Collier County, Florida

Collier County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 251,377. The 2006 estimate for the county is 314,649. Its is.

History
Collier County was created in from. It was named for, a advertising mogul and real estate developer.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,970 (2,305 ). 5,246 km² (2,025 sq mi) of it is land and 724 km² (280 sq mi) of it (12.13%) is water.

Collier County is the sole county in the.

Adjacent Counties
Collier County is located at the southern end of Florida's Coast, and bounded by:
 * - north
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 251,377 people, 102,973 households, and 71,257 families residing in the county. The was 48/km² (124/sq mi). There were 144,536 housing units at an average density of 28/km² (71/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.06%, 4.54% or , 0.29% , 0.62% , 0.06% , 6.19% from , and 2.23% from two or more races. 19.61% of the population were or  of any race. 75.3% spoke, 17.8% , 2.3% and 1.2%  as their first language.

As of 2005 68.6% of the population was non-Hispanic whites, 24.4% was Latino or Hispanic, 5.9% was African-American and 0.9% was Asian. (Source=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12021.html)

In 2000 there were 102,973 households out of which 22.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the county the population was spread out with 19.90% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 24.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $48,289, and the median income for a family was $54,816. Males had a median income of $32,639 versus $26,371 for females. The for the county was $31,195. About 6.60% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the, including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The county's public schools are operated by the.

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Collier County official website / Board of County Commissioners official website
 * Collier County Supervisor of Elections
 * Collier County Property Appraiser
 * Collier County Sheriff's Office
 * Collier County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Collier County Public Schools
 * South Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Collier County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 20th Judicial Circuit serving, Collier, , and  Counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit
 * Circuit and County Court for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Greater Naples Marco Island Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau