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Immokalee (/ɪˈmɒk(ə)li/ ih-MOK-(ə)-lee) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States.

Immokalee CDP overview:
Name:	Immokalee CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Collier County
Elevation:	33 ft (10 m)
Total Area:	23.29 sq mi (60.32 km²)
Land Area:	22.72 sq mi (58.85 km²)
Water Area:	0.57 sq mi (1.48 km²) 2.5%
Total Population:	24,557
Population Density:	1,080.81/sq mi (417.30/km²)
ZIP code:	34142–34143
Area code:	239
FIPS code:	1233250
GNISfeature ID:	284474

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History

The region was settled by the Calusa people. It was inhabited by the Seminole centuries later, after they moved down from northern Florida. Initially the settlement was known as Gopher Ridge by the Seminole and Miccosukee nations. Immokalee means “your home” in the Mikasuki language.

When the swamps were drained in the region, agriculture became the dominant industry. European-American hunters, trappers, Native American traders, cowmen, and missionaries moved in before permanent villages developed. The first permanent settlement was founded in 1872. In 1921, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad extended its Haines City Branch south to Immokalee. The railroad was removed in 1989.

The Immokalee area is heavily agricultural. It is one of the nation’s major centers of tomato growing. In 1960, CBS News anchor Edward R. Murrow reported on the region’s farms’ working conditions for his Harvest of Shame report for CBS Reports, which described the harsh lives of migrant workers.

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Geography

Immokalee is in northern Collier County along Florida State Road 29. LaBelle is 24 miles (39 km) north, and Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) is 20 miles (32 km) south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 23.3 square miles (60.3 km), of which 22.7 square miles (58.8 km) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km), or 2.42%, is water.

Climate

The climate in Immokalee is right on the border between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical climate, with the mean temperature in the coldest month, January, at 63.90 °F (17.72 °C) which is 0.54 °F (0.30 °C) below the 64.40 °F (18.00 °C) threshold for a tropical climate.