Stock Island, Florida facts for kids
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Stock Island, Florida
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Location in Monroe County and the state of Florida
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U.S. Census Bureau map showing CDP boundaries
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Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Monroe |
Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.45 km2) |
• Land | 0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2) |
• Water | 1.27 sq mi (3.28 km2) |
Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 4,722 |
• Density | 5,641.58/sq mi (2,179.22/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes |
33040-33041
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Area code(s) | 305 |
FIPS code | 12-68800 |
GNIS feature ID | 1867211 |
Stock Island is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community on an island of the same name in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,410 at the 2000 census. It is located on the portion of the island south of US 1. It is supposedly named for the herds of livestock formerly kept there. Alternatively, some local historians suggest that it may be named for an early settler.
Geography
Stock Island is located at 24°34′12″N 81°44′15″W / 24.57000°N 81.73750°W (24.570075, -81.737376).
U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the key at approximately mile markers 4—6, immediately east of Key West.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 mi² (2.4 km²), of which 0.9 mi² (2.3 km²) is land and 1.10% is water.
Demographics
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 4,722 | — | |
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2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,662 | 35.2% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 895 | 18.95% |
Native American | 7 | 0.15% |
Asian | 29 | 0.61% |
Other/Mixed | 113 | 2.39% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,016 | 42.69% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,722 people, 1,584 households, and 1,081 families residing in the CDP.
About the community
The community tends to be residential in character, rather than the tourist-oriented Key West, with a year-round population. Stock Island has little in the way of restaurants or nightlife. It is home to the Key West Golf Club and residential complex, which takes up nearly one-quarter of the island.
Education
Monroe County School District operates public schools serving Stock Island. Three schools in the City of Key West, Gerald Adams on Stock Island and Horace O'Bryant Middle School and Key West High School, located on Key West Island, serve Stock Island. College of the Florida Keys is located here as well.
See also
In Spanish: Stock Island para niños