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Tavernier, 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 | 2.64 sq mi (6.83 km2) |
| • Land | 2.51 sq mi (6.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,530 |
| • Density | 1,006.36/sq mi (388.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
33070
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| Area code(s) | 305 |
| FIPS code | 12-71250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292061 |
Tavernier is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States on Key Largo, the largest island in the upper Florida Keys. Tavernier's population was 2,530 at the 2020 census, up from 2,136 in 2010.
Geography
Tavernier is located at 25°0′55″N 80°30′49″W / 25.01528°N 80.51361°W (25.015156, -80.513678). It occupies the southwesternmost 3 miles (5 km) of Key Largo, the largest of the Florida Keys. Tavernier is bordered to the northeast by the community of Key Largo and to the southwest, across Tavernier Creek, by the village of Islamorada on Plantation Key.
U.S. Route 1 (the Overseas Highway) runs through Tavernier, leading southwest 90 miles (140 km) to Key West and northeast 64 miles (103 km) to Miami.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Tavernier CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 4.66%, are water.
Climate
Tavernier has a tropical savanna climate (Aw), according to the Köppen climate classification.
| Climate data for Tavernier, Florida (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1936–2009) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 87 (31) |
87 (31) |
90 (32) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
97 (36) |
97 (36) |
98 (37) |
98 (37) |
94 (34) |
90 (32) |
89 (32) |
98 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 82.1 (27.8) |
82.8 (28.2) |
84.4 (29.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
88.6 (31.4) |
91.1 (32.8) |
92.5 (33.6) |
93.0 (33.9) |
91.3 (32.9) |
88.8 (31.6) |
85.4 (29.7) |
82.9 (28.3) |
93.6 (34.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 75.2 (24.0) |
77.2 (25.1) |
78.9 (26.1) |
82.6 (28.1) |
85.5 (29.7) |
88.0 (31.1) |
89.3 (31.8) |
89.7 (32.1) |
87.8 (31.0) |
84.7 (29.3) |
80.5 (26.9) |
77.2 (25.1) |
83.1 (28.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 69.5 (20.8) |
71.3 (21.8) |
73.1 (22.8) |
77.1 (25.1) |
80.3 (26.8) |
82.9 (28.3) |
84.4 (29.1) |
84.4 (29.1) |
82.9 (28.3) |
80.1 (26.7) |
75.3 (24.1) |
71.9 (22.2) |
77.8 (25.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 63.9 (17.7) |
65.4 (18.6) |
67.3 (19.6) |
71.6 (22.0) |
75.1 (23.9) |
77.9 (25.5) |
79.6 (26.4) |
79.0 (26.1) |
78.1 (25.6) |
75.4 (24.1) |
70.1 (21.2) |
66.7 (19.3) |
72.5 (22.5) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 47.9 (8.8) |
50.0 (10.0) |
54.9 (12.7) |
60.5 (15.8) |
68.4 (20.2) |
71.5 (21.9) |
73.0 (22.8) |
72.6 (22.6) |
72.5 (22.5) |
67.7 (19.8) |
58.3 (14.6) |
52.0 (11.1) |
45.2 (7.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 35 (2) |
39 (4) |
40 (4) |
51 (11) |
61 (16) |
65 (18) |
69 (21) |
66 (19) |
66 (19) |
55 (13) |
42 (6) |
35 (2) |
35 (2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.11 (54) |
2.17 (55) |
1.64 (42) |
1.91 (49) |
3.81 (97) |
5.58 (142) |
3.98 (101) |
5.64 (143) |
7.98 (203) |
5.64 (143) |
2.40 (61) |
2.13 (54) |
44.99 (1,143) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 96.1 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 1,834 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,433 | 32.7% | |
| 2000 | 2,173 | −10.7% | |
| 2010 | 2,136 | −1.7% | |
| 2020 | 2,530 | 18.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,595 | 63.04% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 25 | 0.99% |
| Native American | 10 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 17 | 0.67% |
| Other/mixed | 62 | 2.45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 821 | 32.45% |
As of the 2020 United States census, 2,530 people, 768 households, and 462 families were residing in the CDP.
Education
Monroe County School District operates public schools.
Residents are zoned to Plantation Key School on Plantation Key.
Coral Shores High School is in Islamorada and it has a Tavernier address.
Notable people
- William O'Brien, 21st police chief of Miami
See also
In Spanish: Tavernier (Florida) para niños
