Satellite image of the Florida Keys, December 2003
The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, forming the southernmost part of the continental United States. They begin at the southeastern coast of the Florida peninsula, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Miami and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry Tortugas. The islands lie along the Florida Straits, dividing the Atlantic Ocean to the east from the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and defining one edge of Florida Bay. The southern part of Key West is 93 miles (150 km) from Cuba. The Keys are located between about 24.3 and 25.5 degrees North latitude.
More than 95% of the land area lies in Monroe County, but a small portion extends northeast into Miami-Dade County, such as Totten Key. The total land area is 137.3 square miles (356 km2). At the 2010 census the population was 73,090, with an average density of 532.34 per square mile (205.54/km2),[1] although much of the population is concentrated in a few areas of much higher density, such as the city of Key West, which has 32% of the Keys' total population. The 2014 Census population estimate was 77,136. The 2020 Census population estimate was 82,874.[2]
The city of Key West is the county seat of Monroe County. The county consists of a section on the mainland which is almost entirely in Everglades National Park, and the Keys islands from Key Largo to Dry Tortugas National Park.
^"State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^"Monroe County, Florida; Key West city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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of the FloridaKeys (CFK), formerly FloridaKeys Community College, is a public community college in Key West, Florida. It is part of the Florida College...
Ecosystems of the FloridaKeys Archived August 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 17, 2010 Wilkinson, Jerry. "History of Keys Geology". Keyshistory...
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Atlantic Ocean, and between the FloridaKeys (U.S.) and Cuba. It is 93 mi (150 km) wide at the narrowest point between Key West and the Cuban shore, and...
The FloridaKeys Marathon International Airport (IATA: MTH, ICAO: KMTH, FAA LID: MTH) is a public airport located along the Overseas Highway (US1) in Marathon...
south and west by the FloridaKeys National Marine Sanctuary, and on the northwest by the Tortugas Ecological Reserve. The keys are low and irregular...
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name comes from its association with the FloridaKeys, where it is best known as the flavoring ingredient in Key lime pie. It is also known as West Indian...
the FloridaKeys to Key West. Large parts of it were built on the former right-of-way of the Overseas Railroad, the Key West Extension of the Florida East...
United States; only Alaska has more. Major island chains include the FloridaKeys, the Ten Thousand Islands, the Sea Islands, and the barrier islands of...
the FloridaKeys Bike Trail from Miami to Key West. "FloridaKeys Overseas Heritage Trail". Florida State Parks. Retrieved 2022-01-06. "FloridaKeys Overseas...
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