Cedar Key

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Cedar Key

Total population

875

Elevation3 m

Land area5.45 km²

Weather82°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates29.15°, -83.04°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 687, down from 702 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Cedar Keys are a cluster of islands near the mainland. Most of the developed area for the city of Cedar Key has been on Way Key since the end of the 19th century. The Cedar Keys are named for the eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana, once abundant in the area.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Cedar Key, FL from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Gene Hodges

American politician (1936-2014)

W. Randolph Hodges

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cedar Key

Cedar Key, Florida

Kevin McCarthy · 2007

Off the beaten path

Jesse Walter Dees · 1990

Life history patterns of three estuarine brittlestars (ophiuroidea) at Cedar Key, Florida

Stephen E. Stancyk · 1974

The ecology of the caridean dominated shrimp community in seagrass beds off Cedar Key, Florida

Adair Carolyn Nix Vann · 1980

[Resolution of inquiry into landing of armed forces from revenue-cutter McLane at Cedar Keys, Florida.]

1890

Secret Spots--Tampa Bay to Cedar Key : Tampa Bay to Cedar Key

Frank Sargeant · 2014

Frank Sargeant's secret spots, Tampa Bay to Cedar Key

Frank Sargeant · 1992

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Cedar Key Flo State of Mind Collection · 2019

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Cedar Key, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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