Coral Gables

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Coral Gables
Nickname : The City Beautiful, The Gables
View over Coral Gables
View over Coral Gables
Seal of Coral Gables
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County and state location
Miami-Dade County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Coral Gables Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1925
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Miami-Dade County
Coordinates : 25 ° 45 ′  N , 80 ° 16 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 45 ′  N , 80 ° 16 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 46,780 (as of 2010)
Population density : 752.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 96.2 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of
which 62.2 km 2  (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 2 m
Postcodes : 33114-33234
Area code : +1 305
FIPS : 12-14250
GNIS ID : 0280801
Website : www.citybeautiful.net
Mayor : Raúl Valdés-Fauli

Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County in the US state of Florida with 46,780 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Coral Gables is located on Biscayne Bay and borders Miami directly to the southwest . Other neighboring communities include West Miami , South Miami , Pinecrest and Palmetto Bay .

climate

The climate is mild and warm, with a light wind from the sea. Statistically, it rains an average of 30 percent of the days in the summer months, even if only briefly. The highest temperatures are in May to October, with up to 31 ° C. The coldest months from December to February with an average low temperature of only 17 ° C. Snowfall is almost unknown in the region.

history

Coral Gables was designed by George E. Merrick , an urban planning visionary and pioneer of New Urbanism .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 46,780 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 20,266 households. The population density was 752.1 inh / km². 91.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 3.0% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 2.7% as Asian Americans . 1.4% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.8% to several ethnic groups. 53.6% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 lived in 27.0% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 29.8% of all households. 62.4% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.35 people and the average family size was 2.94 people.

24.3% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.9% were 40 to 59 years old, and 21.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 39 years. 47.3% of the population were male and 52.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 88,167, with 8.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 43.82% of the population, 51.05% spoke Spanish and 5.13% had another mother tongue.

Culture and sights

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

Parks and sports facilities

There is a wide range of 22 city parks as well as several sporting facilities (e.g. tennis, golf), as well as playgrounds and opportunities for camping and barbecuing.

Economy and Infrastructure

A popular shopping street is the Miracle Mile (section of SW 22nd Street between SW 37th and SW 42nd Avenues).

The city's largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
University of Miami 16,174
Doctors Hospital 2184
Baptist Health South Florida 1105
Mercantil Commerce Bank 918
City of Coral Gables 836
Bayview Asset Management 684
Coral Gables Hospital 659
Dade County School Board 602
Quirch Foods 600
The Biltmore Hotel 570

Clinics

  • Coral Gables Hospital
  • Doctor's Hospital Snf
  • Kindred Hospital-Coral Gables
  • Healthsouth Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Center
  • Intercontinental Medical Network
  • Ramsay Health Care Inc
  • Victoria Nursing & Rehabilitation

education

  • University of Miami
  • Coral Gables Elementary
  • Coral Gables Senior High
  • Ponce De Leon Middle School

traffic

Coral Gables is crossed and tangent to US Highways 1 ( SR 5 ) and 41 and Florida State Roads 90 , 953 , 959 and 976 . The city is connected to the Miami-Dade Metrorail via the University and Douglas Road stations towards downtown Miami and the airport. The Miami airport is located 6 km north of the city.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 254 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were two murders, three rapes, 35 robberies, 53 assaults, 376 break-ins, 1,512 thefts, 65 car thefts and one arson.

Twin cities

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Coral Gables, Florida  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.citybeautiful.net/index.aspx?page=1340
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ^ FLORIDA - Dade County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 26, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Coral Gables 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.coralgables.com , accessed March 31, 2020
  6. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Coral-Gables-Florida.html