Port Charlotte, Florida#Murdock

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Port Charlotte, Florida

| settlement_type = Census-designated place

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| subdivision_name2 = Charlotte

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| government_footnotes = unincorporated community ; the town is governed by the government of Charlotte County

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| area_total_km2 = 83.76

| area_land_km2 = 73.76

| area_water_km2 = 9.99

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_ft = 7

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 60625

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_density_km2 = 821.88

| population_urban_footnotes = (Port Charlotte–North Port, FL)

| population_urban = 199,998 (US: 194th){{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/urban-rural.html|title=List of 2020 Census Urban Areas|website=census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 8, 2023}}

| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 1,484.8

| population_metro_footnotes = (Punta Gorda, FL MSA)

| population_metro = 194,843 (US: 229th)

| population_density_metro_sq_mi = auto

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

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| postal_code = 33900-33999

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 941

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|area_total_sq_mi = 32.34

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|area_water_sq_mi = 3.86

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Port Charlotte is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,625 at the 2020 census, up from 54,392 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.

Port Charlotte was named to the "10 Best Places to Retire", in the United States for the year 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.{{Cite web |url=http://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2011/10/17/the-10-best-places-to-retire-in-2012 |title=The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012 |access-date=2012-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016202555/http://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2011/10/17/the-10-best-places-to-retire-in-2012 |archive-date=2015-10-16 |url-status=dead }}

History

The Calusa originally settled around the Port Charlotte area.{{cite web

| url = http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/calusa/calusa1.htm

| title = The Calusa: "The Shell Indians"

| access-date = 2010-09-22

| publisher = University of South Florida

}} In 1819, Florida was ceded by the Spanish and became a U.S. territory, and in 1845 Florida became the 27th state. For the first 100 years of statehood, the area around Port Charlotte was mostly undeveloped. Maps of the area at the turn of the 20th century show that most of the roads and railroads leading into southwest Florida had bypassed the Port Charlotte area.{{cite web

| url = http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/10700/f10791/f10791.htm

| title = Charlotte County Maps

| access-date = 2010-09-22

| publisher = University of South Florida

}}{{cite web

| url = http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/galleries/County/Desoto/index.php

| title = DeSoto County Maps

| access-date = 2010-09-22

| publisher = University of South Florida

}} Aside from some cattle ranches and small farming, the area was mostly uninhabited. This would change when the post-World War II boom opened people's eyes to the possibility of developing land in Florida.

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In the 1950s, the now defunct General Development Corporation led by the Mackle brothers decided to take advantage of the Florida land boom and developed land primarily on both of Florida's coastlines. Among the areas they planned and developed was the Port Charlotte area. Ultimately, Port Charlotte became the most populous community in Charlotte County, although like most GDC developments, Port Charlotte remained an unincorporated community.

Port Charlotte was severely impacted by Hurricane Charley on August 13, 2004. The hurricane, predicted to hit Tampa as a Category 2 hurricane, took a last-minute right hand turn and intensified into a Category 4 storm as it made landfall near Charlotte Harbor and caused severe damage in the city of Punta Gorda and in the Port Charlotte area.{{cite web

| url = http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/prodabs/meyers/hurricane%20charley-ddnwrc%20final2rpt.pdf

| title = Final USGS Report on Hurricane Charley

| access-date = 2010-09-22

| publisher = USGS

}} The storm's {{convert|145|mph}} maximum sustained winds destroyed almost half of the homes in the county and caused heavy ecological damage to sensitive wetlands in the area.{{cite web

| url = http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-charley-punta-gorda-081309,0,1725968.story

