Casey Key, Florida

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| name = Casey Key

| settlement_type = Island

| other_name = Caseys Key, Treasure Island

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Florida

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|subdivision_name1 = Florida

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|subdivision_name2 = Sarasota

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = −05:00

|timezone_DST = EDT

|utc_offset_DST = −04:00

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|elevation_ft = 13

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|area_code = 941

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|blank1_info = 280108{{Cite GNIS|280108|Casey Key|entrydate = October 19, 1979 |accessdate= February 4, 2019}}

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Casey Key is a barrier island off the coast of Southwest Florida, located south of Siesta Key. Casey Key is part of the North PortSarasotaBradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Casey Key was severely damaged by 2024 hurricanes Helene and Milton.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-12 |title=After Helene and Milton, residents of Casey Key question its future |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/10/12/milton-helene-damage-climate-change-barrier-islands/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Washington Post |language=en}}

File:Starr-031108-0312-Clusia rosea-habit-Casey Key-Florida (24047989353).jpg, Casey Key]]

File:Starr-031108-0247-Vitex trifolia-habit-S Casey Key-Florida (24556908342).jpg, Casy Key (a non-native plant cultivated in Florida){{Cite web |title=Vitex trifolia - UF/IFAS Assessment - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences |url=https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/assessments/vitex-trifolia/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=assessment.ifas.ufl.edu}}]]

History

Casey Key is erroneously named after Captain John Charles Casey as a result of a United States Coast Survey chart published in 1851. Captain John Casey and his army were settled at Casey's Key, located south of the island, at the time.{{cite web|title=Casey's Pass |website=Sarasota History Alive! |url=http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/markers/casey-s-pass/ |access-date=February 4, 2019}}

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