Cooper City

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Cooper City
City Hall
City Hall
County and state location
Map of Florida highlighting Cooper City.png
Basic data
Foundation : 1959
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Broward County
Coordinates : 26 ° 3 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 3 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 28,547 (status: 2010)
5,564,635 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,740.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 17.3 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of
which 16.4 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 2 m
Postcodes : 33328-33330, 33026
Area code : +1 954, 754
FIPS : 12-14125
GNIS ID : 0280777
Website : www.coopercityfl.org
Mayor : Greg Ross

Cooper City is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 28,547 inhabitants (as of 2010). The geographic coordinates are: 26.05 ° North, 80.29 ° West. The urban area has a size of 17.4 km².

geography

Cooper City is located approximately 15 km southwest of Fort Lauderdale and 25 km north of Miami . Adjacent communities are Hollywood , Davie , Pembroke Pines, and Southwest Ranches .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 28,547 inhabitants were distributed over 9,912 households. The population density was 1,740.7 inh / km². 85.1% of the population identified themselves as whites , 4.9% as African-Americans , 0.3% as Indians and 5.5% as Asian Americans . 1.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.4% to several ethnic groups. 22.8% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 44.2% of all households and people aged 65 or over in 19.6% of all households. 84.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.96 people and the average family size was 3.22 people.

28.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 19.9% ​​were 20 to 39 years old, 36.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 14.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41 years. 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female.

The median annual income was $ 91,650, with 4.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 78.55% of the population, 15.08% spoke Spanish and 6.36% had another mother tongue.

economy

The largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
Broward County School Board 596
Publix 565
Walmart 256
Integrated Medical Center 184
City of Cooper City 105
Animal Medical 91
Walgreens 50
Beverley Hill Café 38
CVS Pharmacy 32
Horse 30th

schools

  • Embassy Creek Elementary School
  • Cooper City Elementary School
  • Griffin Elementary School
  • Pioneer Middle School
  • Cooper City High School

traffic

Cooper City is crossed by Florida State Roads 817 , 818 , 823 and 848 . The nearest airport is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 162 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There were five rapes, ten robberies, 35 assaults, 156 break-ins, 452 thefts, 16 car thefts and seven arson attacks.

Web links

Commons : Cooper City, Florida  - Collection of pictures, 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. ^ Cooper City 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.coopercityfl.org , accessed March 29, 2020
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Cooper-City-Florida.html