Key Largo, Florida

Key Largo is located at {{Coord|25|6|24|N|80|25|48|W|type:city}} (25.106637, -80.429917).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} It shares the island of Key Largo with Tavernier to the southwest and North Key Largo to the northeast. U.S. Route 1, the Overseas Highway, runs the length of the community, leading north {{convert|57|mi}} to Miami and southwest {{convert|97|mi}} to Key West.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|15.2|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|12.0|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|3.2|sqmi}}, or 20.96%, are water.

Key Largo is the location of the first undersea park in the United States, established in 1963, and called the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (located at Mile Marker 102). The park is primarily offshore and stretches {{convert|3|mi|0}} into the Atlantic Ocean and is {{convert|25|mi}} long. Adjacent to this is the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary covering 178 square nautical miles. Both areas were designed to protect marine life, including the extensive coral reefs in the area.

According to the Köppen climate classification, Key Largo has a tropical monsoon climate (Am).

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|location = John Pennekamp State Park, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2004–present

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|Jan avg record high F = 81.9

|Feb avg record high F = 83.1

|Mar avg record high F = 85.2

|Apr avg record high F = 87.3

|May avg record high F = 88.7

|Jun avg record high F = 91.0

|Jul avg record high F = 91.9

|Aug avg record high F = 92.0

|Sep avg record high F = 90.9

|Oct avg record high F = 89.0

|Nov avg record high F = 85.2

|Dec avg record high F = 83.3

|year avg record high F = 92.9

| Jan high F = 76.2

| Feb high F = 78.0

| Mar high F = 79.7

| Apr high F = 82.5

| May high F = 85.1

| Jun high F = 88.1

| Jul high F = 89.8

| Aug high F = 90.1

| Sep high F = 88.8

| Oct high F = 85.9

| Nov high F = 81.4

| Dec high F = 78.1

|year high F = 83.6

|Jan mean F = 69.4

|Feb mean F = 71.2

|Mar mean F = 73.2

|Apr mean F = 76.6

|May mean F = 79.7

|Jun mean F = 82.6

|Jul mean F = 84.1

|Aug mean F = 84.5

|Sep mean F = 83.3

|Oct mean F = 80.6

|Nov mean F = 75.7

|Dec mean F = 71.9

|year mean F = 77.7

| Jan low F = 62.6

| Feb low F = 64.5

| Mar low F = 66.8

| Apr low F = 70.7

| May low F = 74.2

| Jun low F = 77.2

| Jul low F = 78.5

| Aug low F = 78.8

| Sep low F = 77.8

| Oct low F = 75.3

| Nov low F = 69.9

| Dec low F = 65.8

|year low F = 71.8

|Jan avg record low F = 45.9

|Feb avg record low F = 49.3

|Mar avg record low F = 52.3

|Apr avg record low F = 60.1

|May avg record low F = 66.6

|Jun avg record low F = 71.5

|Jul avg record low F = 72.9

|Aug avg record low F = 72.7

|Sep avg record low F = 72.1

|Oct avg record low F = 65.7

|Nov avg record low F = 57.1

|Dec avg record low F = 52.2

|year avg record low F = 43.2

|Jan record high F = 85

|Feb record high F = 89

|Mar record high F = 88

|Apr record high F = 93

|May record high F = 93

|Jun record high F = 94

|Jul record high F = 95

|Aug record high F = 93

|Sep record high F = 93

|Oct record high F = 91

|Nov record high F = 88

|Dec record high F = 86

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|Jan record low F = 34

|Feb record low F = 38

|Mar record low F = 44

|Apr record low F = 52

|May record low F = 60

|Jun record low F = 68

|Jul record low F = 70

|Aug record low F = 71

|Sep record low F = 65

|Oct record low F = 54

|Nov record low F = 46

|Dec record low F = 37

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| Jan precipitation inch = 2.13

| Feb precipitation inch = 2.01

| Mar precipitation inch = 2.22

| Apr precipitation inch = 3.33

| May precipitation inch = 4.76

| Jun precipitation inch = 7.91

| Jul precipitation inch = 5.81

| Aug precipitation inch = 6.89

| Sep precipitation inch = 8.18

| Oct precipitation inch = 7.87

| Nov precipitation inch = 3.31

| Dec precipitation inch = 2.53

|year precipitation inch = 56.95

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| Jan precipitation days = 7.5

| Feb precipitation days = 6.2

| Mar precipitation days = 5.1

| Apr precipitation days = 6.7

| May precipitation days = 7.1

| Jun precipitation days = 10.9

| Jul precipitation days = 13.0

| Aug precipitation days = 14.5

| Sep precipitation days = 16.1

| Oct precipitation days = 11.6

| Nov precipitation days = 8.9

| Dec precipitation days = 7.9

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| accessdate = June 12, 2021

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{{US Census population

|1970= 2866

|1980= 7447

|1990= 11336

|2000= 12971

|2010= 10433

|2020= 12447

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,447 people, 4,326 households, and 2,692 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|377.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 8,043 housing units at an average density of {{convert|255.6|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. There were 4,326 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26, and the average family size was 2.75.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.6 males.

The average income for a household in the CDP was $42,577, and the median income for a family was $50,755. Males had a median income of $33,588 versus $25,468 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,441. About 5.9% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

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The Monroe County School District operates the Key Largo School.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami formerly operated the Saint Justin Martyr, Academy of Marine Science (PK-9) school in Key Largo.{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiarch.org/ministry/schools/schoolsdetail.cfm?s_id=91|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040225071738/http://www.miamiarch.org/ministry/schools/schoolsdetail.cfm?s_id=91|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-02-25|title=Saint Justin Martyr, Academy of Marine Science|publisher=Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami|date=2004-02-25|access-date=2020-05-09|quote=105500 Overseas Highway Key Largo, Florida 33037}}

The 1948 film Key Largo, starring Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, and Humphrey Bogart, was set there. The 1981 hit single "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins was inspired by the film, not the namesake town. Conversely, the 1984 single "Smooth Operator" by Sade references the town, rather than the film. The song "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys also references Key Largo.

• Dick Rutkowski, founder of IANTD

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• [http://www.keylargochamber.org/ Key Largo Chamber of Commerce] Business and Tourism Development
• [http://www.keyschools.com Monroe County School District] Key Largo Public Schools
• [http://www.keyshistory.org/keylargo.html History of Key Largo]

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Category:Census-designated places in Monroe County, Florida

Category:Seaside resorts in Florida

Category:Populated coastal places in Florida on the Atlantic Ocean

Category:Census-designated places in Florida

Category:Key Largo