Bokeelia
Market InsightsBokeelia is a census-designated place located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,997. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bokeelia is still home to one of Lee County's first pioneer families, the Padillas, who came by way of Cayo Costa.Bokeelia is located at 26°41′17″N 82°8′43″W / 26.68806°N 82.14528°W / 26.68806; -82.14528.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.9 square miles, of which 8.9 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles is water.Little Bokeelia Island, formerly owned by Charles Burgess, is a private island off Bokeelia.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,997 people, 907 households, and 631 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 225.7 people per square mile. There were 1,436 housing units at an average density of 162.3/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.05% White, 0.
