Miami Gardens, Broward County, Florida

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Miami Gardens was a census-designated place (CDP) in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,706 at the 2000 census.

It was one of the four unincorporated neighborhoods that were incorporated to create the new city of West Park. This area is distinct from the City of Miami Gardens, a Miami-Dade County municipality which incorporated in 2003.

[edit] Geography

Location of Miami Gardens (Broward County), Florida

Miami Gardens is located at 25°58′44″N, 80°12′7″W^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,706 people, 825 households, and 663 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,548.3/km² (6,673.3/mi²). There were 891 housing units at an average density of 839.1/km² (2,197.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 54.84% White (26.9% were Non-Hispanic White,)^[3] 26.87% African American, 0.33% Native American, 2.29% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 10.72% from other races, and 4.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.27% of the population.

There were 825 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 14.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.60.

In the CDP the population is spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP is $36,786, and the median income for a family was $37,031. Males had a median income of $26,442 versus $15,469 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,688. About 9.9% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being annexed to West Park, Spanish as a first language accounted for 51.09% of all residents, while English comprised of 45.17%, and French Creole as a mother tongue made up 3.72% of the population.^[4]

As of 2000, before West Park annexed it, the Miami Gardens section had the 103rd highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, with 1.63% of the US populace.^[5] The forty-fourth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 9.76% of the city's population (tied with Key Largo,)^[6] the twenty-fourth highest percentage of Dominicans in the US, with 4.62%,^[7] and the fifteenth highest percentage of Jamaican residents in the US, at 6.3% of the city's population.^[8] It also had the forty-fourth most Peruvians in the US, at 1.26% (tied with North Plainfield, New Jersey,)^[9] while it had the forty-fifth highest percentage of Haitians (tied with Leisure City), at 3.6% of all residents.^[10] West Park's Miami Gardens section had the sixty-first highest percentage of Puerto Ricans, which was at an 11.2% populace.^[11]

[edit] References

^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Demographics of Miami Gardens (Broward,) FL. MuniNetGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
^ MLA Data Center Results for Miami Gardens (Broward,) FL. Modern Language Association. Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
^ Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
^ Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
^ Ancestry Map of Dominican Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
^ Ancestry Map of Jamaican Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
^ Ancestry Map of Peruvian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
^ Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
^ Ancestry Map of Puerto Rican Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Broward County, Florida

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

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 \| Hillsboro Ranches \| Pompano Estates \| Roosevelt Gardens \| Sunshine Acres \| Washington Park

Former CDPs	Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North \| Broadview-Pompano Park \| Broward Estates \| Carver Ranches \| Chambers Estates \| Chula Vista \| Collier Manor-Cresthaven \| Country Estates \| Crystal Lake \| Edgewater \| Estates of Fort Lauderdale \| Godfrey Road \| Golden Heights \| Green Meadow \| Ivanhoe Estates \| Kendall Green \| Lake Forest \| Leisureville \| Loch Lomond \| Melrose Park \| Miami Gardens \| North Andrews Gardens \| Oak Point \| Palm Aire \| Pine Island Ridge \| Pompano Beach Highlands \| Ramblewood East \| Ravenswood Estates \| Riverland Village \| Rock Island \| Rolling Oaks \| Royal Palm Ranches \| St. George \| Sunshine Ranches \| Tedder \| Terra Mar \| Twin Lakes \| Utopia \| Village Park \| West Ken-Lark

Unincorporated communities	Andytown \| Hacienda Village

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200,000–500,000	Miami^† \| Hialeah
100,000–200,000	Fort Lauderdale^† \| Pembroke Pines \| Hollywood \| Coral Springs \| West Palm Beach^† \| Miramar \| Miami Gardens \| Pompano Beach
50,000–100,000	Sunrise \| Miami Beach \| Boca Raton \| Plantation \| Davie \| Kendall \| Deerfield Beach \| Boynton Beach \| Delray Beach \| Weston \| Fountainbleau \| Lauderhill \| Tamarac \| North Miami \| Kendale Lakes \| Wellington \| Margate \| Tamiami \| Jupiter
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Airports	Miami International Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Opa-locka Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Opa-locka Executive Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Broward) \| Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (Broward) \| Pompano Beach Airpark (Broward) \| Palm Beach International Airport (Palm Beach) \| Boca Raton Airport (Palm Beach) \| Palm Beach County Park Airport (Palm Beach) \| North Palm Beach County Airport (Palm Beach)