:Islamorada, Florida

The name "Islamorada" ({{IPA|es|ˈisla moˈɾaða}}), spelled isla morada in Spanish, "purple island", came from early Spanish explorers in the area.{{Cite web |title=ISLAMORADA {{!}} Florida Keys Newsroom |url=https://media.fla-keys.com/press-releases/islamorada.htm |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=media.fla-keys.com |language=en |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220124934/https://media.fla-keys.com/press-releases/islamorada.htm |url-status=dead }}

Islamorada was the location of one of the stations of the Overseas Railroad.

Islamorada was hit almost directly by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, causing 423 deaths.{{cite book |last1=Becnel |first1=Tom |last2=Grimes |first2=David |title=Florida Curiosities, 3rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwiyuKlsBEwC&pg=PT250 |date=January 11, 2011 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-0-7627-7495-1 |page=250}} A memorial, including the ashes of over 300 victims, exists today at Overseas Highway, mile marker 82.{{Cite web|url=http://www.keyshistory.org/hurrmemorial.html|title = History of the Florida Keys Memorial}}

Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams began visiting Islamorada in 1943, and for the next 45 years was the island's most well-known resident.{{cite book |last=Montville |first=Leigh |title=Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero |url=https://archive.org/details/tedwilliamsbiogr00mont |url-access=registration |date=April 13, 2004 |publisher=Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-385-50749-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/tedwilliamsbiogr00mont/page/307 307] }} After his retirement from baseball, he became the national spokesman for Sears sporting goods, and became renowned for his abilities as a fisherman. Over the decades, he hosted numerous celebrities at his Islamorada house and took them on local fishing trips.

The village was incorporated on December 31, 1997. Prior to this date, "Islamorada" referred to the evolving community island of Upper Matecumbe Key.

Islamorada is located at {{Coord|24|56|9|N|80|36|49|W|}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 }} According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.3|sqmi|abbr=on}}, or 3.73%, is covered by water.

U.S. Route 1, the Overseas Highway, runs the length of the village, leading north {{convert|74|mi}} to Miami and southwest {{convert|80|mi}} to Key West. Islamorada is about {{convert|19|nmi}} southwest of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. With its position between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, Islamorada is on migration routes for many large fish species. Therefore, it is informally known as the "Sportfishing Capital of the World".{{cite web|url=https://fishingbooker.com/destinations/location/us/FL/islamorada |title=Islamorada, Florida |publisher=FishingBooker}} The popular route, Hawk Channel, lies south or southeast of the village and is often used by commercial fishing vessels to avoid the currents of the Gulf Stream.

Islamorada has a tropical savanna climate (Aw), similar to the rest of the Florida Keys.

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|Feb avg record high F = 81.6

|Mar avg record high F = 83.3

|Apr avg record high F = 85.2

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|Jun avg record high F = 90.3

