Margate

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A city of southeast Florida northwest of Fort Lauderdale. It is a resort community. Population: 56,000.

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Margate, FL

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Margate, Florida

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Margate
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Location of Margate, Broward County, Florida
Coordinates: 26°14′47″N 80°12′44″W / 26.24639°N 80.21222°W / 26.24639; -80.21222Coordinates: 26°14′47″N 80°12′44″W / 26.24639°N 80.21222°W / 26.24639; -80.21222
Country  United States
State  Florida
County  Broward
Incorporated (town) May 1955
Incorporated (city) 22 June 1961
Government
 • Type Commission-Manager
 • Mayor Pam Donovan
 • City Manager Yolanda Rodriguez
Area[1]
 • City 8.98 sq mi (23.3 km2)
 • Land 8.81 sq mi (22.8 km2)
 • Water 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km2)  1.89%
Elevation 9 ft (3 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 53,284
 • Density 5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2)
 • Metro 5,564,635
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 33063, 33065, 33068, 33073, 33093
Area code(s) 954, 754
FIPS code 12-43125[2]
GNIS feature ID 0286413[3]
Website http://www.margatefl.com/

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.

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Geography

Margate is located at 26°14′47″N 80°12′44″W / 26.246259°N 80.212343°W / 26.246259; -80.212343.[4], and it is four miles from the Atlantic ocean.

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%).

Demographics

Margate Demographics
2010 Census Margate Broward County Florida
Total population 53,284 1,748,066 18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 -1.2% +7.7% +17.6%
Population density 6,017.8/sq mi 1,444.9/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 62.0% 63.1% 75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 46.0% 43.5% 57.9%
Black or African-American 25.8% 26.7% 16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22.2% 25.1% 22.5%
Asian 4.0% 3.2% 2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 3.3% 2.9% 2.5%
Some Other Race 3.6% 3.7% 3.6%

As of 2010, there were 24,863 households, with 13.6% being vacant. In 2000, 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 2000, 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.

In 2000, 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.[5]

As of 2000, Margate was the sixty-sixth most Colombian-populated area in the US at 2.22% of residents.[6] It was also the forty-ninth most Haitian-populated area (tied with Pleasantville, New Jersey) at 3.2%[7] and forty-third most Jamaican-populated area (tied with Opa-Locka) at 3% of the population.[8]

Clock tower near Margate city hall

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