Hialeah Gardens, Florida
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Florida |
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| County | Miami-Dade | ||
| Incorporated | December, 1948 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Yioset De La Cruz | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²) | ||
| - Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) 2.78% | ||
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 19,930 | ||
| - Density | 2,377.7/sq mi (917.9/km²) | ||
| - Metro | 5,422,200 | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Zip Codes | 33010, 33016, 33018 | ||
| Area code(s) | 305 | ||
| FIPS code | 12-30025[1] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0305060[2] | ||
| Website: http://www.cityofhialeahgardens.com/ | |||
Hialeah Gardens is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,297 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 19,930,[3] with a population density of 7987.6 per mi2, made up of mostly single story development.
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[edit] Geography
Hialeah Gardens is located at (25.878342, -80.348072)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.78%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 19,297 people, 5,636 households, and 4,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,028.7/km² (7,845.8/mi²). There were 5,848 housing units at an average density of 917.9/km² (2,377.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.41% White (8.7% Non-Hispanic White,)[5] 1.80% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 5.32% from other races, and 3.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.78% of the population.
70000 were households out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,858, and the median income for a family was $39,804. Males had a median income of $25,540 versus $20,862 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,043. About 10.9% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.
Hialeah Gardens ranks #1 (Hialeah ranks #2) in the list of cities in the United States where Spanish is most spoken. As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 95.68% of the population, while English as a mother tongue made up 4.31% of the population.[6]
As of 2000, Hialeah Gardens had the eighth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 54.31% of the populace.[7] It had the fourth highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the US, at 4.87% of the city's population,[8] and the twenty-fourth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 4.62% of the it's population.[9] It also had the forty-third most Dominicans in the US, at 2.86%,[10] while it had the thirty-seventh highest percentage of Hondurans, at 1.16% of all residents (tied with North Atlanta, Georgia and Conroe, Texas.)[11]
[edit] Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Hialeah Gardens.
- Barbara Goleman Senior High School in unincorporated Miami-Dade County serves Hialeah Gardens.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-12.xls
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Demographics of Hialeah Gardens, FL. MuniNetGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ MLA Data Center Results of Hialeah Gardens, FL. Modern Language Association. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Nicaraguan Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Dominican Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Honduran Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
[edit] External links
- City of Hialeah Gardens official city website
- Hialeah Gardens, Florida is at coordinates Coordinates:
