Broward County, Florida

County in Florida, United States

Not to be confused with Brevard County, Florida.

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Broward County, Florida

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Images, from top down, left to right: Fort Lauderdale skyline; Hollywood Beach Boardwalk; Hollywood water tower; Tarpon River neighborhood; Dania Beach pier; life guard station on Las Olas Beach; Sawgrass Mills shopping mall in Sunrise; BB&T Center; docked boats in Pompano Beach

Official logo of Broward County, Florida

File:Map of Florida highlighting Broward County.svg

Broward County, Florida

Location within the United States

Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W﻿ / ﻿26.193535°N 80.476683°W﻿ / 26.193535; -80.476683Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W﻿ / ﻿26.193535°N 80.476683°W﻿ / 26.193535; -80.476683[1]
Country| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
State| File:Flag of Florida.svg Florida

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Region| South Florida
Metro area| Miami
Founded| April 30, 1915
Named for| Napoleon B. Broward
County seat| File:Flag of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.svg Fort Lauderdale
Largest city| Fort Lauderdale (population, total area)
Davie (land area)
Incorporated cities| 24
Government

• Type| Council–manager government
• Body| Board of County Commissioners
• Board of County Commissioners[3][4]|

Commissioners

* Nan H. Rich (D)
(District 1)
* Mark D. Bogen (D)
(District 2)
* Michael Udine (D)
(District 3)
* Lamar P. Fisher (D)
(District 4)
* Steven A. Geller (D)
(District 5)
* Beam Furr (D)
(District 6)
* Tim M. Ryan (D)
(District 7)
* Barbara Sharief (D)
(District 8)
* Dale V.C. Holness (D)
(District 9)

• Mayor| Michael Udine (D)[2]
• Vice Mayor| Lamar P. Fisher (D)[2]
• County administrator| Monica Cepero
Area

• Total| 1,322.817 sq mi (3,426.08 km2)
• Land| 1,203.105 sq mi (3,116.03 km2)
• Water| 119.712 sq mi (310.05 km2)
Highest elevation

Pine Island Ridge in Davie[5]

| 29 ft (9 m)
Lowest elevation

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| 0 ft (0 m)
Population

(2020)[7]

• Total| 1,944,375 Increase
• Density| 1,500/sq mi (600/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
ZIP Codes|

33004, 33009, 33019–33021,33023–33029, 33060, 33062–33069, 33071, 33073, 33076, 33301, 33304–33306, 33308–33317, 33319, 33321–33328, 33330–33332, 33334, 33351, 33441–33442

Area codes| 754/954,
FIPS code| 12011
GNIS feature ID| 295753
Primary airport| Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
FLL (major/international)
Secondary airport| Miami International Airport-
MIA (international/neighboring county)-
Palm Beach International Airport-
PBI (international/neighboring county)-
North Perry Airport-
HWO (regional)-
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport-
FXE (regional)-
Pompano Beach Airpark-
PMP (regional)
Interstates| File:I-75.svg File:I-95.svg File:I-595.svg
U.S. Routes| File:US 1.svg File:US 27.svg File:US 441.svg
State roads| File:Florida's Turnpike shield.svg File:Florida A1A.svg File:Florida 5.svg File:Florida 7.svg File:Florida 9.svg File:Florida 25.svg File:Florida 84.svg File:Florida 93.svg File:Florida 736.svg File:Florida 810.svg File:Florida 811.svg File:Florida 814.svg File:Florida 816.svg File:Florida 817.svg File:Florida 818.svg File:Florida 820.svg File:Florida 822.svg File:Florida 823.svg File:Florida 824.svg File:Florida 838.svg File:Florida 842.svg File:Florida 845.svg File:Florida 848.svg File:Florida 849.svg File:Florida 852.svg File:Florida 858.svg File:Florida 862.svg File:Florida 869.svg File:Florida 870.svg
Commuter rail| Amtrak, Brightline, Tri-Rail
Website| www.broward.org

Broward County (/ˈbraʊ.ərd/ BROURD, BROW-(w)ərd) is a county in the U.S. state of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with over 1.94 million residents as of the 2020 census.[7] Its county seat and largest city is Fort Lauderdale, which had a population of 182,760 as of 2020.[7]

Broward County is one of the three counties that make up the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020.[7] It is also one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the entire country.[8]

The county has 31 municipalities (including 24 incorporated cities) and many unincorporated areas. It's also Florida's seventh-largest county in terms of land area, with 1,322.8 square miles (3,426 km2). Broward County's urbanized area occupies 427.8 square miles of land.[citation needed] The largest portion of the county is the Conservation Area that extends to the county's Western border. The conservation area is 796.9 square miles and consists of wetlands. At its widest points, the County stretches approximately 50.3 miles east to west and approximately 27.4 miles from north to south, averaging 5 to 25 feet in elevation.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Native people
* 1.2 Founding of Broward
* 1.3 Land boom and rapid growth
* 1.4 Recent history
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Adjacent counties
* 3 Demographics
* 3.1 2015 5-Year American Community Survey
* 3.1.1 Households and families
* 3.1.2 Age
* 3.1.3 Race, ancestry and nationality
* 3.1.4 Income
* 3.2 2010 Census
* 3.3 2000 Census
* 3.4 Languages
* 4 Law, government, and politics
* 4.1 Politics
* 4.1.1 Overview
* 4.1.2 Voter registration
* 4.2 Ordinances
* 5 Economy
* 6 Education
* 6.1 Primary and secondary schools
* 6.2 Regionally accredited colleges and universities
* 6.3 Other adult education providers
* 6.4 Public libraries
* 6.4.1 Library Resources
* 7 Sites of interest
* 7.1 Museums and historical collections
* 7.2 Nature and wildlife areas
* 7.3 Other areas and attractions
* 8 Transportation
* 8.1 Airports
* 8.2 Public transportation
* 8.3 Major expressways
* 8.4 Railroads
* 8.5 Street grid
* 8.6 Greenways System
* 9 Communities
* 9.1 Municipalities
* 9.2 Former unincorporated neighborhoods
* 9.3 Remaining unincorporated neighborhoods
* 10 See also
* 11 References
* 12 External links
* 12.1 Government links/Constitutional offices
* 12.1.1 Special districts
* 12.1.2 Judicial branch
* 12.2 Tourism links
* 12.3 Official sites

## History[edit | edit source]

### Native people[edit | edit source]

The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the Miami region came from about 12,000 years ago.[9] The first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Miami River, with the main villages on the northern banks.

