Broward County, Florida
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2000 Census
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 1,346 people per square mile (520/km²). There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile (237/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.57% White
Race (United States Census)
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(58% were Non-Hispanic), 20.54% Black
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or African American
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, 0.24% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 2.25% Asian
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, 0.06% Pacific Islander
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, 3.00% from other races
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, and 3.35% from two or more races. 16.74% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race.
In relation to ancestry, 9.4% were Italian, 7.4% American
United States
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, 6.8% German
Germans
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, 6.7% Irish
Irish people
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, and 4% English
England
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ancestry according to Census 2000. Furthermore, about 5.0% were Jamaica
Jamaica
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n and 4.0% Haiti
Haiti
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an alone, so 10.6% were generically West Indian.
Broward is the only county in the nation outside the Northeast in which Italian-Americans formed the largest ethnic group in 2000. They are concentrated mainly in the Pompano Beach area.
410,387 residents of Broward County, or 25.3 percent of the total population, were foreign-born (45% of whom were naturalized citizens), of which 60,241 of these were born in Jamaica
Jamaica
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, 47,445 in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, 32,572 in Cuba
Cuba
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, 12,776 in Peru
Peru
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, 9,189 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and 9,015 in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
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.
There were 654,445 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,691, and the median income for a family was $50,531. Males had a median income of $36,741 versus $28,529 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $23,170. About 8.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2005, Broward County led the nation's metropolitan areas in new AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
diagnoses, with a reported rate 58.4 new AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 people. County officials think the numbers may stem from a new and successful HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
testing campaign that has resulted in many people being diagnosed with AIDS at the same time they've been diagnosed with HIV. Ironically, without the implementation of the new testing campaign, the reported numbers of new diagnoses would have probably been lower.
Languages
As of 2000, 71.27% of all residents spoke EnglishEnglish language
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as their first language
First language
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, while 16.33% spoke Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, 3.51% French Creole, 1.77% French
French language
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, 1.13% Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....
, 0.89% Italian
Italian language
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, and 0.56% of the population spoke German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
as their mother language. In total, 28.72% of the population spoke languages other than English at home.
With the huge influx of immigrants since 2000, these figures have become outdated. However, since so many of them are coming from the Anglophone Caribbean
Anglophone Caribbean
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, where English is spoken, the change is not as fast as the rate of immigration would suggest.
2010 Census Report
U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:- White (non-Hispanic): 43.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic): 26.7%
- Hispanic or Latino of any race: 25.1%
- Asian: 3.2% (1.2% Indian, 0.6% Chinese, 0.4% Filipino, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.2% Pakistani, 0.1% Korean)
- Two or more racesMultiracial AmericanMultiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...
: 2.9% - American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census of 2009, the total population of Broward County had risen to almost 1.8 million people (1,754,846), and increased by 10.1% between April 1, 2000 and July 1, 2006. This number is accounted for by an increase to 426,310 (25.5%) in its black population and an increase to 408,543 (24.0%) of its non-black Hispanic population. A significant portion of the black population has resulted from immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
, of whom are mainly Afro-Caribbeans/West Indians. Some Afro-Latinos and Afro-Brazilian
Afro-Brazilian
In Brazil, the term "preto" is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with "branco" , "pardo" , "amarelo" and "indígena"...
s might also classify themselves as only black
Black people
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. More black foreigners
Alien (law)
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immigrated to Broward County between 2001 and 2005 than any other county
County (United States)
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in the United States. Also, 52,506 (3.1%) of Broward County's population is Asian, which is a higher figure than that of most counties in the state.
Primary and secondary schools
Broward County Schools currently has the sixth largest school districtBroward County Public Schools
Broward County Public Schools, a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the nation's sixth largest public school system and the largest fully accredited district in the nation, with over 260,000 students in more than 260 schools and education centers...
in the country and the second largest in the state after Miami-Dade.
