Key West, Florida

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The coastal city of Key West is located in the Florida Keys.

Key West is located in Monroe County and is the county seat.

Time Zone: Key West lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Key West can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Key West had a population of 25,478 people^<1> (or 32.07% of the total population of Monroe County). The population of Key West represented 0.16% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 75th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Key West had a population of 22,364 people. This is a decrease of 12.22% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Key West.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Big Coppitt Key	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Big Pine Key	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Cudjoe Key	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Key Colony Beach	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	760	3.55% decrease
	Marathon	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	9,526	7.11% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Key West.

Websites for Key West

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Key West. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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