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Broadview Park is located at 26°5′55″N 80°12′27″W / 26.09861°N 80.2075°W / 26.09861; -80.2075 (26.098515, -80.207419).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.92%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,798 people, 2,122 households, and 1,606 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,949.1 people per square mile (2,678.3/km²). There were 2,267 housing units at an average density of 2,317.4/sq mi (893.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 67.92% White (37.3% were Non-Hispanic White,) 16.98% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.49% Pacific Islander, 8.16% from other races, and 4.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42.32% of the population.

There were 2,122 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $39,176. Males had a median income of $27,473 versus $22,296 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,591. About 13.6% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 54.71% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 41.80%, French Creole made up 1.57%, Tagalog was at 1.32%, and French was the mother tongue for 0.57% of the population.

Broward Estates is located at 26°7′31″N 80°11′48″W / 26.12528°N 80.19667°W / 26.12528; -80.19667 (26.125404, -80.196559).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,416 people, 993 households, and 831 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,536.4/km² (6,611.4/mi²). There were 1,025 housing units at an average density of 761.1/km² (1,983.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.82% White, 96.96% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 993 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 32.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,298, and the median income for a family was $38,712. Males had a median income of $26,726 versus $24,360 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,471. About 23.3% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 25.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 98.31% of all residents, while Spanish made up 1.68% of the population.

Cooper City is located at 26°02′41″N 80°17′22″W / 26.044631°N 80.289566°W / 26.044631; -80.289566.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17 km²). 6.35 square miles (16 km²) of it is land and .35 square miles (1 km²) of it is water (5.22%).

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,939 people, 9,123 households, and 7,827 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,402.4/mi² (1,698.8/km²). There were 9,289 housing units at an average density of 1,463.7/mi² (564.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.10% White (75.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 3.09% African American, 0.16% Native American, 4.09% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.57% of the population.

There were 9,123 households out of which 51.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.2% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $75,166, and the median income for a family was $78,172. Males had a median income of $51,931 versus $33,788 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,474. About 2.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language by 78.55% of the population, while Spanish was spoken by 15.08%, and Hebrew speakers made up 1.25% of all residents. Other mother tongues included languages such as both French and Malayalam making up 0.75% of residents, as well as Italian being at 0.69%, while Chinese was at 0.59%.

As of 2000, Cooper City had the sixty-fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 5.29% of the city's population (tied with West Palm Beach,) and it had the ninety-second highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, which made up 1.78% of all residents (tied with Pinecrest and South Bound Brook, New Jersey.)

• Griffin Elementary School
• Cooper City Elementary
• Embassy Creek Elementary
• Pioneer Middle School
• Cooper City High School

Embassy Creek Elementary School

Embassy Creek Elementary School is an elementary school located in Cooper City that teaches grades K-5. The school was opened in 1993.

The current principal is Robert Becker. The school is a member of the Broward School District.

Cooper City Elementary School

Cooper City Elementary School has attained an "B" rating for 2009.

Griffin Elementary

Griffin Elementary School is an elementary school located in Cooper City which teaches grades K-5. The school has also attained an "A" rating for 2009.

Pioneer Middle School

Pioneer Middle School is a middle school located in Cooper City, Florida that teaches grades 6-8. The school was opened in 1976 (200 years after 1776) and is thus named. The school colors are red, white, and blue, because of the bicentennial coinciding with the founding of the school. Their mascot is the eagle. The current principle is Mr.Michael G. Consaul. The school website is (http://pne.browardschools.com/)

Flamingo Road Christian Academy

FRCA is the school ministry of Flamingo Road Church. Established in 1983 as a preschool program, FRCA has grown to include K-5th grade. Starting in 2010, FRCA will open its middle school program with 6th grade.

Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City is the location of one of the best cricket grounds in the United States, and in 2004 played host to first-class cricket when the United States cricket team played Canada in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. It also served as the home ground for the Florida Thunder Pro Cricket team in 2004. The park is also home to one of the few cycling tracks in South Florida. The park also encompasses a skateboard park.

Cooper City is also the birthplace of famous Troy State defensive end Ken Wagner, who was a part of their National Championship team in the late 1980s.

• Killarney, Ireland

It was the first official city/municipality to be incorporated into Broward County dating back to the 1880s. Starting as a settlement called Modello, it was incorporated in November 1904. Most of the 35 residents were of Danish ancestry, and they changed the name of the town to Dania. In 1999, Dania formally changed its name to Dania Beach; however Dania is still commonly used to refer to the city.

In 2001, the city annexed several unincorporated areas of Broward County increasing the population by about 3,600 people.

Dania Beach is located at 26°03′18″N 80°09′11″W / 26.054916°N 80.153119°W / 26.054916; -80.153119. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.31 square miles (16 km²). 6.09 square miles (16 km²) of it is land and .22 square miles (1 km²) of it (3.49%) is water.

Dania Beach is adjacent to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,061 people, 9,012 households, and 4,866 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,294.2/mi² (1,271.9/km²). There were 10,847 housing units at an average density of 1,781.2/mi² (687.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.14% White (61.6% were Non-Hispanic White), 23.74% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.01% of the population.

There were 9,012 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,125, and the median income for a family was $37,405. Males had a median income of $35,081 versus $26,535 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,795. About 14.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 76.85%, while Spanish accounted for 12.38%, French at 4.88%, French Creole at 1.94%, Italian at 1.36%, and Arabic was spoken by 0.80% of the population.

As of 2000, Dania Beach had the 127th highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 1.69% of the city's population (tied with Fort Lauderdale and Parkland.)

Gulfstream International Airlines is headquartered in Dania Beach.

Carnival Air Lines was headquartered in Dania Beach.

Dania Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

Davie was founded by a group of settlers composed of workers from the Panama Canal Zone. The original name of the town was Zona because of this. Randolph P. Davie, a developer, bought about 27,000 acres (109 km²) in the area and the town name was changed to "Davie." It was carved out of Everglades land that was mostly under water. The early history of the town was dominated by drainage issues, some of which persist today.

Davie has always had a reputation as a "Western" town. It boasts a significant horse-owning population and once was home to many herds of cattle. In recent years, commercial and residential development has discouraged such practices but Davie still tries to maintain a "Western" feel. Pioneer City, a western theme park, was located across the street from Flamingo Gardens. It was built in the 1960s and closed a few years later.

Davie is located at 26°04′53″N 80°16′49″W / 26.081426°N 80.280223°W / 26.081426; -80.280223. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.17 square miles (88 km²). 33.43 square miles (87 km²) of it is land and 0.74 square miles (2 km²) of it (2.17%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 75,720 people, 28,682 households, and 19,761 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,265.2/mi² (874.5/km²). There were 31,284 housing units at an average density of 935.9/mi² (361.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.05% White, 4.56% African American, 0.25% Native American, 2.79% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.86% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.85% of the population.

There were 28,682 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,014, and the median income for a family was $56,290. Males had a median income of $38,756 versus $30,016 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,271. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language made up 75.47% of the population, while Spanish speakers made up 18.74%, and French speakers made up 1.13% of residents. A few other languages spoken were Italian at 0.73%, Chinese at 0.53%, Portuguese 0.51%, and French Creole being the mother tongue of 0.38% of the population.

Davie is host of the South Florida Educational Center. A large number of educational institutions have campuses in Davie, including:

Colleges and universities

• Nova Southeastern University
• Florida Atlantic University (Davie Campus)
• University of Florida (Davie Campus)
• Broward College (Central Campus)
• ITT Technical Institute
• Unilatina international college

Public elementary schools

• Davie Elementary School
• Flamingo Elementary School
• Fox Trail Elementary School
• Hawkes Bluff Elementary School (opened in 1989)
• Nova Blanche Forman Elementary School
• Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
• Silver Ridge Elementary School

Public middle schools

• Indian Ridge Middle School
• Nova Middle School
• Tequesta Trace Middle School

Public high schools

• McFatter Technical High School
• Nova High School
• Western High School

Private schools

• St. David Catholic Elementary/Middle School
• St. Bonaventure School (Catholic Elementary/Middle)
• The Master's Academy
• University School of Nova Southeastern University
• Kentwood Preparatory School, a school for children with AD/HD and similar learning problems
• Summit-Questa Montessori School
• Apple Tree Montessori School
• Conservatory Prep Senior High - an arts-integrated school for grades 8 - 12
• Parkway Christian School (Christian Elementary/Middle)
• Sunset Sudbury School

Davie is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

Davie Digest is the local free community newspaper serving the Town of Davie with community news and an interactive website http://www.daviedigest.com allowing for the community to submit news and subscribe to the paper.

• Flamingo Gardens
• Miami Dolphins Training Facility
• Bergeron Rodeo Grounds
• Bamford Sports Complex
• Davie Broncos Tackle Football and Cheerleading

• Vanilla Ice, Musician
• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Wrestling personality/Actor
• Jason Taylor, professional football player
• Jim Leyritz, former professional baseball player
• Chad Ocho Cinco, professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Jerry D. Bailey, retired American Hall of Fame jockey
• Rocky Johnson Wrestler
• Shannon Spake
• Rick Ross, rapper
• Pretty Ricky, R&B artists
• Chris Chambers - San Diego Chargers Wide Receiver

The area in which the city of Fort Lauderdale would later be founded was inhabited for more than a thousand years by the Tequesta Indians. Contact with Spanish explorers in the 16th century proved disastrous for the Tequesta, as the Europeans unwittingly brought with them diseases to which the native populations possessed no resistance, such as smallpox. For the Tequesta, disease, coupled with continuing conflict with their Calusa neighbors, contributed greatly to their decline over the next two centuries. By 1763, there were only a few Tequesta left in Florida, and most of them were evacuated to Cuba when the Spanish ceded Florida to the British in 1763, under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1763), which ended the Seven Years' War. Although control of the area changed between Spain, United Kingdom, the United States, and the Confederate States of America, it remained largely undeveloped until the 20th century.