Colleges and universities
- The Art Institute of Fort LauderdaleThe Art Institute of Fort LauderdaleThe Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale is a private, coeducational applied-arts college located in southeast urban Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Founded in 1968 by the late Mark K. Wheeler, it is the second Art Institute of a current 50 to be established in North America...
- Broward College
- Nova Southeastern UniversityNova Southeastern UniversityNova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie...
- DeVry UniversityDeVry UniversityDeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of DeVry Inc , a proprietary, for-profit higher education organization that is also the parent organization for Keller Graduate School of Management, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, Apollo College, Western...
- Keiser UniversityKeiser UniversityKeiser University is a private university that provides educational programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in traditional and online delivery formats...
- University of PhoenixUniversity of PhoenixThe University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Group Inc. which is publicly traded , an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona...
- Technological University of America
Public libraries
Broward County LibraryBroward county library
The Broward County Library was established in 1973 as the result of a campaign by the Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Library in Florida, the United States. The system began issuing borrower cards on June 17 of 1974 for 270,000 items in four branches. Over the following three decades, many of the...
is one of the largest public library systems in the country, composed of 37 branch locations.
Community services
Community services in Broward County include Women in DistressWomen in Distress
Women in Distress is a nationally accredited, state-certified, full service domestic violence center in Broward County, Florida. WID adopts a total family systems approach, and supports the inclusive model of domestic violence advocated by Stop Abuse For Everyone...
(WID), a nationally accredited, state-certified, full service domestic violence center. WID works in partnership with the Broward County Sheriff's Office
Broward County Sheriff's Office
The Broward County Sheriff's Office, commonly known by the acronym BSO, is a public safety organization responsible for law enforcement and fire rescue duties within Broward County, Florida...
.
Government
The Broward County CharterCharter
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provides for a separation between the legislative and administrative functions of government. The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative branch of Broward County Government.
The County Commission is composed of nine members elected by district. Each Commissioner must be a resident of the district for which he or she seeks election. Each year the Commission elects a Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
and Vice Mayor. The Mayor's functions include serving as presiding officer, and as the County's official representative. The Commission appoints the County Administrator, County Attorney and County Auditor. The Commission also appoints numerous advisory and regulatory boards.
The County Commission meets in formal session the first four Tuesdays of each month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center. Over 507,000 cable subscribers in Broward County have access to Government-access television (GATV) coverage of Commission meetings, which are broadcast live beginning at 10:00 a.m. each Tuesday, and rebroadcast at 5:00 p.m. the following Sunday. Meetings can also be viewed via webcasting at www.broward.org.
Incorporated
Municipality populations are based on the 2010 Census.
| # | Incorporated Community | Designation | Date incorporated | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Coconut Creek Coconut Creek, Florida Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida , nestled between Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. It had a population of 52,909 at the 2010 census... |
City | 52,909 | |
| 26 | Cooper City Cooper City, Florida Cooper City is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959. The city's population was 28,547 at the 2010 census... |
City | 28,547 | |
| 4 | Coral Springs Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 121,096... |
City | 121,096 | |
| 23 | Dania Beach Dania Beach, Florida Dania Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 29,639. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Dania Beach is the location of one of the largest jai alai frontons in... |
City |
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| 22 || Davie
Davie, Florida
Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town's population was 91,992 at the 2010 census.- History :Davie was founded by Jake Tannebaum and Tamara Toussaint. The original name of the town was Zona. In 1909 R.P. Davie assisted then Governor Broward by draining the swamplands...
|| Town || || 91,992
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| 3 || Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, USA. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,018...
|| City || || 75,018
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| 16 || Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
|| City || || 165,521
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| 31 || Hallandale Beach
Hallandale Beach, Florida
Hallandale Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, a worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,113...
|| City || || 37,113
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| 8 || Hillsboro Beach
Hillsboro Beach, Florida
Hillsboro Beach is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town was named for the Earl of Hillsborough, who received large grants of land from the King of England while Florida was an English possession. The strip along State Road A1A includes an exclusive stretch called "Hillsboro...
