Coconut Creek, Florida

Coconut Creek, Florida
City
Nickname:  Butterfly Capital of the World
Location in Broward County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	File:BrowardCounty Logo.gif Broward
Incorporated (city)	20 February 1967
Government
• Type	Commission-Manager
• Mayor	Lou Sarbone
• City Manager	John P. Kelly
Area
• City	11.78 sq mi (30.5 km2)
• Land	11.55 sq mi (29.9 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)  2.04%
Elevation	13 ft (2 m)
Population  (1 July 2006)
• City	49,890
• Density	3,773.2/sq mi (1,456.8/km2)
• Metro	5,463,857
	Census Bureau Estimate
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33063, 33066, 33073, 33093, 33097
Area code(s)	954, 786
FIPS code	12-13275Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0300334Template:GR
Website	http://www.creekgov.net

Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city took its name from the coconut trees that were planted in the area by early developers. R.E. Bateman, one of the developers, named Coconut Creek after combining the names of Miami-Dade County's village of Indian Creek, and the Miami neighborhood of Coconut Grove. According to the U.S Census estimates of 1 July2006, the city had a population of 49,890. Coconut Creek is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.

Geography

Coconut Creek is located at 26°16′30″N 80°11′5″W (26.275010, -80.184719).Template:GR The city is in northern Broward County. It is bounded by the following municipalities:

On its north: Unincorporated Palm Beach County
On its west: Parkland Coral Springs Margate		On its east: Deerfield Beach
		On its east and southeast: Pompano Beach

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.78 square miles (31 km²). 11.55 square miles (30 km²) of it is land and 0.24 square miles (1 km²) is water (2.04%).

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 43,566 people, 20,093 households, and 12,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,773.2/mi² (1,456.4/km²). There were 22,182 housing units at an average density of 1,921.2/mi² (741.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.28% White (77.8% were Non-Hispanic Whites,) 6.16% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.37% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.86% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.65% of the population.

There were 20,093 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 32.5% 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 2.16 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,980, and the median income for a family was $55,131. Males had a median income of $40,965 versus $31,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,590. About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 79.23% of residents, and Spanish made up of 11.18%. Other languages spoken as a mother tongue were Portuguese 1.79%, Italian 1.40%, Yiddish 1.37%, and French at 1.17% of the population.

As of 2000, Coconut Creek was the twenty-fourth most Brazilian-populated area in the US (tied with Belle Isle, Big Pine Key, and several other areas in the Northeast) at 1.2% of the population.

Education

Coconut Creek is served by 6 public schools operated by Broward County Public Schools.

Elementary Schools

• Coconut Creek Elementary
• Tradewinds Elementary
• Winston Park Elementary

Middle School

• Lyons Creek Middle School

High Schools

• Coconut Creek High School
• Monarch High School

Points of interest

• Butterfly World
• Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
• Tradewinds Park
• Sabal Pines Park
• Coconut Creek Community Center
• Coconut Creek Recreation Complex

External links

• City of Coconut Creek