The Fort Lauderdale area was known as the "New River Settlement" before the 20th century. In the 1830s there were approximately 70 settlers living along the New River. William Cooley, the local Justice of the Peace, was a farmer and wrecker, who traded with the Seminole Indians. On January 6, 1836, while Cooley was leading an attempt to salvage a wrecked ship, a band of Seminoles attacked his farm, killing his wife and children, and the children's tutor. The other farms in the settlement were not attacked, but all the white residents in the area abandoned the settlement, fleeing first to the Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, and then to Key West.

The first United States stockade named Fort Lauderdale was built in 1838, and subsequently was a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War. The fort was abandoned in 1842, after the end of the war, and the area remained virtually unpopulated until the 1890s. It was not until Frank Stranahan arrived in the area in 1893 to operate a ferry across the New River, and the Florida East Coast Railroad's completion of a route through the area in 1896, that any organized development began. The city was incorporated in 1911, and in 1915 was designated the county seat of newly formed Broward County.

Fort Lauderdale's first major development began in the 1920s, during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. The 1926 Miami Hurricane and the Great Depression of the 1930s caused a great deal of economic dislocation. When World War II began, Fort Lauderdale became a major US base, with a Naval Air Station to train pilots, radar operators, and fire control operators, and a Coast Guard base at Port Everglades was also established.

After the war ended, service members returned to the area, spurring an enormous population explosion which dwarfed the 1920s boom. The 1960 Census counted 83,648 people in the city, about 230% of the 1950 figure. A 1967 report estimated that the city was approximately 85% developed, and the 1970 population figure was 139,590. After 1970, as Fort Lauderdale became essentially built out, growth in the area shifted to suburbs to the west. As cities such as Coral Springs, Miramar, and Pembroke Pines experienced explosive growth, Fort Lauderdale's population stagnated, and the city actually shrank by almost 4,000 people between 1980, when the city had 153,279 people, and 1990, when the population was 149,377. A slight rebound brought the population back up to 152,397 at the 2000 census. Since 2000, Fort Lauderdale has gained slightly over 18,000 residents through annexation of seven neighborhoods in unincorporated Broward County. Today, Fort Lauderdale is a major yachting center, one of the nation's largest tourist destinations, and the center of a metropolitan division with 1.8 million people.

Location

Fort Lauderdale is located at 26°08′09″N 80°08′31″W / 26.13583°N 80.14194°W / 26.13583; -80.14194 (26.135763, -80.141810).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.2 km²), 31.7 square miles (82.1 km²) of which is land and 4.3 square miles (11.1 km²) of which is water (11.91%). Fort Lauderdale is known for its extensive network of canals; there are 165 miles (266 km) of waterways within the city limits.

The city of Fort Lauderdale is adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, includes 7 miles (11 km) of beaches, and borders the following municipalities:

The northwestern section of Fort Lauderdale is separate from the remainder of the city, connected only by the Cypress Creek Canal as it flows under I-95. This section of Fort Lauderdale borders the cities of Tamarac and Oakland Park on its south side. Oakland Park also borders Fort Lauderdale on the west side of its northeastern portion. The greater portion of Fort Lauderdale in the south is bordered, along its north side by Wilton Manors.

Off the coast of Fort Lauderdale is the Osborne Reef, an artificial reef made of discarded tires that has proven to be an ecological disaster. The dumping began in the 1960s, with the intent to provide habitat for fish while disposing of trash from the land. However, in the rugged and corrosive environment of the ocean, nylon straps used to secure the tires wore out, cables rusted, and tires broke free. The tires posed a particular threat after breaking free from their restraints. The tires then migrated shoreward and ran into a living reef tract, washed up on its slope and killed many things in their path. In recent years, thousands of tires have also washed up on nearby beaches, especially during hurricanes. Local authorities are now working to remove the 700,000 tires, in cooperation with the U.S. Army, Navy and Coast Guard.

Neighborhoods

Fort Lauderdale, unlike many cities, has an official program for designating and recognizing neighborhoods. Under the Neighborhood Organization Recognition Program, more than 60 distinct neighborhoods have received official recognition from the city. An additional 25–30 neighborhoods exist without official recognition, although the city's neighborhood map displays them as well.

Climate

Despite the fact that it is both far removed from the equator and located just outside the tropics, Fort Lauderdale features a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af) with little seasonal variation in temperature. Typically, tropical rainforest climates are found near the equator, but Fort Lauderdale is an exceptional case. Average monthly temperatures are always above 18.0 °C (64.4 °F) and average monthly precipitation is above 60 millimetres (2.36 in). This qualifies the city's climate as a tropical rainforest climate, as the city does not have a true dry season. While significant rain does fall in winter, the majority of precipitation is received during the summer months (see climate chart below).

Summers ("wet season") from May through October are hot, humid, and wet with average high temperatures of 86–90 °F (30–32 °C) and lows of 71–76 °F (22–24 °C). During this period, more than half of summer days may bring afternoon or evening thunderstorms.

Winter ("dry season") from November through April are warm and mostly dry with average high temperatures of 75–82 °F (24–28 °C) and lows of 59–67 °F (15–19 °C). However, the city experiences occasional cold fronts during this period, bringing high temperatures in the 60s °F (16-21 °C) and lows in the 40s °F (4-10 °C), lasting only for a few days. Temperatures very rarely fall any lower than 40 °F (4.4 °C). Like Miami further to the south, rare freezes do occur which are devastating to the tropical plants. Fort Lauderdale has on very rare occasions recorded snow flurries. The last snow was on January 19, 1977 with a trace being reported.

Annual average precipitation is 64.2 inches (1,630 mm), with most of it occurring during the wet season from May through October. However, rainfall occurs in all months, mainly as short-lived heavy afternoon thunderstorms. Fort Lauderdale has an average of 143 precipitation days and 250 sunshine days annually. The hurricane season is between June 1 and November 30 with major hurricanes most likely to affect Florida in September and October. The most recent storms to directly affect the city were Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Wilma, both of which struck the city in 2005. Other direct hits were Hurricane Cleo in 1964, Hurricane King in 1950, and the 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane.

As of the census of 2000, there were 152,397 people, 68,468 households, and 33,001 families residing in the city. There were 68,468 households out of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.8% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,887, and the median income for a family was $46,175. Males had a median income of $34,478 versus $27,230 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,798. About 13.8% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those aged 65 or over.

Fort Lauderdale has a significantly higher percentage of foreign-born residents than the United States as a whole; the 2000 census data indicated that 21.7% of the city's population was foreign-born. Of foreign-born residents, 69.2% were born in Latin America and 17.3% were born in Europe, with smaller percentages from North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. In 2000, Fort Lauderdale had the twenty-sixth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the US, at 6.9% of the city's population, and the 127th highest percentage of Cuban residents, at 1.69% of the city's residents.

Like many cities in South Florida, Fort Lauderdale has a large population of people who do not speak English as their first language at home, although not as high as the county average. As of 2000, 75.63% of the population spoke English as their first language, followed by Spanish at 9.42%, Haitian Creole 7.52%, French 2.04%, Portuguese 1.02% and Italian 0.81%.

The city, known for its large gay community, is a popular vacation spot for gays and lesbians.

Fort Lauderdale's economy is heavily reliant on tourism. From the 1940s through the 1980s, the city was known as a spring break destination for college students. Cruise ships and nautical recreation provide the basis for much of the revenue raised by tourism. Fort Lauderdale now attracts a more sophisticated and affluent tourist, while largely ignoring the dwindling college crowd. There is a convention center located west of the beach and southeast of downtown, with 600,000 square feet (55,742 m²) of space, including a 200,000-square-foot (18,581 m²) main exhibit hall. Approximately 30% of the city's 10 million annual visitors attend conventions at the center.

The downtown area, especially around Las Olas Boulevard, has seen development in the past decade,^[when?] and now hosts many new hotels and high-rise condominium developments. The downtown area is the largest in Broward County, although there are other cities in the county with commercial centers. Office buildings and highrises include Las Olas River House, Las Olas Grand, 110 Tower (formerly AutoNation Tower), Bank of America Plaza, One Financial Plaza, Broward Financial Center, Barnett Bank Plaza, New River Center, One Corporate Center, SunTrust Centre, 101 Tower, and SouthTrust Tower.

The Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area foreclosures increased 127.4% from 2006 to 2007, or one filing per 48 households in the quarter. Fort Lauderdale ranks fourth in the list of top 10 metropolitan areas ranked by foreclosure filings per household for the third quarter of 2007.

Fort Lauderdale is a major manufacturing and maintenance center for yachts. The boating industry is responsible for over 109,000 jobs in the county. With its many canals, and proximity to the Bahamas and Caribbean, it is also a popular yachting vacation stop, and home port for 42,000 boats, and approximately 100 marinas and boatyards. Additionally, the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world's third largest boat show, brings over 125,000 people to the city each year.

Companies based in the Fort Lauderdale area include AutoNation, Citrix Systems, DHL Express, Spirit Airlines, and National Beverage Corporation. The largest employers in the county are Tenet Healthcare, which employs 5,000 people; American Express, which employs 4,200; The Continental Group, which employs 3,900; Motorola, which employs 3,000, and Maxim Integrated Products, which employs 2,000.

Gulfstream International Airlines, a commuter airline, is headquartered in nearby Dania Beach.

Fort Lauderdale has a Commission-Manager form of government. City policy is set by a city commission of five elected members: the mayor and four district commission members. In 1998 the municipal code was amended to limit the mayoral term. The mayor of Fort Lauderdale now serves a three-year term and cannot serve more than three consecutive terms. The current mayor is John P. "Jack" Seiler. He succeeds the longest serving mayor, Jim Naugle, 1991-2009. Administrative functions are performed by a city manager, who is appointed by the city commission. Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department provides Fire and Emergency Medical Services.

Federal representation

The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale Main Post Office is located at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard in the City of Oakland Park. Post offices within the city limits include Alridge, Colee, Coral Ridge, Gateway Station, Melrose Vista, and Southside Station.

According to 2000 census data, 79.0% of the city's population aged 25 or older were high school graduates, slightly below the national figure of 80.4%. 27.9% held at least a baccalaureate, slightly higher than the national figure of 24.4%.Broward County Public Schools operates 23 public schools in Fort Lauderdale. 2007 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) results for Fort Lauderdale's public schools were mixed; while ten (of sixteen) elementary schools and one (of four) middle schools received "A" or "B" grades, Sunland Park Elementary School and Arthur Ashe Middle School received failing grades. Boyd Anderson High School, which is located in Lauderdale Lakes but whose attendance zone includes part of Fort Lauderdale, also received a failing grade. None of the three failing schools have failed twice in a four-year period, thus triggering the "Opportunity Scholarship Program" school choice provisions of the Florida's education plan.