|| Town || || 1,875
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| 24 || Hollywood
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, 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...
|| City || || 140,768
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| 11 || Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,056. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is...
|| Town || || 6,056
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| 17 || Lauderdale Lakes
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Lauderdale Lakes is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 32,593. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 5,564,635 people....
|| City || || 32,593
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| 18 || Lauderhill
Lauderhill, Florida
Lauderhill is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,887. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census....
|| City || || 66,887
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| 15 || Lazy Lake
Lazy Lake, Florida
Lazy Lake is a village contained entirely within the borders of the city of Wilton Manors, in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 24 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lazy Lake is located at ....
|| Village || || 24
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| 7 || Lighthouse Point
Lighthouse Point, Florida
Lighthouse Point is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, which is located in nearby Hillsboro Beach. As of the 2010 census, the population of Lighthouse Point was 10,344...
|| City || || 10,344
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| 5 || Margate
Margate, Florida
Margate is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 53,284. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 5,564,635 people.-Geography:...
|| City || || 53,284
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| 28 || Miramar
Miramar, Florida
Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041...
|| City || || 122,041
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| 10 || North Lauderdale
North Lauderdale, Florida
North Lauderdale is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 41,023. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.-History:North Lauderdale was...
|| City || || 41,023
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| 13 || Oakland Park
Oakland Park, Florida
Oakland Park is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Originally named Floranada , the town was forced into bankruptcy after the hurricane of 1926. When the town reincorporated, residents chose the name Oakland Park. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,363, mainly due to...
|| City || || 41,363
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| 1 || Parkland
Parkland, Florida
Parkland is an city in Broward County, Florida, where zoning laws are designed to protect the "parklike" character of the city. Initially, there were no stores or traffic lights in Parkland, though this changed in the early 2000s. As of the 2010 census, the population of Parkland was 23,962...
|| City || || 23,962
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| 30 || Pembroke Park
Pembroke Park, Florida
Pembroke Park is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town took its name from its location along Pembroke Road. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,102. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Close to half...
|| Town || || 6,102
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| 27 || Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Pembroke Pines is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city had a population of 154,750 at the 2010 census, making it the second most populous city in Broward County, the tenth most populous in Florida, and the 150th most populous in the United States...
|| City || || 154,750
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| 20 || Plantation
Plantation, Broward County, Florida
Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 84,955. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,546,635 people at the 2010 census....
|| City || || 84,955
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| 6 || Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach, Florida
Pompano Beach ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 99,845...
|| City || || 99,845
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| 12 || Sea Ranch Lakes
Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida
Sea Ranch Lakes is a village in Broward County, Florida, United States. The village was named for the Sea Ranch Hotel. The population was 670 at the 2010 census.Sea Ranch Lakes is located on Highway A1A, surrounded by Lauderdale-by-the-Sea...
|| Village || || 670
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| 25 || Southwest Ranches
Southwest Ranches, Florida
Southwest Ranches, located on the eastern edge of the Florida Everglades, southwest of Fort Lauderdale, is Broward County's 30th incorporated place, having incorporated in the year 2000 to avoid annexation by the city of Pembroke Pines and to preserve its semi-rural lifestyle...
|| Town || || 7,345
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| 19 || Sunrise
Sunrise, Florida
-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...
|| City || || 84,439
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| 9 || Tamarac
Tamarac, Florida
Tamarac is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,427. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census....
|| City || || 60,427
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| 29 || West Park
West Park, Florida
West Park is a municipality in Broward County, Florida, USA. It was created on March 1, 2005. It is located in the southeastern part of the county and consists of the neighborhoods of Miami Gardens , Carver Ranches, Lake Forest and Utopia. A large portion of the city lies west of the city of...
|| City || || 14,156
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| 21 || Weston
Weston, Florida
Weston is a suburb of South Florida located in Broward County, Florida, USA. Established as a city in 1996, much of the community was developed by Arvida/JMB Realty and is located near the western developmental boundary of Broward County. It is the most western city in Broward County, and its...
|| City || || 65,333
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| 14 || Wilton Manors
Wilton Manors, Florida
Wilton Manors is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,632. Wilton Manors is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Although the city is...
|| City || || 11,632
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Neighborhoods in incorporated areas (and recently annexed census-designated places)
- Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North in Pompano Beach.
