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Bay Harbor Islands, Florida

Bay Harbor Islands is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. It is separated from the mainland by Biscayne Bay. The population was 5,922 at the 2020 US census.

History
Bay Harbor Islands was founded by Shepard Broad on April 28, 1947.

Geography
Bay Harbor Islands is located at 25.8875°N, -80.13583°W (25.887522, –80.135739). It sits near the north end of Biscayne Bay and consists of two islands, originally known as Broadview and Bay Harbor, now referred to as, respectively, the West and East Islands. The West Island features single family homes, while the East Island contains the business district, the Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K–8 Center, and multi-family housing. To the west, across Biscayne Bay, is the city of North Miami, connected via the Shepard Broad Causeway. To the east, across Indian Creek, lie the village of Bal Harbour and the town of Surfside. To the south across Indian Creek Lake, with no direct road access from Bay Harbor Islands, lies the village of Indian Creek.

Bay Harbor Islands is approximately 15 mi (30 minutes driving distance) northeast of Miami International Airport, and 14 mi (35 minutes) north of PortMiami.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 sqmi, including 0.03 sqmi (5.94%) of water.

Surrounding areas

 * Biscayne Bay
 * Biscayne Bay [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] Bal Harbour
 * Biscayne Bay [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Right.svg|20px]] Bal Harbour
 * Biscayne Bay [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] Surfside
 * Indian Creek, Surfside

East Island architecture
At one time, Bay Harbor Islands East Island featured one of the largest concentrated collections of mid-century Miami Modern architecture. Now, one will find many of these buildings intermixed with contemporary residences and boutique waterfront condominiums.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,922 people, 2,139 households, and 1,555 families residing in the town.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 5,628 people, 2,494 households, and 1,418 families residing in the town.

2000 census
In 2000, 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.4% were non-families. 43.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.71.

In 2000, the town's population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the Town was $38,514, and the median income for a family was $43,939. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $31,044 for females. The per capita income for the Town was $29,261. About 8.0% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language constituted 52.05% of the population, while Spanish accounted for 43.90%, Portuguese 1.65%, Hebrew 1.30%, and French 1.10%.

Education
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K–8 Center in Bay Harbor Islands serves as the local elementary and K–8 school. Residents who want to have a conventional middle school may instead choose the zoned middle school, Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School. Miami Beach Senior High School is the senior high school serving this area.

Notable people

 * Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), race car driver
 * George Kenney (1889–1977). United States Army general during World War II who commanded Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area from August 1942 and 1945
 * Nito Mestre (born 1952), songwriter
 * Louis Slobodkin (1903–1975), sculptor, writer and illustrator of numerous children's books
 * Sebastian Spreng (born 1956), visual artist and music journalist
 * Walter Stone (1920–1999), screenwriter best known for his work as the head writer for The Honeymooners
 * Néstor Torres (born 1957), jazz flautist
 * Lesley Visser (born 1953), sportscaster who was the first female NFL analyst on TV
 * Garrett Wittels (born 1990), baseball player

In popular culture
In the TV series Dexter the title character Dexter Morgan's apartment is in Miami, but a real condo in Bay Harbor Islands was used for the exterior shooting location. In the second season of Dexter, the discovery of Dexter's victims' remains inspires the press to dub the serial killer the "Bay Harbor Butcher".

Parts of the video for the song "La Tortura" by Colombian recording artist, Shakira, featuring Spanish recording artist Alejandro Sanz, was recorded at the historic Coral Sea Towers building in Bay Harbor Islands.

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Biscayne Park, Florida

Biscayne Park is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It's also part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 3,117 residents.

History
Biscayne Park was developed in the 1920s by Arthur Griffing and annexed into the city of Miami in 1925. With the arrival of the Great Depression, Miami gave up its jurisdiction, and Biscayne Park was incorporated as its own town in 1931. In 1933, the town decided to become a village, and changed its name to the Village of Biscayne Park.

Geography
Biscayne Park is located 9 mi north of downtown Miami at 25.88194°N, -80.18083°W (25.881972, –80.180868). It is bordered to the north by the city of North Miami and to the south by the village of Miami Shores. The Biscayne Canal forms the southwest border of the village, and the Florida East Coast Railway forms the southeast border.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 sqmi, of which 0.02 sqmi, or 2.82%, are water.

