Miami-Dade County
The Miami-Dade County Courthouse in Miami, listed on the NRHP since 1989 |
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US state : | Florida |
Administrative headquarters : | Miami |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Employee Relations Department 111 NW First St, Suite 2020 Miami, FL 33128-1916 |
Foundation : | 1836, renamed November 13, 1997 |
Area code : | 001 305 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 2,617,176 (2013) |
Population density : | 519.3 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 6297 km² |
Water surface : | 1257 km² |
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Website : www.miamidade.gov |
The Miami-Dade County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is the City of Miami . Together with parts of Broward County and Palm Beach County , eastern Miami-Dade County forms the Miami metropolitan area .
geography
The county covers an area of 6,297 square kilometers, of which 1,257 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Monroe County , Collier County, and Broward Counties .
history
Dade County was formed in 1836. It was originally named after Major Francis L. Dade , who was killed in the Second Seminole War in 1835 . On November 13, 1997, the name was changed to Miami-Dade County after a referendum.
Demographics
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 446 | - | |
1850 | 159 | -64.3% | |
1860 | 83 | -47.8% | |
1870 | 85 | 2.4% | |
1880 | 257 | 202.4% | |
1890 | 861 | 235% | |
1900 | 4955 | 475.5% | |
1910 | 11,933 | 140.8% | |
1920 | 42,753 | 258.3% | |
1930 | 142.955 | 234.4% | |
1940 | 267,739 | 87.3% | |
1950 | 495.084 | 84.9% | |
1960 | 935.047 | 88.9% | |
1970 | 1,267,792 | 35.6% | |
1980 | 1,625,781 | 28.2% | |
1990 | 1,937,094 | 19.1% | |
2000 | 2,253,362 | 16.3% | |
2010 | 2,496,435 | 10.8% | |
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census, the then 2,496,435 inhabitants were distributed over 989,435 households. The population density was 396.4 inh / km². 73.8% of the population identified as white, 18.9% as African American , 0.2% as Native American, and 1.5% as Asian Americans . 3.2% said they were members of other ethnic groups and 2.4% of various ethnic groups. 65.0% of the population also claimed to be Hispanic or Latino .
In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 29.6% of all households lived in 36.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 69.5% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.83 people and the average family size was 3.33 people.
24.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 28.1% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female.
The median annual income was $ 43,957, with 17.9% of the population living below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 32.09% of the population, 59.25% spoke Spanish and 8.66% had another mother tongue.
Educational institutions
- University of Miami at Coral Gables
- Florida Career College in Hialeah
- Miami-Dade Community College in Hialeah
- Miami-Dade Community College in Homestead
- Keizer College in Kendall
- ATI Career Training Center in Miami
- Carlos Albizu University in Miami
- Florida Career College in Miami
- Florida International University in Miami
- Florida Memorial College in Miami
- International Fine Arts College in Miami
- ITT Technical Institute in Miami
- Jones College in Miami
- Keller Graduate School of Management in Miami
- Miami-Dade Community College in Miami
- Saint John Vianney College Seminary in Miami
- St. Thomas University in Miami
- Talmudic University of Florida in Miami Beach
- Barry University in Miami Shores
- Maimonides University in North Miami Beach
- Smith Chapel Bible College in Opa-Locka
economy
The county's largest employers in 2018 were:
employer | Workers |
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Miami-Dade County School Board | 31,000 |
Miami-Dade County Government | 24,692 |
US Federal Government | 19,300 |
Florida State Government | 19,200 |
University of Miami | 13,864 |
Baptist Health South Florida | 13,369 |
American Airlines | 11,773 |
Jackson Health System | 8163 |
Florida International University | 4951 |
City of Miami | 3820 |
Places in Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County has 34 cities (the most populous are Miami , Hialeah , Miami Gardens and Miami Beach ), towns and villages .
The population is based on the 2010 census .
