Davie

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Davie
Map of Florida highlighting Davie.png
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1909
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Broward County
Coordinates : 26 ° 5 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 5 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 91,992 (status: 2010)
5,564,635 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,062.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 88.5 km 2  (approx. 34 mi 2 ) of
which 86.6 km 2  (approx. 33 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Postcodes : 33312, 33314, 33317, 33324-33332, 33355
Area code : +1 754, 954
FIPS : 12-16475
GNIS ID : 0281316
Website : www.davie-fl.gov
Mayor : Judy Paul
Damage from Hurricane Katrina , August 2005

Davie is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 91,992 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 88.5 km².

geography

Davie is located about 30 km north of Miami . Adjacent communities in clockwise order starting from the north are: Sunrise , Plantation , Fort Lauderdale , Dania Beach , Hollywood , Cooper City , Southwest Ranches , Pembroke Pines, and Weston .

history

On August 27, 2005, Davie was devastated by Hurricane Katrina .

religion

Davie currently has 34 different churches from 16 different denominations, of which the Catholic Church is most strongly represented with 4 churches. There are 11 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 91,992 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 37,306 households. The population density was 1062.3 inh / km². 80.1% of the population identified themselves as whites , 8.0% as African-Americans , 0.3% as Indians and 4.6% as Asian Americans . 3.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.1% to several ethnic groups. 29.1% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 36.5% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 22.0% of all households. 68.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.64 people and the average family size was 3.14 people.

26.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 15.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female.

The median annual income was $ 58,313, with 10.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, 75.47% of the population spoke English as their first language, 18.74% spoke Spanish and 5.79% spoke another language.

Attractions

On March 29, 1988, the Davie School was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .

schools

  • Davie Elementary School
  • Flamingo Elementary School
  • Fox Trail Elementary School
  • Hawkes Bluff Elementary School
  • Nova Blanche Forman Elementary School
  • Nova Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School
  • Silver Ridge Elementary School
  • Indian Ridge Middle School
  • Nova Middle School
  • McFatter Technical High School
  • Nova High School
  • Western high school

economy

The largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
Nova Southeastern University 4833
Broward College 2022
Broward County School Board 1618
Publix 870
Rick Case Automotive 852
Town of Davie 797
Teva / Actavis 545
Walmart 380
Home Depot 378
Stryker 350

traffic

Interstates 75 and 595 , US Highway 441 and Florida State Roads 7 , 84 , 91 (Florida's Turnpike) , 817 , 818 and 848 run through the Davie metropolitan area . The nearest airport is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 320 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were three murders, 21 rapes, 92 robberies, 251 assaults, 799 break-ins, 2586 thefts, 258 car thefts and 17 arson attacks.

Web links

Commons : Davie, 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. ^ FLORIDA - Broward County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 26, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Davie 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.davie-fl.gov , accessed March 31, 2020
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Davie-Florida.html