Collier County, Florida

Collier County
County
The Collier County courthouse in April 2010
The Collier County courthouse in April 2010
Flag of Collier County
Flag
Official seal of Collier County
Seal
Official logo of Collier County
Logo
Map of Florida highlighting Collier County
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Map of the United States highlighting Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 26°05′N 81°24′W / 26.08°N 81.4°W / 26.08; -81.4
Country United States
State Florida
FoundedMay 8, 1923
Named forBarron Collier
SeatEast Naples
Largest cityNaples
Area
 • Total
2,305 sq mi (5,970 km2)
 • Land1,998 sq mi (5,170 km2)
 • Water307 sq mi (800 km2)  13.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
375,752 Increase
 • Density188/sq mi (73/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts18th, 19th, 26th
Websitewww.colliergov.net
Collier County's main administration building, left, and the back end of the county courthouse, right.

Collier County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, its population was 375,752; an increase of 16.9% since the 2010 United States Census.[1] Its county seat is East Naples,[2] where the county offices were moved from Everglades City in 1962.

Collier County comprises the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which, along with the Cape Coral-Fort Myers (Lee County) MSA and the Clewiston (Hendry County, Glades County) Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area (CSA).[3]

  1. ^ "Collier County, Florida Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census".
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Executive Office of the President. July 21, 2023. p. 64. Retrieved July 21, 2023.