Seven institutions of higher learning have main or satellite campuses in the city:

• Broward Community College BCC (Willis Holcombe Downtown Center)
• City College
• Florida Atlantic University FAU (satellite campus)
• Florida International University FIU (satellite campus)
• Nova Southeastern University NSU (satellite campus)
• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
• University of Phoenix (Cypress Creek Learning Center])

Additionally, the Davenport, Iowa-based Kaplan University's Corporate headquarters and an academic support center are located in the city.

Local bus transportation is provided by Broward County Transit (BCT), the county bus system. BCT provides for connections with the bus systems in other parts of the metropolitan area: Metrobus in Miami-Dade County and Palm Tran in Palm Beach County. Tri-Rail, a commuter rail system, connects the major cities and airports of South Florida. In November 2006, Broward County voters rejected a one-cent-per-hundred sales tax increase intended to fund transportation projects such as light rail and expansion of the bus system.

Four railroads serve Fort Lauderdale. Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) and CSX Transportation are freight lines, Amtrak provides passenger service to other cities on the Atlantic coast, and Tri-Rail provides commuter service between Palm Beach County, Broward County (including two stations in Fort Lauderdale), and Miami-Dade County.

The Wave, a new 2.7 mile electric streetcar system costing $125 million, is being planned for the downtown. Most of the construction funding will come from federal ($62.5 million), state ($37 million) and city taxpayers ($10.5 million), with approximately $15 million from assessments on properties located within the Downtown Development Authority. Broward County (BCT) has committed to operating the system for the first 10 years at an expected annual cost of $2 million, and has guaranteed funding to cover any shortfall in ridership revenues. The construction cost of $50 million per mile is considerably higher than other recently-built streetcar projects, in part due to the challenges of building a electric transit system over the 3rd Avenue drawbridge.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in neighboring Dania Beach, Florida, is the city's main airport and is the fastest-growing major airport in the country. This is, in part, attributable to service by low-cost carriers such as Spirit Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest Airlines, resulting in lower airfares than nearby Miami International Airport. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood is an emerging international gateway for the Caribbean and Latin America. Miami International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport also serve the city.

Fort Lauderdale is home to Port Everglades, the nation's third busiest cruise port. It is Florida's deepest port, and is an integral petroleum receiving point. Broward County is served by three major Interstate Highways (I-75, I-95, I-595) and U.S. Highways such as U.S. 1, US 27 and US 441. The interchange between I-95 and I-595/SR 862 is known as the Rainbow Interchange. It is also served by Florida's Turnpike and State Highway 869, also known as the Sawgrass Expressway.

Fort Lauderdale is served by Broward General Medical Center and Imperial Point Medical Center, which are operated by Broward Health, the third largest hospital consortium in the United States. Broward General is a 716-bed acute care facility which is designated as a Level I trauma center. It is also home to Chris Evert Children's Hospital and a Heart Center of Excellence. The hospital serves as a major training site for medical students from Nova Southeastern University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as nursing and paramedic programs from throughout the area. Imperial Point Medical Center is a 204-bed facility with a hyperbaric medicine program. Holy Cross Hospital, a 571-bed hospital operated by the Sisters of Mercy, was named by HealthGrades, Inc. as one of the 50 best hospitals in the country for 2007.

Lifestyle

As is true of many parts of Florida, the city's population has a strong seasonal variation, as snowbirds from the north spend the winter and early spring in Florida. The city is also sometimes referred to as "Fort Liquordale" because of its beaches, bars, nightclubs, and history as a spring break location for tens of thousands of college students. However, the city has actively discouraged college students from visiting the area since the mid-1980s, passing strict laws aimed at preventing the mayhem that regularly occurred each year. The city had an estimated 350,000 college visitors for spring break 1985; by 2006, that number had declined to about 10,000. In recent years (starting around the 1980s), the city has become known for having a large gay community and being a popular vacation spot for gay and lesbian tourists.

Media

Fort Lauderdale is served by English-language newspapers South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, as well as Spanish-language newspapers El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald. The city is also home to alternative newspapersCity Link and New Times Broward-Palm Beach, monthly magazine HOME Fort Lauderdale and gay-interest publications South Florida Gay News, Mark's List, and Hotspots Magazine.

Culture

Fort Lauderdale's arts and entertainment district runs east-west along Las Olas Boulevard, from the beach to the heart of downtown. The district is anchored in the West by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, and runs through the city to the intersection of Las Olas and A1A. This intersection is the "ground zero" of Fort Lauderdale Beach, and is the site of the "Elbo Room" bar featured in the 1960 film Where the Boys Are, which led in large measure to the city's former reputation as a spring break mecca. The city and its suburbs host over 4,100 restaurants and over 120 nightclubs, many of them in the arts and entertainment district. The city is also the setting for the 1986 movie Flight of the Navigator, and host of Langerado, an annual music festival.

Fort Lauderdale does not host any professional sports teams, but the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League play at BankAtlantic Center in suburban Sunrise.Major League Baseball's Florida Marlins, the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association all play in neighboring Miami-Dade County.

Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale was the home of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League, and the Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. Lockhart Stadium is the current home of the Florida Atlantic University Owls football team.

The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles used to conduct spring training in the city at Fort Lauderdale Stadium, and NCAA Division I college sports teams of Florida International University and University of Miami play in Miami-Dade County. Florida Atlantic University's athletic programs (other than football) are played in neighboring Palm Beach County.

Fort Lauderdale is also home to the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, which is located at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. It contains two 25-yard (23 m) by 50-meter competition pools, as well as one 20 by 25-yard (23 m) diving well. The complex is open to Fort Lauderdale residents, and has also been used in many different national and international competitions since its opening in 1965. 10 world records have been set there, from Catie Ball's 100 m breaststroke in 1966 to Michael Phelps' 400 m individual medley in 2002.

In addition to its museums, beaches, and nightlife, Fort Lauderdale is home to the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, a large indoor/outdoor flea market and the site of the world's largest drive-in movie theater, with 13 screens. The International Swimming Hall of Fame is located on Fort Lauderdale beach, and houses a large aquatic complex as well as a museum, theater, and research library.Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is a 180-acre (0.73 km²) park along the beach, with nature trails, camping and picnicking areas, canoeing, and features the Terramar Visitor Center, with exhibits about the ecosystem of the park. The Henry E. Kinney Tunnel on US Route 1 is the only tunnel on public land in the state of Florida. It was constructed in 1960, and its 864-foot (263 m) length travels underneath the New River and Las Olas Boulevard. The James Randi Educational Foundation is also located in Fort Lauderdale.

Hollywood is located at 26°1′17″N 80°10′30″W / 26.02139°N 80.175°W / 26.02139; -80.175 (26.021467, -80.174910).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.8 square miles (80 km²). 27.34 square miles (71 km²) of it is land and 3.46 square miles (9 km²) of it is water (11.23%).

Hollywood is located in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5–6 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach. Hollywood is bounded by the following municipalities:

To the north:

• Fort Lauderdale
• Dania Beach

To the northwest:

• Davie
• Cooper City

To the west:

• Pembroke Pines

To the southwest:

• Miramar

To the south:

• West Park
• Pembroke Park
• Hallandale Beach

Like the rest of South Florida, Hollywood has a Tropical monsoon climate, with humid summers and mild winters.

As of the census of 2000, there were 139,357 people, 59,673 households, and 34,490 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,097.2/mi² (1,968.0/km²). There were 68,426 housing units at an average density of 2,502.8/mi² (966.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.4% White, 12.1% African American or Black, 0.30% Native American, 2% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.10% from other races, 3.27% from two or more races and 22.5% Hispanic of any race.

There were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.

The city's age demographic shows a mixed population with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $10,714, and the median income for a family was $15,849. Males had a median income of $13,102 versus $11,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,097. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 66.94% of residents, Spanish accounted for 21.62%, French made up 2.06%, French Creole consisted of 1.32%, Italian comprised 1.12%, Romanian was at 0.91%, Hebrew at 0.88%, Portuguese 0.84%, and German as a mother tongue was 0.72% of the population.

As of 2000, Hollywood had the seventy-fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 4.23% of the city's population, and the sixty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.26% of the city's population (tied with both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York.) It also had the fifty-seventh highest percentage of Peruvian residents in the US, at 1.05% of the city's population (tied with Locust Valley, New York), and the twentieth highest percentage of Romanian residents in the US, at 1.1% of the its population (tied with several other areas in the US).

Prior to their dissolutions, Commodore Cruise Line and its subsidiary Crown Cruise Line had their headquarters in Hollywood.

Hollywood's public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools.

Public high schools

• Hollywood Hills High School
• McArthur High School
• South Broward High School

Public middle schools

• Apollo Middle School
• Attucks Middle School
• Driftwood Middle School
• McNicol Middle School

Public elementary schools

Private schools

• Steve Blake, NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers
• Ethan Bortnick, piano child prodigy
• Chris Britton, baseball pitcher, San Diego Padres
• Janice Dickinson, model, author
• Norman Reedus, actor
• Scotty Emerick, singer-songwriter
• Scott Hall, professional wrestler
• Erasmus James, defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL
• Victoria Justice, actress, model, singer
• Veronica Lake, actress, World War II pin-up girl
• Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, actress, One Tree Hill
• Oddibe McDowell, baseball center fielder
• Bryant McFadden, cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL
• Ray Downs, Author, Country Music Singer
• Danny McManus, Former CFL quarterback and current broadcaster for TSN's CFL games.
• Tracy Lindsey Melchior, actress
• Billy Mitchell, champion videogamer
• Michael Mizrachi, professional poker player
• Mike Napoli, baseball catcher, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Bella Thorne, actress, model
• Joseph Trohman, Fall Out Boy lead guitarist
• John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted
• Lorenzo White, former Houston Oilers running back

These are the neighborhoods and communities that are officially recognized by the City of Hollywood.

