A city of southeast Florida south of Fort Lauderdale. It is a resort community. Population: 108,000.
Miramar
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A city of southeast Florida south of Fort Lauderdale. It is a resort community. Population: 108,000.
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Miramar (mĭr'əmär'), city (1990 pop. 40,663), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1955. It is a residential community in the rapidly growing I-75 corridor between Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
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| City of Miramar | |
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| — City — | |
| Motto: Beauty and Progress | |
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| Coordinates: 25°58′44″N 80°16′57″W / 25.97889°N 80.2825°WCoordinates: 25°58′44″N 80°16′57″W / 25.97889°N 80.2825°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Established | May 26, 1955 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Commission-Manager |
| - Mayor | Lori Cohen Moseley |
| - City Manager | Robert A. Payton |
| Area [1] | |
| - City | 31.0 sq mi (80.3 km2) |
| - Land | 29.5 sq mi (76.4 km2) |
| - Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) 4.84% |
| Elevation [2] | 9 ft (2 m) |
| Population (1 July 2007)[3] | |
| - City | 108,240 |
| - Density | 2,465.8/sq mi (952.1/km2) |
| - Metro | 5,463,857 |
| Census Bureau Estimate | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 33023, 33025, 33027, 33029 |
| Area code(s) | 754, 954 |
| FIPS code | 12-45975[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0286974[5] |
| Website | www.ci.miramar.fl.us |
Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after the Miramar district of Havana, Cuba. As of 2007, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 108,240.[3] It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.[6]
The city's official motto is "Beauty and Progress," updated from the earlier-used "The Center of Everything"
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Geography
Miramar is located at 25°58′44″N 80°16′57″W / 25.978812°N 80.282489°W.[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.0 square miles (80 km2). 29.5 square miles (76 km2) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (4 km2) of it (4.84%) is water.
Miramar loosely translates from Spanish as "sea view" or "sea sight," though it is not located directly on the Atlantic Ocean. The city is bordered by the following municipalities:
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Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 72,739 people, 23,058 households, and 18,653 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,465.8/mi² (952.0/km²). There were 25,905 housing units at an average density of 878.2/mi²(339.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 43.59% White (21.6% were Non-Hispanic White,)[8] 43.30% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.03% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.72% from other races, and 5.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.38% of the population.
There were 23,058 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,289, and the median income for a family was $52,952. Males had a median income of $34,145 versus $28,283 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,462. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as their first language accounted for 60.09% of the population, while Spanish made up 29.99%, French Creole comprised 4.37%, French was at 2.13%, and Tagalog as a mother tongue was 0.50% of all residents.[9]
As of 2000, Miramar had the fifth highest percentage of Jamaican residents in the US, with 15.4% of the populace.[10] The fifty-eighth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.51% of the city's population,[11] and the forty-eighth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 8.77% of the city's population.[12] It also had the seventy-eighth most Dominicans in the US, at 1.98%,[13] while it had the thirty-first highest percentage of Haitians (tied with West Little River,) at 6% of all residents.[14] Miramar's Trinidad and Tobago community had the twelfth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.2% (tying with Wheatley Heights, New York and Neptune City, New Jersey.)[15]
City Officials
- Mayor Lori Cohen Moseley (D)
- Commissioner Seat 1 Barbara Sharief (D)
- Commissioner Seat 2 Troy R. Samuels (R) (Vice Mayor)
- Commissioner Seat 3 Winston F. Barnes (I)
- Commissioner Seat 4 Yvonne Garth (D)
Economy
Spirit Airlines is headquartered in Miramar.[16]
Education
Miramar is served by Broward County Public Schools.
Elementary Schools
- Annabel C. Perry Elementary School
- Coconut Palm Elementary School
- Coral Cove Elementary School
- Dolphin Bay Elementary School
- Fairway Elementary School
- Miramar Elementary School
- Sea Castle Elementary School
- Silver Lakes Elementary School
- Silver Shores Elementary School
- Sunset Lakes Elementary School
- Sunshine Elementary School
- St. Stephen Catholic School
Public Middle Schools
- New Renaissance Middle School
- Henry D. Perry Middle School
- Glades Middle School
Public High Schools
Private Schools
- Florida Bible Christian School
- Stephen Catholic School
Colleges and Universities
Media
Miramar is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market[17] and the seventeenth largest television market[18] 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. WTVJ, the Miami area's NBC owned and operated station and WSCV, the Telemundo station also owned by NBC shares their studios and administrative offices in Miramar.
References
- ^ "Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US12&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Miramar, United States Page". Falling Rain Genomics. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/12/Miramar.html. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ a b "Annual Estimates of the population for the Incorporated Places of Florida" (XLS). US Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2006-04-12.xls. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006" (XLS). U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-01.xls. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Demographics of Miramar, FL". MuniNetGuide.com. http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Miramar.php. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ "MLA Data Center results for Miramar, FL". Modern Language Association. http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=45975&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Jamaican Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Jamaican.html. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Dominican Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Dominican-Republic.html. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Ancestry Map of Trinidadian & Tobagonian Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Trinidadian-Tobagonian.html. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Fact Sheet." Spirit Airlines. Retrieved on May 20, 2009.
- ^ "Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005". Northwestern University Media Management Center. http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ^ "Top 50 TV markets ranked by households". Northwestern University Media Management Center. http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
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