Broward County, Florida
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Broward County, Florida |
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| County Seat | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Area - Total - Water |
3,418 km² (1,320 mi²) 296 km² (114 mi²) 8.66% |
| Population - Total (2000) - Density |
1,623,018 520/km² (1,346/mi²) |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5 |
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Latitude |
26°7'28" N |
| External link: Official County Government site | |
Broward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population is 1,623,018. Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale, Florida6.
Broward County is one of three counties that comprise the South Florida metropolitan area.
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History
Broward County was created in 1915. It was named for Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909. It was one of the counties at the center of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election recount controversy.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,418 km² (1,320 mi²). 3,122 km² (1,205 mi²) of it is land and 296 km² (114 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.66% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density is 520/km² (1,346/mi²). There are 741,043 housing units at an average density of 237/km² (615/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 70.57% White, 20.54% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.00% from other races, and 3.35% from two or more races. 16.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
410,387 residents of Broward County, or 25.3 percent of the total population, are foreign-born. 60,241 were born in Jamaica, 32,572 were born in Cuba, 9,015 were born in the Dominican Republic, 47,445 have Haiti as their place of birth, 10,843 are from Mexico, and 12,776 originate from Peru. 9,189 hail from the United Kingdom.
There are 654,445 households out of which 29.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.10% are married couples living together, 12.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.10% are non-families. 29.60% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.40% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.45 and the average family size is 3.07.
In the county the population is spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $41,691, and the median income for a family is $50,531. Males have a median income of $36,741 versus $28,529 for females. The per capita income for the county is $23,170. 11.50% of the population and 8.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 15.30% of those under the age of 18 and 10.00% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Educational Institutions
- Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
- Broward Community College
- Florida Atlantic University
- Nova Southeastern University
Cities, towns, villages, and unincorporated areas
Incorporated
- City of Coconut Creek
- City of Cooper City
- City of Coral Springs
- City of Dania Beach
- Town of Davie
- City of Deerfield Beach
- City of Fort Lauderdale
- City of Hallandale Beach
- Town of Hillsboro Beach
- City of Hollywood
- City of Lauderdale Lakes
- Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
- City of Lauderhill
- Village of Lazy Lake
- City of Lighthouse Point
- City of Margate
- City of Miramar
- City of North Lauderdale
- City of Oakland Park
- City of Parkland
- Town of Pembroke Park
- City of Pembroke Pines
- City of Plantation
- City of Pompano Beach
- Village of Sea Ranch Lakes
- Town of Southwest Ranches
- City of Sunrise
- City of Tamarac
- City of Weston
- City of West Park
- City of Wilton Manors
Neighborhoods in incorporated areas (and recently annexed census-designated places)
- Carver Ranches in West Park
- Chambers Estates in Dania Beach
- Country Estates in Southwest Ranches
- Crystal Lake in Deerfield Beach, Florida
- Edgewater in Dania Beach
- Estates of Fort Lauderdale in Dania Beach and Hollywood
- Golden Heights in Fort Lauderdale
- Green Meadow in Southwest Ranches
- Ivanhoe Estates in Southwest Ranches
- Lake Forest in West Park
- Melrose Park in Fort Lauderdale
- Miami Gardens in West Park
- North Andrews Gardens in Oakland Park
- Oak Point in Hollywood
- Palm Aire in Fort Lauderdale
- Pompano Beach Highlands in Pompano Beach
- Ravenswood Estates in Dania Beach
- Ramblewood East in Coral Springs
- Riverland Village in Fort Lauderdale
- Rock Island in Fort Lauderdale
- Rolling Oaks in Southwest Ranches
- Sunshine Ranches in Southwest Ranches
- Terra Mar in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
- Twin Lakes North in Fort Lauderdale (Twin Lakes South to be annexed by Oakland Park Sept 15 2005)
- Utopia in West Park
- Village Park in North Lauderdale
Unincorporated areas and census-designated places
- Andytown
- Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North
- Boulevard Gardens
- Broadview Park
- Broadview-Pompano Park
- Broward Estates
- Chula Vista
- Collier Manor-Cresthaven
- Franklin Park
- Godfrey Road
- Hacienda Village
- Hillsboro Pines
- Hillsboro Ranches
- Kendall Green
- Leisureville
- Loch Lomond
- Pine Island Ridge
- Pompano Estates
- Roosevelt Gardens
- Royal Palm Ranches
- St. George
- Sunshine Acres
- Tedder
- Twin Lakes (South is unincorporated, North is now part of Fort Lauderdale)
- Washington Park
- West Ken-Lark
External links
Government links/Constitutional offices
- Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners
- Broward County Supervisor of Elections
- Broward County Property Appraiser
- Broward Sheriff's Office
Special Districts
- Broward County Public Schools
- North Broward Hospital District
- South Broward Hospital District(Memorial Healthcare System)
- South Florida Water Management District
Judicial branch
- Broward County Clerk of Courts
- Broward County Public Defender
- Broward State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit
- Circuit and County Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Tourism links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth
