Originally named San Marco Island by Spanish explorers, Marco Island is a city in Collier County, Florida.  Marco is an island on the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Southwest Florida.  It is the largest Barrier Island within Southwest Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands and it is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Area.  The population was 12,879 as of the  2000 census. Marco has approximately six miles of beach and over 100 miles of waterways within its 24 square miles.

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