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Tavernier is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States on Key Largo, the largest island in the upper Florida Keys. Tavernier's population was 2,530 at the 2020 census,

Geography

Tavernier occupies the southwesternmost of Key Largo, the largest of the Florida Keys. Tavernier is bordered to the northeast by the community of Key Largo and to the southwest, across Tavernier Creek, by the village of Islamorada on Plantation Key.

U.S. Route 1 (the Overseas Highway) runs through Tavernier, leading southwest to Key West and northeast to Miami.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Tavernier CDP has a total area of , of which , or 4.66%, are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Tavernier had a population of 2,530. The median age was 49.9 years. 14.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.7 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,149 households in Tavernier, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.6% were married-couple households, 23.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Coral Shores High School is in Islamorada and it has a Tavernier address.

Notable people

  • William O'Brien, 21st police chief of Miami

References

  • History of Tavernier
  • History of Key Largo