Surrounding areas

 * North Miami
 * North Miami [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] North Miami
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Right.svg|20px]] Unincorporated Miami-Dade County
 * Miami Shores [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] Miami Shores
 * Miami Shores

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,117 people, 901 households, and 620 families residing in the village.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,055 people, 1,166 households, and 755 families residing in the village.

2000 census
In 2000, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12. Estimated median household income in 2015: $82,888. Estimated per capita income in 2015: $32,505.

In 2000, the village population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 89.8 men.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $48,313, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Men had a median income of $39,964 versus $33,125 for women. The per capita income for the village was $22,923.

In 2000, speakers of English as a first language was at 59.60%, with Spanish at 29.27%, French Creole at 9.40%, and French at 1.74% of the population.

Government
The village is governed by a mayor, vice mayor and three commissioners. It also has a village manager.

The village has a twelve-man police department.

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Brownsville, Florida

Brownsville (also known as Brown Sub ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 US census, the population was 16,583, up from 15,313 in 2010. After three decades of population loss, Brownsville gained population for the first time in over 40 years in the 2010 US Census.

History
Brownsville was originally a settlement for white families in the 1920s. Black families began moving into the neighborhood between the late 1940s and early 1960s as the population surrounding nearby Liberty Square expanded and many inner-city whites moved to newly built suburban subdivisions surrounding Miami city proper in the wake of World War II.

In 1945, two black couples who lived in Brownsville were arrested and jailed for allegedly mishandling their garbage disposal. That same year, members of the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses in lawns and marched against black home ownership in the area.

By the mid-1960s, Brownsville was a thriving community for black professionals. However, the wake of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 that outlawed restrictive covenants, and riots in 1968 and 1980 brought about the black flight of middle and upper-class families from the community. Brownsville experienced continued population loss from 1970 until 2000, as part of a greater suburbanization trend among the U.S. upwardly-mobile middle class. Between 2000 and 2010, Brownsville gained population for the first time in over 40 years, rising to 15,313 residents.

Construction began on a transit-oriented development, "Brownsville Transit Village", in 2010, on the 5.8 acre site of the Brownsville Metrorail station parking lot. The project cost $100 million to build, and is composed of 467 units in five high-rise residential towers with ground-floor retail centered around the Brownsville Metro station. The project was partially funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and is one of the largest transit-oriented and affordable housing projects in Miami.

Geography
Brownsville is located 6 mi northwest of downtown Miami at 25.82139°N, -80.24028°W (25.821275, -80.240220). It is bordered to the east and southeast by the city of Miami, to the north by unincorporated Gladeview, to the west by the city of Hialeah, and to the south by unincorporated Miami-Dade County. Interstate 195 (Airport Expressway) forms the southern border of the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Brownsville CDP has a total area of 2.3 sqmi, all of it land.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,583 people, 6,070 households, and 3,521 families residing in the CDP.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 15,313 people, 4,476 households, and 2,744 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,393 people, 4,814 households, and 3,254 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6,275.1 PD/sqmi. There were 5,506 housing units at an average density of 2,400.5 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.23% African American, 5.76% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.02% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.22% of the population.

There were 4,814 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.1% were married couples living together, 39.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.66.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $16,902, and the median income for a family was $19,703. Males had a median income of $21,098 versus $21,182 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,722. About 37.4% of families and 42.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.6% of those under age 18 and 33.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 89.22% of residents, while Spanish made up 10.22% of the population, and French Creole made up 0.53% of all residents.

Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates area public schools.

Elementary schools

 * Lorah Park Elementary School
 * Kelsey L. Pharr Elementary School
 * Olinda Elementary School
 * Earlington Heights Elementary School
 * Charles Drew Elementary School

Middle schools

 * Brownsville Middle School
 * Charles Drew Middle School
 * Miami Springs Middle School
 * Georgia Jones-Ayers Middle School

High schools

 * Miami Northwestern Senior High School
 * Miami Jackson Senior High School
 * Miami Springs Senior High School

Libraries
Miami-Dade Public Library operates area public libraries:

 * Model City Library

Transportation
Brownsville is served by Miami-Dade Transit along major thoroughfares via Metrobus, and by the Miami Metrorail, Tri-Rail, and Amtrak at:

Metrorail:
 * Brownsville (North 54th Street and West 27th Avenue)
 * Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza (North 62nd Street and West 27th Avenue)

Tri-Rail:
 * Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer (North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue)
 * Hialeah Market (North 41st Street and NW 38th Avenue)

Amtrak:
 * Amtrak-Miami: Silver Star and Silver Meteor service, (North 79th Street and West 37th Avenue)

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Bunche Park, Florida

Bunche Park is a neighborhood in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. It was formerly a census-designated place.

Geography
Bunche Park is located at 25.92194°N, -80.23444°W (25.921871, -80.234469).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,972 people, 1,350 households, and 981 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,017.9 /km2. There were 1,432 housing units at an average density of 727.5 /km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.36% White, 96.45% Blacks or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.63% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.05% of the population.

In 2000 Bunche Park was the place in the United States that had the highest percentage of Bahamians, with 3.8% of the population reporting this ancestry. There were 1,350 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.7% were married couples living together, 34.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,898, and the median income for a family was $28,645. Males had a median income of $25,677 versus $22,259 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,438. About 22.5% of families and 27.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.4% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 95.97% of all residents, while Spanish was at 3.07%, and French Creole as a mother tongue made up 0.94% of the population.

As of 2000, the Bunche Park section of Miami Gardens had the ninth highest percentage of African-American and black residents in the US, with 96.5% of the populace. It was the most Bahamian place in the United States, as well as having the highest percentage of British West Indians in the US, at 1.8% (which tied with Brentwood, Maryland.) It was also home to the fifty-third highest percentage of Haitians in the US, at 2.8% of all residents (which also tied with Sunrise, Florida; Lake Alfred, Florida; and Brentwood, New York).

Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools. Schools in the former CDP:
 * North Dade Middle School
 * Bunche Park Elementary School
 * North Dade Center for Modern Language

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Carol City, Florida

Carol City is a neighborhood in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. It was formerly listed as a census-designated place in the 2000 U.S. Census.

History
Julius Gaines, the developer, had originally planned to name it Coral City. However, under threat of a lawsuit by Coral Gables, he changed the name, switching the O and A.

In the 1960s, much of Carol City included farmland. As the decades progressed, many people in Miami Gardens blamed the public housing in the area, including the developments around Carol City High School, of importing crime and recreational drugs into the area. In 2007, Mayor Shirley Gibson of Miami Gardens announced she would not allow any more public housing projects to open in Miami Gardens.

On July 27, 1977, six people were killed and a further two were injured during a mass shooting at a house in Carol City. At the time, the shooting was the largest case of mass murder in Miami-Dade County history.

Geography
Carol City is located at 25.94222°N, -80.27°W (25.942121, -80.269920). According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 20.0 km2. 19.7 km2 of it is land and 0.3 km2 of it (1.42%) is water.

Notable people

 * Carl Hart - Psychologist and neuroscientist
 * Rick Ross - Rapper
 * Flo Rida - Rapper
 * Gunplay - Rapper
 * Spaceghostpurrp - Rapper
 * Bigg D - Record producer
 * Denzel Curry - Rapper
 * Santana Moss - Former NFL Player

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,443 people, 16,402 households, and 14,089 families residing in the community. The population density was 3,012.0 /km2. There were 17,049 housing units at an average density of 863.9 /km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 52.10% African American, 38.11% White (6.4% were Non-Hispanic White,). 0.55% Asian, 0.19% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.53% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42.00% of the population.

There were 16,402 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 3.75.

In the area the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $38,652, and the median income for a family was $39,596. Males had a median income of $26,079 versus $22,169 for females. The per capita income for the community was $12,600. About 14.3% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 53.73% of all residents, Spanish accounted for 43.16%, and French Creole made up 2.15% of the population.

As of 2000, the Carol City section of Miami Gardens had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 18.75% of the populace. It had the nineteenth highest percentage of Jamaican residents in the U.S. at 5.80% (which tied with Lake Park, Florida,) and the thirty-ninth highest percentage of Dominican residents in the U.S. at 3% of its population. It had the fifty-sixth most Haitians in the U.S. at 2.50% (tied with five other areas in the U.S., including Plantation and Taft, Florida) while it had the twentieth highest percentage of Nicaraguans at 2.20% of all residents. The Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens is home to the seventieth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the U.S. at 2.15% of the population.

