Fly to Miami or Ft Lauderdale. Chauffered Transportation is expensive. Rent a car is best.
Key Largo is located on U.S. Highway 1.
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Diving, snorkeling, glass bottom boat tours, casino boats, parasailing
fishing, rent a harley,
Buy
Eat
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Hog Heaven, Seedy local bar
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Key Largo is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and, at long, the largest of Keys. It is also the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, and the northernmost of the Keys connected by U.S. Route 1 (the Overseas Highway). Its earlier Spanish name was Cayo Largo, meaning Long Key.
Key Largo is connected to the mainland in Miami-Dade County by two routes. The Overseas Highway, which is U.S. Route 1, crosses Jewfish Creek from the middle of the island to the extreme southeastern part of the mainland, while the Card Sound Bridge connects the northern part of the island across Biscayne Bay to the mainland. Both routes lead to Florida City.
Key Largo is a popular tourist destination and calls itself the "Diving Capital of the World". Tourists enjoy Key Largo's scuba diving and sports-fishing. Its proximity to the Everglades also makes it a premier destination for kayakers and ecotourists. Automotive and highway pioneer and Miami Beach developer Carl G. Fisher built Key Largo's famous Caribbean Club in 1938 as his last project.
The island gained fame as the setting for the 1947 Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall film Key Largo, although it was filmed entirely on a Warner Brothers sound stage in Hollywood. The town of Rock Harbor changed its name to Key Largo after the film's success.
There are three census-designated places on the island of Key Largo: North Key Largo, near the Card sound Bridge, Key Largo, eight or nine miles from the southern end of the island, and Tavernier, Florida, at the southern end of the island. Ocean Reef Club is a private gated community at the northern end of the island.
Key Largo is situated between Everglades National Park to the north-west and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park to the east, the first underwater park in the United States and the site of the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States.
The town of Key Largo
Key Largo is a census-designated place and town in Monroe County, Florida, located on the island of Key Largo, in the upper Florida Keys. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 11,886. The name comes from the Spanish Cayo Largo, or "long key". It is the first island of the Florida Keys and the originating point of the Overseas Highway to Key West.
The film, Key Largo (1948), starring Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart was set there.
Geography
Key Largo is located at (25.106637, -80.429917).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 39.6 km² (15.3 mi²). 31.5 km² (12.1 mi²) of it is land and 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²) of it (20.54%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,886 people, 5,245 households, and 3,288 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 377.7/km² (978.1/mi²). There were 8,043 housing units at an average density of 255.6/km² (661.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.38% White, 2.04% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.95% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.65% of the population.
There were 5,245 households out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,577, and the median income for a family was $50,755. Males had a median income of $33,588 versus $25,468 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,441. About 5.9% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
The town of Tavernier
Tavernier is a census-designated place and town in Monroe County, Florida, on an island named Key Largo in the upper Florida Keys. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,173.
Geography
Tavernier is located at (25.015156, -80.513678).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.8 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.32%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,173 people, 938 households, and 602 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 321.5/km² (832.1/mi²). There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of 267.2/km² (691.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.78% White, 0.83% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.51% of the population.
There were 938 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,881, and the median income for a family was $46,141. Males had a median income of $30,221 versus $26,397 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,592. About 7.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
North Key Largo
North Key Largo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,049 at the 2000 census.
Geography
North Key Largo is located at (25.289586, -80.306813).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 50.9 km² (19.7 mi²). 48.6 km² (18.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (4.53%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 565 households, and 376 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 21.6/km² (55.9/mi²). There were 1,620 housing units at an average density of 33.3/km² (86.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.47% White, 0.76% African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67% of the population.
There were 565 households out of which 7.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.86 and the average family size was 2.22.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 6.7% under the age of 18, 2.0% from 18 to 24, 12.0% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 47.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $88,709, and the median income for a family was $125,000. Males had a median income of $49,861 versus $50,833 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $83,199. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 0.8% of those over 64.
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