Hollywood (Florida)

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Hollywood
Nickname : Diamond of the Gold Coast
Map of Florida highlighting Hollywood.png
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : February 18, 1921
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Broward County
Coordinates : 26 ° 1 ′  N , 80 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 1 ′  N , 80 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 140,768 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,988.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 79.8 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of
which 70.8 km 2  (approx. 27 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 3 m
Postcodes : 33019-33029, 33081-33084
Area code : +1 754, 954
FIPS : 12-32000
GNIS ID : 0284176
Website : www.hollywoodfl.org
Mayor : Josh Levy

Hollywood is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 140,768 inhabitants (as of 2010). The urban area has a size of 79.8 km². The population density is 1825 inhabitants per km².

geography

Hollywood is about 15 km north of Miami . Adjacent communities are Dania Beach , Fort Lauderdale , Hallandale Beach , Pembroke Park , West Park , Miramar , Pembroke Pines , Cooper City, and Davie .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 140,768 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 71,070 households. The population density was 1988.2 inh. / Km². 72.7% of the population identified themselves as whites , 16.7% as African-Americans , 0.4% as Indians and 2.4% as Asian Americans . 4.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.2% to several ethnic groups. 32.6% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 27.3% of all households lived in 28.3% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 58.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.39 people and the average family size was 3.05 people.

22.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 20.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41 years. 49.0% of the population were male and 51.0% were female.

The median annual income was $ 45,611, with 13.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 66.94% of the population, 21.62% spoke Spanish and 11.44% spoke another language.

Attractions

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

schools

  • Mary M. Bethune Elementary School
  • Colbert Elementary School
  • Hollywood Central Elementary School
  • Hollywood Park Elementary School
  • Orange Brook Elementary School
  • Sheridan Park Elementary School
  • West Hollywood Elementary School
  • Attucks Middle School
  • McNicol Middle School
  • McArthur High School
  • Boulevard Heights Elementary School
  • Driftwood Elementary School
  • Hollywood Hills Elementary School
  • Oakridge Elementary School
  • Sheridan Hills Elementary School
  • Stirling Elementary School
  • Apollo Middle School
  • Driftwood Middle School
  • Hollywood Hills High School
  • South Broward High School

Clinics

  • Hollywood Medical Center
  • Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
  • Memorial Regional Hospital

religion

Hollywood has 85 different churches from 26 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 19 churches. There are seven churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).

Town twinning

economy

The largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
Memorial Regional Hospital 4124
City of Hollywood 1446
Chewy 1200
Publix 1150
Diplomat Resort & Spa 1100
Memorial Regional Hospital South 753
Great Healthworks 430
BrandsMart USA 346
FirstServices Residential 310
HEICO Corporation 303

traffic

Interstate 95 , US Highways 1 and 441 , Florida's Turnpike and Florida State Roads A1A , 7 , 818 , 820 , 822 and 848 run through the city . The Hollywood Station is a train station in the regional and long distance traffic. Both Amtrak trains from Miami to New York City and Tri-Rail trains from Miami to Mangonia Park stop here . The Sheridan Street stop is also served by the Tri-Rail. The nearest airport is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .

crime

The crime rate was 392 points in 2010 (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were seven murders, 40 rapes, 237 robberies, 312 assaults, 1,833 break-ins, 4,797 thefts, 635 car thefts and eight arson.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Hollywood, 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. ↑ Hollywood 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.hollywoodfl.org , accessed March 29, 2020
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Hollywood-Florida.html