Goodland, Florida facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Goodland, Florida
Census-designated place
Location in Collier County and the state of Florida
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Collier
Area
• Total	0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
• Land	0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	312
• Density	2,025.97/sq mi (779.91/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	34140
Area code(s)	239
FIPS code	12-26775
GNIS feature ID	0283178

Goodland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 267 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the southeast portion of Marco Island, it is the closest community to Cape Romano, the southern tip of a nearby island that was the official site of the Florida landfall of Hurricane Wilma.

Geography

Goodland is located in southwestern Collier County at 25°55′28″N 81°38′49″W / 25.924478°N 81.646876°W / 25.924478; -81.646876. The beachfront city of Marco Island is 6 miles (10 km) to the west. Goodland is nearly surrounded by water, with Goodland Bay to the north, Coon Key Pass to the east, and Blue Hill Creek to the south. To the west, an artificial inlet of Blue Hill Creek separates Goodland from forested wetland within the city limits of Marco Island.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Goodland CDP has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km²), of which 0.15 square miles (0.4 km²) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²), or 57.47%, is water.

Goodland has a tropical savanna climate that consists of warm dry winters and hot humid summers. Wet season is from April 1 to September 30 and Dry season is from October 1 to March 31.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 312 people, 98 households, and 58 families residing in the CDP.

See also

In Spanish: Goodland para niños