Cape Coral Fun Facts

Cape Coral Fun Facts

Posted by Jill Winchel, Realtor at Century 21 Sunbelt

Cape Coral is a planned development that began in the late 1950’s and is barely 50% complete to this day. The city was planned for 400,000 residents and today has about 165,000 full-time residents plus another 40,000 during the winter months, or what we call ‘Season’.

Cape Coral Fun Facts

Cape Coral is divided into 4 quadrants. The dividing lines are Santa Barbara Boulevard (running north/south) and Hancock Bridge Parkway, along with Embers Parkway (running east/west). You can tell which quadrant you are in by the directional prefix of the address. Northwest Cape, Southwest Cape  

The city encompasses 122 square miles. It is about 12.5 miles long by 9.5 miles wide. It is a peninsula with the Caloosahatchee River running along the east and southern sides. Matlacha Pass runs in between Pine Island and the west side of Cape Coral, on the other side of the mangroves.

There are over 400 miles of canals here. We have more canals than Venice, Italy. Our canals were all manmade and the miles of freshwater canals outnumber the saltwater canals. There are boat ramps for both throughout the city. Fishing, water sports, and boating are enjoyed on all of the canals and lakes. On the west side of the city, gulf access is only available at Matlacha.

The average age in Cape Coral is 41. Although many people relocate to Cape Coral to retire, there is a wide range of ages with many working adults and school-aged children that reside here.

If you’d like assistance with buying Cape Coral Homes for Sale, contact Ross Winchel at 239-898-1214 or Jill Winchel at 615-504-1185. We are both Realtors with Koffman and Associates at Century 21 Sunbelt Realty. You may also click on a link to start your search:

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Cape Coral Fun Facts