Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale
Nickname : Venice of America
Fort Lauderdale skyline
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation :	March 27, 1911
State :	United States
State :	Florida
County :	Broward County
Coordinates :	26 ° 8 ′  N , 80 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 8 ′  N , 80 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants : -  Metropolitan Area :	178,752 (as of July 1, 2016 ) 5,564,635 (as of 2010)
Population density :	0 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	93.3 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 82.2 km 2  (approx. 32 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	1 m
Postcodes :	33301-33340, 33345-33349
Area code :	+1 754, 954
FIPS :	12-24000
GNIS ID :	0282693
Website :	www.fortlauderdale.gov
Mayor :	Dean J. Trantalis

Fort Lauderdale , also known as "the Venice of America", is a city and also the county seat of Broward County in the US state of Florida with 165,521 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 93.3 km². Fort Lauderdale is the third largest city in the Miami metropolitan area after Miami and Hialeah .

geography

Fort Lauderdale is about 30 km north of Miami . The following municipalities border the city in a clockwise direction: Hollywood , Dania Beach , Davie , Plantation , Lauderhill , Lauderdale Lakes , Oakland Park , Wilton Manors , Tamarac , North Lauderdale , Pompano Beach , Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Sea Ranch Lakes .

climate

Fort Lauderdale is in the subtropics . However, directly on the east coast of South Florida, favored by the Gulf Stream, there is a climate of tropical character and is therefore classified as Af in the effective climate classification according to Köppen . The lowest average monthly temperature is 18.9 ° C and the driest month has an average of 60.71 mm of precipitation.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     107   25th 17th     88   27 21st     64   28 21st     87   31 23     408   30th 24     284   32 26th     116   33 26th     304   32 26th     141   32 26th     84   31 25th     151   28 21st     247   26th 19th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: German Weather Service , period from 2018 to 2020

Fort Lauderdale Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 25.3 27.3 27.9 30.6 30.2 32.3 32.7 32.4 31.8 30.8 27.9 26.1 O 29.6 Min. Temperature (° C) 17.0 21.4 21.2 22.9 24.3 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.7 25.4 20.8 18.7 O 22.9 Temperature (° C) 21.3 24.1 24.5 26.8 27.2 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.8 28.1 24.7 22.5 O 26.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 107 88 64 87 408 284 116 304 141 84 151 247 Σ 2,081 Rainy days ( d ) 7th 7th 4th 8th 18th 12 13 21st 9 9 9 10 Σ 127 Source: German Weather Service , period from 2018 to 2020

The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1st to November 30th of the year. The last two direct hits from a hurricane were Katrina and Wilma in 2005 . Earlier storm events included Hurricane Cleo in 1964 and Hurricane King in 1950.

history

For more than a millennium, the area of ​​what would later become Fort Lauderdale was home to the indigenous Tequesta tribe , before Spanish conquistadors invaded in the 16th century. The diseases brought in by the conquerors, as well as the armed conflicts between the natives and the neighboring Calusa tribe , led to a massive decline in the native population. The few survivors were shipped to Cuba in 1763 when the Spaniards ceded Florida to the British after the Seven Years' War in accordance with the Peace of Paris . Due to the often changing ownership structure between Spain , the United Kingdom , the United States and the Confederate States of America , the area barely developed into the 20th century.

The Fort Lauderdale area was also known as the New River Settlement prior to the 20th century . About 70 settlements emerged along the New River in the 1830s . During this time, the pioneer William Cooley also settled here. On January 6, 1836, however, he was attacked by the Seminoles , and his wife and their children were killed. Although the other white immigrants were not attacked, all of their settlements gave up and fled first to Key Biscayne and then to Key West .

A first enclosure called Fort Lauderdale was built in 1838, which became a site of the Second Seminole War . After the fortress was abandoned in 1842, the area remained largely unpopulated until the 1890s. It was not until Frank Stranahan started a ferry service across the New River in 1893 and the Florida East Coast Railway was extended here from the north in 1896 that the real development began. The city was founded in 1911 and raised to the county seat of the newly formed Broward County in 1915 .

The greatest development took place during the Florida land boom in the 1920s. The Miami Hurricane of 1926 and the Great Depression of 1930 caused a major economic slump. During World War II , Fort Lauderdale became a vital military base.

After the war, Fort Lauderdale experienced another surge in population. With 83,648 inhabitants, according to the 1960 census, the population had increased by around 130% compared to 1950. This development continued for another 20 years until suburbs like Miramar , Coral Springs and Pembroke Pines began to develop and a slight population decline was recorded between 1980 and 1990. The population rose again slightly until 2000. In the years that followed, a further 18,000 inhabitants were added through the incorporation of former unincorporated areas . Today the city is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the USA, especially for lovers of yachting. It is the center of a metropolitan area in Broward County with about 1.78 million people within the metropolitan area of ​​Miami .

Religions

Fort Lauderdale currently has 184 different churches from 29 different denominations, of which the Baptist congregation is the largest with 32 churches. There are 28 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).

Demographic data

population
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	91		-
1910	336		269.2%
1920	2257		571.7%
1930	8668		284%
1940	17,996		107.6%
1950	36,328		101.9%
1960	83,648		130.3%
1970	139.122		66.3%
1980	153.279		10.2%
1990	149,238		-2.6%
2000	152.397		2.1%
2010	165,521		8.6%

2010 census
	Fort Lauderdale	Broward County	Florida
population	165,521	1,748,066	18,801,310
Change from 2000 to 2010	+ 8.6%	+ 7.7%	+ 17.6%
Population density	4,761.1 mi²	1,444.9 mi²	350.6 mi²
white	62.6%	63.1%	75.0%
African American	31.0%	26.7%	16.0%
Hispanics or Latinos	13.7%	25.1%	22.5%
Asian Americans	1.5%	3.2%	2.4%
native people	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
Multiethnic Americans	2.1%	2.9%	2.5%
Other ethnicities	2.4%	3.7%	3.6%

According to the 2010 census, the 165,521 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 93,159 households. The population density was 2013.6 inh / km². 62.6% of the population identified themselves as whites , 31.0% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 1.5% as Asian Americans . 2.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.1% to several ethnic groups. 13.7% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 26.3% of all households lived in 21.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 47.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.17 people and the average family size was 3.00 people.

19.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 21.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 42 years. 52.8% of the population were male and 47.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 50,648, with 18.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 75.63% of the population, 9.42% spoke Spanish and 14.95% spoke another language.

politics

Las Olas Boulevard

Mayor and administration

The city has a so-called Council Manager Government . The city is governed by the mayor and four members of the city council. Since 1998, the mayor's term of office has been three years, and he may hold office for a maximum of nine years at a time. The current mayor is Dean J. Trantalis , who took over from John P. "Jack" Seiler (2009-2018) in 2018 . The administrative business is carried out by an upper town director who is appointed by the town council and the mayor.

Town twinning

Fort Lauderdale is twinned with

Agogo , Ghana Belo Horizonte , Brazil Cap-Haïtien , Haiti Duisburg , Germany Gold Coast , Australia Haifa , Israel Isla Margarita , Venezuela Kaohsiung , Taiwan La Romana , Dominican Republic

Mar del Plata , Argentina Mataró , Spain Medellin , Colombia Muğla , Turkey Panama City , Panama Quepos , Costa Rica Rimini , Italy São Sebastião (São Paulo) , Brazil Venice , Italy Montería , Colombia

Culture and sights

Fort Lauderdale offers museums, beaches, and extensive nightlife. Also the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop , a large flea market and the world's largest drive-in cinema with 14 screens. The tallest building in the city is the Las Olas River House , a 42-story skyscraper with a height of 137 meters. The Taylor Birch State Park (0.73 km ² ) on the beach, nature trails, camping and picnic areas, canoeing and the Terramar Visitor Center with information about the ecosystem of the park.

