THE EVERGLADES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Coast and Islands setting.
Everglades city has 0.92 square miles of land in Collier County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Coast and Islands, within Southern Florida Coastal Plain.
Very low-relief southern Florida terrain includes marsh, swamp, Everglades and palmetto-prairie settings. Small elevation differences can correspond to substantial changes in vegetation and water conditions.
Regional context: Southern Florida Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Everglades and Collier County
Everglades is associated with Collier County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Everglades by land and water
The Census records 0.28 square miles of water within Everglades, or 23.6% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 23.3% recorded for Collier County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Everglades city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Plantation Island CDP (0.58 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

