Half of Plantation Island’s homes were built after 1988
Most of Plantation Island was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1974 on and the census since 2000.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Plantation Island yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Plantation Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. The population was 119 at the 2020 census, down from 163 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 163 to 119 (-27%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Plantation Island.
1974Everglades City sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Plantation Island.
People over time
Plantation Island, census by census
Between 119 and 202 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Plantation Island’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Plantation Island
Nobody well known was born in Plantation Island itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