| title = Hurricane Charley may be gone, but it's no mere memory here

| access-date = 2010-09-22

| publisher = The Orlando Sentinel

}}

Just over 18 years later, Port Charlotte was once again severely impacted by a major hurricane, this time Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022. Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm in Cayo Costa State Park before moving north-east into Charlotte Harbor, with south-eastern Port Charlotte going through the eye of the storm.{{Cite news |last=Borresen |first=Jennifer |last2=Carlie |first2=Procell |date=2023-01-09 |title=Ian's deadly path: A visual look at how the hurricane devastated Florida region by region |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/01/09/hurricane-ian-destruction-in-florida/10938513002/ |access-date=2023-07-28}} Ian caused severe damage to Port Charlotte, mostly wind-related, and to the rest of the surrounding area.{{Cite news |last=Sochoki |first=Trevor |date=2022-10-01 |title=Port Charlotte picks up pieces after Hurricane Ian |work=WFLA-TV |url=https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/port-charlotte-picks-up-pieces-after-hurricane-ian/ |access-date=2023-07-28}} Maximum sustained winds of {{Convert|115|mph|km/h}} and a wind gust of {{Convert|132|mph|km/h}} were reported by a private weather station in Port Charlotte.{{cite web |last1=Bucci |last2=Zelinsky |first2=D. |title=Hurricane IAN Tropical Cyclone Update |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2022/al09/al092022.update.09282257.shtml? |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=nhc.noaa.gov}}

Geography and climate

File:Port Charlotte Beach.jpg

Port Charlotte is located at the north end of the Charlotte Harbor Estuary, northwest of the city of Punta Gorda. It is {{convert|100|mi|-1}} south of Tampa and {{convert|65|mi}} north of Naples. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|83.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|73.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|10.1|km2|order=flip}} (12.01%), is water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1258350| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175608/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1258350| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Port Charlotte CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 25, 2014}}

Port Charlotte has a warm humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) bordering on a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw).{{cite web

| url = http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/

| title = World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated

| date = 2008-11-06

| access-date = 2010-09-22

| publisher = University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

}} The summers are long, hot and humid with frequent afternoon thunderstorms. The winters are mild to warm with a pronounced drop in precipitation. Year round, the diurnal temperature change averages around 20 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius).

{{Weather box

| location = Port Charlotte, Florida

| single line = Y

| Jan record high F = 89

| Feb record high F = 92

| Mar record high F = 93

| Apr record high F = 94

| May record high F = 98

| Jun record high F = 102

| Jul record high F = 99

| Aug record high F = 99

| Sep record high F = 95

| Oct record high F = 94

| Nov record high F = 93

| Dec record high F = 89

| year record high F = 102

| Jan high F = 75

| Feb high F = 77

| Mar high F = 80

| Apr high F = 84

| May high F = 89

| Jun high F = 92

| Jul high F = 92

| Aug high F = 92

| Sep high F = 91

| Oct high F = 87

| Nov high F = 81

| Dec high F = 76

| year high F =

| Jan low F = 52

| Feb low F = 54

| Mar low F = 57

| Apr low F = 61

| May low F = 66

| Jun low F = 72

| Jul low F = 74

| Aug low F = 74

| Sep low F = 73

| Oct low F = 67

| Nov low F = 60

| Dec low F = 54

| year low F =

| Jan record low F = 23

| Feb record low F = 27

| Mar record low F = 29

| Apr record low F = 38

| May record low F = 49

| Jun record low F = 57

| Jul record low F = 63

| Aug record low F = 65

| Sep record low F = 61

| Oct record low F = 45

| Nov record low F = 28

| Dec record low F = 25

| year record low F = 23

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 2.21

| Feb precipitation inch = 2.31

| Mar precipitation inch = 2.71

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.70

| May precipitation inch = 3.15

| Jun precipitation inch = 8.45

| Jul precipitation inch = 7.78

| Aug precipitation inch = 7.82

| Sep precipitation inch = 6.75

| Oct precipitation inch = 3.12

| Nov precipitation inch = 1.87

| Dec precipitation inch = 1.77

| source 1 = The Weather Channel{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USFL0415 |title=Monthly Averages for Port Charlotte, Florida |access-date=2010-09-05 |year=2010 |publisher=The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc |archive-date=2012-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022211818/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USFL0415 |url-status=dead }}

| date = March 2011}}

Colspan=14\|Climate data for Port Charlotte
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Mean daily daylight hours \|style="background:#F4F419;color:#000000;"\|10.5 \|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"\|11.0 \|style="background:#FFFF33;color:#000000;"\|12.0 \|style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"\|13.0 \|style="background:#FFFF4C;color:#000000;"\|13.5 \|style="background:#FFFF55;color:#000000;"\|14.0 \|style="background:#FFFF4C;color:#000000;"\|13.5 \|style="background:#FFFF44;color:#000000;"\|13.0 \|style="background:#FFFF3B;color:#000000;"\|12.5 \|style="background:#FBFB2A;color:#000000;"\|11.5 \|style="background:#F7F722;color:#000000;"\|11.0 \|style="background:#F4F419;color:#000000;"\|10.5 \|style="background:#FFFF35;color:#000000;border-left-width:medium"\|12.2
Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"\|Source: Weather Atlas {{cite web \|url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/florida-usa/port-charlotte-climate \|title=Port Charlotte, Florida, USA - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data \|publisher=Weather Atlas \|access-date=14 June 2019 }}

