Profile for Port Charlotte, Florida, FL

Port Charlotte is on Charlotte Harbor.

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

Local festivals include:

• Charlotte County Fair - Feb. 16-25, 2007
• Florida Frontier Days - Feb. 8-10, 2007

Performing arts: Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

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

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 71

Listed places near Port Charlotte

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (4)

Communities (1)

Hotels (7)

Libraries (3)

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• Port Charlotte population
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• Housing in Port Charlotte
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• Residence in 1995, of people in Port Charlotte
• School enrollment & education levels in Port Charlotte
• Transportation & commute times in Port Charlotte
• Charlotte County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Florida
• State data - Florida
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Port Charlotte demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Charlotte County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Punta Gorda area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 33954 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Charlotte County government
• Port Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

17% of Port Charlotte residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Port Charlotte ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Port Charlotte
• Cemeteries in Charlotte County
• Libraries in or near Port Charlotte

Post a query on a message board:

• Charlotte 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
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Music

• Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

• Port Charlotte area attractions
• Port Charlotte museums
• Port Charlotte historic sites
• Port Charlotte area parks

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• Port Charlotte area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Charlotte County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Florida cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Port Charlotte
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Charlotte County

• Port Charlotte business guide
• Port Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Florida
• Local ordinances in Florida (Partial selection)

• Crime in Charlotte County
• Arrests in Charlotte 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 Port Charlotte was $18,563, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Charlotte County economic census
• Charlotte County economic summary
• Charlotte County employment growth
• Charlotte County unemployment rate
• Florida economic data

15% of Port Charlotte residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Port Charlotte
• Colleges in Florida
• Learning Disabilities Association in Florida
• Schools in or near Port Charlotte
• School districts in or near Port Charlotte
• Yearbooks (old) of Florida high schools

• Movies playing in or near Port Charlotte
• YouTube videos about Port Charlotte

• Air pollution in Charlotte County
• Diesel soot in Charlotte County
• Land contamination in Charlotte County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Florida
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Charlotte County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Florida

Port Charlotte festival dates:

• Charlotte County Fair - Feb. 16-25, 2007
• Florida Frontier Days - Feb. 8-10, 2007

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

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

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Port Charlotte
• Geocaches in Florida

• Port Charlotte items now on sale

• Charlotte County government
• Florida state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Port Charlotte medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Port Charlotte
• Historic sites in Florida
• Museums in or near Port Charlotte
• Museums in Florida
• Florida state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Charlotte County genealogy forum

Median rent in Port Charlotte, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $535.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $783.

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• Jobs in the Port Charlotte area
• Job services in Florida
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Port Charlotte include Murdock Public Library, Port Charlotte Public Library ... View libraries

• Florida library

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• Census map of Port Charlotte area
• Historic maps of FL cities - Library of Congress
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• Topographic map of Port Charlotte

• Daily newspapers in or near Port Charlotte
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• Public & educational radio stations in or near Port Charlotte
• TV stations in or near Port Charlotte
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• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Florida

• Military bases in Florida
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Port Charlotte
• Search obituaries in Florida
• Recent death notices - selected FL newspapers

• Port Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Florida
• Lions clubs in Florida
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Port Charlotte
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Port Charlotte

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• Photos of people from Port Charlotte

• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Port Charlotte
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Charlotte County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Port Charlotte political report.

• Florida Democratic party
• Florida Republican party
• Florida elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Port Charlotte
• Total membership by faith, in Charlotte County

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for FL

The average commute time for Port Charlotte workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Port Charlotte between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Port Charlotte travel guide
• Airports near Port Charlotte
• Amtrak station in Port Charlotte
• Hotels near Port Charlotte
• Florida tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Florida coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Florida
• Wildlife refuges in Florida

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