The inhabitants at the time of first European contact were the Tequesta people, who controlled much of southeastern Florida, including what is now Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and the southern part of Palm Beach County. The Tequesta Indians fished, hunted, and gathered the fruit and roots of plants for food, but did not practice any form of agriculture. They buried the small bones of the deceased with the rest of the body, and put the larger bones in a box for the village people to see. The Tequesta are credited with making the Miami Circle.[10]

File:Napoleon Bonaparte Broward.jpg

Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910)

### Founding of Broward[edit | edit source]

Broward County was founded on April 30, 1915.[11] It was intended to be named Everglades County, but then-Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Ion Farris amended the bill that established the county to name it in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909.[12] Throughout his term as governor, Broward championed Everglades drainage and was remembered for his campaign to turn the Everglades into "useful land". This opened up much of today's urban Broward County for development, first as agricultural land and later as residential. A year before Broward became governor, Dania became the first incorporated community of what is now Broward County, followed by Pompano in 1908, and Fort Lauderdale in 1911.

In 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create Broward County.[11] Dixie Highway was also completed through Broward County in 1915. In 1916, the settlement of "Zona" was renamed Davie in recognition of Robert P. Davie, a land developer who purchased a great deal of reclaimed Everglades land.

Broward County began a huge development boom after its incorporation, with the first "tourist hotel", in Fort Lauderdale, opening in 1919. A year later, developers began dredging wetlands in the county to create island communities.[11]

### Land boom and rapid growth[edit | edit source]

The year 1925 was considered the peak of the Florida land boom with Davie, Deerfield, Floranada, and Hollywood all being incorporated. By 1925, the boom was considered to have reached its peak, but the 1926 Miami hurricane caused economic depression in the county.[11] In 1926, the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation (formerly "Dania Reservation") was opened. In 1927, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea was incorporated. In 1928, the Bay Mabel Harbor (now the Port Everglades channel) was opened. In 1929, Merle Fogg Airport (now site of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) was dedicated. In 1939, Hillsboro Beach was incorporated. Gulfstream Park also opened in Hallandale in 1939.

The county saw another population and development boom post-World War II when the transformation from agricultural to urbanized residential area began. In 1947, Pompano merged with beach area to form the present day City of Pompano Beach.

There was another boom during the 1950s and the late 1960s. In 1953, Plantation, Lazy Lake, and Fern Crest Village were incorporated. In 1955, Margate and Miramar were incorporated. In 1956, Lighthouse Point was incorporated and the Florida Turnpike was completed through Broward County. In 1957, Pembroke Park was incorporated. In 1959, Cooper City, Lauderhill, and Sea Ranch Lakes were incorporated.

In 1946 Dr. Von D. Mizell and black business owners petitioned the County Commission to make a county beach available to African Americans; at the time the beaches in Broward County, as elsewhere in Florida, were for whites only. Eight years later a beach, today Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, in Dania Beach, was made available, but there was no road to it until 1965. In the meantime, Mizell and Eula Johnson, with supporters, deliberately violated the law on July 4, 1961, by wading into the water on Ft. Lauderdale beach. The legal process set in motion by this incident resulted in the desegregation of Broward County beaches in 1962.[13]

In 1960, the City of Pembroke Pines was incorporated. This same year marked the opening of Broward College (then Broward Community College).

In 1961, Lauderdale Lakes and Sunrise were incorporated. In 1963, the cities of Coral Springs, North Lauderdale, Parkland, and Tamarac were all incorporated. In 1967, Coconut Creek was incorporated.[14]

The effects of a national recession hit the county in 1974 and the population growth finally slowed. This is from a peak growth percentage change of 297.9% which saw the population of Broward grow from 83,933 as of 1950 to 333,946 in 1960.[15] The population subsequently experienced an 85.7% population growth which brought the population to a total of 620,100 in 1970.[15]

### Recent history[edit | edit source]

The structure of the Broward County government was signed into law in 1975 with the passage of the Broward County charter.[11] In the same year, the Seminole Tribe of Florida incorporated as a governing entity and began organizing cigarette sales, bingo and land leases that will bring millions of dollars in annual revenue in later years.[16] In 1976, Interstate 95 was completed through Broward County.

On January 19, 1977, snow fell in South Florida for the first time in recorded history. Snow was seen across all of South Florida as far south as Homestead and even on Miami Beach. Snow was officially reported by weather observers in West Palm Beach, LaBelle, Hollywood, and Royal Palm Ranger Station in southern Miami-Dade County.[17]

In the year 1980, the US census reported over 1 million people living in Broward County.

On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew passed through Miami-Dade County, causing $100 million in damage in Broward County and leaving at least a dozen residents homeless as a result of storm related fires. Broward became a base of operations to shuttle supplies to neighbors in devastated Dade County which suffered the brunt of the storm and caused over $25 billion in damage. Hurricane Andrew caused a massive exodus from South Dade to Broward County, filling Pembroke Pines and other Broward communities with tens of thousands of transplanted families.[18]

In the year 2000, the US census reported a total population of 1,623,018.[19] The town of South West Ranches was incorporated this year.

On March 1, 2005, West Park became Broward County's 31st municipality to be incorporated.[20]

On October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida leaving the entire area damaged and causing almost universal power outages. Wilma was the most damaging storm in Broward County since Hurricane King in 1950. Broward experienced wind speeds between 80 and 100 mph (130 and 160 km/h) which endured for about five hours.[21]

In June 2020, following the George Floyd protests, some residents called for the county to be renamed due to Governor Broward's support for segregation.[22]

Fort Lauderdale's harbor and skyline

Fort Lauderdale's harbor and skyline

## Geography[edit | edit source]

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,323 square miles (3,430 km2), of which 1,210 square miles (3,100 km2) is land and 113 square miles (290 km2) (8.5%) is water.[24]

Broward County has an average elevation of six feet (1.8 m) above sea level. It is rather new geologically and at the eastern edge of the Florida Platform, a carbonate plateau created millions of years ago. Broward County is composed of Oolite limestone while western Broward is composed mostly of Bryozoa.[25] Broward is among the last areas of Florida to be created and populated with fauna and flora, mostly in the Pleistocene.

Of developable land in Broward County, approximately 471 square miles (1,219.9 km2), the majority is built upon, as the urban area is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Everglades Wildlife Management Area to the west. Within developable land, Broward County has a population density of 3,740 per square mile (1,444 per square kilometer).

Broward approved the construction of Osborne Reef, an artificial reef made of tires off the Fort Lauderdale beach, but it has proven an environmental disaster.[26]

### Adjacent counties[edit | edit source]

* Palm Beach County \- north
* Miami-Dade County \- south
* Collier County \- west
* Hendry County \- northwest

Aerial view of sunset looking westward in Broward County. The Everglades appear in the background. Beyond that is Collier County.

Aerial view of sunset looking westward in Broward County. The Everglades appear in the background. Beyond that is Collier County.

## Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1920| 5,135| | —
1930| 20,094| | 291.3%
1940| 39,794| | 98.0%
1950| 83,933| | 110.9%
1960| 333,946| | 297.9%
1970| 620,100| | 85.7%
1980| 1,018,200| | 64.2%
1990| 1,255,488| | 23.3%
2000| 1,623,018| | 29.3%
2010| 1,748,066| | 7.7%
2020| 1,944,375| | 11.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Race and Hispanic Origin in Broward County as of the 2020 census[7] Race and Ethnicity  | Percentage of population  | Raw Number

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Non-Hispanic  | 68.69  | 68.69

| 1,335,672
White Alone  | 33.13  | 33.13

| 644,230
Black Alone  | 26.62  | 26.62

| 517,618
Asian Alone  | 3.81  | 3.81

| 74,040
Native American Alone  | 0.15  | 0.15

| 2,917
Pacific Islander Alone  | 0.04  | 0.04

| 696
Some Other Race Alone  | 1.10  | 1.1

| 21,389
Two or More Races  | 3.85  | 3.85

| 74,782
Hispanic or Latino  | 31.31  | 31.31

| 608,703
Total Population  | 100.0  | 100

| 1,944,375

### 2015 5-Year American Community Survey[edit | edit source]

File:Fort Lauderdale Skyline 7.jpg

Fort Lauderdale's skyline featuring Las Olas River House (center), 110 Tower (far right), and Bank of America Plaza (far left)

File:Fort-lauderdale-man-of-steel.JPG

A yacht in Fort Lauderdale's harbor

#### Households and families[edit | edit source]

As of the 2015 5-year ACS, Broward County had 1,843,152 people, 670,284 households, and 425,680 families. Of the 670,284 households in Broward County, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.43.[27]

#### Age[edit | edit source]

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.[28]

#### Race, ancestry and nationality[edit | edit source]

The racial makeup of the county was 62.3% White, 30% Black or African American, 17.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race,[29] 5.07% Asian, 2.20% from two or more races, 0.66% Native American, 0.16% Pacific Islander, and 0.20% from some other race. The racial makeup of the total Hispanic and Latino population in Broward County was: 65.8% White, 5.90% Native American, 2.06% Black or African American, 0.33% Asian, 0.86% Pacific Islander, 26.23% were some other race and 4.57% were from two or more races.[30] In 2015, with relation to ancestry (excluding the various Hispanic and Latino ancestries), 7.38% were Italian, 7.70% American, 6.44% German, 6.54% Irish, 3.8% English, 2.6% Polish and 2.2% Russian ancestry.[31] Also, among West Indians, 6.33% were Haitian and 5.96% were Jamaican.[32] In 2015, 32.2% of the county's population was foreign born, with 18.14% being naturalized American citizens.[33] Of foreign born residents, 78.9% were born in Latin America, 7.88% were born in Europe, 8.52% born in Asia, 3.11% in North America, 1.34% born in Africa and 0.15 were born in Oceania.[34]

#### Income[edit | edit source]

As of the 2015 5-year ACS, the median income for a household in the county was $51,968, and the median income for a family was $61,809.[35] Of full-time workers, males had a median income of $46,372 versus $39,690 for females.[36] The per capita income for the county was $28,381. About 11.2% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under the age 18 and 12.6% of those aged 65 or over.[37]

### 2010 Census[edit | edit source]

U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:[38][39][40]

* White (non-Hispanic) : 42.5% (8.7% Irish, 8.2% Italian, 7.9% German, 5.0% English, 3.2% Polish, 2.7% Russian, 1.9% French, 1.0% Scottish, 0.8% Dutch, 0.8% Scotch-Irish, 0.8% Hungarian, 0.6% Swedish, 0.6% French Canadian, 0.5% Greek)[38] (63.1% when including White Hispanics)
* Black (non-Hispanic) (26.7% when including Black Hispanics): 17.7% African Americans (12.8% Afro-Caribbean American [5.7% Haitian, 5.3% Jamaican, 0.4% Trinidadian and Tobagonian, 0.4% Other or Unspecified Afro-Caribbean, 0.3% Bahamian, 0.2% British West Indian, 0.1% Barbadian, and 0.8% Subsaharan African)[38][41]
* Hispanic or Latino of any race: 26.9% (4.8% Cuban, 4.3% Puerto Rican, 3.8% Colombian, 1.7% Mexican, 1.6% Dominican, 1.4% Peruvian, 1.3% Venezuelan, 0.7% Ecuadoran, 0.7% Honduran, 0.6% Argentinean, 0.5% Nicaraguan, 0.5% Salvadoran)[40][42]
* Asian: 3.2% (1.2% South Asian including Indians, Indo-Caribbeans, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Nepalese, and Bhutanese, 0.6% Chinese (Han Chinese and Chinese Americans), including Chinese Caribbeans and Han Taiwanese Americans, 0.5% Other Asian, 0.4% Filipino, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Korean)[39][40]
* Two or more races: 2.9%
* American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
* Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
* Other Races: 3.7% (0.7% Arab)[38]

In 2010, 4.7% of the population considered themselves to be of only "American" ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity.)[38]

As of 2010[update], Haitians made up the largest population of immigrants, with Jamaicans coming in second, Colombians in third, followed by Cuban exiled refugees in fourth place, then Peruvians, Venezuelans, Brazilians, Dominicans, Canadians, and Mexicans being the tenth highest group of expatriates.[43] The county also houses many British, French, German, and Spanish expatriates.

There were 810,388 households, out of which 28.61% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.80% were married couples living together, 15.28% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.67% were non-families. 28.79% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.07% (3.31% male and 7.76% female) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.14.[38][44]

The age distribution is 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.[44]

The median income for a household in the county was $51,694, and the median income for a family was $62,619. Males had a median income of $44,935 versus $36,813 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,631. About 9.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those aged 65 or over.[45]

In 2010, 30.9% of the county's population was foreign born, with 49.2% being naturalized American citizens. Of foreign born residents, 77.4% were born in Latin America, 9.0% were born in Europe, 8.4% born in Asia, 3.5% in North America, 1.6% born in Africa, and 0.1% were born in Oceania.[38]

According to the 2010 U.S. Census,[46] Broward County is the 9th largest county with same sex households. As of the 2010 Census, there were 9,125 same sex households out of a total of 686,047 households (1.33%).[46]

### 2000 Census[edit | edit source]

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 inhabitants per square mile (520/km2). There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile (237/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 70.57% White (58% were Non-Hispanic),[47] 20.54% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.00% from other races, and 3.35% from two or more races. 16.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000, with relation to ancestry (excluding the various Hispanic and Latino ancestries), 9.4% were Italian, 7.4% American, 6.8% German, 6.7% Irish, and 4% English ancestry. Also, among West Indians, 5.99% were Haitian and were 5.91% Jamaican.[48] Broward was the only county in the nation outside the Northeast in which Italian-Americans formed the largest ethnic group in 2000. They are concentrated mainly in the Pompano Beach area.[48]

There were 654,445 households, out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,691, and the median income for a family was $50,531. Males had a median income of $36,741 versus $28,529 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,170. About 8.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2005, Broward County led the nation's metropolitan areas in new AIDS diagnoses, with a reported rate 58.4 new AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 people. County officials think the numbers may stem from a new and successful HIV testing campaign that has resulted in many people being diagnosed with AIDS at the same time they've been diagnosed with HIV.[49] Without the implementation of the new testing campaign, the reported numbers of new diagnoses would have probably been lower.

