Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Did You Know? Facts about Sanibel

Island Age ~5,000 years Island Area 11,600 acres

City Incorporated November 5, 1974
Square miles 17.5 sq. mi. Beach frontage: 15.50 mi. Total

Island shoreline 24.5 mi. 11.75 mi. Gulf of Mexico

Mangrove frontage 9.0 mi. 3.75 mi. San Carlos Bay

Land: Conservation lands (Includes SCCF lands and all public parks) 7,200 acres

City Managed Preserve Land 600 acres

J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge 5,400 acres includes Buck Key

Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation 1,200 acres

Recreation Uses 575 acres

Vacant undeveloped land 400 acres

Average elevation: 4 ft. above sea level Maximum elevation: 13 ft. above sea level

Annual precipitation: 42.3 inches Average temperature: 74°

Total roads 80.68 miles

Paved 61.37 miles Public 61.83 miles

Unpaved 19.31 miles Private 18.85 miles

Shared Use paths 22.85 miles

Causeway length: 3 miles Round trip toll: $6.00

Resident Population: 1975 - 2,875 1995 - 5,753 2001 - 6,072
2010 Census Count 6,469

1985 - 4,237 1999 - 5,975 2005 - 6,272 (Estimate) by Bureau of Economic

1990 - 5,468 2000 - 6,064 2008 - 6,347 and Bus iness Re search

Median age 2000: 60.5 years Seasonal Peak Population 2005: 18,000

Registered voters 2009: 5,477 plus day visitors 13,000

Registered voters 2010 5,673 TOTAL 31,000

Registered voters 2011 5,460

Sanibel Causeway traffic:

1965 100,000 vehicles 2000 3,433,769 vehicles 2006 2,875,493 vehicles

1975 795,348 vehicles 2001 3,460,347 vehicles 2007 2,918,579 vehicles

1985 2,290,961 vehicles 2002 3,430,316 vehicles 2008 2,924,582 vehicles

1990 3,020,181 vehicles 2003 3,257,747 vehicles 2009 2,926,862 vehicles

1995 3,199,822 vehicles 2004 3,112,301 vehicles 2010 2,886,605 vehicles

2005 2,648,909 vehicles
Dwelling Units as of March 2009
Total 8,299 Hotels, motels & cottages 739

Single family 3,981 Timeshares 384

Multi family 3,115 Mobile homes 80



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