Sunrise, Florida
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| City of Sunrise | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Established | 1961 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Commission-Manager |
| - Mayor | Steven B. Feren |
| Area | |
| - Total | 18.4 sq mi (47.7 km²) |
| - Land | 18.2 sq mi (47.1 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) 1.25% |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 90,227 |
| - Density | 4,903.64/sq mi (1,893.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 33300-33399 |
| Area code(s) | 954 |
| FIPS code | 12-69700[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0291850[2] |
| Website: http://www.sunrisefl.gov | |
Sunrise is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Originally called "Sunrise Golf Village,"[3] the name did not sit well with the retirees whom developers wanted to attract, so a change was made to "Sunrise." As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,779. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 90,227. [4]
It is home to the Sawgrass Mills Mall, currently the fourth largest outlet shopping mall in the United States. The Florida Panthers of the NHL play in Sunrise at BankAtlantic Center.
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[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 85,779 people, 33,308 households, and 22,249 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,819.8/km² (4,712.5/mi²). There were 35,661 housing units at an average density of 756.5/km² (1,959.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.48% White (57% were Non-Hispanic White,)[5] 20.47% African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.08% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 3.46% from other races, and 3.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.08% of the population.
There were 33,308 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,998, and the median income for a family was $47,908. Males had a median income of $35,706 versus $28,147 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,713. About 7.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 71.92%, while Spanish was 16.75%, French Creole was at 2.53%, Yiddish at 1.14%, Portuguese at 1.01%, Italian at 0.84%, French at 0.83%, Hebrew at 0.61%, and Chinese at 0.59% of the population.[6]
As of 2000, Sunrise had the 107th highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 2.29% of the city's population,[7] and the sixtieth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.44% of the city's population (tied with Weehawken, New Jersey.)[8] It also had the fourteenth most Jamaican-populated area in the US, with 7.6% of all residents,[9] and the fifty-third highest concentration of Haitians (tied with Lake Alfred and Miami Gardens' Bunche Park neighborhood) at 2.8% of the population.[10]
In 1985, a Sunrise, Florida homeowner painted his home hot pink and passionate purple to spite the city, which had given him several tickets for parking his glass company vans overnight in front of his home in violation of a city code related to residential night parking of commercial vehicles.[11] Characterized as a spite house painted in retaliation against the city,[11] the pink and purple paint job was identified as the owner permitting graffiti or other inscribed materials to remain and likely violate the Sunrise city code section prohibiting eyesores that also were public nuisances.[12]
[edit] Corporations
Sunrise hosts over 100 corporations. Some examples are companies like Motorola, HBO Latin America, Sony and Sprint PCS.
The list of corporations includes but is not limited to:
United Healthcare
Nortel
BellSouth
Foundation Healthcare
Hormel Foods
Union Bank
Learn.com
Precision Response
ABN Amro
Interim Services
Xerox
Sheraton Health
Air France
Fox Sports Television
Sunrise Auto Mall
Cigna HealthCare
Cross Country Home Services
Wildcard Services
GEOPAK/Beiswenger, Hoch & Assoc.
Bioheart
Perfumania
Honeywell
CIT Group
Trendium
On the seventeenth of October 2007, the first Ikea store in Florida opened in Sunrise.
[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.
- ^ City of Sunrise: History. Sunrisefl.gov. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls
- ^ Demographics of Sunrise, FL. MuniNetGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ MLA Data Center Results of Sunrise, FL. Modern Language Association. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Jamaican Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b Gayoso, Jay. (July 7, 1985) South Florida Sun-Sentinel Sunrise man fighting color wars. Section: Local; Page 1B.
- ^ Gayoso, Jay. (July 9, 1985) South Florida Sun-Sentinel Paint job a protest against city code. Section: West, page 3. For descriptions of the Sunrise City's graffiti code violation, see Sunrise Code Enforcement Baker's Dozen.
[edit] External links
- City of Sunrise official site
- City of Sunrise Corporate Neighbors official site
- Sunrise, Florida is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Counties | Miami-Dade County | Broward County | Palm Beach County | |
| 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 | |
| 10,000–50,000 | Aventura | Belle Glade | Boca Del Mar | Brownsville | Coconut Creek | Cooper City | Coral Gables | Coral Terrace | Country Club | Country Walk | Dania Beach | Doral | Gladeview | Glenvar Heights | Greenacres | Hallandale Beach | Hamptons at Boca Raton | Homestead | Ives Estates | Kendall West | Key Biscayne | Kings Point | Lake Worth | Lake Worth Corridor | Lauderdale Lakes | Leisure City | Lighthouse Point | Miami Lakes | Miami Springs | North Lauderdale | North Palm Beach | Oakland Park |Olympia Heights | Opa-Locka | Ojus | Palm Beach Gardens | Palmetto Bay | Palm Springs |Palmetto Estates | Parkland | Pinecrest | Pinewood | Princeton | Richmond West | Riviera Beach | Royal Palm Beach | Sandalfoot Cove | South Miami | South Miami Heights | Sunny Isles Beach | Sunset | Sweetwater | The Crossings | The Hammocks | University Park | Vero Beach | West Little River | Westchester | West Park, Florida | Westwood Lakes | Wilton Manors | |
| Sports | Florida Marlins (baseball) | Miami Heat (basketball) | Miami Dolphins (football) | Florida Panthers (ice hockey) | |
| 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) |
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| Notes | † - County Seat A list of cities under 10,000 is available here. |
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