### Languages[edit | edit source]

As of 2010[update], 63.44% of all residents spoke English as their first language, while 22.22% spoke Spanish, 5.42% French Creole (mostly Haitian Creole), 1.48% Portuguese, 1.41% French, and 0.59% of the population spoke Italian as their mother language. In total, 36.56% of the population spoke languages other than English as their primary language.[50] Since many immigrants are coming from the Anglophone Caribbean, where English is spoken, the change is not as fast as the rate of immigration would suggest.[citation needed]

## Law, government, and politics[edit | edit source]

Broward County Mayors Name  | Start of Term  | End of Term

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Michael Udine[51] | Nov. 16, 2021  |
Steven A. Geller[52] | Nov. 17, 2020  | Nov. 16, 2021
Dale V.C. Holness[53] | Nov. 19, 2019  | Nov. 17, 2020
Mark Bogen[54] | Nov. 2018  | Nov. 2019
Beam Furr[55] | Nov. 2017  | Nov. 2018
Barbara Sharief | Nov. 17, 2016  | Nov. 17, 2017
Marty Kiar | Nov. 17, 2015  | Nov. 17, 2016
Tim Ryan | Nov. 18, 2014  | Nov. 17, 2015
Barbara Sharief | Nov. 19, 2013  | Nov. 18, 2014

The Broward County Charter provides for a separation between the legislative and administrative functions of government. The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative branch of Broward County Government. The County Commission is composed of nine members elected by district. Each Commissioner must be a resident of the district for which he or she seeks election. Each year the Commission elects a mayor and vice mayor. The mayor's functions include serving as presiding officer, and as the county's official representative. The Commission appoints the County Administrator, County Attorney and County Auditor. The commission also appoints numerous advisory and regulatory boards.[56]

The County Commission meets in formal session the first four Tuesdays of each month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center. Over 507,000 cable subscribers in Broward County have access to Government-access television (GATV) coverage of Commission meetings, which are broadcast live beginning at 10:00 a.m. each Tuesday, and rebroadcast at 5:30 p.m. the following Friday. Meetings can also be viewed via webcasting at www.broward.org.

### Politics[edit | edit source]

#### Overview[edit | edit source]

Broward County has been a Democratic stronghold since 1992, voting for the party's presidential nominee in every election since then. It is now considered one of the most reliably Democratic counties in the state,[57][58] giving greater than 60% support to the party nominee in every election since 1996. From 1948 to 1988, the county leaned Republican, voting for the Republican nominee in every election except 1976, even supporting Republican Barry Goldwater by a 56-44 margin while he lost the national election in a landslide. This change in voting tendencies can be attributed to the large migrations of middle and upper-class snowbirds and transplants from more liberal states, a growing LGBT community, liberal positions on social issues such as abortion and gun control, and naturalized U.S. citizens born in places such as Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Previous gubernatorial election results Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third parties

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2018 | 31.30% 222,012 (DeSantis) | 67.98% 482,152 (Gillum) | 0.68% 5,015
2014 | 29.52% 138,394 (Scott/Incumbent) | 68.02% 318,950 (Crist) | 2.46% 11,549
2010 | 33.40% 140,445 (Scott) | 64.59% 271,606 (Sink) | 2.01% 8,480
2006 | 35.09% 143,043 (Crist) | 62.81% 256,072 (Davis) | 2.10% 8,558
2002 | 40.02% 175,756 (Bush/Incumbent) | 59.05% 259,370 (McBride) | 0.93% 4,076
1998 | 37.93% 137,494 (Bush) | 62.07% 225,010 (McKay) | 0.00% 8
1994 | 34.61% 138,333 (Bush) | 65.39% 261,368 (Chiles/Incumbent) | 0.00% 11
United States presidential election results for Broward County, Florida[59] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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No. | % | No. | % | No. | %
2020 | 333,409  | 34.74%  | 618,752  | 64.48% | 7,479  | 0.78%
2016 | 260,951  | 31.16%  | 553,320  | 66.08% | 23,117  | 2.76%
2012 | 244,101  | 32.23%  | 508,312  | 67.12% | 4,941  | 0.65%
2008 | 237,729  | 32.34%  | 492,640  | 67.02% | 4,722  | 0.64%
2004 | 244,674  | 34.61%  | 453,873  | 64.21% | 8,325  | 1.18%
2000 | 177,939  | 30.93%  | 387,760  | 67.41% | 9,540  | 1.66%
1996 | 142,870  | 28.29%  | 320,779  | 63.51% | 41,449  | 8.21%
1992 | 164,832  | 30.92%  | 276,361  | 51.85% | 91,857  | 17.23%
1988 | 220,316  | 50.00% | 218,274  | 49.54%  | 2,015  | 0.46%
1984 | 254,608  | 56.68% | 194,584  | 43.32%  | 34  | 0.01%
1980 | 229,693  | 55.95% | 146,323  | 35.64%  | 34,545  | 8.41%
1976 | 161,411  | 47.15%  | 176,491  | 51.55% | 4,441  | 1.30%
1972 | 196,528  | 72.41% | 74,127  | 27.31%  | 754  | 0.28%
1968 | 106,122  | 54.50% | 56,613  | 29.07%  | 31,992  | 16.43%
1964 | 85,264  | 55.49% | 68,406  | 44.51%  | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 68,294  | 58.82% | 47,811  | 41.18%  | 0  | 0.00%
1956 | 43,552  | 72.45% | 16,561  | 27.55%  | 0  | 0.00%
1952 | 26,506  | 69.10% | 11,854  | 30.90%  | 0  | 0.00%
1948 | 9,933  | 50.88% | 7,096  | 36.35%  | 2,492  | 12.77%
1944 | 5,583  | 47.45%  | 6,183  | 52.55% | 0  | 0.00%
1940 | 3,988  | 38.31%  | 6,422  | 61.69% | 0  | 0.00%
1936 | 1,906  | 30.30%  | 4,385  | 69.70% | 0  | 0.00%
1932 | 1,717  | 34.27%  | 3,293  | 65.73% | 0  | 0.00%
1928 | 2,889  | 63.63% | 1,564  | 34.45%  | 87  | 1.92%
1924 | 407  | 41.45%  | 421  | 42.87% | 154  | 15.68%
1920 | 442  | 44.24% | 415  | 41.54%  | 142  | 14.21%
1916 | 158  | 22.57%  | 382  | 54.57% | 160  | 22.86%

#### Voter registration[edit | edit source]

According to the Secretary of State's office, Democrats maintain a majority among registered voters in Broward County. The county is also one of the few counties in the state where Independents outnumber Republicans.

