Census Data for Fort Myers Shores
As far as we can tell, Fort Myers Shores<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Fort Myers Shores, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Olga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Olga is located in Lee County
- Fort Myers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Coral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- La Belle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Myers Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Punta Gorda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sanibel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Lee County ...
Fort Myers Shores is located in Lee County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lee County.
Miscellaneous Information for Fort Myers Shores ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Lee County or the community of Fort Myers Shores:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Fort Myers Shores:
- GNIS ID for Fort Myers Shores: 282703
- GNIS ID for Lee County: 295758
- GNIS ID for State of Florida: 294478
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Fort Myers Shores is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Fort Myers Shores.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Fort Myers Shores may originally have been Fort Myer's Shores. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fort Myers Shores might be written as Fort Myer Shores. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Fort Myers Shores. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |