About Key West

Key West is the name of both a city and an island found in the southernmost region of the state of Florida. Key West’s city limits encompass the namesake island, Fleming Key, Sigsbee Park, and Sunset Key. Key West is a major seaport destination, and serves as the county seat of Monroe County. Key West has a population of approximately twenty six thousand residents, and is known colloquially as the Conch Republic, Margaritaville, and the Southernmost City in the Continental United States. Residents of a Key West apartment for rent or home for rent can take advantage of a number of things to see and do, ranging from the manmade to the natural.

Key West’s official town motto is “One Human Family”, and the community was originally claimed by the United States of America in the year eighteen twenty two. Key West is home to a number of cultural and historical attractions and activities, including the Duval Street bar and restaurant district, the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, the Tennessee Williams Theatre, the Key West Literary Seminar, and the Key West Botanical Forest and Garden. Key West also boasts the Key West Lighthouse and Keeper’s Quarters Museum. Residents of a Key West apartment rental or home rental can also take advantage of annual events including the Key West Race Week, the Key West Literary Seminar, the Conch Republic Independence Celebration, the Red Ribbon Bed Race, the Survivors Party, the Queen Mother Pageant, PrideFest, the Cuban-American Heritage Festival, and the Boat and Holiday Parade.

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