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Florida City: Punta
Gorda Punta
Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of
16,762.
It is the
county seat of Charlotte
County
and the only
incorporated municipality in the county. Punta Gorda is the principal city of
the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan
Statistical Area and of Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda
Combined Statistical Area, which was
first defined by OMB bulletin 07-01, released in December
2006. Punta Gorda was the scene
of massive destruction after Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 hurricane, came through the city on August 13, 2004. Charley was the
strongest tropical system to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Punta Gorda occupies a
point where the Peace River meets Charlotte Harbor. Punta Gorda became the
southernmost stop on the South Florida
Railroad, attracting the industries
which propelled its initial growth. One man drawn to the area was George Brown,
an African-American shipbuilder and landowner, who became one of Punta Gorda's
founding fathers. In 1890, the first
postmaster of Punta Gorda was appointed. Robert Meacham, an
African-American, was appointed by jilted lawyer Isaac Trabue as a deliberate
affront to the Southern mentalities of the original community. Trabue had come to
Punta Gorda to create his own town, named after himself. When the founders
incorporated Punta Gorda without Trabue, he vowed revenge. Trabue eventually
left the area and returned to his home in Kentucky. Early Punta Gorda greatly
resembled the modern social climate of various classes living together and
working together. While the regal Punta Gorda Hotel, at one point partly owned
by Cornelius
Vanderbilt, reflected the upper class,
Punta Gorda was a pretty tough town, as most frontier towns were. In the early
days, Punta Gorda's location at the end of the railway line made it a popular
destination for some pretty shady characters, resulting in around 40 murders
between 1890 and 1904. Punta Gorda in the 20th
century still maintained steady growth. Charlotte County was formed in 1921
after DeSoto County was split. Also in 1921, the first bridge was constructed
connecting Punta Gorda and Charlotte Harbor along the brand-new Tamiami Trail. This small bridge was replaced by the Barron Collier Bridge
in 1931, and then by the current bridge crossing the Peace
River. .Income &
Housing Costs Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2008: $62,396 (it
was $48,916 in 2000)
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