=Murdock=

The area of northwestern Port Charlotte where State Road 776 intersects US 41 is also known as Murdock.

Government

Since Port Charlotte is unincorporated, it is governed by the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners. The county is governed by a 5-person county commission. They take turns rotating into the commission chair position every year. County commissioners frequently sit on other regional boards involving other municipalities and counties.

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1960= 3197

|1970= 10789

|1980= 25770

|1990= 41535

|2000= 46451

|2010= 54392

|2020= 60625

|footnote=source:{{cite web

|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2010-07-17}}

}}

=2020 census=

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|+Port Charlotte CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Port Charlotte CDP, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1258350&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Port Charlotte CDP, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1258350&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Port Charlotte CDP, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1258350&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|39,890

|42,903

|style='background: #ffffe6; |44,474

|85.88%

|78.88%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.36%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|2,895

|4,753

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,847

|6.23%

|8.74%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.00%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|122

|130

|style='background: #ffffe6; |129

|0.26%

|0.24%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%

Asian alone (NH)

|521

|838

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,140

|1.12%

|1.54%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.88%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|15

|26

|style='background: #ffffe6; |33

|0.03%

|0.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%

Other race alone (NH)

|57

|86

|style='background: #ffffe6; |333

|0.12%

|0.16%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.55%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|556

|943

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,660

|1.20%

|1.73%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.39%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|2,395

|4,713

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,009

|5.16%

|8.66%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.56%

Total

|46,451

|54,392

|style='background: #ffffe6; |60,625

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 60,625 people, 25,925 households, and 16,077 families residing in the CDP.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Port Charlotte CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Port+Charlotte+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

According to Sperling's Best Places, as of July 2015 the family median income in Port Charlotte was $48,911, and household income was $40,049. The per capita income was $22,681. Port Charlotte's unemployment rate was 5.50%, compared to 6.30% for the United States overall.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 54,392 people, 24,501 households, and 15,658 families residing in the CDP.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Port Charlotte CDP, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Port+Charlotte+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

=2000 census=

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,451 people, 20,453 households, and 13,601 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,085.9/sq mi (805.3/km{{sup|2}}). There were 23,315 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,047.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.23% White, 6.53% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.16% of the population.

In 2000, there were 20,453 households, out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.71.

In 2000, in the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 18.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 30.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

Sports

Port Charlotte was home to the Charlotte Stone Crabs, which is a member of the Florida State League and Class High-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, which also hold its spring training at Charlotte Sports Park until 2020.{{cite news|last=Maffezzoli

|first=Dennis|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/sports/2020/12/09/stone-crabs-no-longer-part-florida-state-league/3866777001/|title=Stone Crabs no longer part of Florida State League|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|date=December 10, 2020}} The Rays also hold extended spring training in Port Charlotte, and have a Florida Complex League team which began to play in June 2009.

The Port Charlotte Invitational was a golf tournament held in 1969 at the Port Charlotte Golf & Country Club on the LPGA Tour.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf |title=LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 |access-date=2013-06-29 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf |url-status=dead }} Kathy Whitworth won the event.