Hollywood has eight sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Lecheria, Venezuela
• Mollendo, Peru
• Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay
• Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Herzliya, Israel
• Romorantin-Lanthenay, France
• Baia Mare, Romania
• Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic
• Vlorë, Albania

Hollywood is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the 22nd busiest airport in the United States.

• Florida, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 2004, pg. 132

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is located at 26°11′22″N 80°5′52″W / 26.18944°N 80.09778°W / 26.18944; -80.09778 (26.189561, -80.097756). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22 km²). 0.51 square miles (1 km²) of it is land and 0.73 square miles (2 km²) of it (59.35%) is water.

The south part of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is situated between Fort Lauderdale and Sea Ranch Lakes, while the north half borders Pompano Beach. The town is on land that is essentially a long narrow island separated from the mainland by the Intracoastal waterway (spanned by drawbridges), stretching approximately one-half dozen city blocks to the Atlantic Ocean. The town is centered on the junction of State Road A1A and Commercial Boulevard. The main industry is tourism; the town has many hotels, motels, and residences used especially during the winter by visitors. At the ocean end of Commercial Boulevard is a long wooden fishing pier. The city also includes the neighborhoods of Belair and TeraMar.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,563 people, 1,529 households, and 608 families residing in the town. The population density was 5,072.3/mi² (1,940.4/km²). There were 2,366 housing units at an average density of 4,682.4/mi²(1,791.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.45% White (92.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 0.74% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.27% of the population.

There were 1,529 households out of which 7.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.2% were non-families. 50.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.68 and the average family size was 2.38.

In the town the population was spread out with 8.0% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 33.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,804, and the median income for a family was $56,010. Males had a median income of $41,424 versus $26,591 for females. The per capita income for the town was $34,216. About 3.8% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before Terra Mar was annexed to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, speakers of English as their first language were at 88.51%, while 5.01% spoke Spanish as theirs. Other mother tongues included German at 3.34%, Italian at 1.67%, and French at 1.46% of all residents.

Terra Mar, now part of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, accounted for speakers of English as a first language at 80.88%, while both French and Spanish were tied at 5.83%, Italian consisted of 3.42%, German made up 3.21%, and Arabic comprised 0.80% of residents.

The city of Lauderdale Lakes was incorporated on 22 June 1961, and was originally popular as a retirement area for Northeasterners, notably New Yorkers who were Jewish. As population in Broward County steadily moved westward and its early residents died toward the end of the twentieth century, Lauderdale Lakes became a predominantly Caribbean and African American community.

Lauderdale Lakes is located at 26°10′12″N 80°12′05″W / 26.170012°N 80.201318°W / 26.170012; -80.201318. The city is located in central Broward County. It is bordered by the following municipalities:

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.64 square miles (9.43 km²). 3.59 square miles (9.30 km²) of it is land and .05 square miles (0.13 km²) of it (1.37%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,705 people, 12,099 households, and 7,743 families residing in the city. The population density was 8,832.1/mi² (3,409.9/km²). There were 14,325 housing units at an average density of 3,990.5/mi²(1,540.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.74% African American or Black (a large part from the Caribbean), 23.96% White (21.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 1.03% Asian, 0.12% Native American, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 5.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.54% of the population.

There were 12,099 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,932, and the median income for a family was $32,641. Males had a median income of $26,087 versus $20,434 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,039. About 19.9% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, 71.97% of city residents spoke English as their first language, while 14.48% spoke French Creole, 6.66% spoke Spanish, 4.11% were French speakers, and 0.92% of the population spoke Yiddish.

Lauderdale Lakes has a high percentage of West Indian-born population, who are not considered as African-American. In 2000, there were 10,078 people, or 36.3% of the city's population, who were born in the West Indies. Over half of those, 5,312 people, reported Jamaica as their place of birth, accounting for 16.75% of the city's population. Another 3,543 people, 11.17% of the city's population, were born in Haiti.

As of 2000, Lauderdale Lakes was the second most Jamaican-populated area in the US, with 18.60% of the population (the neighborhood of Blue Hills, Connecticut was the only US area that had a higher concentration of Jamaicans, with 23.90% total.) It also had the fifth highest percentage of Haitian residents, with 15.70% of the population.

Until 1998 Lauderdale Lakes was governed by a mayor-council form of government, but elected that year to change to a mayor-commission-manager style of government. The mayor of Lauderdale Lakes is Barrington Russell Sr., who was elected in November 2008.

Lauderdale Lakes is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

The city was originally going to be named "Sunnydale", but William Safire, a friend of the developer, convinced him to change his mind. Safire felt that "Sunnydale" sounded like a neighborhood in Brooklyn. A discussion between the two ensued. The developer stated that there were no hills in the new town, to which Safire replied, "There are probably no dales in Lauderdale, either!" From that discussion, the name "Lauderhill" was coined. In 1970, the Inverrary Country Club was built, and in 1972 its golf course became home to the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic. Gleason himself built his final home on the golf course. Up until the late 1980s-early 1990s, Lauderhill was mostly a retirement community for Jewish people and a second home for snowbirds (especially in the Inverrary neighborhood) It is now home to mostly West Indians and African Americans, but it still has a sizeable white, Jewish, and Hispanic population in the Northwest section, and in the Inverrary neighborhood, located north of Oakland Park Boulevard and west of University Drive). On November 9, 2007 in the Central Broward Regional Park the Main Event cricket field was opened and on 22nd May, 2010 became the first ground to host an international between two full members of the ICC on United States soil. The park features many other sports venues as well.

Lauderhill is located at 26°9′56″N 80°13′57″W / 26.16556°N 80.2325°W / 26.16556; -80.2325 (26.165679, -80.232589) in north-central Broward County.

The city borders the following municipalities:

• On its north and northeast:

Tamarac, Florida

• On its northeast:

Lauderdale Lakes, Florida

• On its east:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• On its south:

Plantation, Florida

• On its southwest and west:

Sunrise, Florida

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 mi² (19.0 km²). of which 7.3 square miles (19 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0 km²) is water (0.55%).

As of the census of 2000, there were 57,585 people, 22,810 households, and 14,279 families residing in the city. The population density was 7,892.8/mi² (3,045.7/km²). There were 25,751 housing units at an average density of 3,529.5/mi² (1,362.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 33.83% White (29.6% were Non Hispanic White,) 58.77% African American and Black (a large part from the Caribbean), 0.12% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.61% from other races, and 4.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.

Lauderhill has a high foreign-born population, with a noticeable proportion from the West Indies. 33.65% of Lauderhill's population was born outside of the United States. 24.63% were born in the Caribbean, 14.73% from Jamaica alone. Other major West Indian populations were born in Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, The Bahamas, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean nations.

There were 22,810 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $36,723. Males had a median income of $29,756 versus $25,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,243. About 15.5% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 79.14% of the population, while Haitian Creole was at 7.85%, Spanish language at 6.92%, French language at 2.69%, Yiddish language at 0.59%, and Hebrew language at 0.45% of residents.

As of 2000, Lauderhill had the third highest percentage of Jamaican residents in the United States, at 17.6% of the city's population, and the eighteenth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the United States, at 9.1% of the city's population (tied with Mangonia Park, Florida.)

Lazy Lake is located at 26°09′22″N 80°08′42″W / 26.156112°N 80.145117°W / 26.156112; -80.145117.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 km² (0.0 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 38 people, 12 households, and 6 families residing in the village. The population density was 733.6/km² (1,576.2/mi²). There were 13 housing units at an average density of 251.0/km² (539.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 86.84% White (84.2% of which were Non-Hispanic White,) 10.53% African American, 2.63% Native American, and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino of any races.

There were 12 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples living together, and 41.7% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 18.4% under the age of 18, 18.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 245.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 342.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $142,581, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,423. There were no families and 15.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including nobody under 18, and none of those over 64 years old.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language were 100% of the population. It is the only municipality in Broward that has no other languages spoken.

It is the smallest city in Broward by population and by area, largely due to the fact that it is completely composed of a single small housing development.

• Margate is located at 26°14′47″N 80°12′44″W / 26.246259°N 80.212343°W / 26.246259; -80.212343.

• According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.98 square miles (23 km²), of which 8.81 square miles (23 km²)is land and 0.17 square miles (0 km²) is water (1.89%).

As of the census of 2000, there were 54,909 people, 22,714 households, and 14,332 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,362.6/km² (6,120.6/mi²). There were 24,740 housing units at an average density of 1,084.2/km² (2,808.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.80% White (67.8% were Non-Hispanic White,) 11.63% African American or Black, 0.26% Native American, 2.78% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.87% from other races, and 3.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.28% of the population.

There were 22,714 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,722, and the median income for a family was $48,254. Males had a median income of $35,630 versus $26,624 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,308. About 5.5% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, 75.9% of residents speak English as their first language, 13.8% speak Spanish, 2.85% French Creole, 1.69% French, and 1.20% Italian.

As of 2000, Margate was the sixty-sixth most Colombian-populated area in the US at 2.22% of residents. It was also the forty-ninth most Haitian-populated area (tied with Pleasantville, New Jersey) at 3.2% and forty-third most Jamaican-populated area (tied with Opa-Locka) at 3% of the population.

Melrose Park is located at 26°6′50″N 80°11′37″W / 26.11389°N 80.19361°W / 26.11389; -80.19361 (26.113764, -80.193587).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,114 people, 1,975 households, and 1,617 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,051.9/km² (7,877.1/mi²). There were 2,072 housing units at an average density of 888.9/km² (2,294.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 10.05% White (8.1% werer Non-Hispanic White,) 82.65% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.62% from other races, and 4.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population.

There were 1,975 households out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 13.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.60 and the average family size was 3.92.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.8% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,745, and the median income for a family was $46,292. Males had a median income of $29,899 versus $23,327 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,084. About 11.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 78.34% of residents, while Haitian Creole made up 16.41% of the population. The other languages included Spanish which was at 3.34%, French was at 1.36%, and Jamaican Creole & (Jamaican) Patois added together, made up 0.52% of all residents.

