Profile for Key West, Florida, FL

Steamship docked at foot of Duval Street, Key West

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Key West is a city in Monroe County.

It is the county seat.

The community name derives from Spanish "cayo hueso," or "bone island"

The latitude of Key West is 24.555N. The longitude is -81.782W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 3 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 25,031.

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Median household income

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$43,021

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Southernmost city in the continental U.S.

Key West is the southernmost city in the continental U.S.

Early wealth came from salvaging wrecked ships and their cargoes

When Route 1 was extended to the key in 1938, residents paraded through the streets, rejoicing. When the border patrol put up a roadblock in 1982, the citizenry revolted, declaring themselves the Conch Republic

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 152. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 5.9 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 1 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Local foods: conch fritters

Filming location for:
· 1994 movie, "True Lies"

Books written by Hemingway in Key West include "A Farewell to Arms," "To Have and Have Not" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Well-known residents have included:
· John James Audubon, naturalist
· Ernest Hemingway, writer
· Gloria Swanson, actress
· David Maurice Robinson, basketball player
· Stepin Fetchit, actor

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

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Historic sites and museums: Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site, Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, Audubon house, Oldest House Museum, Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

Colleges and universities: Florida Keys Community College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 553

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Quotes:
The ever-hooded, tragic-gestured sea was merely a place by which she walked to sing.
-- The Idea of Order at Key West
Wallace Stevens

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