Key Colony Beach is a municipality in the middle of the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, United States.
- CountyMonroe County
- Population790 (2020 U.S. Census)
Key Colony Beach is a municipality in the middle of the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida, United States.
Key Colony Beach, Florida gifts and souvenirs: 25 designs made from Key Colony Beach's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Key Colony Beach Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Key Colony Beach Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Key Colony Beach Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Key Colony Beach Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Key Colony Beach Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Key Colony Beach Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
Before the early 1950s, Shelter Key, on which most of the City of Key Colony Beach is located, (with a tiny part of the city being on Fat Deer Key), was a 97-acre (39-hectare) low-lying island. During the early 1950s, Phil Sadowski began dredging around the island, adding to its size and increasing its height to 6 feet (1.8 m) above mean sea level, and later built developments on the island via land reclamation.
Around 1956–1957, residents of nearby Marathon began discussing incorporating the entire area. Sadowski was not keen on having his development swallowed up into Marathon, so he began the process of incorporating the island into its own city. The Florida Legislature passed legislation in June 1957 allowing incorporation, which local residents passed unanimously on September 24, 1957, thus creating today's Key Colony Beach.
Incorporation became a blessing in 1960, when much of the city was destroyed by Hurricane Donna. As a separately incorporated city, Key Colony Beach received its own federal grant to rebuild; nearby Marathon (not yet incorporated) had to settle for a portion of the grant given to Monroe County. However, the storm (along with the Cuban Revolution) depressed real estate prices, and it took several years to for prices to stabilize.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Key Colony Beach, Florida, revision 1373571756 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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3 free coloring pages of Key Colony Beach, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Key Colony Beach's population was 790 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 797 in 2010.
A view of Key Colony Beach
A view of Key Colony Beach
A view of Key Colony Beach