- Broadview-Pompano ParkBroadview-Pompano Park, FloridaBroadview-Pompano Park is a neighborhood and former census-designated place in North Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,314 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
in North Lauderdale. - Broward EstatesBroward Estates, FloridaBroward Estates was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,416 at the 2000 census. It now serves as Lauderhill's neighborhood...
in Lauderhill. - Carver RanchesCarver Ranches, FloridaCarver Ranches was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,299 at the 2000 census.In 2005 it became one of four neighborhoods to incorporate into the new city of West Park.-Geography:...
in West Park. - Chambers EstatesChambers Estates, FloridaChambers Estates is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,556 at the 2000 census...
in Dania Beach. - Chula Vista IslesChula Vista, FloridaChula Vista was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 573 at the 2000 census. It is now incorporated into Fort Lauderdale, as the neighborhood, "Chula Vista Isles."-Geography:...
in Fort Lauderdale. - Collier Manor-CresthavenCollier Manor-Cresthaven, FloridaCollier Manor-Cresthaven was a census-designated place that now serves as a neighborhood of Pompano Beach, Florida, United States. The population was 7,741 at the 2000 census...
in Pompano Beach. - Country EstatesCountry Estates, FloridaCountry Estates was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,910 at the 2000 census. It is now a neighborhood incorporated into the town of Southwest Ranches, Florida in 2000.-Geography:...
in Southwest Ranches. - Crystal Lake in Pompano Beach.
- EdgewaterEdgewater, Broward County, FloridaEdgewater was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 803 at the 2000 census. It is now an incorporated neighborhood of Dania Beach.-Geography:Edgewater is located at ....
in Dania Beach. - Estates of Fort LauderdaleEstates of Fort Lauderdale, FloridaEstates of Fort Lauderdale is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,791 at the 2000 census. It now serves as a neighborhood that is split between Hollywood, Florida and Dania Beach, Florida...
in Dania Beach, and partially in Hollywood. - Godfrey RoadGodfrey Road, FloridaGodfrey Road is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 172 at the 2000 census. Godfrey Road was annexed by the city of Parkland, Florida in 2006.-Geography:...
in Parkland. - Golden HeightsGolden Heights, FloridaGolden Heights was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is now a neighborhood in the City of Fort Lauderdale...
in Fort Lauderdale. - Green MeadowGreen Meadow, FloridaGreen Meadow was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,875 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated into the town of Southwest Ranches, Florida in 2000.-Geography:...
in Southwest Ranches. - Hacienda VillageHacienda Village, FloridaHacienda Village is a defunct town located in central Broward County, Florida in the United States. It possessed both a police and fire department as well as various other municipal agencies, yet still relied heavily on Broward County for many services...
in Davie. - Ivanhoe EstatesIvanhoe Estates, FloridaIvanhoe Estates was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It's now a neighborhood incorporated into the town of Southwest Ranches, Florida in 2000.-Geography:...
in Southwest Ranches. - Kendall GreenKendall Green, FloridaKendall Green was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States, and is now a neighborhood of Pompano Beach, Florida...
in Pompano Beach. - Lake ForestLake Forest, FloridaLake Forest was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2000 census. It is now a neighborhood of West Park, Florida...
in West Park. - LeisurevilleLeisureville, FloridaLeisureville was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States, and now a neighborhood of the City of Pompano Beach, Florida...