Education
Carol City is within the Miami-Dade Public Schools district.

Elementary schools within the former CDP that are now in Miami Gardens include Brentwood, Carol City, Barbara Hawkins, Miami Gardens, Myrtle Grove, and Skyway. Elementary schools within the former CDP that are in unincorporated areas include Lake Stevens, North Glade, and Charles David Wyche Jr.

Carol City Middle School is located in Miami Gardens and in the former CDP. Lake Stevens Middle School is located in an unincorporated area and in the former CDP. Miami Carol City High School is located within Miami Gardens and in the former Carol City CDP. It opened in fall 1963.

The North Campus of Sandor Weiner School of Opportunity, a charter school, is located in the former CDP and in an unincorporated area.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami formerly operated the Saint Monica School in the Carol City CDP.

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Coral Gables, Florida

Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida and is located 7 mi southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248.

Coral Gables is known globally due to being home to the University of Miami, one of the nation's private research universities whose main campus spans 240 acre in the city. With 16,479 faculty and staff as of 2021, the University of Miami is the largest employer in Coral Gables and second-largest employer in all of Miami-Dade County.

The city is a Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights.

History
Coral Gables was formally incorporated as a city on April 29, 1925. It was and remains a planned community based on the popular early twentieth century City Beautiful Movement and is known for its strict zoning regulations. The city was developed by George Merrick, a real estate developer from Pennsylvania, during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. The city's architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean Revival style, mandated in the original plan, with an emphasis on Spanish influence in particular, such as the Coral Gables Congregational Church, donated by Merrick. The domed Catholic Church of the Little Flower was built somewhat later, in a similar Spanish Renaissance style.

Early in the city's planning and development, Merrick shared his vision for Coral Gables as "a most extraordinary opportunity for the building of 'Castles in Spain'," as explored in Coral Gables historian Arva Moore Parks' 2006 book George Merrick's Coral Gables: Where Your 'Castles in Spain' are Made Real. Merrick's success in executing this vision for the city would catch the attention of Spain's King, Alfonso XIII, who awarded Merrick the Order of Isabella the Catholic for his support of Spanish culture in Coral Gables.

By 1926, the city covered 10000 acre and had netted $150 million in sales, with over $100 million spent on development. That year also saw the opening of the Biltmore Hotel and Golf Course, a major landmark in city.

Merrick meticulously designed the city with distinct zones. For example, he designed the Downtown commercial district to be only four blocks wide and more than 2 mi long. The main artery, now known as Miracle Mile, bisected the business district. Merrick could boast that every business in Coral Gables was less than a two-block walk. The city used to have an electric trolley system, which was ended as a result of the growing usage of automobiles, but now a new free circulator trolley system, initiated in November 2003, runs down Ponce de León Boulevard. Another distinctive and character-defining feature of the city planned by Merrick are the themed Coral Gables Villages that date to the 1920s and were designed to expand the city's architecture beyond Spanish influence to include Italian, French, and Dutch South African among others.

In 1925, roughly simultaneous to the founding of Coral Gables, the University of Miami was constructed on 240 acre of land just west of U.S. Route 1, approximately two miles south of Downtown Coral Gables. By the fall of 1926, the first class of 372 students enrolled at the university.

During World War II, many Navy pilots and mechanics were trained and housed in Coral Gables.

Coral Gables has traditionally placed high priority on historic preservation. The city passed its first preservation ordinance in 1973 as many of its founding structures from the 1920s began to reach their 50th anniversaries. Further ordinances were enacted in the 1980s establishing the Historic Preservation Board and in the 1990s establishing the Historic Preservation Department, now called the Historical Resources & Cultural Arts Department. As part of the city's historic preservation program the Historical Resources Department is tasked with researching and identifying significant properties and local landmarks for listing in the Coral Gables Registry of Historic Places as well as on national historic registers. The department also reviews modifications to locally designated landmarks and initiates grant proposals. The Historic Preservation Board is a quasi-judicial body that votes on local landmark designations and other issues pertaining to the historic character of the city.

Geography
Coral Gables is located at 25.72823°N, -80.27099°W. It is bordered on the west by Red Road (West 57th Avenue) north of Sunset Drive (South 72nd Street) and West 49th Avenue and Old Cutler Roads south of Sunset Drive. It is bordered on the north by Tamiami Trail/U.S. Route 41 (South 8th Street), except for a small section that extends north of 8th Street for eight blocks between Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Douglas Road (West 37th Avenue).

On the east, it is bordered by Douglas Road (West 37th Avenue) north of South 26th Street, Monegro Street south of South 26th Street to Cadima Avenue, Ponce De Leon Boulevard south of Cadima Avenue to South Dixie Highway (U.S. Route 1), LeJeune Road (West 42nd Avenue) south of U.S. 1 to Battersea Road, and by Biscayne Bay south of Battersea Road. On the south, it is bordered by the Charles Deering Estate.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.2 sqmi of which 13.1 sqmi is land and 24.0 sqmi (64.64%) is water.

Climate
Coral Gables has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification, Am).

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 49,248 people, 18,457 households, and 11,087 families residing in the city.

In 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the median household income in the city was $118,203; the estimated per capita income, $74,780. Some 9.5 of citizens were estimated to be living below the poverty line.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 46,780 people, 16,453 households, and 10,377 families residing in the city. In 2010, 11.4% of households were vacant.

In 2000, 24.45% had children under the age of 18 living with them. As of 2000, in Coral Gables, 61.11% were family households, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.89% were non-families. The average household size was 2.36, and the average household had 1.68 vehicles.

Tourism
Coral Gables is a pedestrian-friendly destination. Located four miles from Miami International Airport, the "City Beautiful" has around 140 dining establishments and gourmet shops, and many notable international retailers. Among Coral Gables landmarks are the Venetian Pool, Douglas Entrance, and Miami Biltmore hotel.

Media
The Miami Herald is the region's predominant daily newspaper. Coral Gables has one newspaper, Coral Gables News Tribune, which is published twice monthly and covers local and regional news and one weekly newspaper that is part of the portfolio of Miami Community Newspapers publications.

At the University of Miami in Coral Gables, The Miami Hurricane, the official student newspaper, is published weekly each Tuesday.

Coral Gables is part of the Miami-area media market.

In popular culture
Numerous movies have been filmed fully or partially in Coral Gables, including Nude on the Moon (1961), Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963), Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966), I Eat Your Skin (1971), Shock Waves (1977), Absence of Malice (1981), The Mean Season (1985), Miami Rhapsody (1995), Bad Boys (1995), The Perez Family (1995), Fair Game (1995), Two Much (1995), Blood and Wine (1996), Curdled (1996), Wild Things (1998), The Hours (2002), My Sexiest Year (2007), Dostna (2008), Posthumous'' (2012), and others.

The city also is featured in television and video games, including:

 * The 2014 indie point-and-click adventure game A Golden Wake is based on the founding and development of Coral Gables in the 1920s.
 * Also, in 2014, the comedy-drama television series Looking features a character named Augustin who is from Coral Gables.
 * Coral Gables is the birthplace of Scott Lang (Ant-Man) and Dr. Curt Connors in Marvel Universe.

Economy
Coral Gables holds several of the wealthiest Zip Codes (33156, 33143, 33133, and 33146) and neighborhoods in the United States, such as Hammock Oaks, Old Cutler Bay, Gables Estates, Tahiti Beach, Snapper Creek and Lakes, Cocoplum, and Gables By The Sea.

Major economic contributors to Coral Gables include:

 * The University of Miami, the largest employer in Coral Gables since the city's founding (16,479 faculty and staff employees as of 2022).
 * Baptist Hospital of Miami, the second-largest employer in Coral Gables.
 * Bacardi, which has its United States headquarters with 300 employees at 2701 Le Jeune Road.
 * Capital Bank Financial
 * Intelsat has its Latin American headquarters in Suite 1100 at One Alhambra Plaza.
 * Fresh Del Monte Produce has its headquarters in Coral Gables.
 * ExxonMobil has marine fuels operations in Suite 900 at One Alhambra Plaza in Coral Gables.
 * MasTec, Inc., the second-largest Hispanic-owned company in the nation, is located at 800 South Douglas Road.
 * Odebrecht has over 300 employees at its location at 201 Alhambra Circle.
 * American Airlines maintains Ponce de Leon Travel Center at 901 Ponce De Leon Boulevard.
 * Dolphin Entertainment is an independent film studio that is located in Coral Gables.
 * FIFA opened up its North American headquarters in Coral Gables to help prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will include Miami.

