North Fort Myers, Florida

North Fort Myers is located in northern Lee County northwest across the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers proper. It is bordered to the west by the city of Cape Coral and to the north by Charlotte County. Interstate 75 runs through North Fort Myers, with access from Exit 143 (Florida State Road 78). I-75 leads northwest to the Sarasota area and south to the Naples area, while SR-78 leads east to LaBelle and west to Pine Island Center. U.S. Route 41 (North Tamiami Trail) passes through the center of North Fort Myers, leading southeast across the Caloosahatchee Bridge into the center of Fort Myers and northwest to Port Charlotte. According to the United States Census Bureau, the North Fort Myers CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.97%, are water. ==Demographics==

There were 21,718 households in North Fort Myers, of which 10.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.8% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 20,468 households in 2010, 12.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were headed by married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98, and the average family size was 2.45. In 2010, in the CDP, 10.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.1% were from 18 to 24, 12.3% were from 25 to 44, 29.3% were from 45 to 64, and 43.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. ==Notable people==

• Thomas Bohanon, NFL player • Noel Devine, Canadian Football League player • Mike Greenwell, MLB player and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver • Jeff Kottkamp, Florida lieutenant governor • Mindy McCready, country music singer • Deion Sanders, NFL player ==References==