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{{Short description|County in Florida, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| state = Florida
| type = [[County (United States)|County]]
| seal = Seal of Charlotte County, Florida.png
| logo = Logo of Charlotte County, Florida.svg
| founded year = 1921
| founded date = April 23
| seat wl = Punta Gorda
| largest city wl = Port Charlotte
| city type = community
| area_total_sq_mi = 858
| area_land_sq_mi = 680
| area_water_sq_mi = 178
| area percentage = 20.7%
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 186847
| pop_est_as_of = 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/charlottecountyflorida/PST045217 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Charlotte County, Florida |publisher=Census.gov |date= |accessdate=March 5, 2025}}</ref>
| population_est = 206134 {{gain}}
| density_sq_mi = 275
| web = www.CharlotteCountyfl.gov
| district = 17th
| time zone = Eastern
| named for = [[Charlotte Harbor (estuary)|Charlotte Harbor]]
| ex image = Punta Gorda, FL, Courthouse, Charlotte County, 04-18-2010 (1).JPG
| ex image cap = The Old Charlotte County Courthouse at Punta Gorda in April 2010.
}}
'''Charlotte County''' is a [[county (United States)|U.S. county]] located in [[southwestern Florida]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 186,847.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12015.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221151334/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12015.html|archive-date=February 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Punta Gorda, Florida|Punta Gorda]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>
Charlotte County comprises the Punta Gorda, FL [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is included in the [[North Port, Florida|North Port]]-[[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]-[[Sarasota metropolitan area|Sarasota Combined Statistical Area]].
==
Charlotte County was established April 23, 1921. Before this, the Charlotte County area was a part of Desoto County.<ref>{{cite web | title=1900 Historical U.S. Counties Map | url=https://www.randymajors.org/maps?x=-81.6421381&y=26.8820195&cx=-82.3031484&cy=26.6482324&zoom=8&state=US&hyear=1900 }}</ref> It was named for the Bay of [[Charlotte Harbor (estuary)|Charlotte Harbor]]. "Charlotte" came from "Carlota" (Spanish). In 1565, the Spanish named "Bahia de Carlota", followed by the English in 1775 who named the area Charlotte Harbor in tribute to [[Queen Charlotte]]. [[Punta Gorda, Florida|Punta Gorda]] is the only incorporated city in Charlotte County.
On August 13, 2004, Charlotte County, [[Hurricane Charley]] came ashore near [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]] as a [[Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 4]] hurricane. On September 28, 2022, Charlotte County was struck by [[Hurricane Ian]], which made a second landfall near the city of Punta Gorda, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=Hurricane Ian: September 30, 2022 |url=https://www.weather.gov/ilm/HurricaneIan |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>
===Historic places===
There are seventeen properties and districts in Charlotte County [[List of Registered Historic Places in Charlotte County, Florida|listed on the National Register of Historic Places]]. Most of the officially recognized places are in Punta Gorda, Placida, and El Jobean. Additionally, there are numerous places generally considered historic despite not being officially listed as such, including the [[Old Charlotte County Courthouse]], the [[Blanchard House Museum]], and Port Charlotte Middle School.
Port Charlotte Middle School (originally Port Charlotte Junior High School) was recognized by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation as an endangered historic site for their annual 11 to Save properties following Hurricane Ian.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://floridatrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-11-to-Save-Press-Release_FINAL.pdf|title=Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Announces this year's 11 to Save, Most Endangered Historic Places in Florida|last=Kirkpatrick|first=Dafni|accessdate=2025-01-13|date=2023-08-03|publisher=Florida Trust for Historic Preservation}}</ref> The school was further evaluated by the Florida Division of Historical Resources, which determined it is "potentially individually eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places" and "an excellent example of educational institution architecture during the 1970s."<ref>{{cite report|last=Lucas|first=Kyra|date=2024-05-28|title=RE: PSIQ response for Port Charlotte Middle School, 23000 Midway Boulevard, Port Charlotte, FL 33952, Charlotte Co.|___location=[[Tallahassee, Florida]] (available in public records)|publisher=Florida Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State}}</ref>
In 2024, the Blanchard House Museum was named one of the Florida Trust's 11 to Save, also having been affected by Hurricane Ian.<ref>{{cite press release|last=Kirkpatrick|first=Dafni|accessdate=2025-01-13|date=2024-07-24|url=https://floridatrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/JUL24_PR11toSave_FINAL.pdf|title=Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Announces this year's 11 to Save, Most Endangered Historic Places in Florida|publisher=Florida Trust for Historic Preservation}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|858|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|680|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|178|sqmi}} (20.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Charlotte Harbor (estuary)|Charlotte Harbor Estuary]] is an important natural preserve and one of the most productive in Florida.
The Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of Charlotte County, was defined by the U.S. [[Office of Management and Budget]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2020 |title=Metro Area History 1950–2020 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2020/historical-delineation-files/metro_area_history_1950_2020.xls |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=July 28, 2023 |at=Row 4128}}</ref>
===Adjacent
* [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota County]] - northwest
* [[DeSoto County, Florida|DeSoto County]] - north
* [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands County]] - northeast
* [[Glades County, Florida|Glades County]] - east
* [[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry County]] - southeast
* [[Lee County, Florida|Lee County]] - south
===National protected area===
* [[Island Bay National Wildlife Refuge]]
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 4013
|1940= 3663
|1950= 4286
|1960= 12594
|1970= 27559
|1980= 58460
|1990= 110975
|2000= 141627
|2010= 159978
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 13, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2015<ref name="QF" />
|2020=186847
|estyear=2023
|estimate=206134
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Charlotte County racial composition'''<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12015&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12015&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|137,628
|153,700
|86.03%
|82.26%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|8,622
|8,870
|5.39%
|4.75%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|348
|385
|0.22%
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|1,884
|2,566
|1.18%
|1.37%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|49
|63
|0.03%
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|184
|782
|0.12%
|0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2,050
|6,402
|1.28%
|3.43%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|9,213
|14,079
|5.76%
|7.54%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''159,978'''
|'''186,847'''
|
|
|}
[[File:2023_Racial_Demographics_in_Charlotte_County_by_Census_Tract.svg|thumb|A map of the racial demographics of Charlotte County, Florida by Census tract{{Collapsible list
| title = Legend|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d02923|70–80%}}
{{legend|#b00600|80–90%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}
{{col-end}}
}}]]
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 186,847 people, 79,789 households, and 51,016 families residing in the county.
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 159,978 people, 73,370 households, and 44,130 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|234|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 100,632 housing units at an average density of {{convert|115|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 90.05% White, 5.68% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 5.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 92.3% spoke only English at home. 3.0% of the population spoke Spanish at home and 1.1% French.
There were 73,370 households, out of which 17.66% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 14.30% under the age of 18, 5.38% from 18 to 24, 6.99% from 25 to 34, 39.21% from 35 to 64, and 34.12% who were 65 years of age or older (making this the county with the highest percentage of people over 65 in America). The median age was 56.43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.58 males.
The median income for a household (2007-2011) in the county was $45,112; median income for families (2007-2011) was $47,415. Males (2011) had a median income of $27,352 versus $26,861 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $28,875. About 5.30% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 5.60% of those age 65 or over.
According to an October 2001 Census Brief of the 2000 Census, Charlotte County had the highest median age of any U.S. county with a population of more than 100,000 people at 54.3.<ref name="2000 Census Press Release">{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-12.pdf|title= Census 2000 Brief |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>
The median age in 2010 for Charlotte County was 55.9 years, second only to [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter County]] in Florida.
==Government and politics==
[[File:Charlotte County Fire & EMS at Hospital.jpg|thumb|Charlotte County Fire & EMS apparatus at [[Fawcett Memorial Hospital]]]]
The county is governed by a five-person Commission, all of them elected to represent districts within the county for a four-year term. The elections are partisan according to political party affiliation and primaries are held months earlier in the event there are numerous candidates. All registered voters in the county are allowed to vote for a candidate Commissioner in each the five districts, not just the voters living in a particular district.
The five current Commissioners for Charlotte County, Florida and terms of office expirations:
* Ken Doherty (R), District 1, November 3, 2020<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://enr.electionsfl.org/CHA/Summary/1621/|title=Summary Results - Election Night Reporting|website=enr.electionsfl.org|language=en|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref>
* Christopher Constance (R), District 2, November 8, 2022<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://enr.electionsfl.org/CHA/Summary/1968/|title=Summary Results - Election Night Reporting|website=enr.electionsfl.org|language=en|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref>
* Bill Truex (R) District 3, November 3, 2020<ref name="auto"/>
* Stephen R. Deutsch (R) District 4, November 8, 2022<ref name="auto1"/>
* Joe Tiseo (R) District 5, November 3, 2020<ref name="auto"/>
Charlotte County, as is typical for the southwestern Florida coast, became and remained a solidly Republican county in the years following the [[World War II|Second World War]]. No Democrat has won the county since [[Lyndon Johnson]] did so during his [[1964 United States presidential election|1964 landslide]],<ref>Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> the only time a Democrat has carried the county since [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in 1944. In the last 60 years, [[Bill Clinton]] in 1992 and 1996 was the only Democrat not being outvoted by an absolute majority due to the appeal of [[Ross Perot]]. Charlotte resisted [[George Wallace]] in the [[1968 United States presidential election|1968 election]] to still return an absolute Republican majority, unlike several neighboring counties.
