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City of Sanibel, Florida Facts and Figures as of January, 2007 City Incorporated November 5, 1974 |
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Island age |
5000 years |
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Island Area |
11,600 acres |
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Square miles |
17.5 sq. mi. |
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Beach frontage |
15.5 miles total |
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Island Shoreline |
24.5 miles |
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Gulf of Mexico Shoreline |
11.75 miles |
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Mangrove
frontage |
9.0 miles |
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San Carlos Bay |
3.75 miles |
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Conservation
lands (includes S.C.C.F. lands and all public parks |
7,200 acres |
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City managed
preserve land |
600 acres |
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J.N. “Ding”
Darling National Wildlife Refuge |
5,400 acres (includes Buck Key) |
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Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation |
1,200 acres |
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Recreation
uses |
575 acres |
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Vacant
undeveloped land |
400 acres |
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Average
elevation |
4
ft. above sea level |
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Maximum elevation |
13
ft above sea level |
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Annual
precipitation |
42.3 inches |
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Average temperature |
74
degrees F |
| Fiscal
Year 2006-7 Government Funds |
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Operating |
$27,589.265 |
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Capital
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$19,057,869 |
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Total
Government |
$44,852,634 |
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Enterprise
Funds |
$5,516,338 |
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Total Budget
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$50,368,973 |
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Tax Valuation
Calendar year 2006 |
$4,984,313,080 (used for FY 2007 ad valorem budget) |
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Calendar year 2007 |
Will not be established by Property appraiser until July 1, 07 |
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Millage rate Fiscal Year 2006-2007 budget |
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Operating |
2.5000 mils |
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Voted Debt-
Sewer |
0.2363 mils |
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Voted Debt-
Land Acquisition |
0.0475 mils |
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Voted Debt-
Recreation Facility |
0.1145 mils |
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Total roads |
80.68 miles |
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Paved |
61.23 miles |
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Unpaved |
19.45 miles |
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Public |
61.75 miles |
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Private |
18.93 miles |
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Shared use
paths |
22.62 miles |
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Causeway
length |
3
miles |
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Round trip toll |
$6.00 |
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Resident Population |
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1975 |
2,875 |
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1985 |
4,237 |
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1990 |
5,468 |
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2001 |
6,072 |
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2005 |
6,272 (estimate by Bureau of Economic and Business Research) |
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Median Age
(2000) |
60.5 years |
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Seasonal Peak Population 2005 |
18,000 |
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Plus day visitors |
13,000 |
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TOTAL |
31,000 |
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Registered voters 2006 |
5,054 |
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Sanibel
Causeway Traffic |
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1965 |
100,000 vehicles |
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1975 |
793,348 vehicles |
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1985 |
2,290,961 vehicles |
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1990 |
3,020,181 vehicles |
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1995 |
3,199,822 vehicles |
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2000 |
3,433,769 vehicles |
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2001 |
3,460,347 vehicles |
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2002 |
3,430,316 vehicles |
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2003 |
3,257,747 vehicles |
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2004 |
3,112,301 vehicles |
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2005 |
2,648,909 vehicles |
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Dwelling Units
as of January 2005 |
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Total |
8,248 |
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Single Family
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3,930 |
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Multi Family |
3,115 |
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Hotels, motels & cottages |
739 |
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Timeshares |
384 |
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Mobile Homes |
80 |
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Sanibel School
(Fall 2005) Grades K-8 |
Enrollment 392 students |
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