{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Casey Key | settlement_type = Island | other_name = Caseys Key, Treasure Island <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map = USA Florida |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Florida |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Florida |subdivision_type2 = Counties |subdivision_name2 = Sarasota |government_footnotes = |government_type = |established_title = Established |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information --> |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = −05:00 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = −04:00 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 13 |coordinates = {{Coord|27|09|00|N|82|28|50|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}<ref name="GNIS"/>
<!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = |area_code_type = Area codes |area_code = 941 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 280108<ref name="GNIS">{{Cite GNIS|280108|Casey Key|entrydate = October 19, 1979 |accessdate= February 4, 2019}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Casey Key''' is a barrier island off the coast of Southwest Florida, located south of Siesta Key. Casey Key is part of the North Port—Sarasota—Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Casey Key was severely damaged by 2024 hurricanes Helene and Milton.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-12 |title=After Helene and Milton, residents of Casey Key question its future |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/10/12/milton-helene-damage-climate-change-barrier-islands/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> [[File:Starr-031108-0312-Clusia rosea-habit-Casey Key-Florida (24047989353).jpg|thumb|Clusia rosea, Casey Key]] [[File:Starr-031108-0247-Vitex trifolia-habit-S Casey Key-Florida (24556908342).jpg|left|thumb|Vitex trifolia, Casy Key (a non-native plant cultivated in Florida)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vitex trifolia - UF/IFAS Assessment - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences |url=https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/assessments/vitex-trifolia/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=assessment.ifas.ufl.edu}}</ref>]]
==History== Casey Key is erroneously named after Captain John Charles Casey as a result of a United States Coast Survey chart published in 1851. Captain John Casey and his army were settled at Casey's Key, located south of the island, at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Casey's Pass |website=Sarasota History Alive! |url=http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/history/markers/casey-s-pass/ |access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref>
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Category:Gulf Coast barrier islands of Florida Category:Islands of Sarasota County, Florida Category:Beaches of Sarasota County, Florida Category:Beaches of Florida Category:Islands of Florida
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