ([[Florida State Road 31|State Road 31]]): 2-travel-lane single-span drawbridge between State Road 78 ("Bayshore Road") and State Road 80, over the Caloosahatchee River.
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The Red Sox' lease with Fort Myers ran through 2019, but the Red Sox were considering exercising the early out in their contract that would have allowed them to leave following the 2009 spring season. On October 28, 2008, the Lee County commission voted 3–1 to approve an agreement with the Boston Red Sox to build a new spring-training facility for the team in south Lee County. That stadium, named JetBlue Park at Fenway South, is located off Daniels Parkway near Southwest Florida International Airport. The stadium opened in time for the 2012 season.
[[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=
==Communities==
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===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Babcock Ranch, Florida|Babcock Ranch(Part)]]
* [[Boca Grande, Florida|Boca Grande(Part)]]
* [[Cayo Costa State Park|Cayo Costa]]
===CDP'S and Unincorporated Communities===
* [[Burnt Store Marina, Florida|Burnt Store Marina]]
==See also==
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