in Pompano Beach. - Loch LomondLoch Lomond, FloridaLoch Lomond is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,537 at the 2000 census. It now serves as a Pompano Beach neighborhood.-Geography:Loch Lomond is located at ....
in Pompano Beach. - Melrose ParkMelrose Park, FloridaMelrose Park is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,114 at the 2000 census. On 15 September 2002, Melrose Park was annexed to the city of Fort Lauderdale, and is now a neighborhood.-Geography:...
in Fort Lauderdale. - Miami GardensMiami Gardens, Broward County, FloridaMiami Gardens was a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,706 at the 2000 census.It was one of the four unincorporated neighborhoods that were incorporated to create the new city of West Park in 2005...
in West Park. - North Andrews GardensNorth Andrews Gardens, FloridaNorth Andrews Gardens was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 9,656 at the 2000 census...
in Oakland Park. - Oak PointOak Point, FloridaOak Point was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. It now serves as a Hollywood, Florida neighborhood known for having wealthy residents as well as beautiful large homes...
in Hollywood. - Palm AirePalm Aire, FloridaPalm Aire, Florida was an unincorporated census-designated place in Broward County, Florida consisting of residential property, commercial businesses, and four golf courses. Palm Aire describes both Palm Aire Village, a collection of single family houses, and Palm Aire Country Club, a property...
in Fort Lauderdale. - Pine Island RidgePine Island Ridge, FloridaPine Island Ridge was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,199 at the 2000 census. Formerly a part of unincorporated Broward County, Pine Island Ridge was annexed into the town of Davie, Florida on 15 September 2006, and now serves as its...
in Davie. - Pompano Beach HighlandsPompano Beach Highlands, FloridaPompano Beach Highlands was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,505 at the 2000 census. Residents of the unincorporated community voted in late 2004 to join the city of Pompano Beach, Florida....
in Pompano Beach. - Pompano EstatesPompano Estates, FloridaPompano Estates is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,367 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pompano Estates is located at ....
in Pompano Beach. - Ravenswood EstatesRavenswood Estates, FloridaRavenswood Estates is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 960 at the 2000 census...
in Dania Beach. - Ramblewood EastRamblewood East, FloridaRamblewood East is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,395 at the 2000 census...
in Coral Springs. - Riverland VillageRiverland Village, FloridaRiverland Village is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. It was annexed to the city of Fort Lauderdale in 2002 and is currently classed as a neighborhood of the city...
in Fort Lauderdale. - Rock IslandRock Island, FloridaRock Island was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,076 at the 2000 census. It is now a neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale.-Geography:Rock Island is located at ....
in Fort Lauderdale. - Rolling OaksRolling Oaks, FloridaRolling Oaks was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,291 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated into the town of Southwest Ranches, Florida in 2000, and is now a neighborhood.-Geography:...
in Southwest Ranches. - Royal Palm RanchesRoyal Palm Ranches, FloridaRoyal Palm Ranches is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 294 at the 2000 census...
in Cooper City. - TedderTedder, FloridaTedder was a census-designated place in Tedder was a [[census-designated place]] in Tedder was a [[census-designated place]] in [[Broward County, Florida, United States...
in Pompano Beach. - St. GeorgeSt. George, FloridaSt. George was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,450 at the 2000 census. It now serves as a neighborhood of Lauderhill, Florida.-Geography:St...
in Lauderhill. - Sunshine RanchesSunshine Ranches, FloridaSunshine Ranches is a former census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,704 at the 2000 census...
in Southwest Ranches. - Terra MarTerra Mar, FloridaTerra Mar was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,631 at the 2000 census. Most of the neighborhood belongs to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida with a small portion belonging to Pompano Beach, Florida....
in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and partially in Pompano Beach. - Twin LakesTwin Lakes, FloridaTwin Lakes was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States, which was divided into Twin Lakes North and Twin Lakes South. The population was 1,875 at the 2000 census....
North of Prospect Road, in Fort Lauderdale. South of Prospect Road, in Oakland Park. - UtopiaUtopia, FloridaUtopia was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 714. The area is now part of a West Park neighborhood.-Geography:Utopia is located at...
in West Park. - Village ParkVillage Park, FloridaVillage Park was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 895 at the 2000 census. It is now a part of North Lauderdale, Florida.-Geography:Village Park is located at ....
in North Lauderdale. - West Ken-LarkWest Ken-Lark, FloridaWest Ken-Lark was a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,412 at the 2000 census. It now serves as a neighborhood of Lauderhill.-Geography:West Ken-Lark is located at ....
in Lauderhill.
Unincorporated areas and census-designated places
- AndytownAndytown, FloridaAndytown, Florida, was a town located in Broward County at the intersection of U.S. 27 and SR 84. It was demolished in 1979 in order to allow for the expansion of the Alligator Alley portion of Interstate 75. Andytown can be found on maps from the 1970s . It still remains today on some online...
- Boulevard GardensBoulevard Gardens, FloridaBoulevard Gardens is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,274 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Boulevard Gardens is located at ....
- Broadview ParkBroadview Park, FloridaBroadview Park is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,125 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Broadview Park is located at ....
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport is an international commercial airport located in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, three miles southwest of the central business district of Fort Lauderdale...
- Franklin ParkFranklin Park, FloridaFranklin Park is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 860 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Franklin Park is located at ....
- Hillsboro PinesHillsboro Pines, FloridaHillsboro Pines is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hillsboro Pines is located at ....
- Hillsboro RanchesHillsboro Ranches, FloridaHillsboro Ranches is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 47 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hillsboro Ranches is located at ....
- Roosevelt GardensRoosevelt Gardens, FloridaRoosevelt Gardens is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,456 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Roosevelt Gardens is located at ....
- Sunshine AcresSunshine Acres, FloridaSunshine Acres is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 827 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sunshine Acres is located at ....
- Washington ParkWashington Park, FloridaWashington Park is a census-designated place in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,672 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Washington Park is located at ....
Economy
Bimini Island AirBimini Island Air
Bimini Island Air, Inc./Ltd. was a part 135 shared charter operator with its headquarters on the grounds of the Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale. Operating out of Fort Lauderdale, Bimini Island Air flew to various...
and Locair
Locair
Locair is an American FAR Part 135 charter airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale. Formed in 1993 the airline specializes in cargo and passenger charters around Florida and to...
have their headquarters on the grounds of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport is an international commercial airport located in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, three miles southwest of the central business district of Fort Lauderdale...
in an unincorporated area
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
. When Chalk's International Airlines existed, its headquarters was on the grounds of the airport in an unincorporated area.
Politics
Over the past fifty years, Broward County has gone from solidly RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to solidly Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. In the 1972 U.S. presidential election, Broward County residents voted overwhelmingly for Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
over George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....
. From the 1992 U.S. presidential election onward, however, voters of Broward County backed the Democratic presidential nominee
Presidential nominee
In United States politics and government, the term presidential nominee has two distinct meanings.The first is the person chosen by the primary voters and caucus-goers of a political party to be the party's nominee for President of the United States...
over the Republican nominee by strong majorities. Broward County is now the most reliably Democratic county in the state, with the exception of the much less populous Gadsden County
Gadsden County, Florida
Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2000 census, the population was 45,087. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 46,428 . Its county seat is Quincy, Florida. Gadsden County is the only predominantly African-American...
