List of island municipalities in Florida
This is a list of Florida municipalities that are located entirely on islands. Most of the island municipalities of Florida are located on barrier islands. Barrier islands stretch for 1,200 kilometres (750 miles) along the coast of Florida, with an area of 1,630 square kilometres (630 sq mi). As of 2000[update], about 700,000 people lived on barrier islands in Florida.[1] All but three of the other island municipalities in Florida are in the Florida Keys, or on artificial islands in Biscayne Bay.
| Municipality | County | Island(s) | Type[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria | Manatee | Anna Maria Island (part) | City | |
| Bal Harbour | Miami-Dade | Miami Beach Island (part) | Village | |
| Bay Harbour Islands | Miami-Dade | East Island, West Island[2] | Town | |
| Belleair Beach | Pinellas | Sand Key | City | |
| Belleair Shore | Pinellas | Sand Key | Town | |
| Beverly Beach | Flagler | Unnamed barrier island[b] (part) | Town | |
| Bradenton Beach | Manatee | Anna Maria Island (part) | City | |
| Briny Breezes | Palm Beach | Unnamed barrier island[c] (part) | Town | |
| Cape Canaveral | Brevard | Canaveral Peninsula[d] (part) and unnamed barrier island[e] (part) | City | |
| Cedar Key | Levy | Cedar Key and other islands in the Cedar Keys | City | |
| Cocoa Beach | Brevard | Unnamed barrier island[e] (part) | City | |
| Daytona Beach Shores | Volusia | Unnamed barrier island[b] (part) | City | |
| Destin | Okaloosa | Moreno Point (barrier peninsula) (part)[4] | City | |
| Fernandina Beach | Nassau | Amelia Island (part) | City | |
| Fort Myers Beach | Lee | Estero Island | Town | |
| Golden Beach | Miami-Dade | Unnamed barrier island[f] (part) | Town | |
| Gulf Stream | Palm Beach | Unnamed barrier island[c] (part) | Town | |
| Highland Beach | Palm Beach | Unnamed narrier island[c] (part) | Town | |
| Hillsboro Beach | Broward | Deerfield Beach Island | Town | |
| Holmes Beach | Manatee | Anna Maria Island (part) | City | |
| Hypoluxo | Palm Beach | Palm Beach Island[g] (part) | Town | |
| Islamorada | Monroe | Five islands[h] | Village | |
| Indialantic | Brevard | Unnamed barrier island[e] (part) | Town | |
| Indian Creek | Miami-Dade | Indian Creek Island | Village | |
| Indian Harbor Beach | Brevard | Unnamed barrier island[e] (part) | City | |
| Indian River Shores | Indian River | North Hutchinson Island (part) | Town | |
| Indian Rocks Beach | Pinellas | Sand Key (part) | City | |
| Indian Shores | Pinellas | Sand Key (part) | Town | |
| Juno Beach | Palm Beach | Unnamed barrier island[i] (part) | Town | |
| Jupiter Inlet Colony | Palm Beach | Jupiter Island (part) | Town | |
| Jupiter Island | Martin | Jupiter Island (part) | Town | |
| Key Biscayne | Miami-Dade | Key Biscayne (part) | Village | |
| Key Colony Beach | Monroe | Shelter Key, Fat Deer Key | Town | |
| Key West | Monroe | Key West Island and others[j] | City | |
| Layton | Monroe | Long Key (part) | City | |
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | Broward | Unnamed barrier island[k] (part) | Town | |
| Lazy Lake | Broward | Unnamed island[l] (part) | Village | |
| Longboat Key | Manatee (part) Sarasota (part) |
Longboat Key | Town | |
| Madiera Beach | Pinellas | Sand Key (part) | City | |
| Manalapan | Palm Beach | Palm Beach Island[g] (part), Hypoluxo Island[6] (part) | Town | |
| Marathon | Monroe | Seven islands[m] | City | |
| Marco Island | Collier | Marco Island | City | |
| Marineland | Flagler (part) St. Johns (part) |
Unnamed barrier island[b] (part) | Town | |
| Melbourne Beach | Brevard | Unnamed barrier island[e] (part) | Town | |
| Miami Beach | Miami-Dade | Miami Beach Island (part) and others[n] | City | |
| North Bay Village | Miami-Dade | North Bay/Harbor Island and Treasure Island (Biscayne Bay)[7] | City | |
| North Redington Beach | Pinellas | Sand Key (part) | Town | |
| Ocean Breeze | Martin | South Hutchinson Island (part) | Town | |
| Ocean Ridge | Palm Beach | Unnamed barrier island[c] (part) | Town | |
| Orchid | Indian River | North Hutchinson Island (part) and others[o] | Town | |
| Palm Beach | Palm Beach | Palm Beach Island[g] (part) | Town | |
| Palm Beach Shores | Palm Beach | Singer Island[i] (part) | Town | |
| Ponce Inlet | Volusia | Unnamed barrier island[b] (part) | Town | |
| Redington Beach | Pinellas | Sand Key (part) | Town | |
| Redington Shores | Pinellas | Sand Key (part) | Town | |
| St. Augustine Beach | St. Johns | Anastasia Island (part) | City | |
| St. Pete Beach | Pinellas | Long Key | City | |
| Sanibel | Lee | Sanibel Island | City | |
| Satellite Beach | Brevard | Unnamed barrier island[e] (part) | City | |
| Sea Ranch Lakes | Broward | Unnamed barrier island[k] (part) | Village | |
| South Palm Beach | Palm Beach | Palm Beach Island[g] (part) | Town | |
| Sunny Isles Beach | Miami-Dade | Unnamed barrier island[f] (part) | City | |
| Surfside | Miami-Dade | Miami Beach Island (part) | Town | |
| Treasure Island | Pinellas | Treasure Island | City | |
| Wilton Manors | Broward | Unnamed island[p] (part) | City |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Florida municipalities may be called "Cities", "Towns", or "Villages". There is no legal distinction in their powers, functions, or size based on those titles.