Education

File:Community Christian School Gym.jpg

Public schools in Port Charlotte are operated by Charlotte County Public Schools.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/SchoolBoundaries/ProposedBoundaries.cfm|title=2008/2009 Elementary School Boundaries|access-date=2008-10-05|publisher=Charlotte County Public Schools |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080610103137/http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/SchoolBoundaries/ProposedBoundaries.cfm |archive-date = 2008-06-10}} For the 2007-08 school year, all schools in Port Charlotte received A's from the Florida Department of Education.{{cite web|url=http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp|title=School Accountability Report (for Deep Creek Elementary, Kingsway Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Meadow Park Elementary, Murdock Middle, Neil Armstrong Elementary, Port Charlotte High, and Port Charlotte Middle in the 2007-08 school year)|access-date=2008-10-05|publisher=Florida Department of Education|archive-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215020804/http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp|url-status=dead}} Port Charlotte High School is the only traditional public high school located in Port Charlotte, although some parts of Port Charlotte are considered part of Charlotte High School's area, and students have the option to attend Charlotte Virtual School, a charter school, a special needs school, or a different traditional public high school through school choice.{{cite web|url=http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/HighSchools.cfm|title=Secondary Education – High School|access-date=2008-10-05|publisher=Charlotte County Public Schools |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080521044447/http://www.ccps.k12.fl.us/HighSchools.cfm |archive-date = 2008-05-21}} There are numerous private schools in Port Charlotte,{{cite book|title=The Real Yellow Pages - Punta Gorda/Port Charlotte|date=2022|publisher=Thryv}} including Family Christian Academy (formerly known as Community Christian School),{{cite web|url=https://www.fcamustangs.org/|title=Family Christian Academy homepage|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=Family Church Port Charlotte}} Charlotte Preparatory School (formerly known as Charlotte Academy),{{cite web|url=https://charlotteprepfl.com/|title=Charlotte Prep School homepage|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=Charlotte Preparatory School}} Genesis Christian School,{{cite web|url=https://www.genesiseagles.com/|title=Genesis Christian School homepage|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=Genesis Christian School}} Joyful Noise Learning Center, Port Charlotte Adventist School,{{cite web|url=https://www.pcadventistschool.com/|title=Port Charlotte Adventist School home page|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=Port Charlotte Seventh Day Adventist Church}} Port Charlotte Christian School, and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School.{{cite web|url=https://www.stcharlespc.org/st-charles-borromeo-catholic-school|title=School|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church}}

Port Charlotte is home to three small higher education facilities, including Charlotte Technical College,{{cite web|url=https://www.yourcharlotteschools.net/CTC|title=Charlotte Technical College Home Page|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=Charlotte County Public Schools}} Southern Technical College's Port Charlotte campus,{{cite web|url=https://www.southerntech.edu/locations/port-charlotte/|title=Port Charlotte Campus|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=Southern Technical College}} and Southwest Florida Bible Institute.{{cite web|url=https://swfbi.org/|title=Southwest Florida Bible Institute Home Page|accessdate=2022-10-22|publisher=Southwest Florida Bible Institute}}

Library

The Mid-County Regional Library and the Port Charlotte Library are located in Port Charlotte. They are included in the Charlotte County Library System.

= History =

1961 – Port Charlotte Library was established{{Cite book |title=Historic Charlotte County: An Illustrated History |publisher=Historical Publishing Network |publication-date=2011 |isbn=9781935377337 |first1=Douglas |last1=Houck |year=2011 |collaboration=Charlotte County Historical Center Society |oclc=711782527 |publication-place=San Antonio, Texas}}
1963 – The Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, and Englewood Public Libraries joined and formed the Charlotte County System.
1968 – The Port Charlotte Library moved to the Cultural Center of Charlotte County, the present location.
1985 – The Murdock Library was established as the library system administrative facility.
1996 – The Charlotte County Library System updated circulation with an automated catalog system.
2005 – Murdock Public Library moved to the new Mid-County Regional Library facility.
2022 – The Mid-County Regional Library and Port Charlotte Public Library were both damaged and temporarily closed as a result of Hurricane Ian. However, the latter reopened in November of the same year while Mid-County Regional Library remains under repair. Each location had hours extended on certain days to accommodate the continued closure of Mid-County Regional Library. Customers were able to pick-up holds from Centennial Park Recreation Center north of Port Charlotte.{{Cite web |title=Charlotte County Libraries and History November 2022 Newsletter |url=https://charlottefl.ent.sirsi.net/custom/web/Newsletter/Nov2022/BTL_Nov_2022_WEB.pdf |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=Charlotte County Libraries}}

Health care

AdventHealth Port Charlotte{{Cite web|url=https://www.hospitalmanagement.net/news/adventhealth-shorepoint-health-port-charlotte|title=AdventHealth purchases ShorePoint Health Port Charlotte in Florida, US|date=March 4, 2025|website=Hospital Management|access-date=March 4, 2025}} and HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox4now.com/port-charlotte/hca-florida-fawcett-hospital-cuts-ribbon-on-60m-expansion-project-after-seeing-20-increase-in-patients|title=HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital cuts ribbon on $60M expansion project after seeing 20% increase in patients|last=Orenczuk|first=Alex|date=May 13, 2024|website=WFTX-TV|access-date=March 4, 2025}} are the only two hospitals.