. This change in voting tendencies is most likely due to the continuous flow from large migration
Human migration
Human migration is physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. Historically this movement was nomadic, often causing significant conflict with the indigenous population and their displacement or cultural assimilation. Only a few nomadic...
s of snowbirds and transplanted people
Snowbird (people)
The term snowbird is used to describe people from the U.S. Northeast, U.S. Midwest, or Canada who spend a large portion of winter in warmer locales such as California, Arizona, Florida, Texas, the Carolinas, or elsewhere along the Sun Belt region of the southern and southwest United States,...
from the liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
Northeast
Northeastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau.-Composition:The region comprises nine states: the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; and the Mid-Atlantic states of New...
and other blue states, as well as a growing LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community, and also naturalized U.S. citizens born in places such as Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
| Year | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 2008 | 32.3% 225,453 | 67.2% 474,579 |
| 2004 | 34.6% 244,674 | 64.2% 453,873 |
| 2000 | 30.9% 177,939 | 67.4% 387,760 |
| 1996 | 28.3% 142,870 | 63.5% 320,779 |
| 1992 | 30.9% 164,832 | 51.8% 276,361 |
| 1988 | 50.0% 220,316 | 49.5% 218,274 |
| 1984 | 56.7% 254,608 | 43.3% 194,584 |
| 1980 | 55.9% 229,693 | 35.6% 146,323 |
| 1976 | 47.1% 161,411 | 51.6% 176,491 |
| 1972 | 72.4% 196,528 | 27.3% 74,127 |
| 1968 | 54.5% 106,122 | 29.1% 56,613 |
| 1964 | 55.5% 85,264 | 44.5% 68,406 |
| 1960 | 58.8% 68,294 | 41.2% 47,811 |
Street grid
A street grid stretches throughout Broward County. Most of this grid is loosely based on three primary eastern municipalities, (from South to North) Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach. Deerfield Beach—another primary eastern municipality—has its own street grid, as do two smaller municipalities—Dania and Hallandale.Major Freeways and Tollways
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Interstate 595Interstate 595 (Florida)Interstate 595 , also known as the Port Everglades Expressway and as the unsigned State Road 862, is a Interstate highway that connects Interstate 75 and Alligator Alley in the west with Florida's Turnpike, Interstate 95, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, US 1, and SR A1A before... -
Florida's TurnpikeFlorida's TurnpikeFlorida's Turnpike , designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and originally known as the Sunshine State Parkway is a north–south toll road that runs through 11 counties in the Florida peninsula, from U.S... -
Homestead Extension of Florida's TurnpikeHomestead Extension of Florida's TurnpikeHomestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike , designated as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, and originally known as the West Dade Expressway is a north–south free-flow toll road southern extension of the tolled Florida's Turnpike...
(State Road 821) -
Sawgrass Expressway (State Road 869)Sawgrass ExpresswayState Road 869 is a long state road located in Broward County, Florida. The road acts as a de-facto bypass of Fort Lauderdale and northern coastal Broward County, Florida, extending north from a junction of Interstate 75 , Interstate 595 , and SR 84 in Sunrise, to Coral Springs before heading...
Airports
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport
- North Perry AirportNorth Perry AirportNorth Perry Airport is a public airport located in the City of Pembroke Pines, five miles west of the central business district of Hollywood, in Broward County, Florida, United States. The airport is owned by the Broward County Aviation Department...
- Fort Lauderdale Executive AirportFort Lauderdale Executive AirportFort Lauderdale Executive Airport is a general aviation airport located within the city limits of Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, Florida, United States, five miles north of downtown Fort Lauderdale...
- Pompano Beach AirparkPompano Beach AirparkPompano Beach Airpark is a public airport located one mile northeast of the central business district of Pompano Beach, in Broward County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by City of Pompano Beach.Although most U.S...
Greenways System
Construction is underway on a network of recreational trails to connect cities and points of interest in the county.See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Broward County, Florida
Government links/Constitutional offices
- Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners
- Broward County Supervisor of Elections
- Broward County Property Appraiser
- Broward County Sheriff's Office
Special Districts
- Broward County Public Schools
- Broward Health (formerly 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 Clerk of Courts Records
- 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
- Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
- The Waterfront News local newspaper for Broward County, Florida fully and openly available in the Florida Digital Newspaper Library
Official sites
- The Broward Alliance (Broward County's official public/private partnership for economic development)