Until 1985, Fort Lauderdale was one of the most popular spring break destinations with up to 350,000 students . Restrictions on the part of the city due to increasing alcohol and drug excesses, however, resulted in a sharp decline in visitor numbers in the period that followed.

Fort Lauderdale, like the neighboring cities of Wilton Manors and Oakland Park, is known for its high proportion of gay populations and is therefore also a popular vacation spot for gays and lesbians. The Stonewall Library & Archives is the largest library on homosexuality in the southeastern United States. Wilton Manors was also the second city in the United States (after West Hollywood ) to elect a city council with a gay majority.

As in many other cities in Florida, the population structure changes seasonally, as many "snowbirds" (snow birds) from the north of the USA overwinter in Florida.

New River Inn

Int'l Swimming Hall of Fame

Stranahan House

Lockhart Stadium (2008)

Fort Lauderdale Beach in March 2013

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

Bonnet House Bryan Building Croissant Park Administration Building Sam Gilliam House Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House Link Trainer Building New River Inn

Old Dillard High School St. Anthony School South Side School Stranahan House Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron House Old West Side Grade School Williams House

Museums

• African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
• Bienes Museum of the Modern Book
• Bonnet House
• Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum
• Fort Lauderdale History Center
• International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Mark K. Wheeler Gallery
• Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale
• Museum of Discovery and Science
• Old Dillard Museum
• Stranahan House
• Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum

Sports

The Lockhart Stadium was the venue for the football franchises Fort Lauderdale Strikers , which in the second-rate until its dissolution in 2016 North American Soccer League played. Previously, the stadium was used by the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-1983), who played in the then top-notch North American Soccer League . From 1998 to 2001 the site was also rented by Miami Fusion from Major League Soccer . The Florida Atlantic Owls played their games here from 2003 to 2010. In 2019 the stadium was demolished. The Inter Miami Stadium opened in the same location in early 2020 . Since the 2020 season, the MLS franchise Inter Miami and its farm team Fort Lauderdale CF have been playing there in the third-rate USL League One .

The Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex is part of the International Swimming Hall of Fame . It houses a 23 by 50 meter long swimming pool and a 23 meter deep plunge pool. The facility is freely accessible to the public. Many national and international swimming competitions have been held here since it opened in 1965. A total of 10 world records were recorded, including 1966 by Catie Ball and 2002 by Michael Phelps .

Economy and Infrastructure

Port Everglades

In addition to the classic loading options for general cargo and bulk cargo (oil, fuel, chemicals, building materials), the Port Everglades seaport also has a high-performance container terminal. The supply of cruise ships is now of great importance: at two cruise terminals and at other quays, up to ten large cruise ships can moor and handle at the same time. The ships return frequently due to the popular shorter cruises, so that a constant entry and exit can be observed here.

Fort Lauderdale is an important location for the construction and maintenance of yachts . This industry employs approximately 109,000 people in Broward County. Fort Lauderdale is a popular stopover spot for yachts due to its proximity to the Bahamas , the Caribbean and its many canals, and around 42,000 boats have their home ports here. The city is home to around 100 marinas and boatyards. The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show brings approximately 125,000 visitors to the city annually.

To the south-east of the city center is a conference center that attracts around 3,000,000 visitors annually. The Fort Lauderdale Galleria is a large mall.

traffic

Interstate 95 with the Fort Lauderdale skyline in the background

Fort Lauderdale is very well developed in terms of transport. On the one hand, Interstate 95 runs through the city in a north-south direction, and Interstate 595 also touches the city ​​limits, which is a feeder for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the south of the city . In addition, the urban area is crossed or affected by US Highways 1 and 441 and Florida State Roads A1A , 5 , 7 , 84 , 736 , 811 , 816 , 838 , 842 and 845 . US Highway 1 crosses under the New River in the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel , which is one of three tunnels that cross under water in Florida.

The Station Fort Lauderdale is a maintenance of long-distance trains of Amtrak from Miami toward New York City . In addition, stop here, as well as the south in the city of Dania Beach located breakpoint Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport Station , the commuter trains of the Tri-Rail from Miami toward Mangonia Park .