Transportation
Coral Gables is served by Metrobus throughout the area, and by Miami Metrorail at:

 * Douglas Road (SW 37th Avenue and U.S. 1)
 * University (Stanford Drive and U.S. 1)

Coral Gables provides a free trolley service, with a trolley running a continuous circuit up and down Ponce de Leon Boulevard during the day.

Coral Gables is served by rapid transit on Douglas Road at Douglas Road station at the University of Miami at University Station near Sunset Drive and Red Road at South Miami station, which connects the city with Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport.

Diplomatic missions
Several countries operate consulates in Coral Gables, including Barbados, Colombia, El Salvador, Italy, Peru, Spain, Monaco, St. Lucia, and Uruguay.

Several countries have honorary consulates located in Coral Gables, including Australia, Belize, Hungary, Senegal, St. Kitts & Nevis, Togo, and Thailand. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office maintains Taiwan's diplomatic mission at 2333 Ponce De Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables.

University of Miami
The University of Miami, a private university ranked in the top tier of national universities, with particular national status in the fields of business, engineering, law, marine science, medicine, communications, and music, is located in Coral Gables.

Public schools
Coral Gables schools are part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which serves Miami-Dade County. The district has several high schools in Coral Gables, most notably Coral Gables Senior High School and International Studies Preparatory Academy, both of which educate students in grades nine through 12. It also has a K–8 school, Coral Gables Preparatory Academy (formerly Coral Gables Elementary School), with two campuses, including a historic campus located on Ponce de Leon Boulevard. Henry S. West Laboratory Elementary is another school for K–6. Finally it has two middle schools: George Washington Carver Middle School located on Lincoln Drive and Ponce de Leon Middle School located across from the University of Miami on the east side of U.S. Route 1 on Augusto Street. Present day George Washington Carver Middle was moved to the current location on Grand Avenue on land donated by George Merrick. When Carver died in 1942, the school was renamed in his honor.

Private schools
Gulliver Academy, Marian C. Krutulis Campus, a PreK–8 school that is a member of Gulliver Schools, is within Coral Gables. The management offices of Gulliver Schools were formerly located in Coral Gables. The lower campus of Riviera Schools is located in Coral Gables.

The historic St. Theresa Catholic School, a Pre-K–8 school is located near Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel. St. Philip's Episcopal School, French-American School of Miami, and St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School, all Pre-K–5 schools, are also located in Coral Gables. Coral Gables Preparatory Academy, a private K-8 school, is located in Coral Gables.

Public libraries
Miami-Dade Public Library System operates Coral Gables Branch Library in Coral Gables.

Notable people

 * Marc Anthony, salsa singer
 * Juan Alvarez, former professional pitcher for Anaheim Angels, Florida Marlins, and Texas Rangers
 * Zach Banks, racing driver
 * Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist
 * Shane Battier, former professional basketball player, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Miami Heat
 * Bruce R. Berkowitz, mutual fund manager
 * Columba Bush, former First Lady of Florida
 * Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida
 * Marty Bystrom, former professional pitcher for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
 * Maxine Clark, founder of Build-a-Bear Workshop
 * Colleen Corby, model
 * Alice Dixson, actress, commercial model and former beauty queen
 * Gail Edwards, actress, It's a Living, Blossom, Full House
 * Gus Gandarillas, former professional pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers
 * Juan Ramón Jiménez, Nobel Prize-winning author
 * Dane Johnson, former professional pitcher for Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays
 * José José, pop singer
 * Nancy Kopp, former Treasurer of Maryland
 * Soia Mentschikoff, legal scholar and law professor at Harvard Law School
 * Marilyn Milian, judge, The People's Court
 * Thurston Moore, singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth
 * Alonzo Mourning, former basketball player for Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, and New Jersey Nets
 * Jesús Permuy, architect, human rights advocate, businessman and radio host
 * Mimi Rogers, actress
 * Jon Secada, Latin pop singer
 * Roy Sekoff, founding editor Huffington Post
 * George D. Shea, U.S. Army major general
 * Pamela Smart, murderer convicted in notorious case
 * Oliver Sollitt, Illinois state representative and businessman
 * Jonathan Vilma, former professional football player, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets
 * Lester J. Whitlock, U.S. Army major general
 * Dewing Woodward, artist, philanthropist and first art professor at the University of Miami

