Naples, Florida Information

Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of 1 July 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on 1 July 2007. It is home to many starts, actors, and famous athletes and sports some of the most luxurious house in the country. The crime rate is low, the scenery great, the people are mostly sophisticated and wealthy, and there are some of the best schools in Florida in Naples. One of the biggest pros of Southwest Florida and Naples, is the incredible weather and the average temperature of 77 degrees. You also will enjoy some of the most beautiful beaches in the country, with great fishing, wildlife, and clear waters.

Naples was founded during the late 1880s by former Confederate general and Kentucky U.S. Senator John Stuart Williams and his partner, Louisville businessman Walter N. Haldeman, the publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Throughout the 1870s and '80's, magazine and newspaper stories telling of the area's mild climate and abundant fish and game likened it to the sunny Italian peninsula. The name Naples caught on when promoters described the bay as "surpassing the bay in Naples, Italy.