Lauderhill
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County and state location
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | June 20, 1959 |
State : | United States |
State : | Florida |
County : | Broward County |
Coordinates : | 26 ° 10 ′ N , 80 ° 14 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
66,887 (status: 2010) 5,564,635 (status: 2010) |
Population density : | 3,539 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 19.0 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.9 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
Height : | 1 m |
Postcodes : | 33311, 33313, 33319, 33351 |
Area code : | +1 754, 954 |
FIPS : | 12-39550 |
GNIS ID : | 0285368 |
Website : | lauderhill-fl.gov |
Mayor : | Richard J. Kaplan |
Lauderhill is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 66,887 inhabitants (as of 2010). The geographic coordinates are: 26.17 ° North, 80.23 ° West. The urban area has a size of 19.0 km².
geography
Lauderhill is about 35 km north of Miami . Neighboring communities are Tamarac , Lauderdale Lakes , Fort Lauderdale , Plantation, and Sunrise .
Religions
In Lauderhill there are currently 179 different churches from 29 different denominations, of which the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 32 churches. There are also 28 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census, the 66,887 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 29,519 households. The population density was 3539 inhabitants / km². 18.2% of the population identified themselves as whites , 75.9% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 1.6% as Asian Americans . 1.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.5% to several ethnic groups. 16.3% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .
In 2010, children under the age of 18 lived in 37.0% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 26.9% of all households. 65.1% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.67 people and the average family size was 3.29 people.
28.5% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 18.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 45.8% of the population were male and 54.2% were female.
The median annual income was $ 38,585, with 24.0% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2000, 79.14% of the population spoke English as their first language, 7.85% spoke Haitian , 6.92% spoke Spanish, and 6.09% had another native language.
schools
- Castle Hill Elementary School
- Endeavor Primary Learning Center
- Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School
- Royal Palm Elementary School
- Lauderhill Middle School
economy
The largest employers in 2018 were:
employer | Workers |
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City of Lauderhill | 600 |
Broward County School Board | 500 |
UPS | 400 |
Publix | 100 |
traffic
US Highway 441 , Florida's Turnpike and Florida State Roads 7 , 816 , 817 and 838 run through the city . The nearest airport is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .
crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 468 points (US average: 266 points) in the high range. There were two murders, 33 rapes, 205 robberies, 298 assaults, 1021 break-ins, 1368 thefts, 193 car thefts and ten arson attacks.
Web links
- Website of the city (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ↑ Lauderhill 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.lauderhill-fl.gov , accessed March 29, 2020
- ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Lauderhill-Florida.html