Fort Myers is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 92,245 in 2021, ranking the city the 370th-most-populous in the country. Together with the larger and more residential city of Cape Coral, the smaller cities of Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, and Bonita Springs, the village of Estero, and the unincorporated districts of Lehigh Acres and North Fort Myers, it anchors the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metropolitan statistical area which comprises Lee County and has a population of 787,976 as of 2021. Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within Florida. The winter estates of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are major attractions. The city takes its name from a local former fort that was built during the Seminole Wars.

County: Lee
Founded: March 24, 1885
Incorporated: August 12, 1885
Type: Council–Manager
Mayor: Kevin B. Anderson
Councilmembers: Teresa Watkins Brown, Fred Burson, Darla Bonk, Liston "Lin" Bochette, III, Terolyn Watson, and, Johnny W. Streets, Jr.
City Manager: Marty K. Lawing
Population (2020): 86,395
Estimate (2021): 92,245
Rank: 370th in country (as of 2021)
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes: 33900–33999
Area code(s): 239
FIPS code: 12-24125
GNIS feature ID: 0282700
Website: [www.cityftmyers.com cityftmyers.com]
Official Website: http://www.cityftmyers.com
Wikidata description: city and county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States
Wikidata id: Q506451
Wikidata label: Fort Myers
Wikidata aliases: Array
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