Everglades City
Barron Collier's company town at the edge of the Ten Thousand Islands.
- Population
- 352 (2020 census)
- County seat
- 1923 until the 1960s
- National park
- Gulf coast visitor center
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- 1923
Developer Barron Collier, who has been buying land since 1922, gets the legislature to create Collier County with its seat at Everglade.
- 1928–1929
Rail service arrives, and the Tamiami Trail is completed five miles north of town.
- 1960
Hurricane Donna hits hard. Two years later, the county seat moves to East Naples.
- 1981–1983
The town is the target of Operation Everglades, a federal anti-smuggling operation.
Now
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center is Everglades National Park's gateway on the Gulf coast. Chokoloskee Bay opens to the Ten Thousand Islands just south of town.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Everglades City, Barron River over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 2.8 ft
- Biggest swing
- 4.0 ft on Nov 26
- Smallest swing
- 1.8 ft on Apr 1
- Highest high
- 3.7 ft, Aug 31 at 2:58 PM
- Lowest low
- −0.8 ft, Dec 24 at 9:49 AM
6 tide stations around Everglades City
- Everglades City, Barron Riverin town
- Chokoloskee3.3 mi
- Indian Key6.4 mi
- Chatham River entrance13.1 mi
- Onion Key, Lostmans River23.1 mi
- Lostmans River entrance23.6 mi