{{PresHead|place=Charlotte County, Florida|whig=no|source1=<ref>David Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=2016&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0 2016 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Florida by County] (and earlier election years)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=212|title=Our Campaigns|access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP/Whig vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|82,480|40,450|1,188|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|73,243|42,273|1,042|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|60,218|33,445|3,524|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|47,996|35,906|1,021|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|45,205|39,031|1,263|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|44,428|34,256|1,102|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|35,428|29,646|1,826|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|27,847|27,121|8,059|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|24,311|22,907|14,846|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|28,893|15,974|292|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|27,486|11,305|2|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|20,486|9,769|1,445|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|12,703|10,300|330|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|12,888|3,874|55|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|6,056|3,647|2,270|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,163|4,831|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|3,026|1,941|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,589|929|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,134|795|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|559|520|189|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|404|789|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|407|910|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|548|782|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|396|954|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|593|441|30|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1924|Democratic|167|321|47|Florida}}
=== Voter Registration ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Voter Registration and Party Membership as of August 31, 2024:<ref>{{cite web|date=April 20, 2022|title=Sarasota County, FL : Supervisor of Elections|url=https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/|access-date=April 20, 2022|website=Sarasota County, FL : Supervisor of Elections|agency=SOE Software Corporation}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |Party
!Number of Votes
!Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|78,449
|51.23%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (United States)}}
| No Party Affiliation
|37,196
|24.29%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|31,980
|20.88%
|-
|
|Minor parties
|5,506
|3.60%
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!153,131
!100.0%
|}
==
Charlotte County attracted plentiful new commercial developers and companies in 2023, continuing the county’s growth trend of the last several years. Most of the building activity is taking place within industrial areas surrounding Punta Gorda Airport, as much of the rest of the county’s land is zoned for residential use, and the land that is zoned commercial outside the airport area has insufficient acreage to support large-scale projects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleared4takeoff.com/development-continues-in-charlotte-county/ |title=Charlotte County Florida. Your Business. Cleared for Takeoff |date=February 2024 }}</ref>
Another program the Economic Development Department is working with is an affordable housing initiative called the “Live Local Act.”
The program was created by the Florida Legislature to fund and incentivize workforce housing.
“Affordable housing and workforce housing is an issue in Charlotte County, Sarasota County, Florida and the entire country,” he said. “People need someone where to live in order to work here.”
CCED has been holding workshops with the county’s large employers like hospitals, the school district, Cheney Brothers or the Sheriff’s Office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cleared4takeoff.com/overcoming-the-workforce-deficit/ |title=Charlotte County Florida. Your Business. Cleared for Takeoff |date=December 14, 2023 }}</ref>
==Education==
[[Florida SouthWestern State College]] maintains a campus in the county. [[Southern Technical College]] operates a campus in the county. [[Charlotte County Public Schools]] administers all public schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
[[Western Michigan University]] operated a regional ___location in the county until August 2019 when they closed the school. AeroGuard Flight Training Center opened a flight school at the airport. The Airframe and Power Plant Program offered through Charlotte Technical College also operates at the airport.