# | Commune | designation | Establishment date | population |
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2 | Aventura | City | November 7, 1995 | 35,762 |
7th | Bal Harbor | Village | June 16, 1947 | 2,513 |
8th | Bay Harbor Islands | Town | April 1947 | 5,628 |
11 | Biscayne Park | Village | 1933 | 3,055 |
28 | Coral Gables | City | 1925 | 46,780 |
32 | Cutler Bay | Town | November 9, 2005 | 40.286 |
20th | Doral | City | June 24, 2003 | 45,704 |
13 | El Portal | Village | December 7, 1937 | 2,325 |
34 | Florida City | City | 1914 | 11,245 |
3 | Golden Beach | Town | 1929 | 919 |
17th | Hialeah | City | 1925 | 224,669 |
18th | Hialeah Gardens | City | December 1948 | 21,744 |
33 | Homestead | City | 1913 | 60,512 |
9 | Indian Creek | Village | 1939 | 86 |
26th | Key Biscayne | Village | 1991 | 12,344 |
19th | medley | Town | 1949 | 838 |
24 | Miami | City | July 28, 1896 | 399.457 |
25th | Miami Beach | City | March 26, 1915 | 87,779 |
1 | Miami Gardens | City | May 13, 2003 | 107.167 |
16 | Miami Lakes | Town | December 5, 2000 | 29,361 |
12 | Miami Shores | Village | January 2, 1932 | 10,493 |
21st | Miami Springs | City | 1926 | 13,809 |
14th | North Bay Village | City | 1945 | 7.137 |
6th | North Miami | City | May 27, 1953 | 58,786 |
5 | North Miami Beach | City | 1927 | 41,523 |
15th | Grandpa-locka | City | 1926 | 15,219 |
31 | Palmetto Bay | Village | September 10, 2002 | 23,410 |
30th | Pinecrest | Village | March 12, 1996 | 18,223 |
29 | South Miami | City | June 24, 1927 | 11,657 |
4th | Sunny Isles Beach | City | 1997 | 20,832 |
10 | Surfside | Town | May 18, 1935 | 5,744 |
23 | Sweetwater | City | 1941 | 13,499 |
22nd | Virginia Gardens | Village | July 10, 1947 | 2,375 |
27 | West Miami | City | 1947 | 5,965 |
There are also some census-designated places that are also recorded by the United States Census Bureau .
# | Census-designated place | population |
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j | Brownsville | 15,313 |
O | Coral Terrace | 24,376 |
d | Country Club | 47.105 |
cc | Country Walk | 15,997 |
p | Fisher Island | 132 |
k | Fountainbleau | 59,764 |
i | Gladeview | 11,535 |
q | Glenvar Heights | 16,898 |
c | Golden Glades | 33,145 |
hh | Goulds | 10,103 |
ll | Homestead Base | 964 |
a | Ives Estates | 19,525 |
v | Kendale Lakes | 56,148 |
u | Kendall | 75,371 |
w | Kendall West | 36,154 |
kk | Leisure City | 22,655 |
yy | Naranja | 8,303 |
b | Ojus | 18,036 |
r | Olympia Heights | 13,488 |
e | Palm Springs North | 5,253 |
z | Palmetto Estates | 13,535 |
f | Pinewood | 16,520 |
ii | Princeton | 22,038 |
aa | Richmond Heights | 8,541 |
dd | Richmond West | 31,973 |
ff | South Miami Heights | 35,696 |
t | Sunset | 16,389 |
l | Tamiami | 55.271 |
y | The Crossings | 22,758 |
x | The Hammocks | 51.003 |
bb | Three Lakes | 15,047 |
m | University Park | 26,995 |
H | West Little River | 34,699 |
ee | West Perrine | 9,460 |
n | Westchester | 29,862 |
G | Westview | 9,650 |
s | Westwood Lakes | 11,838 |
Town twinning
Sister cities and regions of Miami-Dade County include:
- Asti , Piedmont, Italy
- Asunción , Paraguay
- Cape Town , South Africa
- Cayman Islands
- The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
- Dakar , Senegal
- Iquique , Chile
- Kingston , Jamaica
- Lamentin , Guadaloupe, France
- Maldonado , Uruguay
- Mendoza , Argentina
- Monagas State , Venezuela
- Pereira , Colombia
- Petit-Goâve , Haiti
- Prague , Czech Republic
- Pucallpa , Ucayali Region, Peru
- San Jose , Costa Rica
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia
- Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
- São Paulo , Brazil
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Stockholm County , Sweden
- New Taipei , Taiwan
- Tenerife , Canary Islands, Spain
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Veracruz , Mexico
Web links
- Miami-Dade County Government (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 88002983. Retrieved January 10, 2019
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 295755. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 31, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed March 15, 2013 .
- ^ Language Distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed March 15, 2013 .
- ↑ Miami-Dade County 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.miamidade.gov , accessed March 31, 2020
- ^ See "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - County - County Subdivision and Place" for Florida. In: 2010 Census. United States Census Bureau , Population Division, accessed October 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Miami-Dade's Sister Cities
Coordinates: 25 ° 46 ′ N , 80 ° 12 ′ W