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Key West

Also known as Key West, Florida, Key West, FL

county seat of Monroe County, Florida, United States

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Key West is a city located at the southernmost tip of Florida and serves as the county seat of Monroe County. It is notable for being the southernmost city in the continental United States and has historically been an important port and cultural hub.

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Instance of: city in the United States
Official name: Key West
Country: United States
Located in: Monroe County
Population: 26444
Area: 18.761892
Elevation: 4
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone
Capital of: Conch Republic
Shares border with: Stock Island
Official website: www.keywestcity.com
Image: Key west 2001.JPG
Households: 10788
Dialing code: 305

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postal code: 33040
category for people born here: Category:Births in Key West, Florida
twinned administrative body: Djibouti
Commons category: Key West, Florida
topic's main category: Category:Key West, Florida
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Key West, Florida
inception: 1828-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Key West, Florida
P8168: Marie of France, Countess of Champagne
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
water as percent of area: 22.8734
different from: Key West
per capita income: 47423
P12749: Hans Wehr

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Encyclopedic overview

Key West (Spanish: Cayo Hueso [kaʝo ˈweso]) is an island in the Straits of Florida, at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it constitutes the City of Key West.

The island of Key West is about 4 miles (6 kilometers) long and 1 mile (2 km) wide, with a total land area of 4.2 square miles (11 km). Within Florida, it is 130 miles (210 km) southwest of Miami by air, about 165 miles (266 km) by road. Key West is approximately 95 miles (153 km) north of Cuba at their closest points, and 106 miles (171 km) north-northeast of Havana.

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