The facility opened in 1936 as both a wildlife exhibition and a refuge for injured animals and has a botanical garden and a natural history museum
Bonita Spring's Wonder Gardens, features a large collection of Florida wildlife, including exotic birds, alligators, and flamingos. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, a bald cypress reserve under management of the National Audubon Society. The organization's Bonita Springs Art Festivals, are held January, February, and March in downtown Bonita Springs 8 miles south, the 4-acre Center for Performing Arts, which has two auditoriums, a black box theater, a film center, music rooms and studios for study of performing arts. The organization has two campuses, the 10-acre Center for Visual Arts with galleries, studios, classrooms, art library, and offices and 1. Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs - an arts organization that hosts local, regional and national traveling art exhibitions. Bonita Beach Park, a 2.5-acre (10,000 m 2) beachfront park with a boardwalk and swimming area. In 2013, Forbes ranked the park's beach the sixth-best in the country Barefoot Beach Preserve Park, a 342-acre (1.38 km 2) park located on the border of Collier and Lee Counties. Points of interest Barefoot Beach, a former recipient of a top beach award, is located within the community. About 6.2% of families and 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those aged 65 or over. The per capita income for the city was $37,958. Males had a median income of $31,227 versus $25,358 for females. The 2009 estimated median income for a household in the city was $53,452, and the median income for a family was $53,436. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 13.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 31.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.55. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 19,233 households in 2009 out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.5% of the population.īonita Beach, as seen from the Gulf of Mexico The 2010 racial makeup of the city was 88.8% White, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 7.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races.
There were 31,716 housing units at an average density of 661.1 per square mile (255.3/km 2). The population density in 2000 was 929.4 inhabitants per square mile (358.8/km 2). Household data and density data have not yet been released, but as of the 2009 census estimate, there are 19,233 households, and 12,974 families living in the city. Many structures were damaged or destroyed and the city experienced significant flooding.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2010, there were 43,914 people living in the city. The eyewall/eye passed overhead in Bonita Springs. On September 9–10, 2017, Hurricane Irma, at the time a slow-moving Category 3 storm, passed over the southwest coast of Florida. Hurricane Wilma made landfall south of Bonita Springs on October 24, 2005. Hurricane Charley made landfall north of Bonita Springs on August 13, 2004. The city lies in the tropical climate zone, having a mean January temperature of 65 ☏ (18 ☌). The Imperial River flows through the downtown district of the city and empties out into Estero Bay. The area referred to as Bonita Beach is located on a road-accessible barrier island (Little Hickory Island) that lies between the Gulf of Mexico and Estero Bay.
The city is located on both Estero Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, on the state's southwest coast.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.0 square miles (106 km 2), of which 35.3 square miles (91 km 2) is land and 5.7 square miles (15 km 2) (13.95%) is water. The population was 53,644 at the 2020 census. Bonita Springs is a city in Lee County, Florida, United States.
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