Islamorada is in Florida.

Sleep

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The Chesapeake Resort, 83409 Overseas Highway is an oceanfront location on Islamorada, in the Florida Keys. The resort has 65 rooms.

The Lookout Lodge, 87770 Overseas Highway, Toll-free: 800-870-1772, . Lookout Lodge Resort provides upper Florida Keys lodging. Suites are available to accommodate all guests.

Islamorada, "Village of Islands" is an incorporated village in Monroe County, Florida, on the islands of Lower Matecumbe Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Windley Key and Plantation Key in the Florida Keys.

The village was incorporated on November 4, 1997. Prior to this date, Islamorada was only considered to be on the island of Upper Matecumbe Key.

As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,846. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 7,033..

The name "Islamorada", meaning "purple isle", comes from early Spanish explorers in the area, and means (only by coincidence) "Islam is over there" in Turkish.

Islamorada was hit almost directly by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, causing 423 deaths.

According to the grand jury indictment of a group of paramilitary Christians of West Indian origin,, in January 2006 Islamadora was used as a meeting site by four of the group with an undercover FBI agent they believed to be an al-Qaeda representative.
Geography

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Islamorada is located at ¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 18.8 km² (7.2 mi²). 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.93%) is water.

Islamorada is located approximately two hours driving time south of Miami Beach and approximately two hours driving time north of Key West.

Demographics

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As of the census of 2000, there were 6,846 people, 3,174 households, and 1,853 families residing in the village. The population density was 371.8/km² (962.5/mi²). There were 5,461 housing units at an average density of 296.6/km² (767.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.84% White, 0.45% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.72% of the population.

There were 3,174 households out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the village the population was spread out with 15.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 112.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,522, and the median income...