Notable people

Charlie Bachman (1892–1985) – college football player and coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee{{cite news |title=CHARLES W. BACHMAN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/16/sports/charles-w-bachman.html |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=December 16, 1985}}
Patricia Barringer (1924–2007) – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player{{cite web |title=Patricia Barringer |url=https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/patricia-barringer-pat/10 |website=All-American Girls Professional Baseball League |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Al Bruno (1927–2014) – gridiron football player, coach, and sports administrator{{cite news |title=Former Ticats coach Al Bruno passes away |url=https://www.chch.com/chch-news/former-ticats-coach-al-bruno-passes-away/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |work=CHCH-DT |date=October 7, 2024}}
Jeff Corsaletti (born 1983) – Minor League Baseball player{{cite web |title=Jeff Corsaletti |url=https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/jeff-corsaletti/6949 |website=Florida Gators |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Marty DeMerritt (1953–2025) – Minor League Baseball player and Major League Baseball (MLB) coach{{cite news |last1=Topkin |first1=Marc |title=Longtime Rays minor-league coach Marty DeMerritt dies at age 71 |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2025/01/12/longtime-rays-minor-league-coach-marty-demerritt-dies-age-71/ |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=January 12, 2025}}
Doug Dunakey (born 1963) – professional golfer{{cite web |title=Doug Dunakey |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/07763/doug-dunakey/bio?deviceId=1ac6cce8-46c9-41e8-b8bc-efbfd6bf06d1 |website=PGA Tour |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Vinnie Fiorello (born 1974) – co-founder and drummer–lyricist for the band Less Than Jake and co-founder of Fueled By Ramen{{cite web| url = http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Less-Than-Jake-on-first-name-basis-with-fans-84506.php| title = Less Than Jake | access-date = 2010-09-22| publisher = Times Union}}
Jim Fridley (1924–2003) – MLB player{{cite web |title=Jim Fridley |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fridlji01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Billy Goelz (1918–2002) – professional wrestler{{cite web |title=William Goelz Obituary |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/obituaries/william-c-goelz-il/ |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=February 4, 2025 |date=November 24, 2002}}
Bob Grumman (1941–2015) – poet{{cite web |title=Stories by Bob Grumman |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/bob-grumman/ |website=Scientific American |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
John Hall (born 1974) – National Football League (NFL) player{{cite web |url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/1705 |title=John Hall |work=CBS Sports |access-date=2007-08-08}}
Vincent Hancock (born 1989) – skeet shooter and Olympian{{cite news |last1=Garguilo |first1=Rob |title=Southwest Florida Native Wins Silver Medal At Paris Olympic Games |url=https://wccfradio.iheart.com/featured/florida-news/content/2024-08-06-southwest-florida-native-wins-silver-medal-at-paris-olympic-games/ |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=WCCF |date=August 7, 2024}}
Nathan Handwerker (1892–1974) – founder of Nathan's Famous{{cite news |title=Inventor of Coney Islands cut hot dogs to five cents |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kP9DAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U7AMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2778,5148287&dq=nathan+handwerker&hl=en |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=The Daily Sentinel |date=March 25, 1974}}
Anthony Hargrove (born 1983) – NFL player{{cite web |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARGOTON01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216162325/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARGOTON01 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 16, 2007 |title=Tony Hargrove past Stats, Statistics, History and Awards |publisher=Databasefootball.com |access-date=2007-08-08}}
David Holmberg (born 1991) – MLB player{{cite web |title=David Holmberg |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holmbda01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Raymond W. Hood (1936–2002) – Michigan House of Representatives member{{cite web |title=Legislator Details |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/2049 |website=Michigan Legislative Biography |publisher=Michigan Department of Education |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Douglas T. Jacobson (1925–2000) – United States Marine Corps major and Medal of Honor recipient{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Douglas T. Jacobson, a Hero of Iwo Jima, Is Dead at 74 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/18/us/douglas-t-jacobson-a-hero-of-iwo-jima-is-dead-at-74.html |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=September 18, 2000}}
