Lighthouse Point

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Lighthouse Point
Map of Florida highlighting Lighthouse Point.png
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1947
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Broward County
Coordinates : 26 ° 16 ′  N , 80 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 16 ′  N , 80 ° 5 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 10,344 (status: 2010)
5,564,635 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,753.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.2 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Postcodes : 33064, 33074
Area code : +1 754, 954
FIPS : 12-40450
GNIS ID : 0285506
Website : www.lighthousepoint.com
Mayor : Glenn Troast

Lighthouse Point is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 10,344 inhabitants (as of 2010). The geographical coordinates are: 26.28 ° North, 80.09 ° West. The urban area has a size of 6.2 km².

geography

Lighthouse Point is located approximately 15 km north of Fort Lauderdale and 45 km north of Miami . Adjacent communities are Deerfield Beach , Hillsboro Beach, and Pompano Beach .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 10,344 inhabitants were distributed over 5,774 households. The population density was 1753.2 inh / km². 94.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 1.7% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 1.6% as Asian Americans . 0.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.6% to several ethnic groups. 7.5% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 21.1% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 35.0% of all households. 57.2% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.11 people and the average family size was 2.74 people.

18.0% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 17.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 34.9% were 40 to 59 years old, and 29.9% were 60 years old or more. The mean age was 49 years. 49.3% of the population were male and 50.7% were female.

The median annual income was $ 76,106, with 7.4% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 89.18% of the population, 4.64% spoke Spanish and 6.18% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

On August 10, 1990, Cap's Place was entered on the National Register of Historic Places .

economy

The largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
Publix 193
City of Lighthouse Point 105
Hendrick Honda 103
Sheehan Buick GMC, Inc. 100
Bonefish Mac's Sports Grille 100
Lighthouse Point Yacht Club 85
Papa's Raw Bar 63
Phil Smith Kia 52
MC Donalds 48
The Nauto Dawg Marina Café 46

traffic

Lighthouse Point is affected to the west by US Highway 1 , and Interstate 95 runs three kilometers west in a north-south direction past the city. The nearest airports are the national Pompano Beach Airpark and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 179 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There were five robberies, nine personal injuries, 54 break-ins, 273 thefts, twelve car thefts and one arson.

Web links

Commons : Lighthouse Point, 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 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Florida - Broward County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed April 26, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Lighthouse Point 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , on flauditor.gov , accessed March 29, 2020
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Lighthouse-Point-Florida.html