Port Charlotte is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Charlotte County,
Florida,
United States. The population was 46,451 at the 2000 census. Port
Charlotte is located at
 26°59′25″N,
82°6′21″W
(26.990181, -82.105831). According to the
United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of
23.9 square miles (61.9 km2). 22.3 square miles (57.8 km2)
of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) of it (6.66%)
is water. The Port Charlotte area was largely platted and developed by
the now-defunct
General Development Corporation, which also developed many other
subdivisions and municipalities along Florida's west coast. Port
Charlotte is not a chartered municipality but is, however, the
most-populated area in Charlotte County. Port Charlotte is home to the
Port Charlotte Town Center Mall, the Charlotte County Administration
Center (home of the Charlotte County Commission chambers), as well as
Charlotte Sports Park which will be the spring training home of
the
Tampa Bay Rays beginning in 2009.
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