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Florida Counties
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Florida Counties
In 1821, there were only two counties in Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the
east. From these two counties were formed 67 today. In 1968, the electors
of Florida granted local voters the power to adopt charters to govern their counties. Charters are formal
written documents that confer powers, duties, or privileges on the county.
To date, there are 19 charter counties in Florida. Collectively these
counties are home to more than 75 percent of Florida's residents.
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Lee County, Florida
Lee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Fort Myers
Year Organized: 1887
Square Miles: 804
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Court House: P.O. Box 398
Fort Myers, FL 33902-0398
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
General Robert E. Lee.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Lee County was created in 1887 from Monroe County. It was named for Robert E. Lee, Confederate general in the
American Civil War.
Incorporated in 1886, Fort Myers is the center of a popular tourist area in Southwest Florida and the seat of Lee
County. It is located about 120 miles south of Tampa at the meeting point of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caloosahatchee
River.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,212 square miles (3,139 kmē), of which, 804
square miles (2,081 kmē) of it is land and 408 square miles (1,057 kmē) of it (33.69%) is water.
Lee County is located on the southwest coast of Florida.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Charlotte County
- Northeast: Glades County
- East: Hendry County
- Southeast: Collier County
- West: Gulf of Mexico
Cities and Towns:
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- Bonita Springs |
city |
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- Cape Coral |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fort Myers
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fort Myers Beach |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sanibel |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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