|Jul avg record high F = 91.0

|Aug avg record high F = 91.6

|Sep avg record high F = 90.2

|Oct avg record high F = 88.5

|Nov avg record high F = 84.1

|Dec avg record high F = 82.1

|year avg record high F = 91.9

| Jan high F = 75.2

| Feb high F = 76.7

| Mar high F = 78.1

| Apr high F = 81.0

| May high F = 83.7

| Jun high F = 86.8

| Jul high F = 88.7

| Aug high F = 89.1

| Sep high F = 88.3

| Oct high F = 85.1

| Nov high F = 80.2

| Dec high F = 77.6

|year high F = 82.5

|Jan mean F = 69.8

|Feb mean F = 71.7

|Mar mean F = 73.5

|Apr mean F = 76.7

|May mean F = 79.9

|Jun mean F = 82.4

|Jul mean F = 84.1

|Aug mean F = 84.1

|Sep mean F = 83.5

|Oct mean F = 80.7

|Nov mean F = 75.7

|Dec mean F = 72.7

|year mean F = 77.9

| Jan low F = 64.5

| Feb low F = 66.7

| Mar low F = 68.9

| Apr low F = 72.4

| May low F = 76.1

| Jun low F = 78.1

| Jul low F = 79.5

| Aug low F = 79.1

| Sep low F = 78.6

| Oct low F = 76.2

| Nov low F = 71.3

| Dec low F = 67.9

|year low F = 73.3

|Jan avg record low F = 48.3

|Feb avg record low F = 52.6

|Mar avg record low F = 56.2

|Apr avg record low F = 62.8

|May avg record low F = 70.1

|Jun avg record low F = 71.7

|Jul avg record low F = 73.0

|Aug avg record low F = 72.7

|Sep avg record low F = 72.3

|Oct avg record low F = 68.1

|Nov avg record low F = 58.6

|Dec avg record low F = 55.3

|year avg record low F = 45.9

|Jan record high F =83

|Feb record high F =85

|Mar record high F =86

|Apr record high F =89

|May record high F =90

|Jun record high F =96

|Jul record high F =97

|Aug record high F =96

|Sep record high F =95

|Oct record high F =92

|Nov record high F =90

|Dec record high F =84

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|Jan record low F =37

|Feb record low F =41

|Mar record low F =47

|Apr record low F =54

|May record low F =64

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|Jul record low F =70

|Aug record low F =71

|Sep record low F =70

|Oct record low F =57

|Nov record low F =54

|Dec record low F =41

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| Jan precipitation inch = 0.97

| Feb precipitation inch = 1.32

| Mar precipitation inch = 1.32

| Apr precipitation inch = 2.35

| May precipitation inch = 2.76

| Jun precipitation inch = 5.08

| Jul precipitation inch = 3.85

| Aug precipitation inch = 5.61

| Sep precipitation inch = 8.09

| Oct precipitation inch = 4.51

| Nov precipitation inch = 1.59

| Dec precipitation inch = 1.23

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| Feb precipitation days = 4.4

| Mar precipitation days = 4.4

| Apr precipitation days = 3.8

| May precipitation days = 6.4

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| Jul precipitation days = 9.6

| Aug precipitation days = 9.9

| Sep precipitation days = 12.0

| Oct precipitation days = 9.2

| Nov precipitation days = 5.6

| Dec precipitation days = 7.3

| year precipitation days = 86.9

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{{US Census population

|1970= 1251

|1980= 1441

|1990= 1220

|2000= 6846

|2010= 6119

|2020= 7107

|footnote=source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing (1790–2000)|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 17, 2010|postscript=. Census figures from 1970 to 1990 are for "Islamorada CDP".}}

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The community is registered in the census as Islamorada, Village of Islands.{{Cite web |title=Islamorada, Village of Islands village, Florida |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/islamoradavillageofislandsvillageflorida |website=Census QuickFacts |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Islamorada,_Village_of_Islands_village,_Florida?g=1600000US1234132 |access-date=December 9, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}

As of the 2020 United States census, 7,107 people, 2,997 households, and 1,788 families resided in the village.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Islamorada village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Islamorada,%20Village%20of%20Islands%20village;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

As of the 2010 United States census, 6,119 people, 2,674 households, and 1,705 families lived in the village.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Islamorada village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Islamorada,%20Village%20of%20Islands%20village;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

As of the census of 2000, 6,846 people, 3,174 households, and 1,853 families resided in the village. The population density was 371.8/km² (962.5/mi²). The 5,461 housing units had an average density of 296.6/km² (767.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.84% White, 0.45% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 6.72% of the population. Of the 3,174 households, 17.9% had children under 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.6% were not families. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the village, the age distribution was 15.5% under 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 112.2 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $41,522, and for a family was $56,118. Males had a median income of $31,339 versus $25,670 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,519. About 6.9% of the population and 3.5% of families were below the poverty line. Of the total people living in poverty, 7.0% were under 18 and 4.5% were 65 or older.

Official neighborhoods within the village are:

• Lower Matecumbe Beach
• Matecumbe
• Moorings Village
• Plantation Key Colony

Residents are zoned to schools in the Monroe County School District.

