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History
Collier County was created in 1923 and named for Barron Gift Collier, a New York City advertising mogul and real estate developer.
Geography
The principal cities in Collier County are Naples and Marco Island. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,970 km˛ (2,305 mi˛). 5,246 km˛ (2,025 mi˛) of it is land and 724 km˛ (280 mi˛) of it (12.13%) is water.
Demographics
As of 2005, the 2005 population of Collier County was 317,788. 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.
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 per capita income for the county was $31,195. About 6.60% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 4.30% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
Presidential elections results
| Year |
Republican |
Democratic |
Other |
| 2004 |
65.0% |
34.1% |
0.9% |
| 2000 |
65.6% |
32.5% |
1.9% |
| 1996 |
58.7% |
32.0% |
9.3% |
| 1992 |
53.4% |
26.1% |
20.5% |
| 1988 |
74.9% |
24.6% |
0.5% |
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