Matt LaPorta (born 1985) – MLB player and 2008 Olympian{{cite web |title=Matthew LaPorta |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/matthew-laporta |website=Team USA |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Asher Levine (born 1988) – fashion designer{{cite news |last1=Orenczuk |first1=Alex |title=EXCLUSIVE: Port Charlotte's fashion visionary shares story during Pride Month |url=https://www.fox4now.com/port-charlotte/exclusive-port-charlottes-fashion-visionary-shares-story-during-pride-month |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=WFTX-TV |date=June 20, 2024}}
Barbara Liebrich (1922–2006) – AAGPBL baseball player{{cite web |title=Barbara Liebrich |url=https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/barbara-liebrich-bobbie/9 |website=All-American Girls Professional Baseball League |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
T. J. Luther (born 2000) – NFL player{{cite web |title=T.J. Luther |url=https://gwusports.com/sports/football/roster/t-j--luther/8764 |website=George Washington Colonials |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Walter Minx (1917–2009) – bomb-maker who threatened to blow up a Sears store to extort money and a one-time NASCAR driver{{cite web |title=Walter Minx |url=https://robersonfh.com/obituary/walter-minx/ |website=Roberson Funeral Home & Crematory |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Thomas C. Peebles (1921–2010) – physician who discovered the measles virusMartin, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/health/05peebles.html "Dr. Thomas C. Peebles, Who Identified Measles Virus, Dies at 89"], The New York Times, August 4, 2010. Accessed July 18, 2024. "Dr. Thomas C. Peebles, whose D in college biology belied a keen aptitude for medical research that led him to make landmark scientific advances including identifying the virus that causes measles, died on July 8 at his home in Port Charlotte, Fla."
René Robert (1948–2021) – National Hockey League (NHL) player{{cite news |last1=Munn |first1=Scott |title=Tributes: Buffalo Sabres star Rene Robert played for Tulsa Oilers |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/2021/07/11/buffalo-sabres-hockey-star-rene-robert-played-tulsa-oilers/7927655002/ |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=The Oklahoman |date=July 11, 2021}}
Eileen Southern (1920–2002) – musicologist and educator{{cite web |title=Eileen Southern dies at 82 |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/10/eileen-southern-dies-at-82/ |website=The Harvard Gazette |access-date=February 4, 2025 |date=October 17, 2022}}
Roy Spencer (1900–1973) – MLB player{{cite web |title=Roy Spencer |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spencro01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Chuck Taylor (1901–1969) – inventor of the Chuck Taylor All-Stars sneakers{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Chris |title=Anderson: Port Charlotte's connection to the Chuck Taylor basketball shoe, a cultural icon |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2019/12/16/anderson-port-charlottes-connection-to-chuck-taylor-basketball-shoe-cultural-icon/2076520007/ |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=December 15, 2019}}
Ted Wegert (1932–1986) – NFL player{{cite news |last1=Liepa |first1=Bob |title=Greatest Athlete #10: Speed brought Wegert to the NFL |url=https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2011/08/greatest-athlete-10-football-brought-wegert-fun-%E2%80%94-and-pain/ |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=The Suffolk Times |date=August 8, 2011}}
Pete Whisenant (1929–1996) – MLB player{{cite web |title=Pete Whisenant |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whisepe01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=February 4, 2025}}
Josephine Wilkins (1893–1977) – feminist and president of the Georgia branch of the League of Women Voters{{cite news |title=JOSEPHINE WILKINS, CIVIC LEADER, DIES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/06/02/archives/long-island-opinion-josephine-wilkins-civic-leader-dies-founder-of.html |access-date=February 4, 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=June 2, 1977}}
Josh Williams (born 1993) – NASCAR and ARCA driver{{cite web |title=About Me |url=https://josh6williams.com/josh |website=Josh Williams |access-date=February 4, 2025}}