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Immokalee, Florida

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Immokalee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34142. The Survey maps it on the Immokalee quadrangle. 24,557 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 33 feet above sea level.

Immokalee within Collier County

Then and now

1956 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 31 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Immokalee, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Immokalee, surveyed 1956

On record in Immokalee

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Immokalee grew from 24,154 to 24,557 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201024,154
202024,557+403 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

148 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Immokalee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,938 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 24 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Railroad operations and maintenance47
Arson/incendiarism24
Natural20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use19
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
16 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
15 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 September 1992Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 September 2005Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresFlorida Forest Service11/15TH ST FIRE/ CUMMINGS
8 August 2018Natural10 acresFlorida Forest ServiceCOGAN (11)
7 August 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
13 August 1998Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Collier County

Storms near this place

30 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Immokalee in 30 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 9 funnel cloud, 4 hail, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2003LightningImmokalee1 killed, 2 hurtA 52-year old Mexican national was killed while working near a ditch at a farm two miles from Oil Well Road. Two other men standing about 10 feet away were injured by the same lightning strike. It was raining heavily at the time. It was raining heavily at the time.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindImmokalee$100,000At Immokalee Regional Airport one aircraft destroyed and 3 aircraft damaged. A metal building was also damaged. One quarter mile away a feed and supply store reported roof damage.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindImmokalee$50,000Strong thunderstorm winds stripped insulation from the roof of a house and uprooted several trees, one of which fell on a car.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindImmokalee$38,000Numerous reports of tree branches and trees were blown down across the Naples, Golden Gate Estates, and Immokalee areas. Power lines reported down throughout Naples metro. Rainfall amounts between 2.5 and 4 inches have also been reported.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindImmokalee$10,000A roof was blown off a business building.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindImmokalee$10,000no account filed
May 2024Thunderstorm WindImmokalee$3,000A survey crew found wind damage consistent with a downburst of up to 70 mph / 61 knots after a severe thunderstorm went through Immokalee. The straight-line wind damage started just west of 9th Street and went between Main and Colorado until about 4th St. Several medium to large tree limbs were broken, with power lines and poles knocked down, and tents blown over.
May 2024FloodImmokalee-Several pictures and videos on social media of flooded streets and parking lots after a strong thunderstorm slowly moved through the area.
May 2024Funnel CloudImmokalee-A video on social media showed a funnel cloud over Ave Maria as a thunderstorm moved through the area.
June 2023HailImmokalee-Report relayed from broadcast media of hail up to 1 inch in diameter in Immokalee.
January 2016Thunderstorm WindImmokalee-Gust to 79 mph (69kts) was recorded at the Seminole Tribe Reservation in Immokalee.
March 2014Thunderstorm WindImmokalee-A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was reported at the weatherbug station in Immokalee.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindImmokalee-Twitter report received of strong winds causing tree damage in Ave Maria. A 20-foot tree was split in half and a few smaller trees were uprooted.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindImmokalee-One and a half to two feet in diameter pines trees were reported down in the Immokalee area. Trees were also blown down and onto trailers and a car causing damage.
May 2005Funnel CloudImmokalee-A funnel cloud was sighted near the intersection of County Roads 846 and 858.
June 2004Funnel CloudImmokalee-A funnel cloud was seen.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindImmokalee-A severe thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a FAWN station in Immokalee.
November 2003Funnel CloudImmokalee-Emergency Manager reported a funnel cloud near Immokalee.
July 2002Funnel CloudImmokalee-The Florida Highway Patrol reported a funnel cloud.
September 2000Funnel CloudImmokalee-A funnel cloud was sighted.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindImmokalee-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed over western Collier County.
July 1998Funnel CloudImmokalee-Funnel cloud observed south of Immokalee.
August 1998WaterspoutImmokalee-Waterspout observed touching down briefly on Lake Trafford.
October 1997Funnel CloudImmokalee-observed by collier county emergency management near lake trafford.
September 1997Funnel CloudImmokalee-reported by storm spotter.
June 2009HailImmokalee-no account filed
July 2009HailImmokalee-no account filed
August 2006Flash FloodImmokalee-no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodImmokalee-no account filed
July 1997HailImmokalee-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Collier County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Ave Maria5.7 miles13
Harker6.5 miles12
Corkscrew8.4 miles12
Sunniland11.1 miles12
Orangetree12.6 miles12
Heritage Bay15.9 miles13
Golden Gates Estates18.4 miles13
Miles City18.6 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ImmokaleeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1660142The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 284474. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.