Miami Lakes

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Miami Lakes
Miami-Dade County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Miami Lakes Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 2000
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Miami-Dade County
Coordinates : 25 ° 55 ′  N , 80 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 55 ′  N , 80 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 29,361 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,906.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 16.5 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 15.4 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Area code : +1 305
FIPS : 12-45100
GNIS ID : 0305161
Website : miamilakes-fl.gov
Mayor : Manny Cid

Miami Lakes is a city in Miami-Dade County in the US state of Florida with 29,361 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Miami Lakes is located approximately 15 km northwest of Miami . Adjacent communities are Miami Gardens and Hialeah .

climate

The climate is mild and warm with a light sea wind. Statistically, it rains an average of 30% of the days in the summer months, even if only for a short time. The highest temperatures are in May to October, with up to 31 ° C. The coldest months from December to February with an average of only 12 ° C. Snowfall is almost unknown in the region.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 29,361 inhabitants were distributed over 10,698 households. The population density was 1906.6 inhabitants / km². 91.7% of the population identified themselves as whites , 3.3% as African American , 0.1% as Indians and 1.5% as Asian Americans . 1.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.6% to several ethnic groups. 81.1% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 93.5% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 27.2% of all households. 75.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.86 people and the average family size was 3.29 people.

25.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 26.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 30.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 17.9% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 39 years. 47.2% of the population were male and 52.8% were female.

The median annual income was $ 63,794, with 6.1% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 24.65% of the population, 72.41% spoke Spanish and 2.94% had another mother tongue.

economy

The main branches of employment are: education, health and social affairs: (17.1%), trade / retail: (12.8%), finance, insurance and real estate: (12.1%), industrial production: (10.1%) , Future technologies, management, administration: (13.3%).

education

schools

  • Miami Lakes Middle School, approximately 1650 students

Further educational institutions

Further educational institutions within a 50 km radius:

  • Barry University at Miami Shores , about two miles away, about 5,750 students
  • Miami-Dade College in Miami , fourteen miles away, has approximately 25,300 students
  • Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale , approximately 20 km away, approximately 2500 students
  • Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale, about 14 miles away, about 2500 students
  • Broward Community College, Fort Lauderdale, approximately 15 miles away, approximately 12,700 students
  • Keizer College, Fort Lauderdale, approximately 15 miles away, approximately 2,800 students
  • University of Miami at Coral Gables , approximately 50 km away, approximately 13,000 students

Clinics

  • Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah
  • Palm Springs General Hospital in Hialeah
  • Souther Winds Hospital in Hialeah

Parks and sports facilities

There is a wide range of different city parks as well as several sporting facilities as well as playgrounds and opportunities for camping and barbecuing.

traffic

Miami Lakes is very conveniently located. The metropolitan area is from the Interstate 75 and the Florida State Roads 823 , 826 ( Palmetto Expressway ) and 924 ( Gratigny Parkway , a toll road) crosses or touches. The national Opa-locka Executive Airport is located directly to the east of the city . The Miami International Airport is located 20 km south of the city.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 222 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range.

sons and daughters of the town

  • Vanilla Ice (* 1967), the first commercially successful white rapper

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Miami-Lakes-Florida.html