Population and registered voters as of September 30, 2022

Total population[60] | 1,944,375
Registered voters[61] | 1,249,178  | ~64%
Democratic  | 596,811  | 47.77%
Republican  | 264,973  | 21.21%
Democratic–Republican spread  | +331,838 | +26.56%
Minor parties  | 19,834  | 1.59%
No party affiliation  | 367,560  | 29.42%

### Ordinances[edit | edit source]

Broward's code of ordinances consists of resolutions, administrative rules and regulations passed in order to secure a responsive and efficient form of local government.[62]

The county maintains a distinctive rule regarding communication between the county and bidders for county contracts, known as the Cone of Silence.[63] This rule prevents staff involved in a purchasing process from communicating with bidders from the time when the solicitation is issued, and County Commissioners from the time when bids are opened, until the vote to award the contract or the time when all bids are rejected.[64]

## Economy[edit | edit source]

See also: List of companies based in Miami

Silver Airways has its headquarters on the property of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in an unincorporated area. [65][66][67] Other companies with headquarters in unincorporated areas include Locair.[68]

Spirit Airlines has its headquarters in Miramar.[citation needed]

When Chalk's International Airlines existed, its headquarters was on the grounds of the airport in an unincorporated area.[69] When Bimini Island Air existed, its headquarters were in an unincorporated area.[70]

By far the largest agricultural sector is nurseries, greenhouses, floricultures, and sod.[71] This supplies ornamental uses in the area.[71]

## Education[edit | edit source]

### Primary and secondary schools[edit | edit source]

File:BCC South Campus - panoramio.jpg

Broward College South Campus administration building

Broward County Schools, the sole school district in the county,[72] has the sixth largest school district in the country and the second largest in the state after the Miami-Dade district.

### Regionally accredited colleges and universities[edit | edit source]

* Broward College
* Florida Atlantic University (Branch campuses)
* Nova Southeastern University
* Keiser University

### Other adult education providers[edit | edit source]

* DeVry University
* University of Phoenix
* The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
* Florida Career College
* Brown Mackie College
* Atlantic Technical Center and Technical High School
* McFatter Technical College and Technical High School
* Sheridan Technical College and Technical High School

### Public libraries[edit | edit source]

The Broward County Library is one of the largest public library systems in the country, comprising 38 branch locations. There are also five municipal public libraries in the county that are not part of the Broward County Library system: Ethel M. Gordon Oakland Park Library, Lighthouse Point Library, Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library, Richard C. Sullivan Public Library of Wilton Manors, and Parkland Public Library.

#### Library Resources[edit | edit source]

Broward County libraries provide endless amount of resources to the public. For high-schoolers looking to prepare themselves for college, the library offers college readiness & SAT/ACT prep courses. For adults looking to learn computer skills, adult computer classes are also offered. These resources are free of cost, therefore, all it takes is registering to participate. In addition to the many resources offered at the library, bus passes are also sold at most Broward County libraries.[73] If you want to enjoy some of these resources, you can simply download the app to utilize them on the go. There are nine apps available for download: Broward County Library (BCL WoW), Freegal Music, Hoopla, Overdrive, Libby, Axis 360, RBdigital Magazines, Rosetta Stone, and Brainfuse.[74]

## Sites of interest[edit | edit source]

File:Bonnet House Museum & Gardens (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) 003.jpg

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Fort Lauderdale

File:Stranahan House 1.jpg

Stranahan House, Fort Lauderdale

### Museums and historical collections[edit | edit source]

See also: List of museums in Broward County, Florida

* African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, Fort Lauderdale
* Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Fort Lauderdale
* Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs
* Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum, Fort Lauderdale[75]
* Fort Lauderdale History Center, Fort Lauderdale
* Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum, Fort Lauderdale
* NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale
* Plantation Historical Museum, Plantation[76]
* Stranahan House, Fort Lauderdale
* The International Game Fish Association, including the Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum, Dania Beach
* The International Swimming Hall of Fame, Fort Lauderdale
* The Museum of Discovery and Science, Fort Lauderdale
* Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts, Dania Beach[77]
* Young at Art Museum, Davie

### Nature and wildlife areas[edit | edit source]

File:Butterfly World, Florida.jpg

Butterfly World, Coconut Creek

* Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood
* Butterfly World, a botanical sanctuary in Coconut Creek
* Everglades Holiday Park, featuring airboat rides[78] and alligator shows
* Fern Forest Nature Center, Coconut Creek
* Flamingo Gardens, a botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary
* Secret Woods Nature Center, Dania Beach
* Sawgrass Recreation Park

File:Evergladesairboattour.jpg

An airboat tour in Everglades Holiday Park

### Other areas and attractions[edit | edit source]

File:Hollywood Beach boardwalk - panoramio.jpg

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

* Beach Place, a strip of stores, restaurants, and bars across the street from the beach along the Atlantic coast, in Fort Lauderdale
* Broward Center for the Performing Arts
* Hollywood Beach Broadwalk
* Florida Grand Opera
* Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop (colloquially known to locals as simply the Swap Shop)
* Sawgrass Mills, a large outlet shopping mall in Sunrise
* FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, where the NHL's Florida Panthers play their games
* The Festival Flea Market Mall in Pompano Beach, America's largest indoor flea market
* Riverwalk (Fort Lauderdale)

Additionally, with 23 miles of beach, Broward County is a popular destination for scuba diving, snorkeling, and droves of young Spring break tourists from around the world.[79][80]

## Transportation[edit | edit source]

### Airports[edit | edit source]

File:Fort Lauderdale, Florida - FLL from airplane.jpg

Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport serves as the primary airport of the Broward County area. The airport is bounded by the cities Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach,[67] three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale and 21 mi (34 km) north of Miami. The airport is near cruise line terminals at Port Everglades and is popular among tourists bound for the Caribbean. Since the late 1990s, FLL has become an intercontinental gateway, although Miami International Airport still handles most long-haul flights. FLL is ranked as the 19th busiest airport (in terms of passenger traffic) in the United States, as well as the nation's 14th busiest international air gateway and one of the world's 50 busiest airports. FLL is classified by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a "major hub" facility serving commercial air traffic. In 2017 the airport processed 32,511,053 passengers[81] (11.3% more than 2016) including 7,183,275 international passengers (18.6% more than 2016).

