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Big Pine Key is a
census-designated place and
unincorporated community in
Monroe County,
Florida, on an
island of the same name in the
Florida Keys. As of the
2000
census, the town had a total
population of 5,032. Big Pine
Key is located at
 24°41′10″N,
81°21′40″W
(24.686170, -81.360988).
U.S. Route 1 (or the
Overseas Highway) crosses the key at
mile markers 29.5--33. According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP
has a total area of 25.8
km² (9.9
mi²). 25.3 km² (9.8 mi²) of it is
land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.81%) is water. The Big Pine Key
island is home to the
Key Deer population. Precautions are
taken to preserve as much Key Deer habitat as possible. A former oil
well is located at the dead end of Long Beach Road. A former shark
processing plant is located on the east side of the key, north of
U.S. Route 1 (or the
Overseas Highway).
Information courtesy of
Wikipedia.org.
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