Margate (Florida)

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Margate
Map of Florida highlighting Margate.png
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : May 30, 1955
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Broward County
Coordinates : 26 ° 15 ′  N , 80 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 15 ′  N , 80 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 53,284 (status: 2010)
5,564,635 (status: 2010)
Population density : 2,337 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 23.3 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 22.8 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 3 m
Postcodes : 33063, 33065, 33068, 33073, 33093
Area code : +1 754, 954
FIPS : 12-43125
GNIS ID : 0286413
Website : www.margatefl.com
Mayor : Arlene R. Schwartz

Margate is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 53,284 inhabitants (as of 2010). The geographic coordinates are: 26.25 ° North, 80.21 ° West. The urban area has a size of 23.3 km².

geography

Margate is located approximately 6 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale and 25 miles north of Miami . Adjacent communities are Coconut Creek , Coral Springs , Pompano Beach, and North Lauderdale .

Religions

In Margate there are currently 21 different churches from 10 different denominations, of which the Baptist congregation is most strongly represented with 4 churches. There are also 5 churches that do not belong to any denomination (as of 2004).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 53,284 inhabitants were distributed over 24,863 households. The population density was 2337 inhabitants / km². 62.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 25.8% as African-Americans , 0.4% as Indians and 4.0% as Asian Americans . 4.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.3% to several ethnic groups. 22.2% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 28.9% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 36.5% of all households. 62.8% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.47 people and the average family size was 3.10 people.

22.8% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 24.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 25.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 42 years. 46.8% of the population were male and 53.2% were female.

The median annual income was $ 45,674, with 13.5% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, 75.91% of the population spoke English as their first language, 13.78% spoke Spanish and 10.31% spoke another language.

schools

  • Atlantic West Elementary School
  • Liberty Elementary School
  • Margate Elementary School
  • Margate Middle School

Clinics

  • Northwest Medical Center

economy

The largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
Global Response Corporation 1800
Northwest Medical Center 1120
City of Margate 581
Broward County School Board 422
JM Lexus 372
Walmart 263
Penn Dutch 165
Winn Dixie 141
AutoNation Ford Margate 136
Publix 136

traffic

The metropolitan area is from US Highway 441 and the Florida State Roads 7 , 91 (Florida's Turnpike) , 814 and 834 crosses or touches. The nearest airports are the national Pompano Beach Airpark and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 189 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one murder, three rapes, 44 robberies, 103 assaults, 337 break-ins, 725 thefts, 79 car thefts and 4 arson attacks.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Margate, 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. ↑ Margate 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.margatefl.com , accessed March 29, 2020
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Margate-Florida.html