* North Perry Airport
* Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
* Pompano Beach Airpark
* Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport

File:BCTBus.jpg

A Broward County Transit bus in the current "Breeze" livery.

### Public transportation[edit | edit source]

* Broward County Transit
* Tri-Rail Charter Bus
* Sun Trolley
* Local Charter Bus

### Major expressways[edit | edit source]

File:Lauderdale from tri rail.jpg

Interstate 95 as it passes through Fort Lauderdale. The city's skyline can be seen in the background.

* File:I-95.svg Interstate 95
* File:I-75.svg Interstate 75
* File:I-595.svg Interstate 595 (Port Everglades Expressway)
* File:Florida's Turnpike shield.svg Florida's Turnpike (SR 91)
* File:Florida's Turnpike shield.svg Homestead Extension (SR 821)
* File:Toll Florida 869.svg State Road 869 (Sawgrass Expressway)

### Railroads[edit | edit source]

* Amtrak, Brightline and Tri-Rail run through Broward. Also Florida Coast Freight

### Street grid[edit | edit source]

A street grid stretches throughout Broward County. Most of this grid is loosely based on three primary eastern municipalities, (from South to North) Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach. Deerfield Beach—another primary eastern municipality—has its own street grid, as do two smaller municipalities—Dania Beach and Hallandale Beach.

### Greenways System[edit | edit source]

Construction is underway on a network of recreational trails to connect cities and points of interest in the county.[82][83][84]

## Communities[edit | edit source]

File:Map of Broward County Florida.svg

Map of the municipalities (colored areas) and unincorporated communities (grey areas) of Broward County

### Municipalities[edit | edit source]

Municipality populations are based on the 2020 US Census using their QuickFacts with 5,000 residents and above, while municipalities under 5,000 people are based on their US Decennial Census.[85][86]

#  | Incorporated community  | Designation  | Date incorporated  | Population

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1 | Parkland | City | July 10, 1963 | 34,670
2 | Coconut Creek | City | February 20, 1967 | 57,833
3 | Deerfield Beach | City | June 11, 1925 | 86,859
4 | Coral Springs | City | July 10, 1963 | 134,394
5 | Margate | City | May 30, 1955 | 58,712
6 | Pompano Beach | City | June 6, 1908 | 112,046
7 | Lighthouse Point | City | June 13, 1956 | 10,486
8 | Hillsboro Beach | Town | June 12, 1939 | 1,987
9 | Tamarac | City | August 15, 1963 | 71,897
10 | North Lauderdale | City | July 10, 1963 | 44,794
11 | Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | Town | November 30, 1927 | 6,198
12 | Sea Ranch Lakes | Village | October 6, 1959 | 540
13 | Oakland Park | City | June 10, 1929 | 44,229
14 | Wilton Manors | City | May 13, 1947 | 11,426
15 | Lazy Lake | Village | June 3, 1953 | 33
16 | Fort Lauderdale | City | March 27, 1911 | 182,760
17 | Lauderdale Lakes | City | June 22, 1961 | 35,954
18 | Lauderhill | City | June 20, 1959 | 74,482
19 | Sunrise | City | June 22, 1961 | 97,335
20 | Plantation | City | April 30, 1953 | 91,750
21 | Weston | City | September 3, 1996 | 68,107
22 | Davie | Town | November 16, 1925 | 105,691
23 | Dania Beach | City | November 30, 1904 | 31,723
24 | Hollywood | City | November 28, 1925 | 153,067
25 | Southwest Ranches | Town | June 6, 2000 | 7,607
26 | Cooper City | City | June 20, 1959 | 34,401
27 | Pembroke Pines | City | March 2, 1959 | 171,178
28 | Miramar | City | May 26, 1955 | 134,721
29 | West Park | City | March 1, 2005 | 15,130
30 | Pembroke Park | Town | October 10, 1957 | 6,260
31 | Hallandale Beach | City | May 11, 1927 | 41,217

### Former unincorporated neighborhoods[edit | edit source]

In the 1980s the Broward County Commission adopted a policy of having all populated places in the county be part of a municipality.[87] Municipalities were often reluctant to annex neighborhoods which were not projected to yield enough tax revenue to cover the costs of providing services to those neighborhoods.[88] In 2001 the Broward County Legislative Delegation adopted a policy encouraging the annexation of all unincorporated areas in Broward County into municipalities by October 1, 2005.[89] Formerly unincorporated neighborhoods that have been annexed into existing municipalities or combined to form new municipalities as of 2018[update] include:

* Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North in Deerfield Beach.
* Broadview-Pompano Park in North Lauderdale.
* Broward Estates in Lauderhill.
* Carver Ranches in West Park.
* Chambers Estates in Dania Beach.
* Chula Vista Isles in Fort Lauderdale.
* Collier Manor-Cresthaven in Pompano Beach.
* Country Estates in Southwest Ranches.
* Crystal Lake in Deerfield Beach.
* Edgewater in Dania Beach.
* Estates of Fort Lauderdale in Dania Beach, and partially in Hollywood.
* Godfrey Road in Parkland.

* Golden Heights in Fort Lauderdale.
* Green Meadow in Southwest Ranches.
* Hacienda Village in Davie.
* Ivanhoe Estates in Southwest Ranches.
* Kendall Green in Pompano Beach.
* Lake Forest in West Park.
* Leisureville in Pompano Beach.
* Loch Lomond in Pompano Beach.

* Melrose Park in Fort Lauderdale.
* Miami Gardens in West Park.
* North Andrews Gardens in Oakland Park.
* Oak Point in Hollywood.
* Palm Aire in Fort Lauderdale.
* Pine Island Ridge in Davie.
* Pompano Beach Highlands in Pompano Beach.
* Pompano Estates in Pompano Beach.
* Ramblewood East in Coral Springs.

* Ravenswood Estates in Dania Beach.
* Riverland Village in Fort Lauderdale.
* Rock Island in Fort Lauderdale.
* Rolling Oaks in Southwest Ranches.
* Royal Palm Ranches in Cooper City.
* St. George in Lauderhill.
* Sunshine Acres in Davie.
* Sunshine Ranches in Southwest Ranches.
* Tedder in Deerfield Beach.
* Terra Mar in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and partially in Pompano Beach.
* Twin Lakes North of Prospect Road, in Fort Lauderdale. South of Prospect Road, in Oakland Park.
* Utopia in West Park.
* Village Park in North Lauderdale.
* West Ken-Lark in Lauderhill.