In 2018, the rail company All Aboard Florida will offer a new train connection over the tracks of the Florida East Coast Railway (of which the company is a subsidiary) from Government Center station in Miami via Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach . This service is to be extended to Orlando Airport in 2020 .

Bus transport in the city is provided by the Broward County Transit . On weekdays, the Miami-Dade Transit express bus route 95 also connects the center of the city via Interstate 95 with Downtown Miami .

media

The English-language daily newspapers Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald as well as the Spanish-language newspapers El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald appear in Fort Lauderdale . There are also 7 radio stations in the city.

education

According to the 2000 census, 79.0% of the population aged 25 or over had a high school degree , below the national average of 80.4%. 27.9% of the people got the higher education entrance qualification - the US average was 24.4%. The Fort Lauderdale School District operates 23 public schools in the city.

The schools in the city include St. Thomas Aquinas High School , which is known nationwide in the USA for the success of its students in the field of sport .

The following seven universities or colleges have their campuses in the city (among others) :

• Broward College
• City College
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida International University
• Nova Southeastern University
• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

The James Randi Educational Foundation is also based in Fort Lauderdale.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 419 points (US average: 266 points) 57% above the average. There were seven murders, 73 rapes, 627 robberies, 649 personal injuries, 2,841 break-ins, 6,437 thefts, 636 car thefts and 44 arson.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

Archie Shepp (* 1937), jazz musician and composer David Edgar (* 1950), swimmer and Olympic champion Chris Evert (* 1954), tennis player Paige O'Hara (* 1956), singer, actress and voice actress Stevie B (born 1958), singer, songwriter and record producer Mark Sanford (* 1960), politician Mario Diaz-Balart (* 1961), politician Teri Weigel (* 1962), actress, photo model and porn actress Mary Zophres (* 1964), costume designer Mitch Richmond (born 1965), basketball player Bennie Blades (born 1966), American football player Michael Irvin (born 1966), American football player Steve Conrad (* 1968), director and film producer George LeMieux (* 1969), lawyer and politician Chris Conrad (born 1970), actor Eric Sardinas (* 1970), blues rock guitarist Kaitlyn Ashley (* 1971), porn actress Tiffany Fallon (* 1974), photo model Christie Pearce (* 1975), soccer player Steve Hutchinson (born 1977), American football player Justin Bartha (born 1978), actor Nicholas Lucena (* 1979), beach volleyball player

Bear McCreary (* 1979), composer and musician Keyon Dooling (born 1980), basketball player Cory Gibbs (born 1980), football player Julius Jenkins (born 1981), basketball player Eric Keim (* 1981), road cyclist Asante Samuel (born 1981), American football player Robby Ginepri (* 1982), tennis player Sandora Irvin (* 1982), basketball player Tory Lane (* 1982), stripper and porn actress Cory Asbury (* 1985), Christian pop singer, songwriter and worship leader Andrew McFarlane (born 1986), actor Nadine Sierra (* 1988), soprano Leonard Hankerson (born 1989), American football player Jayson Megna (born 1990), ice hockey player Brandon Knight (born 1991), basketball player Melanie Amaro (* 1992), singer James White (born 1992), American football player Phillip Dorsett (born 1993), American football player Bryan Olivera (* 1994), Uruguayan football player Joey Bosa (born 1995), American football player Nick Bosa (born 1997), American football player Bailee Madison (* 1999), actress

Known residents

• Beulah Gundling (1916–2003), synchronized swimmer, aquatic artist and choreographer
• Germaine Damar (* 1929), Luxembourgish film actress and acrobatic artist
• Fred DeLuca (1947–2015), entrepreneur and founder of the Subway fast food chain
• Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987), influential electric bass player
• Marilyn Manson (* 1969), musician, artist and singer
• Woody Woodbury (born 1924), comedian, actor, television personality, and talk show host
• Dwayne Johnson (born 1972), American wrestler and actor

Web links

Commons : Fort Lauderdale  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Official site of the City (English)

Individual evidence

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