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Cape Coral
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Chamber of Commerce
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| Land Area: |
105.5 sq. miles in Lee County
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| Population: |
87,000
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824 per square mile
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Cape Coral location: on the west gulf coast of Florida. It is south of Sarasota and north of Naples and just across the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers
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Cape Coral is located conveniently in between I-75 and Southwest Florida International Airport
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The area provides constant recreational activity as Cape Coral boasts golf, tennis, parks, in addition to sailing, boating, water skiing and fishing. Today, environmental regulations prohibit the creation of new finger canals, so many consider Cape Coral to be a final frontier in waterfront development!. Many of Cape Coral's homes have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico via miles of boating canals.
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Ranked by MONEY MAGAZINE as one of the BEST PLACES TO LIVE, Cape Coral is also among the fastest growing municipalities in Florida. Area residents know the reasons why. Locals say "It's just paradise"!
In the ranking as one of the best metropolitan areas in which to live in the entire United States, 41 factors were listed. Factors include low crime, easy commutes to employment centers, a low unemployment rate, as well as clean air, local school quality, and projected job growth. Cape Coral rates very high in such categories.
With over 400 miles of canals the city is a boaters and fish enthusiast's dream come true. Many canals lead to the Gulf of Mexico, others to lakes and favorite fishing spots. The city lies between the Caloosahatchee River, part of the Intracoastal Waterway, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Cape Coral is the state's second largest city in land area, second only to Jacksonville. The city contains 114 square miles enabling development and continued growth to be extremely well planned as we move into the next century. A new bridge, opened in October 1997, crosses the Caloosahatchee River. Providing another key transportation link with other areas of Southwest Florida, the new Mid Point Bridge solidifies the importance of Cape Coral within the region.
The Community Redevelopment Agency recently supervised the completion of "Streetscape" landscaping, with brick paved sidewalks, nostalgic lighting, and charming cosmetic changes to buildings, stores, and shops. Nearby Del Prado Boulevard continues the theme with its "Greenscape" program - landscaped medians, and roadside improvements that say "Welcome" to all who arrive.
Cape Coral is carved into four quadrants, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest. Avenues, Boulevards, Courts, and Places generally run North to South, while Lanes, Parkways, Streets, and Terraces generally run East to West. The first one or two digits of the building numbers identify the cross streets. For example, 2367 SE 11th Place would be in the Southeast quadrant, the street would run north-south, and would cross either 23rd Street, Lane, or Terrace.
Jack and Leonard Rosen launched the city's history in 1957, when the brothers bought Redfish Point on Lee County's western end. They formed the Gulf American Land Corporation, and brought in the largest single shipment of earth-moving equipment in Florida development history. They platted and dug more than 400 miles of finger canals that ribboned the land. Dredged soil provided fill for home sites, and 1,700 miles of roadway paved the way. By 1970, when Cape Coral incorporated and became a city, the population of the formerly desolate, isolated territory came in at 11,470.
Approximately three-fourths of Florida's population lives within 150 miles of Cape Coral. Projected annual population growth rate for Cape Coral is 3.18%.
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