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### Remaining unincorporated neighborhoods[edit | edit source]

By late in the first decade of the 21st century, annexation of remaining neighborhoods had stalled.[90] As of 2018[update] the Broward County Municipal Services District serves seven unincorporated neighborhoods, including six census designated places (Boulevard Gardens, Broadview Park, Franklin Park, Hillsboro Pines, Roosevelt Gardens and Washington Park) and a parcel with a population of 72 in 2018, Hillsboro Ranches.[91] Other areas in the developed part of the county that are not in municipalities include the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, several landfills and resource recovery facilities, and other scattered small parcels with few or no residents.[92]

## See also[edit | edit source]

* List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Broward County, Florida
* List of counties in Florida

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### Government links/Constitutional offices[edit | edit source]

* Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners
* Broward County Supervisor of Elections
* Broward County Property Appraiser
* Broward County Sheriff's Office

#### Special districts[edit | edit source]

* Broward County Public Schools
* Broward Health (formerly North Broward Hospital District)
* South Broward Hospital District(Memorial Healthcare System)
* Broward Soil and Water Conservation District
* South Florida Water Management District

#### Judicial branch[edit | edit source]

* Broward County Clerk of Courts
* Broward County Clerk of Courts Records
* Broward County Public Defender
* Broward State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit
* Circuit and County Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida

### Tourism links[edit | edit source]

* Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
* The Waterfront News local newspaper for Broward County, Florida fully and openly available in the Florida Digital Newspaper Library

### Official sites[edit | edit source]

* The Broward Alliance (Broward County's official public/private partnership for economic development)

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Municipalities and communities of Broward County, Florida, United States

County seat: Fort Lauderdale

Cities|

* Coconut Creek
* Cooper City
* Coral Springs
* Dania Beach
* Deerfield Beach
* Fort Lauderdale
* Hallandale Beach
* Hollywood
* Lauderdale Lakes
* Lauderhill
* Lighthouse Point
* Margate
* Miramar
* North Lauderdale
* Oakland Park
* Parkland
* Pembroke Pines
* Plantation
* Pompano Beach
* Sunrise
* Tamarac
* West Park
* Weston
* Wilton Manors

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Towns|

* Davie
* Hillsboro Beach
* Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
* Pembroke Park
* Southwest Ranches

Villages|

* Lazy Lake
* Sea Ranch Lakes

CDPs|

* Boulevard Gardens
* Broadview Park
* Franklin Park
* Hillsboro Pines
* Roosevelt Gardens
* Washington Park

Unincorporated
community|

* Fern Crest Village
* Palm Aire

Indian reservations|

* Big Cypress Indian Reservation‡
* Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation
* Miccosukee Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns|

* Andytown
* Hacienda Village

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Miami metropolitan area

Population: 6,012,331 (2015)

Counties|

* Miami-Dade
* Broward
* Palm Beach

Major city
441k|

* Miami

Cities and towns
100k–250k|

* Coral Springs
* Fort Lauderdale
* Hialeah
* Hollywood
* Miami Gardens
* Miramar
* Pembroke Pines
* Pompano Beach
* West Palm Beach

Cities and towns
25k–99k|

* Aventura
* Boca Raton
* Boynton Beach
* Coconut Creek
* Cooper City
* Coral Gables
* Cutler Bay
* Dania Beach
* Davie
* Deerfield Beach
* Delray Beach
* Doral
* Greenacres
* Hallandale Beach
* Homestead
* Jupiter
* Lake Worth
* Lauderdale Lakes
* Lauderhill
* Margate
* Miami Beach
* North Lauderdale
* North Miami
* North Miami Beach
* Oakland Park
* Palm Beach Gardens
* Plantation
* Riviera Beach
* Sunrise
* Tamarac
* West Park
* Weston
* Wilton Manors

Cities and towns
10k–25k|

* Belle Glade
* Hialeah Gardens
* Lighthouse Point
* Miami Lakes
* Miami Springs
* Opa-locka
* Palm Beach
* Parkland
* South Miami
* Sunny Isles Beach
* Sweetwater
* Palm Springs

A list of cities under 10,000 is available here.

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Greater Miami Area

* Miami
* Fort Lauderdale
* West Palm Beach
* Miami metropolitan area

Central business district|

* Downtown Miami
* Arts & Entertainment District
* Brickell
* Central Business District
* Historic District
* Government Center
* Park West

Major urban areas|

* Aventura
* Coconut Grove
* Coral Gables
* Dadeland
* Health District
* Hialeah
* Hollywood
* Midtown
* Edgewater
* Wynwood
* Pembroke Pines
* South Beach

Colleges
and universities|

* Barry University
* Broward College
* Carlos Albizu University
* Florida Atlantic University
* Florida International University
* Florida Memorial University
* Johnson & Wales University
* Miami Dade College
* Miami International University of Art & Design
* Nova Southeastern University
* St. Thomas University
* University of Fort Lauderdale
* University of Miami

Parks and recreation|

* Alice Wainwright Park
* Amelia Earhart Park
* Arch Creek
* The Barnacle Historic State Park
* Bayfront Park
* Big Cypress National Preserve
* Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
* Biscayne National Park
* Brian Piccolo Sports Park & Velodrome
* Chapman Field Park
* Crandon Park
* Dinner Key
* Everglades National Park
* Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
* Fort Dallas
* Fruit & Spice Park
* Greynolds Park
* Haulover Park
* Jungle Island
* The Kampong
* Margaret Pace Park
* Matheson Hammock Park
* Miami Seaquarium
* Monkey Jungle
* Museum Park
* Oleta River State Park
* Peacock Park
* Shark Valley
* Simpson Park Hammock
* South Pointe Park
* Tamiami Park
* Tropical Park
* The Underline
* Virginia Key
* Zoo Miami

Attractions|

* Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
* Bass Museum
* Bergeron Rodeo Grounds
* BB&T Center
* Biltmore Hotel
* Bonita Chita Key
* Butterfly World
* Coral Castle
* Downtown Miami
* FIU Arena
* FIU Stadium
* Florida Grand Opera
* Fontainebleau Miami Beach
* Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop
* Frost Art Museum
* Frost School of Music
* FTX Arena
* Gulfstream Park
* Hard Rock Stadium
* HistoryMiami
* Holocaust Memorial
* Homestead
* Jewish Museum of Florida
* Las Olas Boulevard
* LoanDepot Park
* Lowe Art Museum
* Lincoln Road
* Lummus Park
* MacFarlane Homestead
* Miami Beach Architectural District
* Miami Beach Convention Center
* Miami Children's Museum
* Miami City Ballet
* Miami Conservatory
* Museum of Contemporary Art
* New World Symphony Orchestra
* Normandy Isles
* North Shore
* Ocean Drive
* Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
* Pérez Art Museum Miami
* Riverwalk
* Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
* South Beach
* The Miami Line
* Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
* Watsco Center
* Wolfsonian-FIU
* Wynwood Art District

