1882Government
German homesteader Gustave Damkohler began planting mulberry trees in 1882 along the Estero River, followed by others who established fish camps and the region's first citrus gr...
1894Culture
In 1894, Damkohler donated property to the followers of Cyrus Teed, who proposed a theory that people live on the inside of the Earth's outer skin, and that celestial bodies are...
1904Government
They were business-oriented and lived communally, prospering enough to found their own political party ("The Progressive Liberty Party") and incorporate the town on September 1,...
1907Government
At the behest of other local officials, the Florida legislature abolished the municipality of Estero in 1907.
1908History
The 1908 death of Teed (who claimed to be immortal) was a critical blow to the group's faith, whose membership dwindled into the 1960s.
1920History
By the 1920 US census, it increased to 340 residents.
1925Military
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (via its Fort Myers Southern Railroad subsidiary) began service through Estero in 1925.
1927Architecture
A competing railroad, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad also built a rail line through Estero in 1927.
1928History
Tamiami Trail was fully complete in 1928.
1987Infrastructure
Today, the former Atlantic Coast Line tracks are still in place east of US 41 and have been owned by Seminole Gulf Railway since 1987.
2000History
== Demographics ==
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,503 people, 4,608 households, and 3,336 families residing in Estero.
2007Education
The foundation remains as "The College of Life Foundation", which contributed (for example) at least $25,000 to the Gulf Shore Playhouse in or around 2007.
2010Government
At the time of the 2010 census, Estero was an unincorporated community and census-designated place, but incorporated as a village on the last calendar date of 2014.
2013Culture
== Economy ==
On May 7, 2013, the Hertz Corporation announced it was moving its corporate headquarters and about 750 jobs to Estero from its former bases at Park Ridge, New Jers...
2014Government
Estero incorporated as a village on December 31, 2014.
2019History
In 2019, Estero was ranked #8 by USA Today for cities where the most people own their homes for having a homeownership rate of 85.5%.
2020History
==== 2020 census ====
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 36,939 people, 15,763 households, and 10,706 families residing in the village.
2022History
As of the census 2022: ACS 5-Year Estimates, the median income for a household in the village of Estero, Florida was $100,543, the median income for a family was $114,112 and th...
2023Culture
In 2023 the Artistic & Operations Center for the Southwest Florida Symphony relocated to Coconut Point Mall in Estero, Florida.
2024Architecture
As of April 2024 the Estero government is in the planning stages for an approved Estero Entertainment Center to be built via a privet public partnership on land owned by the Vil...