Sigsbee Park

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For United States naval officer in command of the USS Maine, see Charles Dwight Sigsbee.

Sigsbee Park as seen from the north

Sigsbee Park, also known as Dredgers Key, is an island about a half mile north of Key West island in the lower Florida Keys; administratively it is within the City of Key West, Florida, United States.^[1]

It is connected to the island of Key West by Sigsbee Road. The island and causeway are part of the Key West Naval Air Station. It is primarily used for Navy housing. It also includes a Navy Exchange, commissary, elementary school, marina, child development center, youth center, recreation center, RV park, veterinary clinic and Sunset Lounge bar & grill.^[2]

1 History
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References

[edit] History

The island was created in the 1940s from dredge spoil following the construction of Navy seaplane runways supporting the former seaplane base at nearby Trumbo Point.

[edit] Demographics

It holds about 2,500 civilians, 2,401 families and 1,470 households. Out of 91.2% have families living in them and 98.2% are married couples, 0.2% have an individual and 0.1% have someone over the age of 65 living in them. 0.5% are non-families.

[edit] Education

Sigsbee Park is served by the Monroe County School District. Its zoned schools are Sigsbee Elementary School on Sigsbee Park and Horace O'Bryant Middle School, and Key West High School [1] on Key West island.

[edit] References

^ Zoning Map. City of Key West. Accessed September 21, 2008.
^ NAS Key West: Base Guide & Directory

v • d • e City of Key West Neighborhoods

Bahama Village • Fleming Key • Key West Historic District • North Stock Island • Old Town, Key West • Poinciana Plaza • Sigsbee Park • Sunset Key • Truman Annex • Trumbo Point

v • d • e Florida Keys

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Upper keys	Key Largo (island) • Key Largo (CDP) • North Key Largo (CDP) • Tavernier (CDP) • Plantation Key (island) • Plantation Key (former CDP) • Windley Key • Upper Matecumbe Key • Tea Table Key • Indian Key • Lignumvitae Key • Lower Matecumbe Key • Village of Islamorada

Middle keys	Craig Key • Fiesta Key • Long Key • City of Layton • Conch Key • Duck Key (CDP) • Grassy Key, Crawl Key • Long Point Key • Fat Deer Key • Key Vaca • City of Marathon • City of Key Colony Beach • Boot Key • Knight's Key

Lower keys	Pigeon Key • Money Key • Little Duck Key • Missouri Key • Ohio Key • Sunshine Key • Bahia Honda Key • Spanish Harbor Key • West Summerland Key • No Name Key • Big Pine Key (CDP) • Little Torch Key • Middle Torch Key • Big Torch Key • Ramrod Key • Summerland Key • Knockemdown Key • Cudjoe Key (CDP) • Sugarloaf Key • Park Key • Lower Sugarloaf Key • Saddlebunch Keys • Shark Key • Geiger Key • Big Coppitt Key (island) • Big Coppitt Key (CDP) • East Rockland Key • Rockland Key • Boca Chica Key • Raccoon Key • Stock Island (CDP) • Key West (island) • Key West (city) • Sigsbee Park • Fleming Key • Sunset Key • Wisteria Island

Outlying Islands	Mule Keys (with Mule Key • Crawfish Key • Archer Key • Joe Ingram Key • Big Mullet Key • Barracouta Key • Cottrell Key • Man Key • Little Mullet Key • Ballast Key • Woman Key • Boca Grande Key) • Marquesas Keys • Dry Tortugas • Tortugas Bank

Areas	Florida Bay • Dry Tortugas National Park • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary • National Key Deer Sanctuary • John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park • Biscayne Bay • Biscayne National Park • Key West National Wildlife Refuge • Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge • Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge

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