Miami-Dade County

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The Miami-Dade County Courthouse in Miami, listed in the NRHP since 1989 [1]
The Miami-Dade County Courthouse in Miami, listed on the NRHP since 1989
National emblem
Flag of Miami-Dade County
flag
administration
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
geography
Total area : 6297 km²
Water surface : 1257 km²
map
Map of Miami-Dade County within Florida
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
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
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 .

Miami-Dade County communities
number 35 is the unincorporated area of Islandia , which was demoted from the status of a city on March 16, 2012.
# Commune designation Establishment date population
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
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:

Web links

Commons : Miami-Dade County  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 88002983. Retrieved January 10, 2019
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 295755. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  4. ↑ 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed March 15, 2013 .
  6. ^ Language Distribution 2000. Modern Language Association , accessed March 15, 2013 .
  7. ↑ Miami-Dade County 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.miamidade.gov , accessed March 31, 2020
  8. ^ 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 .
  9. ↑ Miami-Dade's Sister Cities

Coordinates: 25 ° 46 ′  N , 80 ° 12 ′  W