Marathon, Florida

Marathon, Florida
City
Location in Monroe County and the U.S. state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits
Coordinates: 24°43′35″N 81°2′25″W / 24.72639°N 81.04028°W / 24.72639; -81.04028
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Monroe
Area [1]
• Total	9.28 sq mi (24.03 km2)
• Land	8.45 sq mi (21.88 km2)
• Water	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,689
• Density	1,147.17/sq mi (442.91/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	33050−33052
Area code	305
FIPS code	12-43000[3]
GNIS feature ID	0286401[4]
Website	www.ci.marathon.fl.us

Marathon is a city of Florida in the United States. It is on Knight's Key, Boot Key, Key Vaca, Fat Deer Key, Long Point Key, Crawl Key and Grassy Key islands in the middle Florida Keys, in Monroe County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 9,689.^[2]

The name "Marathon" started with the building of the Florida East Coast Railroad. The railroad workers were working night and day to complete the railway. Many of the workers complained that "this [the project] is getting to be a real Marathon". Later, the railroad named the closest station along the railroad "Marathon".^[5]

1. ↑ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "P1. Race – Marathon city, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. ↑ "History Of Marathon". www.keyshistory.org.