North Andrews Gardens is located at 26°11′29″N 80°8′40″W / 26.19139°N 80.14444°W / 26.19139; -80.14444 (26.191461, -80.144341).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,656 people, 3,518 households, and 2,409 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,420.4/km² (8,883.1/mi²). There were 3,645 housing units at an average density of 1,291.1/km² (3,353.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.00% White (63.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 4.83% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.58% from other races, and 3.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.78% of the population.

There were 3,518 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,675, and the median income for a family was $44,231. Males had a median income of $31,523 versus $25,469 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,951. About 5.8% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, the North Andrews Gardens section of Oakland Park is the sixty-third most Cuban-populated area in the US at 5.76%, while the rest of Oakland Park had the 113th highest percentage of Cubans with 2.03% of all residents. The North Andrews Gardens section was also the thirty-third most Peruvian-populated area in the US, at 1.51% of the population, as well as having the seventy-fourth highest percentage of Colombians in the US, at 2.03% of all residents.

North Lauderdale was originally conceived as "The City of Tomorrow" by famed architect Morris Lapidus, fresh from his success in redefining the glittering Collins Avenue in Miami Beach with his work on the Fontainebleau Hotel, Eden Roc, Americana and other neo-baroque moderne hotel designs.

North Lauderdale is located at 26°12′57″N 80°13′28″W / 26.215717°N 80.224491°W / 26.215717; -80.224491.

North Lauderdale is in north-central Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

On its north:

• Margate

On its northwest:

• Coral Springs

On its west and south:

• Tamarac

On its east:

• Fort Lauderdale

On its northeast:

• Pompano Beach

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.91 square miles (10 km²). 3.88 square miles (10 km²) of it is land and .03 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.77%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 32,264 people, 10,799 households, and 7,818 families residing in the city. The population density was 8,319.2/mi² (3,210.6/km²). There were 11,444 housing units at an average density of 2,950.8/mi²(1,138.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 50.02% White (36.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 35.16% African American, 0.29% Native American, 3.12% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.87% from other races, and 5.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.13% of the population.

There were 10,799 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,050, and the median income for a family was $41,990. Males had a median income of $29,188 versus $24,828 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,557. About 11.5% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Speakers of English as their first language accounted for 67.63% of the population, while Spanish was spoken by 20.31%, French Creole 6.16%, French 1.48%, Portuguese 1.42%, and Vietnamese speakers made up 0.89% of residents.

As of 2000, North Lauderdale was the fortieth most Colombian-populated area in the US, with 3.32% of the population. It was also the eighth most Jamaican-populated area with 11.1%, while it had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Haitians in the US (tied with Wilton Manors and Florida City) at 6.7%, and the thirteenth most Trinidadian and Tobagonian community in the US, with 1.1% of the residents (tied with a few other US areas.)

North Lauderdale is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

Oakland Park is located at 26°10′35″N 80°8′40″W / 26.17639°N 80.14444°W / 26.17639; -80.14444 (26.176362, -80.144509). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18 km²). 6.30 square miles (16 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (2 km²) of it (8.70%) is water.

The City of Oakland Park is bisected by the Florida East Coast Railway,which runs parallel to Dixie Highway through downtown Oakland Park. The City of Oakland Park has put into place new zoning regulations intended to transform downtown Oakland Park into a mixed-use pedestrian community. One element of the proposal is the creation of a new commuter rail station on the FEC rail line.

Oakland Park borders the City of Wilton Manors, which is experiencing a tremendous amount of new development. Increased property prices in Wilton Manors have pushed up prices in Oakland Park and spurred interest in the city's downtown redevelopment plan.

As of the census of 2000, there were 30,000 people, 13,502 households, and 6,940 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,914.7/mi² (1,897.8/km²). There were 14,500 housing units at an average density of 2,302.7/mi² (889.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.98% White (53.9% were Non-Hispanic White,) 22.65% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 4.45% from other races, and 4.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.94% of the population.

There were 13,502 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,493, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $30,269 versus $25,514 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,873. About 13.3% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language comprised 66.52%, while 18.16% spoke Spanish, 6.95% spoke French Creole as theirs, 3.32% spoke Portuguese, 1.99% spoke French, Italian was at 0.64%, and German as a mother tongue made up 0.52% of the population.

As of 2000, Oakland Park was the fifteenth most Brazilian-populated area in the US (tied with several other areas) at 2.1%, and it had the twenty-fifth highest percentage of Haitians in the US, with 7% of the population (tied with Ramapo, New York.)

Also, as of 2000, the North Andrews Gardens section of Oakland Park is the sixty-third most Cuban-populated area in the US at 5.76%, while the rest of Oakland Park had the 113th highest percentage of Cubans with 2.03% of all residents. The North Andrews Gardens section was also the thirty-third most Peruvian-populated area in the US, at 1.51% of the population, as well as having the seventy-fourth highest percentage of Colombians in the US, at 2.03% of all residents.

The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Oakland Park, including the Oakland Park Post Office at 3350 NE 12th Avenue, the Fort Lauderdale Main Post Office at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard, the North Andrews Annex at 3400 North Andrews Avenue, and the North Ridge Annex at 4350 North Andrews Avenue,

The movie theater chain Muvico has its headquarters in Oakland Park.

Oakland Park is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

The city is served by Broward County Public Schools.

Oakland Park Elementary School is a 1925 school building on the National Register of Historic Places.

Palm Aire is located at 26°12′22″N 80°11′24″W / 26.20611°N 80.19°W / 26.20611; -80.19 (26.206060, -80.189992).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,539 people, 533 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,701.0/km² (6,893.9/mi²). There were 544 housing units at an average density of 954.7/km² (2,436.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.82% White (71.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 9.29% African American, 0.39% Native American, 1.75% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 2.08% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.81% of the population.

There were 533 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,097, and the median income for a family was $62,031. Males had a median income of $50,304 versus $28,810 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,557. About 4.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 85.71% of all residents, while Spanish as a mother tongue was 14.28% of the population.

Pembroke Pines was incorporated in 1960, and took the name Pembroke from its location along Pembroke Road and the many pine trees in the area. But the name Pembroke may date back much further. The name may have been from an early landowner from Britain known as the Earl of Pembroke.

The first inhabitants estimate in the city are American Indians that first appeared about 4,000 years ago. Skeletal remains of animal hunters dating about 10,000 years old were found around Broward County, showing that perhaps human beings have lived around here even earlier.

The town started as agricultural land occupied by dairy farms and grew after the war as servicemen were retiring, including large eastern sections that were part of the Waldrep Dairy Farm. The first two tiny subdivisions were called Pembroke Pines. One of the first homes in the city belonged to Dr. and Mrs. Walter Smith Kipnis, built in 1956. Dr. Kipnis was also the first mayor. It was then known as the “Village of Pembroke Pines” and was incorporated into a town in 1959. Builders contested the incorporation, so a legal battle was brought out concerning the boundaries of the new town that were incorrectly stated in the ballot. City services were added in the 1960s with the building of the first fire department building near North Perry Airport. However, University Drive was the western edge of habitable land for residents.

In January 1960, Pembroke Pines held another election when the town became a city. This small property was less than a square mile and was between Hollywood Boulevard and SW 72nd Avenue, and had the Florida Turnpike to the east. Pembroke Pines sought to give citizens involvement so they organized the Pembroke Pines Civic Association. The square-mile city was unable to expand due to North Perry Airport and the South Florida State Hospital. Joseph LaCroix, a developer, had his 320 acres (1.3 km²) land north of Pines Boulevard annexed to the city. This gave a new pathway to proceed westward. In 1977, a maximum security prison known as the Broward Correctional Institution was built in northwestern part and Cooper City. It has a capacity for 611 inmates and has academic programs, vocational programs, wellness education services, library services, substance abuse programs, chaplaincy services, institutional betterment programs, and many other programs. In 1980, property from Flamingo Road to U.S. 27 was incorporated into Pembroke Pines, doubling the size of the city. This expansion included the property that is currently C.B. Smith Park as well as the Hollywood Sportatorium and the Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park. At this time, I-75 was extended through the city.

The city’s rapid population growth in the mid- to late-1990s was part of the effect of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Thousands of southern Miami-Dade County residents moved northward to Broward County, many to Pembroke Pines. The resulting boom ranked the City of Pembroke Pines third in a list of "Fastest Growing Cities" in the United States in 1999. Over the years, the increase in population has caused the need for schools. In 2003, Charles W. Flanagan High School had close to 6,000 students, making it the most populated high school in Florida. In response to Broward County's need to keep up with demands, Mayor Alex Fekete and City Manager Charles Dodge started a Charter School System. As of 2006, Pembroke Pines had the largest Charter School System in the county. The city is also home to campuses for Broward Community College and Florida International University. The city's population has grown from (1990 pop. 65,452) to an estimated 2005 population of 148,000.

In 2001, Pembroke Pines was home to the most dangerous road intersection (Pines Boulevard and Flamingo Road) in the United States, according to State Farm Insurance. A bond initiative was passed by city residents to allow the city to begin construction to redesign the intersection. The intersection has since been expanded with additional east/west Pines Boulevard lanes.

Over the past decade as developers expanded Pembroke Pines westward, more hurricanes have affected the city and its residents. In 1999 Hurricane Irene dumped up to 16 inches (410 mm) of rain in the city. The western communities, such as Chapel Trail and Silver Lakes, saw an estimated 19 inches (480 mm). Then in 2004, Hurricane Frances and Jeanne passed to the north (Palm Beach County) but brought tropical storm-force winds and left minor tree and shrub damage. The 2005 Hurricane Season left a mark on the city. Hurricane Katrina passed directly over the city as a category one storm. In its wake, it left some damage such as downed power lines and trees, especially in the Chapel Trail and Silver Lakes developments. In late October Hurricane Wilma's eye passed about 20 miles (32 km) toward the north of the city, which saw the strongest winds its residents had experienced in decades. The strongest wind officially recorded in the city was a 92 MPH sustained wind, with a 101 MPH wind gust. Most of the city was left without power for days, lights at intersections had been destroyed, a riot at a gas station which led to it being closed, most landscaping was destroyed or damaged beyond repair, and left minor structural damage (mainly roof and screen damage). In addition, schools remained closed for two weeks.

