Villas, Florida facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Villas, Florida
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US Route 41 in Villas
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Location in Lee County and the state of Florida
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| Country | United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.85 sq mi (12.56 km2) |
| • Land | 4.63 sq mi (11.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 12,687 |
| • Density | 2,743.14/sq mi (1,059.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 12-74512 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867224 |
Villas, Florida is a special kind of community in Lee County, Florida, United States. It's called an "unincorporated community" and a "census-designated place" (CDP). This means it's an area that the government counts as a town for statistics, even though it doesn't have its own city government. In 2020, about 12,687 people lived here. This was an increase from 11,569 people in 2010. Villas is also part of the larger Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Where is Villas?
Villas is located in the middle of Lee County, Florida. You can find its exact spot using coordinates: 26.555003 degrees North and -81.869036 degrees West. It's surrounded by other communities like Page Park, Pine Manor, Whiskey Creek, and Cypress Lake. These are also unincorporated areas, meaning they don't have their own city governments.
A major road called U.S. Route 41 goes through Villas. If you drive north on this road, you'll reach the center of Fort Myers in about 6 miles. Fort Myers is the main city and county seat of Lee County. If you drive south on U.S. Route 41, you'll get to Estero in about 9 miles.
The Villas CDP covers a total area of about 12.6 square kilometers (4.85 square miles). Most of this area, about 12.0 square kilometers (4.63 square miles), is land. The rest, about 0.6 square kilometers (0.22 square miles), is water.
Who Lives in Villas?
The number of people living in Villas has changed over the years. Here's how the population has grown:
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| 1980 | 8,724 | — | |
| 1990 | 9,898 | 13.5% | |
| 2000 | 11,346 | 14.6% | |
| 2010 | 11,569 | 2.0% | |
| 2020 | 12,687 | 9.7% | |
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In 2000, there were 11,346 people living in Villas. These people lived in 5,682 households. A household is a group of people living together in one home. About 2,909 of these households were families.
- About 15.7% of households had children under 18 living with them.
- Many households (40.4%) were married couples living together.
- About 8.1% of households had a female head with no husband.
- Almost half of the households (48.8%) were not families.
- About 38.7% of all households were made up of just one person.
- About 17.1% of households had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The average household size was 1.94 people, and the average family size was 2.56 people.
Age Groups in Villas
The population in Villas includes people of all ages:
- About 13.6% of the people were under 18 years old.
- About 7.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- The largest group, about 28.2%, was between 25 and 44 years old.
- About 21.2% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- A significant portion, about 29.3%, were 65 years old or older.
The median age in Villas was 45 years. This means half the people were younger than 45 and half were older. For every 100 females, there were about 87.3 males. If you look at just adults (18 and over), for every 100 females, there were about 84.4 males.