- ^ a b c d The barrier island extending from the Matanzas Inlet to the Ponce de Leon Inlet does not have an official or common name.
- ^ a b c d The barrier island extending from the South Lake Worth Inlet to the Boca Raton Inlet has no official or common name. The island was separated from the mainland in the 1890s when the Florida East Coast Canal (now part of the Intracoastal Waterway) was dug from the south end of Lake Worth Lagoon to Lake Boca Raton.[3]
- ^ The Canaveral Peninsula is a barrier peninsula extending southwest from Cape Canaveral to Port Canaveral.
- ^ a b The barrier island extending from Port Everglades to the Baker's Haulover Inlet has no official or common name.
- ^ a b c d Palm Beach Island was a bay barrier (a coastal barrier connected at both ends to the mainland[5]) in the middle of the 19th century, completely separating Lake Worth from the Atlantic Ocean. The opening of the Lake Worth Inlet in 1876 converted most of the bay barrier into a barrier spit, or peninsula. The construction of the Florida East Coast Canal from Lake Worth to Lake Boca Raton in the late 19th century converted the Palm Beach peninsula and all of the barrier coast south to the Boca Raton Inlet into a barrier island. The opening of the South Lake Worth Inlet in 1926–1927 separated Palm Beach Island from the unnamed barrier island.[3]
- ^ Islands in Islamorada include: Tea Table Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Windley Key, and Plantation Key
- ^ a b Most of the barrier island extending from the Jupiter Inlet to the Lake Worth Inlet has no official or common name. The southernmost part of the island is known as Singer Island.
- ^ Other islands in Key West include: Stock Island, Sigsbee Park, Fleming Key, and Sunset Key
- ^ a b The barrier island extending from the Hillsboro Inlet to Port Everglades has no official or common name.
- ^ Lazy Lake is an enclave in Wilton Manors, on an island surrounded by the North and South Forks of the Middle River, and canals connecting the upper reaches of those rivers.
- ^ Islands in Marathon include: Knight's Key, Boot Key, Key Vaca, Fat Deer Key, Long Point Key, Crawl Key, and Grassy Key
- ^ Other islands in Miami Beach include: Allison Island, Belle Isle, Biscayne Point, Di Lido Island, Flagler Monument Island, Hibiscus Island, Isle of Normandy, La Gorce Island, Normandy Shores, Palm Island, Rivo Alto Island, San Marino Island, and Star Island
- ^ Other islands in Orchid include Plug Island, Preacher's Island, and Horseshoe Island
- ^ Most of Wilton Manors is on an island between the North and South Forks of the Middle River, and canals that connect the upper reaches of those rivers. A small part of Wilton Manors is on the north side of the North Fork, on the mainland.
References
[edit]- ^ Zhang, Keki; Leatherman, Stephan (March 2011). "Barrier Island Population Along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts". Journal of Coastal Research. 27 (2): 356–363. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00126.1. JSTOR 29783245. S2CID 130997386.
- ^ "History". Town of Bay Harbor Islands. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Barrier Islands". Palm Beach County History Online. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "History of Destin: Interactive Timeline". Northwest Florida Daily News. September 15, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "Coastal Barriers Resources System". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services. April 16, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Town of Manalapan History". Manalapan, Florida. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Community Background Report: North Bay Village". GIS Center Florida International University. Retrieved February 7, 2021.