Key Biscayne (Florida)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department fire station
Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department fire station
County and state location
Miami-Dade County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Key Biscayne Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1991
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Miami-Dade County
Coordinates : 25 ° 41 ′  N , 80 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 41 ′  N , 80 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 12,344 (as of 2010)
Population density : 3,740.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.3 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 1 m
Postal code : 33149
Area code : +1 305
FIPS : 12-36300
GNIS ID : 0285075
Website : www.keybiscayne.fl.gov
Mayor : Mayra Peña Lindsay

Key Biscayne is a municipality in Miami-Dade County in the US state of Florida with 12,344 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

The community is located on the island of the same name, Key Biscayne , which is connected to the mainland by Florida State Road 913 . The mainland is 10 km away, and the island of Virginia Key , which is already part of Miami, is 5 km from the municipality. The place is bordered to the north by Crandon Park , to the south by Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park , to the west by Biscayne Bay and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean .

history

→ See also: History of Key Biscayne Island

The Key Biscayne Parish was established in 1991.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 12,344 inhabitants were distributed among 7,072 households. The population density was 3740.6 inh / km². 96.2% of the population identified themselves as whites , 0.4% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 1.1% as Asian Americans . 1.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.2% to several ethnic groups. 61.6% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 38.5% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 33.0% of all households. 71.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.62 people and the average family size was 3.13 people.

29.7% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 17.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 42 years. 46.4% of the population were male and 53.6% were female.

The median annual income was $ 114,250, with 5.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 30.83% of the population, 59.73% spoke Spanish and 9.44% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

The Cape Florida Lighthouse and Fowey Rocks Light are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

The Miami Masters took place in the Tennis Center at Crandon Park from 1987 to 2018 .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 91 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There were two personal injuries, eight break-ins, 170 thefts and 13 car thefts.

Web links

Commons : Key Biscayne, Florida  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ^ FLORIDA - Dade County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 28, 2015 .
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Key-Biscayne-Florida.html