Pembroke Pines is located at 26°00′46″N 80°18′49″W / 26.012913°N 80.313689°W / 26.012913; -80.313689.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.2 km² (34.4 mi²). 85.6 km² (33.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it (4.01%) is water, making it one of the largest cities in Broward County, and largest city by total land area.

To the North: Hollywood, Cooper City, Southwest Ranches

To the South: Miramar

To the East: Hollywood

To the West: The Everglades

The area of Pembroke Pines west of Interstate 75 is commonly known as West Pines, and consists mostly of subdivisions built since Hurricane Andrew.

Broward Correctional Institution, a Florida Department of Corrections prison, is in the former Country Estates CDP and in Southwest Ranches, Florida, in proximity to Pembroke Pines. The prison formerly housed the female death row. The female death row was moved to Lowell Annex in February 2003.

Broward County Public Schools serves Pembroke Pines. In addition, the City of Pembroke Pines operates a charter school system consisting of four elementary schools, three middle schools, and one high school.

Public High Schools

• Charles W. Flanagan High School
• Pembroke Pines Charter High School
• West Broward High School
• McArthur High School (located in Hollywood, Florida)
• Everglades High School (located in Miramar, Florida)

Public Middle Schools

• Pines Middle School
• Silver Trail Middle School
• Walter C. Young Middle School
• Glades Middle School

Public Elementary Schools

• Chapel Trail Elementary School
• Lakeside Elementary School
• Palm Cove Elementary School
• Panther Run Elementary School
• Pasadena Lakes Elementary School
• Pembroke Lakes Elementary School
• Pembroke Pines Elementary School
• Pines Lakes Elementary School
• Silver Palms Elementary School
• Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary School (East. Central, West, and FSU campus.)
• Silver Lakes Elementary
• Somerset Academy Elementary
• Sunset Lakes Elementary (located in Miramar, Florida)

Higher education

• The Broward-Pines Center regional campus of Barry University.
• The Broward-Pines Center regional campus of Broward College.
• The Broward-Pines Center regional campus of Florida International University.
• Keiser University P.Pines Campus Keiser University.

Mayor: Frank C. Ortis Commissioner Seat 1: Carl Shechter(Vice Mayor) Commissioner Seat 2: Jack McCluskey Commissioner Seat 3: Iris Siple Commissioner Seat 4: Angelo Castillo

City Manager: Charles F. Dodge

As of the census of 2000, there were 137,427 people, 51,989 households, and 36,860 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,605.5/km² (4,157.6/mi²). There were 55,296 housing units at an average density of 646.0/km² (1,672.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.58% White (52.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.25% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.76% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.70% from other races, and 3.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.16% of the population.

There were 51,989 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,629, and the median income for a family was $61,480. Males had a median income of $45,129 versus $32,531 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,843. About 3.9% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language were at 63.06%, while Spanish accounted for 27.91%, French made up 1.24%, French Creole comprised 0.99%, Portuguese was 0.94%, Italian was at 0.92%, Yiddish at 0.74%, and Tagalog was the mother tongue of 0.52% of the population.

As of 2000, Pembroke Pines had the forty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 3% of the city's population, and the fiftieth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 8.66% of the city's population. It also had the twenty-fourth highest percentage of Jamaicans in the US (tied with Wheatley Heights, New York,) at 5.1% of all residents.

• Manny Ramírez - Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, born: May 30, 1972 (current resident)
• Jeff Fiorentino - Major League Baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, born: April 14, 1983 (former resident)
• Niki Taylor - Model born March 5, 1975
• Trina - Rapper born December 3, 1977
• DJ Khaled - 99 Jamz Radio DJ born November 26, 1975 (current resident)
• Mike Napoli - Major League Baseball player for the Anaheim Angels Catcher. (current resident)
• Rick Ross - Rapper born January 28, 1976
• Kendall Newson - Former wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins (current resident)
• Lawrence Taylor, former NFL star of the New York Giants (current resident)
• Jose Ruiz - Contestant on Season 7 of SYTYCD
• Bella Thorne - Actress and model. Bella currently stars in the Disney Channel show Shake it Up!

Pine Island Ridge is located at 26°5′42″N 80°16′26″W / 26.095°N 80.27389°W / 26.095; -80.27389 (26.094927, -80.273884).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of .79 square miles (2.05 km²). .78 square miles (2.02 km²) of it is land and .01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water (1.27%).

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,199 people, 2,882 households, and 1,504 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,648.1/mi² (2,573.5/km²). There were 3,265 housing units at an average density of 4,175.1/mi² (1,616.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.67% White (86.2% were Non-Hispanice White,) 1.21% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.33% of the population.

There were 2,882 households out of which 11.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.8% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.80 and the average family size was 2.41.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 10.3% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 42.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 59 years. For every 100 females there were 76.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,476, and the median income for a family was $43,533. Males had a median income of $46,382 versus $31,494 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,533. About 1.8% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 81.91% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 12.90%, Yiddish made up 2.03%, German was at 1.52%, and both French and Italian were the mother tongues for 0.81% of the population.

Plantation is located at 26°7′28″N 80°14′58″W / 26.12444°N 80.24944°W / 26.12444; -80.24944 (26.124354, -80.249503).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.93 square miles (57 km²). 21.74 square miles (56 km²) of it is land and 0.19 square miles (0 km²) of it (0.87%) is water.

Plantation is located in central Broward County. It is bordered by Lauderhill to the northeast, Sunrise to the north and west, Davie to the south, and Fort Lauderdale to the east.

As of the census of 2000, there were 82,934 people, 33,244 households, and 22,206 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,815.2/mi² (1,472.9/km²). There were 34,999 housing units at an average density of 1,610.0/mi² (621.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.34% White (68% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.78% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.00% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.09% of the population.

There were 33,244 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $66,135, and the median income for a family was $80,434.[1] Males had a median income of $44,838 versus $32,360 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,250. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 78.00% of the population, while Spanish was at 13.00%, French Creole at 2.24%, French speakers made up 1.30%, Hebrew comprised 0.72%, Portuguese speakers comprised 0.71%, Italian was at 0.58%, German at 0.54%, and Arabic was the mother tongue of 0.46% of all residents.

Public high schools

• Plantation High School
• South Plantation High School

Plantation middle schools

• Bair Middle School (serves parts of Plantation)
• Plantation Middle School
• Seminole Middle School

Public elementary schools

• Central Park Elementary School
• Mirror Lake Elementary School
• Peters Elementary School
• Plantation Elementary School
• Plantation Park Elementary School
• Sawgrass Elementary School (serves parts of Plantation)
• Tropical Elementary School

Private schools

• American Heritage School
• American Academy
• The Blake School (Plantation, Florida)
• St. Gregory's Parish School
• David Posnack Hebrew Day School
• Our Savior Lutheran
• University of Phoenix

DHL's World Headquarters for the Americas is located in Plantation. American Intercontinental University is also located in the area along with the University of Phoenix located on North Pine Island road. The Esperanto language institute headquarters are located in Plantation. Avianca operates a Fort Lauderdale-area sales office at 262 South University Drive in Plantation.

Plantation is also home to two malls, both across the street from one another: the Broward Mall (south of Broward Boulevard), and the Fashion Mall (North of Broward.) The Fashion Mall/Executive Pavilion has been sparsely occupied for many years. As of April 11, 2007 the Fashion Mall/Executive Pavilion has closed down. When demolition, renovation and new construction are completed, 321 North will comprise a 650,000-square-foot (60,000 m²) retail space, 300,000 to 400,000 square feet (37,000 m²) of Class A office space in two new office buildings, and 400 to 600 residential units in two mid-rise towers. The project appears to have been put on hold. As of March 16, 2009, the old Fashion Mall building has yet to be demolished.

The estimated $350 million project is a major part of Plantation Midtown, an 850-acre (3.4 km²) urban center that is expected to help turn Plantation into a regional destination. Plantation has embraced mixed-use in its master plan for the Midtown area. “Mixed use is not only a key element of the City’s master plan for Midtown, but is an important consideration in repositioning the beleaguered Fashion Mall property because it will create a sustainable development,” says Paul D’Arelli of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., legal counsel for the project and an accredited LEED professional. *LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Plantation is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.Plantation also publishes a quarterly news magazine, the Plantation Quarterly.

