Estero is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 9,503. It is the home of Germain Arena, which hosts the home games for the Florida Everblades ECHL hockey team and the Florida Firecats af2 arena football team.

Geography

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Estero is located at (26.432237, -81.809447).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 54.7 km² (21.1 mi²). 54.6 km² (21.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.24%) is water.

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