The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAlva is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States, situated on the Caloosahatchee River. The population was 2,725 at the 2020 census, up from 2,596 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,596 to 2,725 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alva yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Alva’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alva’s history is told.
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Alva, decade by decade
2000
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.