Foreclosure Homes in Bokeelia, FL 6 Results

Bokeelia is a census-designated place (CDP) located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,997. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bokeelia is still home to one of Lee County's first pioneer families, the Padillas, who came by way of Cayo Costa.

Geography

Bokeelia is located at 26°41′17″N 82°8′43″W (26.687960, -82.145249).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23 km²), of which 8.9 square miles (23 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.23%) is water.

Little Bokeelia Island, formerly owned by Charles Burgess, is a private island off Bokeelia.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,997 people, 907 households, and 631 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 225.7 people per square mile (87.1/km²). There were 1,436 housing units at an average density of 162.3/sq mi (62.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.05% White, 0.25% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.47% of the population.

There were 907 households out of which 16.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families.