==Library==
The Charlotte County Library System consists of 4 library branches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.youseemore.com/charlottecounty/|title=Charlotte County Library System: Home Page|website=www2.youseemore.com}}</ref>
* Port Charlotte Public Library
* Punta Gorda Public Library
* Englewood Charlotte Public Library
* Mid-County Regional Library
The erection of the first library was in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/dept.admin/Documents/Highlights20131022.pdf|title=Charlotte County Government. Charlotte County Weekly Department Highlights}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1976, Charlotte County and Glades County joined to make the Charlotte-Glades Library System. One reason the counties paired together was due to the additional $50,000 in state aid to libraries who join to serve the public. Charlotte County was financially responsible in the relationship. In 2008 the two counties separated and reverted to providing services to residents and visitors of their own communities.<ref>[http://www2.charlottefl.com/NovusAgenda/AttachmentViewer.ashx? Charlotte County Government. Charlotte-Glades Library System Long-Range Plan of Service.]</ref> The newest addition to the library system was an expansion to the Englewood Branch; the new building created is an additional 6,500 square feet. This provides more space for the youth services department, a new computer lab, and an archives run by the historical department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sweetsparkman.com/projects/master-planning/|title=Sweet Sparkman Architects. Englewood Charlotte Library.|access-date=November 30, 2014|archive-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206061128/http://www.sweetsparkman.com/projects/master-planning/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Mid-County Regional Library suffered heavy damage due the impact of Hurricane Ian in 2022. It had to close as a result, but is expected to re-open in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Semon |first=Nancy |date=January 14, 2025 |title=Charlotte County's Mid-County Regional Library to reopen in 2026 |url=https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/charlotte-countys-mid-county-regional-library-to-reopen-in-2026/ |access-date=March 27, 2025 |website=GULFSHORE BUSINESS}}</ref>
==Communities==
===City===
* [[Punta Gorda, Florida|Punta Gorda]]
===Census-designated places (unincorporated)===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Charlotte Harbor, Florida|Charlotte Harbor]]
* [[Charlotte Park, Florida|Charlotte Park]]
* [[Cleveland, Florida|Cleveland]]
* [[Englewood, Florida|Englewood]] (part)
* [[Grove City, Florida|Grove City]]
* [[Harbour Heights, Florida|Harbour Heights]]
* [[Manasota Key, Florida|Manasota Key]]
* [[Rotonda West, Florida|Rotonda West]] (under the name Rotonda)
* [[Port Charlotte, Florida|Port Charlotte]]
* [[Solana, Florida|Solana]]
{{div col end}}
===Other unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Babcock Ranch, Florida|Babcock Ranch]], a solar-powered community currently under construction.
* [[Boca Grande, Florida|Boca Grande]] (part)
* [[Cape Haze]]
* [[Deep Creek, Florida|Deep Creek]]
* [[Don Pedro Island]], an island located north of Little Gasparilla Island.
* [[Little Gasparilla Island]]
* [[Murdock, Florida|Murdock]]
* [[Placida, Florida|Placida]]
* [[West Port Charlotte, Florida|West Port Charlotte]]
{{div col end}}
==Transportation==
===Airport===
* [[Punta Gorda Airport (Florida)]]
===Major highways===
{{See also|List of county roads in Charlotte County, Florida}}
* [[Image:I-75.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 75 in Florida|Interstate 75]] <!-- runs only a short section in the very southwestern tip of the county and has no major junctions within the county. -->
* [[Image:US 17.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 17 in Florida|U.S. Route 17]] <!--is the main accessible south-to-north road within the county. It enters Southfort from Charlotte County, and runs southwest to northeast through Fort Ogden, Nocatee, and Arcadia, where it becomes a one-way pair along Brevard Boulevard (northbound) and DeSoto Avenue and Palmetto Street (southbound). The one-way pair ends north of Fiveash Street and the route continues through Cubitis until it finally crosses the DeSoto-Hardee County Line in Buchanan.-->
* [[Image:US 41.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 41 in Florida|U.S. Route 41]] <!--is the main accessible south-to-north road within the county. It enters Southfort from Charlotte County, and runs southwest to northeast through Fort Ogden, Nocatee, and Arcadia, where it becomes a one-way pair along Brevard Boulevard (northbound) and DeSoto Avenue and Palmetto Street (southbound). The one-way pair ends north of Fiveash Street and the route continues through Cubitis until it finally crosses the DeSoto-Hardee County Line in Buchanan.-->
* [[Image:Florida 31.svg|25px]] [[Florida State Road 31|State Road 31]]
* [[Image:Florida 776.svg|25px]] [[Florida State Road 776|State Road 776]]
==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlotte County, Florida]]
* [[Southwest Florida]]
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.charlottecountyfl.gov/ Charlotte County Government / Board of County Commissioners Main Portal]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060525041453/http://www.charlottecountychamber.org/ Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce]
{{Geographic ___location
|Centre = Charlotte County, Florida
|North = [[DeSoto County, Florida|DeSoto County]]
|Northeast = [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands County]]
|East = [[Glades County, Florida|Glades County]]
|Southeast = [[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry County]]
|South = [[Lee County, Florida|Lee County]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Gulf of Mexico]]
|Northwest = [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota County]]
}}
{{Charlotte County, Florida}}
{{Geography of Florida}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|26.90|-81.95|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-FL_source:UScensus1990}}
[[Category:Charlotte County, Florida| ]]
[[Category:Charter counties in Florida]]
[[Category:1921 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1921]]
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