Wilton Manors

Wilton Manors
—  City  —
Nickname(s): The Island City
Location of Wilton Manors in Broward County, Florida
U.S. Census Map
Coordinates: 26°9′31″N 80°8′22″W / 26.15861°N 80.13944°W / 26.15861; -80.13944Coordinates: 26°9′31″N 80°8′22″W / 26.15861°N 80.13944°W / 26.15861; -80.13944
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Incorporated	1947
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Gary Resnick
Area[1]
• Total	1.94 sq mi (5.0 km2)
• Land	1.94 sq mi (5.0 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0 km2)  0%
Elevation	9 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	11,632
• Density	5,995.9/sq mi (2,315/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	33305, 33306, 33311, 33344
Area code(s)	954, 754
FIPS code	12-78000[2]
GNIS feature ID	0293390[3]
Website	http://www.wiltonmanors.com

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 very small geographically, portions of Wilton Manors are located in two separate U. S. congressional districts. Wilton Manors citizens are represented in Congress by Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Allen West .

History

Wilton Manors City Hall. Sign in front reads, Unlicensed contracting is a felony in Florida. Signs such as these were in direct response to the proliferation of unlicensed contractors following Hurricane Wilma's destruction. This structure was demolished in 2010 and replaced with a new one on adjacent property.

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 westernmost 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.^{[citation needed]}

Library

Wilton Manors' 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."^[4] 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.

Geography

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)^[5].

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

Demographics

As of the census^[2] 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 per square mile (2,527.0/km² ). There were 6,321 housing units at an average density of 3,253.5 per square mile (1,258.0/km² ). The racial makeup of the city was 79.22% White (72.1% were Non-Hispanic White,)^[6] 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.^[7] Wilton Manors ranks 2nd in the U.S. for its percentage of gay residents as a proportion of total population, with 140 gay residents per 1,000 residents.^[8] 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.^[9]

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.^[10]

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,^[11] 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.^[12]

Media

Wilton Manors is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market^[13] and the seventeenth largest television market^[14] 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.

References

External links

• City of Wilton Manors official site
• Wilton Manors Historical Society
• Wilton Manors Main Street

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