Profile for Naples, Florida, FL

Naples is on the Gulf of Mexico.

Naples was planned as a winter resort in the late 1800s.

Real estate values soared in the 1990s as dot-com millionaires bought homes here.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 54. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.5 per 1,000 people.

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

Local festivals include:

• Collier County Fair - Feb. 2-11, 2007
• Snowfest - Dec. 1, 2007

Performing arts: Naples Philharmonic

Nearby parks & recreation: Collier-Seminole State Park, Everglades National Park, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples Nature Center

Naples attractions: Caribbean Gardens

Historic sites and museums: Collier County Museum, Conservancy Museum of Natural History, Naples Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: Edison Community College

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: 82

Quotes:
At least until the birth of California's Silicon Valley, Naples had the reputation of having more millionaires per capita than any other city and more golf courses than any other city east of the Rockies.
-- Around America
Walter Cronkite

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Naples demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Collier County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Naples area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 34102 ZIP code.

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18% of Naples residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Naples ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Naples
• Cemeteries in Collier County
• Libraries in or near Naples

Post a query on a message board:

• Collier County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - FL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Immigration records
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Music

• Naples Philharmonic

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• Naples area parks

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• Florida cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Naples
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• Communities in Collier County

• Naples business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Florida
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• Crime in Collier County
• Arrests in Collier County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Florida
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Naples was $61,141, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Collier County economic census
• Collier County economic summary
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• Collier County unemployment rate
• Florida economic data

45% of Naples residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Naples
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• Learning Disabilities Association in Florida
• Schools in or near Naples
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• Yearbooks (old) of Florida high schools

• Movies playing in or near Naples
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• Air pollution in Collier County
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• Land contamination in Collier County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Florida
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Collier County
• Toxic chemical releases in Collier County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Florida

Naples festival dates:

• Collier County Fair - Feb. 2-11, 2007
• Snowfest - Dec. 1, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Naples festival web sites:

• Collier County Fair
• Snowfest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Florida county fairs
• Florida festivals (Florida tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Naples

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Naples
• Geocaches in Florida

• Naples items now on sale

• Naples local government Web site
• Collier County government
• Florida state government
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• State historical society

Historic districts in Naples include Naples Historic District ... View historic districts

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• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Collier County genealogy forum

Median rent in Naples, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $621.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,806.

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Libraries in Naples include Collier County Headquarters Library, East Naples Branch Library, Estates Branch Library, Golden Gate Branch Library, Naples Branch Library, Vanderbilt Beach Branch Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Naples include Naples Daily News

TV stations in Naples include WBSP-CA, WTVK, WUVF-CA, WZVN.

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Collier County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Naples political report.

• Florida Democratic party
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• Collier County elections board
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Naples
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Naples restaurants taking online reservations include Alexander's, BALEENnaples, Bice - Naples, Cafe Lurcat - Naples, Campiello - Naples, Margaux's Restaurant, Naples Tomato, Roy's - Naples, Shula's Steak House - Naples, Stoney's Steakhouse ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Naples workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 16 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Naples between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 7.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

Hotels in Naples include Bayfront Inn on Fifth, Bellasera Hotel, Best Western Naples Inn & Suites, Best Western Naples Plaza Hotel, Charter Club of Naples Bay, Comfort Inn & Executive Suites, Courtyard by Marriott Naples, Doubletree Guest Suites Naples, Edgewater Beach Hotel, Fairfield Inn Naples ... More hotels.

• Naples travel guide
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