Miramar (Florida)

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Miramar
Map of Florida highlighting Miramar.png
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : May 26, 1955
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Broward County
Coordinates : 25 ° 59 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 25 ° 59 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 122,041 (status: 2010)
5,564,635 (status: 2010)
Population density : 1,597.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 80.3 km 2  (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of
which 76.4 km 2  (approx. 29 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 2 m
Postcodes : 33023, 33025, 33027, 33029
Area code : +1 754, 954
FIPS : 12-45975
GNIS ID : 0286974
Website : www.ci.miramar.fl.us
Mayor : Wayne M. Messam

Miramar is a city in Broward County in the US state of Florida with 128,729 inhabitants (as of 2012). The urban area has a size of 80.3 km².

geography

Miramar is located approximately 15 km northwest of Miami and 15 km southwest of Fort Lauderdale . The city is bordered by the parishes of Pembroke Pines , Hollywood, and West Park . In the south the city borders on Miami Gardens ( Miami-Dade County ) and in the west on the Everglades .

history

Miramar was founded on May 26, 1955. At that time, fewer than 200 people lived in the area in an area of ​​7.5 km².

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 122,041 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 40,294 households. The population density was 1597.4 inh / km². 41.0% of the population identified themselves as whites , 45.7% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 5.2% as Asian Americans . 4.1% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 3.7% to several ethnic groups. 36.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 17.4% of all households lived in 52.4% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 82.1% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 3.26 people and the average family size was 3.56 people.

32.1% of the population were younger than 20 years, 28.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 10.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 34 years. 47.2% of the population were male and 52.8% were female.

The median annual income was $ 64,767, with 8.5% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 60.09% of the population, 29.99% spoke Spanish and 9.11% spoke another language.

politics

The city government works according to the city manager-city council principle. The city manager is appointed by the city commission as the administrative head of the city administration. At the same time, he is tasked with advising the city commission on political issues. He is responsible for the daily tasks of the city administration and entrusted with the implementation of the policy decided by the city council. The city council itself is elected in free elections by the people of Miramar. It consists of four men and the chairman. Its task is to determine the direction of the city policy and to issue regulations and resolutions within the framework of the available budget.

schools

Miramar has numerous schools. In addition to the elementary schools Coconut Palm, Fairway, Miramar, Annabel C. Perry, Sea Castle, Silver Lakes, Silver Shores, Sunset Lakes, Sunshine, there are two so-called middle schools, namely the New Renaissance Middle School and the Henry D. Perry Middle School . Miramar also has two high schools called Everglades High School and Miramar High School .

Clinics

  • Memorial Hospital Miramar

religion

In Miramar there are currently 10 different churches from 6 different denominations. Among the churches belonging to a denomination, the Church of God parish is most strongly represented with 2 churches. There are also 2 churches that do not belong to any denomination (status: 2004).

economy

The largest employers in 2018 were:

employer Workers
Royal Caribbean Cruises 1630
Memorial Hospital Miramar 1100
Comcast of South Florida 950
City of Miramar 928
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits 750
Carnival Corporation & plc 750
Spirit Airlines 729
Interactive Response Technologies 707
Humana Medical Plan 505
Quest Diagnostic 469

traffic

The metropolitan area is crossed by Interstate 75 , US Highway 27 ( SR 25 ), the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike, and Florida State Roads 817 , 823, and 858 . The nearest domestic airport is North Perry Airport , the next two international airports are Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport .

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities related to the city

  • Alcee Hastings (* 1936), lawyer and politician
  • In 1970 the family of actor Johnny Depp (* 1963) moved from Kentucky to Miramar, where he spent his childhood and youth from the age of seven.

Web links

Commons : Miramar, 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. ↑ Miramar 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.miramarfl.gov , accessed March 29, 2020
  4. ↑ Alexandra Seitz: Johnny Depp - A portrait . Publisher: Bertz + Fischer, Berlin, 2006, ISBN 3-929470-43-8 , language: German, p. 8