Major shopping centers|

* Aventura Mall
* Bal Harbour Shops
* Bayside Marketplace
* Brickell City Centre
* Broward Mall
* CocoWalk
* Coral Square
* Dadeland Mall
* Dolphin Mall
* The Falls
* Flagler Street
* The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale
* Lincoln Road
* The Mall at 163rd Street
* Mall of the Americas
* Mary Brickell Village
* Miami International Mall
* Midtown Miami
* Miracle Marketplace
* Pembroke Lakes Mall
* The Promenade at Coconut Creek
* The Shops at Sunset Place
* Sawgrass Mills
* Southland Mall
* Shops at Merrick Park
* Westland Mall

Transportation|

* Amtrak
* Broward County Transit
* Brightline
* Government Center
* Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
* Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
* Miami-Dade Transit
* Metrobus
* Metromover
* Metrorail
* MIA Mover
* MiamiCentral
* Miami Intermodal Center
* Miami International Airport
* North Perry Airport
* Palm Beach International Airport
* Palm Tran
* Pompano Beach Airpark
* Port Everglades
* Port of Miami
* Tri-Rail

Major thoroughfares|

* East 6th Avenue
* North 36th Street
* North 54th Street
* North 79th Street
* North 103rd Street
* North 125th Street
* North 135th Street
* West 7th Avenue
* West 12th Avenue
* West 27th Avenue
* West 107th Avenue
* Allapattah Road
* Alton Road
* Bird Road
* Biscayne Boulevard
* Brickell Avenue
* Broad Causeway
* Collins Avenue
* Coral Reef Drive
* Coral Way
* County Line Road
* Douglas Road
* Flagler Street
* Galloway Road
* Gratigny
* Ives Dairy Road
* Julia Tuttle Causeway
* Kendall Drive
* John F. Kennedy Causeway
* Killian
* Krome Avenue
* William Lehman Causeway
* Le Jeune Road
* Ludlam Road
* MacArthur Causeway
* Miami Avenue
* Miami Gardens Drive
* Milam Dairy Road
* Miracle Mile
* Okeechobee Road
* Old Cutler Road
* Port Boulevard
* Quail Roost Drive
* Red Road
* Rickenbacker Causeway
* South Dixie Highway
* Sunset Drive
* Tamiami Trail
* University Drive
* Venetian Causeway
* West Dixie Highway

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State of Florida

Tallahassee (capital)

Topics|

* Index
* Ballot measures
* Climate (Climate change)
* Congressional
* Delegations
* Districts
* Education
* Environment (Environmental issues)
* Fauna
* Flora
* Geology
* Government
* Hurricanes
* Law
* Mass media
* Newspapers
* Radio
* TV
* Symbols
* Flag
* Motto
* Seal
* Tourist attractions
* Transportation

History|

* Timeline
* Spanish Florida
* Missions
* British Rule
* East Florida
* West Florida
* Seminole
* Florida Territory
* Seminole Wars
* Slavery
* Plantations of Leon County
* Civil War
* Florida East Coast Railway
* Florida land boom of the 1920s
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy Space Center
* Disney World

Geography|

* Beaches
* Caves
* Everglades (Drainage and development)
* Keys
* Lakes
* Lake Okeechobee
* Reef
* Rivers
* Sinkholes
* Springs
* State forests
* State parks
* Swamps

Major
hurricanes|

* Florida Keys (1919)
* Tampa Bay (1921)
* Miami (1926)
* Okeechobee (1928)
* Florida Keys (1929)
* Treasure Coast (1933)
* Labor Day (1935)
* Dry Tortugas (1944)
* Homestead (1945)
* Fort Lauderdale (1947)
* South Florida (1948)
* 1949 Florida hurricane
* Easy (1950)
* King (1950)
* Donna (1960)
* Betsy (1965)
* Eloise (1975)
* Elena (1985)
* Andrew (1992)
* Opal (1995)
* Charley (2004)
* Frances (2004)
* Ivan (2004)
* Jeanne (2004)
* Dennis (2005)
* Wilma (2005)
* Matthew (2016)
* Irma (2017)
* Michael (2018)
* Dorian (2019)
* Sally (2020)
* Ian (2022)

Society|

* African-American
* Crime
* Cuban-American culture
* Miami
* Tampa
* Culture
* Demographics
* Economy
* Education
* Floridians
* Haitian-American culture
* Delray Beach
* Miami
* Indigenous peoples
* Everglades
* Politics
* Sports

Regions|

* Big Bend
* Central Florida
* Emerald Coast
* Everglades
* First Coast
* Forgotten Coast
* Gold Coast
* Halifax area
* Heartland
* Keys
* Nature Coast
* North Central Florida
* North Florida
* Panhandle
* South Florida
* Southwest Florida
* Space Coast
* Suncoast
* Tampa Bay Area
* Treasure Coast

Metro areas|

* Cape Coral–Fort Myers
* Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
* Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach
* Gainesville
* Homosassa Springs
* Jacksonville
* Lakeland–Winter Haven
* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
* Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island
* North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
* Ocala
* Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
* Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
* Panama City
* Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
* Port St. Lucie
* Punta Gorda
* Sebastian-Vero Beach
* Sebring
* Tallahassee
* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
* The Villages

Largest cities|

* Jacksonville
* Miami
* Tampa
* Orlando
* St. Petersburg
* Hialeah
* Tallahassee
* Port St. Lucie
* Fort Lauderdale
* West Palm Beach
* Cape Coral
* Pembroke Pines
* Hollywood
* Miramar

Counties|

* Alachua
* Baker
* Bay
* Bradford
* Brevard
* Broward
* Calhoun
* Charlotte
* Citrus
* Clay
* Collier
* Columbia
* DeSoto
* Dixie
* Duval
* Escambia
* Flagler
* Franklin
* Gadsden
* Gilchrist
* Glades
* Gulf
* Hamilton
* Hardee
* Hendry
* Hernando
* Highlands
* Hillsborough
* Holmes
* Indian River
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lafayette
* Lake
* Lee
* Leon
* Levy
* Liberty
* Madison
* Manatee
* Marion
* Martin
* Miami‑Dade
* Monroe
* Mosquito (former county)
* Nassau
* Okaloosa
* Okeechobee
* Orange
* Osceola
* Palm Beach
* Pasco
* Pinellas
* Polk
* Putnam
* Santa Rosa
* Sarasota
* Seminole
* St. Johns
* St. Lucie
* Sumter
* Suwannee
* Taylor
* Union
* Volusia
* Wakulla
* Walton
* Washington

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