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• 1838 - Battle of Pine Island - part of the seven-year Seminole War.
• 1906 - Captain Walter Holloway unsuccessfully attempts to drain the Everglades for farming; major canal runs north-south through Plantation.
• 1911 - Sewell Locks, first wooden locks in the state, are built on the New River Canal next to State Road 84.
• 1941 - Frederick C. Peters purchases 10,000 acres (40 km²) for $25 per acre; land had been owned by the Everglades Plantation Company (origin of the city's name); Broward Boulevard is a two-lane road.
• 1947 - First homes built by Chauncey Clark; property valued at $200 an acre; two hurricanes completely flood the area.
• 1948 - 12 homes in the area; population reaches 36.
• 1949 - Plantation Women's Club founded; Plantation Homeowners organization founded by Dr. Abram Hoffman; 40 homes in the area.
• 1950 - Population reaches 200; Plantation Golf Club built.
• 1953 - Ellsworth D. Gage appointed first Mayor on April 30; Plantation incorporated as a city; first City Council meeting on May 11; Broward Boulevard grows to a four-lane street; population reaches 475.
• 1955 - S. Robinson Estey elected Mayor. He had previously been our Deputy Sheriff; Plantation Police Dept. organized.
• 1957 - First industrial plant in Plantation - Airpax Products, Co. on Sunrise Blvd; City of Plantation Volunteer Fire Dept.
• 1958 - Population reaches 1,600.
• 1959 - James Ward Jr. elected Mayor. First school, Berenice T. Peters Elementary School dedicated.
• 1961 - The Plantation Library was founded with Mrs. Helen B. Hoffman as chairwoman.
• 1962 - Edwin Deicke donated $100,000 for the expansion and renovation of Hoffman Building later renamed the Deicke Auditorium; Chamber of Commerce founded.
• 1963 - Community Center designed by Russell Pancoast built and dedicated on City's tenth anniversary.
• 1965 - Population reaches 6,500.
• 1969 - Motorola opens facility in Plantation.
• 1970 - Gulfstream Land and Development Company purchases 5,400 acres (22 km²) for Jacaranda community development; population reaches 23,000.
• 1973 - Plantation City Hall opens and Deicke Auditorium dedicated.
• 1974 - Plantation Historical Society founded by Genevieve Veltri, Dorothy O'Hare, Lois Brickhouse, and Marilyn King.
• 1975 - Frank Veltri elected Mayor for first time; American Express moves Southern Region Operations Center to Plantation. Population 40,200, budget $4,229,569.
• 1978 - Broward Mall opens (1 million square ft).
• 1980 - The Plantation Historical Museum was founded; population 48,653.
• 1981 - Plantation Library is renamed the Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library.
• 1982 - The population reaches 50,000; City budget reaches $12 million.
• 1985 - Plantation Historical Museum built.
• 1988 - Fountains Shopping Mall opens (450,000 sq ft); Fashion Mall at Plantation opens (660,000 sq ft).
• 1990 - The population reaches 65,000; city budget reaches $64 million; Central Park Elementary School opens.
• 1991 - Hartford's Cornerstone, Phase 1 opens.
• 1993 - Kemper National Services opens operations in Plantation.
• 1994 - Population reaches more than 73,500.
• 1996 - Olympic Torch Run weaves through Plantation.
• 1997 - Population reaches 78,000; city budget is in excess of $80 million.
• 1999 - Rae Carole Armstrong elected as Mayor of Plantation; 11,500-square-foot (1,070 m²) Volunteer Park Community Center dedicated.
• 2000 - Population 84,500 and 55 diverse cultures; Presidential election delayed; Plantation Elementary moves to new school site; ground broken for Jim Ward Community Center.
• 2001 - Ground broken for Happy Tails Dog Park; Multicultural Garden opens in Park East. Community Bus Service in operation.
• 2002 - The Jim Ward 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m²). Community Center opens; Jack Carter Harmony Park dedicated; Happy Tails Dog Park dedicated.
• 2005 - Hurricane Wilma hits Plantation causing significant damage.
• 2008 - Plantation named one of the nation's 100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance.

Its name is derived from the Florida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), a fish found off the Atlantic coast.

There had been scattered settlers in the area from at least the mid-1880s, but the first documented permanent residents of the Pompano area were the George Butler and Frank Sheene and their family who arrived in 1896 as railway employees. The first train arrived in the small Pompano settlement on February 22, 1896. It is said that Sheene gave the community its name pompano after jotting down on his survey of the area the name of the fish he had for dinner. The coming of the railroad led to development farther west from the coast. In 1906 Pompano became the southernmost settlement in newly-created Palm Beach County. That year, the Hillsboro Lighthouse was completed on the beach.

On July 3, 1908, a new municipality was incorporated in what was then Dade County: the Town Of Pompano.John R. Mizell was elected the first mayor. In 1915, Broward County was established with a northern boundary at the Hillsboro Canal. Thus, within eight years, Pompano had been in three counties. Pompano Beach experienced significant growth during the Florida land boom of the 1920s.

Following the population boom due to World War II, in 1947 the City of Pompano merged with the newly-formed municipality on the beach and became the City of Pompano Beach. In 1950, the population of the city reached 5,682. Like most of southeast Florida, Pompano Beach experienced great growth in the late 20th century as many people moved there from northern parts of the United States. A substantial seasonal population also spends its winters in the area.

The City of Pompano Beach celebrated its Centennial in 2008.

In 2004, John Rayson was elected as the first official mayor of Pompano.

In recent years, an effort to rejuvenate rundown areas, an example of urban blight, near the city's beach has gained momentum and is undergoing a multibillion dollar building boom. Community Redevelopment Agencies were established for the East Atlantic/Beach corridor, as well as for the old downtown and Hammondville/Martin Luther King corridor.

Pompano Beach is located at 26°14′5″N 80°7′32″W / 26.23472°N 80.12556°W / 26.23472; -80.12556 (26.234659, -80.125615). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.15 square miles (57 km²). 20.55 square miles (53 km²) of it is land and 1.55 square miles (4 km²) of it (7.22%) is water.

Pompano Beach is in northeast Broward County along the Atlantic Ocean. It includes about three (3) miles of beachfront that extends from the intersection of State Road A1A and Terra Mar Drive to the Hillsboro Inlet. The city is bounded by the following municipalities:

On its northeast:

• Hillsboro Beach
• Lighthouse Point

On its north:

• Deerfield Beach

On its west:

• Coconut Creek

On its southwest:

• Margate
• North Lauderdale

On its south:

• Fort Lauderdale

On its southeast:

• Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

As of the census of 2000, there were 78,191 people, 35,197 households, and 18,443 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,804.4/mi² (1,469.1/km²). There were 44,496 housing units at an average density of 2,165.0/mi² (836.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.09% White (of which 46% were Non-Hispanic Whites,) 32.21% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 4.35% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.21% of the population.

There were 35,197 households out of which 17.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,073, and the median income for a family was $44,195. Males had a median income of $31,162 versus $26,870 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,938. About 13.1% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before annexation of other areas, Pompano Beach was the thirty-third most Haitian-populated area in the US, at 5.90% of the population. while it had the twenty-fifth highest percentage of Brazilians in the US, at 1.10%, (tied with Corte Madera, California and Delran, New Jersey.)

As of 2000, before many of the unincorporated areas were annexed to the city, speakers of English as a first language were at 76.38%, while Spanish was at 9.34%, Haitian Creole consisted of 6.16%, French made up 2.35%, Portuguese 1.52%, German was 0.97%, and Italian as a mother tongue was 0.88% of the population.

Data for previously unincorporated areas that are now part of Pompano Beach:

• Pompano Beach Highlands as English being at 69.54% who spoke it as a first language, while Spanish at 20.26%, Haitian Creole at 4.74%, Portuguese 3.89%, and Vietnamese at 1.12% of the population.

• Collier Manor-Cresthaven had speakers of English as their first language at 72.54%, Spanish at 16.92%, Haitian Creole 6.88%, French at 1.40%, Italian at 1.12%, and Portuguese at 1.12% of residents.

• Leisureville, Florida: As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 86.24% of all residents, while speakers of French Creole accounted for 10.05%, and speakers of German as a mother tongue made up 3.70% of the population.

Pompano Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald. There is also a local weekly newspaper called The Pompano Pelican.

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Rock Island is located at 26°9′13″N 80°10′48″W / 26.15361°N 80.18°W / 26.15361; -80.18 (26.153712, -80.180014).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

As of the 2000 census, there were 3,076 people, 961 households, and 750 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,947.0/km² (5,011.6/mi²). There were 1,015 housing units at an average density of 642.4/km² (1,653.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.69% White (1.3% were Non-Hispanic White,) 96.52% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 961 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 34.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.61.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,766, and the median income for a family was $37,200. Males had a median income of $28,547 versus $22,409 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,145. About 18.2% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 34.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English was spoken by 100% of the population.

Sea Ranch Lakes is located at 26°12′2″N 80°5′48″W / 26.20056°N 80.09667°W / 26.20056; -80.09667 (26.200711, -80.096839).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (18.18%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,392 people, 696 households, and 421 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,985.9/km² (7,689.5/mi²). There were 1,339 housing units at an average density of 2,872.2/km² (7,396.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.84% White (91% were Non-Hispanic White,) 0.93% African American, 0.65% Asian, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.90% of the population.

There were 696 households out of which 14.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the village the population was spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 2.1% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 36.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57 years. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $62,813, and the median income for a family was $85,729. Males had a median income of $62,765 versus $42,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $60,088. About 6.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language were at 85.50%, while Spanish was at 6.02% of the population. Other languages accounted for were French at 3.58%, Portuguese at 2.85%, and Italian at 2.03% of residents.

As of 2000, Sea Ranch Lakes had the nineteenth highest percentage of Brazilians in the US (tied with Revere, Massachusetts and Malden, Massachusetts) at 1.7% of the population, while it was the sixtieth most Peruvian-populated area at 1.01% of all residents (tied with Brentwood, New York).

Sea Ranch Lakes has a Mayor/Council form of government with 7 village council members, and one mayor. All elected officials serve two-year terms. The village was incorporated on October 6, 1959 because residents in the original gated community feared they would eventually be forcibly annexed by Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, or Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. By incorporating themselves as municipality within Broward County, they would be able to remain autonomous for as long as they so desired. The village is unique in that it owns no property within its municipal borders. All roads, streets, parks, and lakes are private property owned by the Sea Ranch Beach Club. Because all property in the village is private land, the Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department is legally allowed to deny access to residential area of the village to non-residents through the use of the village's main gate on Gatehouse Rd at A1A.

The Sea Ranch Beach club owns all property within the village, including the oceanfront property on which the actual beach clubhouse and pool are built. The Beach club also has members which are elected to serve on its board of directors, and are responsible for maintaining all of the Beach Club's property such as roads, street lights, and street signs. All major issues that affect the Beach Club must be voted upon by its members, and all residents of the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes are allotted one vote for each parcel of property he or she owns. There are annual membership dues to the Sea Ranch Lakes Beach Club that all residents must pay, in addition to their annual property taxes. These membership dues to the Beach Club are used for capital improvements such as street repaving, painting of the Beach Club, and salaries of the Beach Club employees that manage the Beach Club, and maintain its property.

Police

Law Enforcement services to the village are provided by the Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department who patrol the walled in residential section of the village, the oceanfront beach club, and the shopping plaza which fall within the village's municipal boundaries. The Department has approximately 30 State of Florida certified sworn law enforcement officers. The Department is led by Chief Peter Gregory, who joined the department after retiring from the City of New York Police Department. Many of the police officers are also retired employees of the NYPD, and several are former employees of local law enforcement agencies. The department is dispatched by Broward County Sheriff's Office communications, and responds as District 26. The Department has 3 patrol vehicles, and a minimum of two sworn officers on duty at all times, with a normal week day staffing of two officers, one police service aide, and the police chief. The department prides itself on its low crime rate, with fewer than 15 Uniform Crime Report Type I crimes per year, with the majority being burglaries and robberies to businesses and vehicles inside the Sea Ranch Lakes business plaza. In addition, the Police Department was one of the first in Broward County to have developed a formal hurricane emergency policy in the early 1980s.

The Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department employs detectives within its ranks, who are responsible for conducting most criminal investigations, however whenever a major felony occurs in the village such as a homicide or other criminal case that may involve other jurisdictions, the Broward Sheriff's Office is called in for assistance to pursue a joint investigation with a team approach.

The Department is also known for its small town efforts and assistance that is seldom found with other law enforcement agencies. The department provides keyholder services for residents, and also will assist with matters that are normally classified as non-law enforcement such as escaped animals, resident check-ups, and other service type calls. In addition, Patrolman Gene McCoy was credited with rescuing a resident during a structure fire in the village during the 1980s. The police officer was the first emergency services worker on scene of the fire, and pulled an elderly resident from the building before the fire department arrived, and is credited with saving the resident's life. The Department was also the first to arrive and provide assistance to a helicopter which crashed on the property of the Sea Ranch Beach Club, and also has assisted the United States Border Patrol and the Broward Sheriff's Office with detaining and pursuing illegal immigrants that have come ashore into the village, and also provide emergency police back-up to neighboring Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. These are just some of the examples of the many extra efforts that the police officers have performed throughout the history of the department.

The Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department experienced one line-of-duty death when Patrolman Henry Adams died on November 28, 1975

Fire & EMS

Fire and Emergency Medical Services to the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes are provided by the Pompano Beach Fire Department from Station 11 under contract. The village averages fewer than 100 calls for fire or EMS services each year, with many being for services to the shopping plaza, or for residential fire alarms in the village. The village averages less than one working structure fire per year, with the most recent occurring in a business inside the shopping plaza.

Throughout the history of the village, fire services have consistently varied with each contract. Broward County Fire Rescue, the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Volunteer Fire Department, and Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue all providing fire suppression services to the village at some point throughout its history. The lowest bidder for fire services is usually awarded the four year contract for services to the village. Prior to 1996, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department served the town, with Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue serving until 2001, with Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue & Emergency services providing fire suppression services to the town from 2001 until 2008. As of October 8, 2008 the Pompano Beach Fire Department began providing services after Broward Sheriff's Office closed their station in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL which had previously served the village. Pompano Beach Fire Department was the lowest responsive bidder to a request for fire & EMS services.

Utilities

Water services are provided to the town by the City of Fort Lauderdale water department. The residential section of the village has no sewer system, with each resident having an individual septic system. However, the shopping plaza is connected to the sewer system used by Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

Power services are provided to the town by Florida Power & Light, with all residential power lines being buried underground. By having no utility poles inside the village for power, cable, or telephone, it is relatively simple to return power to the entire village following a storm. In addition, no overhead wires is also aesthetically pleasing to the residents.

Public works

The employees of the Sea Ranch Lakes Beach Club are responsible for maintaining all of the villages lakes, parks, streets, and other property since the Beach Club owns all property within the village.

Once a fledgling active adult community of single family homes in the early 1960s, a young millionaire named Ken Behring came from the Midwest and bought up all the land and then started to build. He originally made his fortune with a chain of car washes called Car-A-Mat. He called his new city Tamarac, Car-A-Mat spelled backwards.

The city's first development is east of State Road 7. The boundaries narrow to a sliver from Northwest 31 to 37 Avenues, then widen to the south to include Tamarac Lakes South, and to the north to take in Tamarac Lakes North and The Boulevards. The city's easternmost boundary, Tamarac Lakes Section One and Tamarac Lakes Section Two, extends below Commercial Boulevard to Northwest 16 Avenue. Altogether, the city encompasses about 900 homes east of State Road 7.

Tamarac is located at 26°12′13″N 80°14′47″W / 26.20361°N 80.24639°W / 26.20361; -80.24639 (26.203581, -80.246376). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.9 square miles (31 km²), of which 11.4 square miles (30 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1 km²) is water (4.21%).

As of the census of 2000, there were 55,588 people, 27,423 households, and 15,740 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,879.8/mi² (1,884.3/km²). There were 29,750 housing units at an average density of 2,611.6/mi² (1,008.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.08% White (71.4% were Non-Hispanic White), 10.51% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.91% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.88% of the population.

There were 27,423 households out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the city the population was spread out with 13.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 37.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,290, and the median income for a family was $41,927. Males had a median income of $32,317 versus $28,360 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,243. About 6.1% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English language as a first language were at 78.08% of the population, while Spanish was at 13.69%. Also, Yiddish was at 1.90%, French at 1.15%, Haitian Creole consisted of 1.12%, Italian made up 1.08%, German comprised 0.62%, and Hebrew as a mother tongue made up 0.52% of residents.

Over the years, the multicultural population has expanded in Tamarac, such as people from Latin American and Caribbean ancestry. As of 2000, Tamarac was the fifty-first most Colombian-populated area in the US, with 2.74% of the population. It also had the thirty-second highest percentage of Jamaicans in the US, (tied with Royal Palm Beach and Goulds) at 4.1% of all residents.

Terra Mar is located at 26°12′45″N 80°5′44″W / 26.2125°N 80.09556°W / 26.2125; -80.09556 (26.212493, -80.095452).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,631 people, 1,570 households, and 766 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,745.5/km² (7,054.3/mi²). There were 2,712 housing units at an average density of 2,830.0/km² (7,271.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.87% White (93.5% were Non-Hispanic White,) 0.57% African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.06% of the population.

There were 1,570 households out of which 5.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.2% were non-families. 44.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.68 and the average family size was 2.23.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 5.0% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 17.3% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 44.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 62 years. For every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,394, and the median income for a family was $63,625. Males had a median income of $57,171 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $40,923. About 3.6% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 80.88% of all residents, while both French and Spanish made up 5.83%, Italian 3.42%, German was at 3.21%, and Arabic was the mother tongue of 0.80% of the population.

Twin Lakes is located at 26°10′58″N 80°9′33″W / 26.18278°N 80.15917°W / 26.18278; -80.15917 (26.182661, -80.159252).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 3.70% is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,875 people, 656 households, and 446 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,784.4/km² (7,210.9/mi²). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 1,009.8/km² (2,615.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.47% White (66.6% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.87% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 2.51% from other races, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.11% of the population.

There were 656 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,433, and the median income for a family was $42,431. Males had a median income of $31,622 versus $21,889 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,284. About 2.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English was the first language of 79.59% of residents, while Spanish was at 14.62%, and French Creole as a mother tongue made up 5.78% of the population.

Washington Park is located at 26°7′50″N 80°10′45″W / 26.13056°N 80.17917°W / 26.13056; -80.17917 (26.130613, -80.179042).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (4.88%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,257 people, 410 households, and 298 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,213.3/km² (3,162.1/mi²). There were 470 housing units at an average density of 453.7/km² (1,182.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.08% White, 98.17% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.08% Asian, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 410 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% were married couples living together, 31.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,516, and the median income for a family was $26,528. Males had a median income of $21,583 versus $18,581 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,359. About 24.9% of families and 28.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.5% of those under age 18 and 19.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English was the first language for 97.82% of all residents, while Spanish was the mother tongue for 2.17% of the population.

Wilton Manors, the "Island City", was incorporated in 1947. It is bordered on the north by the North Fork of the Middle River and the City of Oakland Park; to the south, the boundaries include the South Fork of the Middle River and the City of Fort Lauderdale; the eastern terminus of the city limits extend to near Federal Highway (US 1); and the western most boundary reaches Interstate 95.

Over recent years, Wilton Manors has experienced tremendous economic revitalization. Both commercial and residential property values continue to increase giving proof to the Island City's economic rejuvenation. Along Wilton Drive, the City's "Arts and Entertainment" District features an array of shops, restaurants and entertainment venues situated along a pedestrian-friendly corridor.

Wilton Manors is home to several recreational facilities, including Colohatchee Nature Park, a 9.3 acres (38,000 m²) recreational facility complete with a boardwalk for nature observation, a dog park, and a boat ramp for watercraft entry.

Areas throughout the City continue to gentrify and revitalize, making Wilton Manors one of South Florida's most attractive communities in which to live and work.

Library

Wilton Manor's first library opened on June 24, 1957, as a project of the Jayceettes and staffed by volunteers. "The city took over the library in August 1958...and moved the library to the original city hall. In 1960, the building was enlarged to double its space." In 2003, construction was completed on a 4,000 sq ft (370 m²) library expansion. This increased the facility's size to 6,500 square feet (600 m²). The library, now called the Richard C. Sullivan Public Library of Wilton Manors, is not a part of the Broward County Library system. It is one of only five municipal libraries in the county, the others being Oakland Park Library, Lighthouse Point Library, Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library, and Parkland Public Library.

Wilton Manors is located at 26°9′31″N 80°8′22″W / 26.15861°N 80.13944°W / 26.15861; -80.13944 (26.158712, -80.139516).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.94 square miles (5 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,697 people, 5,876 households, and 2,467 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,535.3/mi² (2,527.0/km² ). There were 6,321 housing units at an average density of 3,253.5/mi² (1,258.0/km² ). The racial makeup of the city was 79.22% White (72.1% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.18% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.76% from other races, and 3.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.67% of the population.

There were 5,876 households out of which 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.0% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 123.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,366, and the median income for a family was $43,346. Males had a median income of $31,857 versus $26,522 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,770. About 10.7% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Wilton Manors is known as a gay village, although its population is extremely diverse. Wilton Manors ranks 3rd in the U.S. for its percentage of gay residents as a proportion of total population. The Fort Lauderdale area ranks 4th in metro areas (per capita). Neighboring Oakland Park is ranked sixth on the list. Wilton Manors has approximately 1270% more gay men per capita than the national average.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 78.52% of the population, while Spanish was at 9.37%, French Creole at 7.13%, French at 2.31%, Italian at 1.22%, as well as Portuguese being at 0.68%, German being 0.55%, and Polish as a mother tongue of 0.17% of all residents.

As of 2000, Wilton Manors was the 133rd most Cuban-populated area in the US (tied with Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey) at 1.58% of the population, while it had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Haitians in the US, (tied with North Lauderdale and Florida City) at 6.7% of all residents.

Wilton Manors is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.