• Zoned to Plantation Key School in Plantation Key{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1T2ezzBv7uOPDkB8e4T3I1KrTlGl-vQi4&ll=24.95337951260486%2C-80.51270417265626&z=11|title=Elementary Schools: Boca Chica to Ocean Reef/County Line|publisher=Monroe County School District|accessdate=August 1, 2022}} - [https://www.keysschools.com/Page/653 Linked from]
• Coral Shores High School
• Treasure Village Montessori Charter School

{{main|Islamorada Library}}

Islamorada Public Library-Helen Wadley Branch is part of the Monroe County Public Library. The first public library in the Keys opened in Key West in 1853, and today, five are located throughout the Keys that serve over 350,000 people. The current Islamorada Branch of the library is housed in a Works Progress Administration building, built originally as the Matecumbe School in the late 1930s. It was designed to be hurricane proof. As the number of children attending the school increased, they were moved to a larger school and the building housed several other entities before opening as the Islamorada Branch of the Monroe County Library in 1966. It was not considered a "usual" library, as it offered couches and tea and coffee. Today, the building is slightly larger than it was when it first opened its doors in 1938. Two additions were made, one in 1983 and another in 1999.(Bertelli, 2015) The library was rededicated in 1983, in honor of Mrs. Helen Wadley, a true friend of the library.{{Cite web|title=WPA Concrete Schools|url=http://www.keyshistory.org/schools-WPAConcrete.html|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=www.keyshistory.org}} This branch is home to six WPA commissioned bas relief sculptures by Joan van Breeman.{{Cite web|title=Monroe County Public Library Reliefs|url=https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/monroe-county-public-library-reliefs-islamorada-fl/|access-date=November 27, 2022|website=www.livingnewdeal.org}}

The History of Diving Museum opened in 2005.{{cite news |title=History of Diving Museum celebrates military |url=https://keysweekly.com/42/history-of-diving-museum-celebrates-military/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers |date=May 18, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Museum History |url=https://divingmuseum.org/about-the-museum/museum-history/ |website=History Of Diving Museum |access-date=May 13, 2022}} It has featured exhibits about Diving With a Purpose{{cite news |last1=Bruce |first1=Matt |title='Like Touching the Souls of Your Ancestors': Team of Black scuba Divers Share Experience of Salvaging Sunken Slave Ships |url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/11/26/like-touching-the-souls-of-your-ancestors-team-of-black-scuba-divers-share-experience-of-salvaging-sunken-slave-ships/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=Atlanta Black Star |date=November 26, 2020}} and the USS Spiegel Grove, now an artificial reef.{{cite news |title=Sinking The Spiegel: Ship Turned Artificial Reef In Key Largo |url=https://keysweekly.com/42/sinking-the-spiegel-ship-turned-artificial-reef-in-key-largo/ |access-date=May 13, 2022 |work=Florida Keys Weekly Newspapers |date=May 13, 2022}} Another tourist attraction is Robbie's Marina, which is known for allowing guests to feed tarpon live fish.{{Cite web |title=Robbie's Marina |url=https://www.islamoradatimes.com/robbies-marina/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=Islamorada |language=en-US}} Betsy the Lobster is a large sculpture of a lobster in the city.

• Gene Hackman, actor{{cite news |title=Gene Hackman struck by car while riding bike |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/showbiz/hackman-accident/index.html | work=CNN | date=January 14, 2012}}
• Jimmy Johnson, former college and NFL coach{{cite news |title=Leaving it all behind |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |date=June 14, 2009 |page=11C }}
• Robert E. Rich, Jr., chairman of Rich Products{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/robert-rich-jr/|title=Robert Rich, Jr.|work=Forbes|access-date=January 5, 2018|language=en}}

Islamorada is the location of the movie Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Much of the action in the Netflix series Bloodline takes place in and around Islamorada.

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• {{Wikivoyage inline|Islamorada}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.islamorada.fl.us/ |title=Islamorada, Village of Islands|website=Islamorada.fl.us}} Official site.
• {{cite web|url=http://www.thefloridakeys-keywest.com|title=A Complete Guide to the Florida Keys and Key West|website=thefloridakeys-keywest.com|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501170249/http://www.thefloridakeys-keywest.com/|archive-date=May 1, 2006|url-status=usurped}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.islamoradachamber.com/ |title=Islamorada, Chamber of Commerce|website=islamoradachamber.com}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.keyshistory.org/islamorada.html|title= Islamorada, History|website=keyshistory.org}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.gofishinginthekeys.com|title= Islamorada Fishing|website=keyshistory.org}}

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