Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 10,523. >http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-12.csv] It is part of the Palm Bay, Florida-Melbourne, Florida-Titusville, Florida Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
The city of Cape Canaveral is located at the northern tip of a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It is due south of the geographical feature Cape Canaveral (known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973)....

Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 10,523. >http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-12.csv] It is part of the Palm Bay, Florida-Melbourne, Florida-Titusville, Florida Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
The city of Cape Canaveral is located at the northern tip of a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It is due south of the geographical feature Cape Canaveral (known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973). It is separated from the mainland by the Banana River, Merritt Island, Florida and the Indian River (Florida) from east to west. Port Canaveral is an important port for cruise liners, which take on passengers here for cruises to the Caribbean.

Cape Canaveral is located at (28.388382, -80.603498).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.85%) is water.

Government
In 2007, the city had a taxable real estate base of $1.46 billion.