Coconut Creek

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Coconut Creek
Nickname : Butterfly Capital of the World
Map of Florida highlighting Coconut Creek.png
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1967
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Broward County
Coordinates : 26 ° 17 ′  N , 80 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 17 ′  N , 80 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 52,909 (status: 2010)
5,564,635 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,769.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 30.5 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of
which 29.9 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 2 m
Postcodes : 33063, 33066, 33073, 33093, 33097
Area code : +1 954, 786
FIPS : 12-13275
GNIS ID : 0300334
Website : www.coconutcreek.net
Mayor : Joshua Rydell

Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 52,909 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 30.5 km².

geography

Coconut Creek is located approximately 15 km north of Fort Lauderdale and 45 km north of Miami . Adjacent communities are Parkland , Coral Springs , Margate , Pompano Beach, and Deerfield Beach .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 52,909 inhabitants were distributed over 22,754 households. The population density was 1769.5 inh / km². 75.3% of the population identified themselves as whites , 13.7% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 3.8% as Asian Americans . 4.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.0% to several ethnic groups. 20.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 32.6% of all households lived in 29.8% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 59.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.32 people and the average family size was 2.97 people.

23.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 26.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 40.3 years. 46.6% of the population were male and 53.4% ​​were female.

The median annual income was $ 50,990, with 8.4% of the population living below the poverty line.

English was the first language of 79.23% of the population in 2000, 11.18% spoke Spanish and 9.59% had another mother tongue.

schools

In addition to the state schools Broadway High School , Monarch High School and Coconut Creek High School , the private North Broward Preparatory School is located in Coconut Creek.

religion

Coconut Creek currently has 10 different churches from three different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Catholic Church is most strongly represented with three churches. There are two churches that do not belong to any denomination (status: 2004).

economy

The largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
Seminole Coconut Creek Casino 1960
Broward College North 998
Broward County School Board 908
Publix 608
Atlantic Technical College 469
City of Coconut Creek 410
Walmart 326
Food for the poor 324
Al Hendrickson Toyota 302
Vista BMW 300

traffic

The urban area is crossed or tangent to by the Florida's Turnpike , the US Highway 441 and the Florida State Roads 7 , 810 , 814 , 834 and 869 ( Sawgrass Expressway , toll). The nearest airports are Pompano Beach Airpark (national) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .

crime

The crime rate in 2012 was 215 points (US average: 301 points) in the average range. There was one murder, ten rapes, 32 robberies, 64 assaults, 270 break-ins, 1265 thefts and 87 car thefts, and four arson attacks.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Coconut Creek, Florida  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ Coconut Creek 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.https: //flauditor.gov/ , accessed March 29, 2020
  4. ^ Crime rate in Coconut Creek, FL . city-data.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.