Facts About Cape Coral
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Cape Coral’s history began in 1957 when two brothers from Baltimore, Maryland, Leonard and Jack Rosen, flew over the peninsula known as Redfish Point, across the Caloosahatchee River near present-day Fort Myers.
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In 1957, Cape Coral was founded as Redfish Point.
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On September 28, 2022, Cape Coral suffered major damage when Hurricane Ian made landfall nearby.
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Cape Coral is sometimes referred to as a “Waterfront Wonderland”.
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The city was incorporated in August 1970, and its population continued to grow rapidly until the real estate slowdown that gripped the region beginning in 2008.
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Cape Coral has a total area of 120 square miles, of which 110.09 square miles is land and 9.91 square miles is water.
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The typical home value of homes in Cape Coral FL is $431137 and the median household income is $61,780.
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Cape Coral is a large peninsula and is bordered in the south and east by the Caloosahatchee River and in the west by Matlacha Pass.
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The economy in Cape Coral is based on health care services, retail, and real estate/construction.
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Cape Coral is the largest city between Tampa and Miami in both population and area, with an estimated population of 204,510, as of 2021.
