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Estero takes its name from the Spanish word for 'estuary.'

The Koreshan Unity settlement arrived in Estero in 1894 under Cyrus Teed, whose followers believed the universe existed inside a hollow Earth.

The Koreshans obtained their Estero land from Gustave Damkohler, a German homesteader who had settled there in 1882, and the last members deeded the land to Florida in 1961; it is now preserved as the Koreshan State Historic Site.

Estero was first incorporated as a town by the Koreshans on September 1, 1904, but that incorporation was abolished in 1907.

After spending years as a census-designated place, Estero incorporated again as a village on December 31, 2014.

The 2020 Census counted 36,939 residents in Estero.

Estero stands beside Estero Bay, which was designated Florida's first aquatic preserve.

Mound Key Archaeological State Park, an island ceremonial center built by the Calusa in Estero Bay, can be reached only by boat or kayak.

The Hertz Corporation built its global headquarters in Estero at the corner of U.S. 41 and Williams Road.

Hertz Arena in Estero is the home of the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.