Immokalee ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States. History The region was settled by the Calusa people. It was inhabited by the Seminole centuries later, after they moved down from northern Florida. Initially the settlement was known as Gopher Ridge by the Seminole and Miccosukee nations. Immokalee means "your home" in the Mikasuki language. When the swamps were drained in the region, agriculture became the dominant industry. European-American hunters, trappers, Native American traders, cowmen, and missionaries moved in before permanent villages developed. The first permanent settlement was founded in 1872. In 1921, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad extended its Haines City Branch south to Immokalee. The railroad was removed in 1989. The Immokalee area is heavily agricultural. It is one of the nation's major centers of tomato growing. In 1960, CBS News anchor Edward R. Murrow reported on the region's farms' working conditions for his Harvest of Shame report for CBS Reports, which described the harsh lives of migrant workers. Geography Immokalee is in northern Collier County along Florida State Road 29. LaBelle is north, and Interstate 75 (Alligator Alley) is south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of , of which is land and , or 2.42%, is water. Climate The climate in Immokalee is right on the border between a humid subtropical climate and a tropical climate, with the mean temperature in the coldest month, January, at being 0.1 degrees Fahrenheit below the threshold for a tropical climate. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 24,557 people, 5,985 households, and 4,517 families residing in the CDP. 2010 census Immokalee's population was 24,154 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 19,763 people, 4,715 households, and 3,635 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,987 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.98% Hispanic (Of Any race), 18.03% African American, 3.19% White, 1.03% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 35.66% from other races, and 6.38% from two or more races. There were 4,715 households, out of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with