Places of interest

 * Coral Gables Villages
 * Coral Way
 * Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
 * Miami Biltmore Hotel
 * Miracle Mile
 * Riviera Schools
 * Shops at Merrick Park
 * University of Miami
 * Venetian Pool

Festivals and events

 * Festival of Art, University of Miami, held in January
 * Carnival on the Mile, Miracle Mile, held in February/March
 * Junior Orange Bowl Festival, held in December–January

Sister cities
Coral Gables' sister cities are:
 * 🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence, France
 * Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
 * 🇨🇴 Cartagena, Colombia
 * 🇪🇨 Quito, Ecuador
 * 🇦🇷 San Isidro, Argentina
 * 🇸🇻 Santa Tecla, El Salvador
 * 🇪🇸 Seville, Spain

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Coral Terrace, Florida

Coral Terrace is a suburban unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 23,142 at the 2020 census, down from 24,376 in 2010.

Geography
Coral Terrace is located 7 mi west of downtown Miami at 25.74667°N, -80.30444°W (25.746778, -80.304551). It is bordered to the north by the Miami city limits, to the northeast by the city of West Miami, to the east by the city of Coral Gables, to the south by the city of South Miami and unincorporated Glenvar Heights, to the southwest by Olympia Heights, to the west by Westchester, and to the northwest by Fontainebleau, all unincorporated.

Florida State Road 826 (the Palmetto Expressway) forms the western border of Coral Terrace. U.S. Route 41 (SW 8th Street) forms the northern border with Miami, State Road 959 (S Red Road) forms the eastern border with Coral Gables, and State Road 976 (SW 40th Street) forms the southern border.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Coral Terrace CDP has a total area of 3.43 sqmi, of which 3.36 sqmi are land and 0.07 sqmi (2.10%) are water.

2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 23,142 people, 7,468 households, and 6,039 families residing in the CDP.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 24,376 people, 7,314 households, and 5,599 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 24,380 people, 7,744 households, and 6,171 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,110.0 PD/sqmi. There were 7,955 housing units at an average density of 2,319.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.06% White (16.5% were Non-Hispanic White), 1.15% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.84% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 82.10% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 7,744 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07, and the average family size was 3.30.

In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $38,523, and the median income for a family was $39,624. Males had a median income of $26,846 versus $23,190 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,291. About 8.6% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, 85.18% spoke Spanish as a first language, and 14.11% spoke English as their first language.

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Country Club, Florida

Country Club is a suburban census-designated place located in northwest Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The CDP is named after the Country Club of Miami, which was established in 1961 in what was then an unpopulated and undeveloped section of the county. The population was 49,967 at the 2020 census, up from 3,408 in 1990.

Geography
Country Club is located 21 mi northwest of downtown Miami at 25.93917°N, -80.31111°W (25.939110, -80.311162). Its northern border is the Broward County line. It is bordered by the town of Miami Lakes to the south, unincorporated Palm Springs North to the west, and the city of Miramar to the north.

Florida State Road 826, the Palmetto Expressway, runs along the southern edge of the community, leading east 6 mi to Florida's Turnpike and Interstate 95, and south 17 mi to U.S. Route 1 at Pinecrest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Country Club CDP has an approximate area of 4.5 sqmi. 4.2 sqmi of it are land and 0.3 sqmi of it (6.60%) are water.

2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 49,967 people, 16,710 households, and 12,228 families residing in the CDP.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 47,105 people, 13,971 households, and 10,352 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,310 people, 12,917 households, and 9,338 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 8,420.5 PD/sqmi. There were 13,782 housing units at an average density of 3,196.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.54% White (15.5% were Non-Hispanic White), 22.01% African American, 0.23% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 7.25% from other races, and 4.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60.32% of the population.

There were 12,917 households, out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the region the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 38.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the region was $56,272, and the median income for a family was $56,353. Males had a median income of $31,018 versus $24,901 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,999. About 10.9% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 64.02% of residents, while English made up 30.74%, French Creole was at 2.20%, French was at 0.92%, and Brazilian Portuguese at 0.53% of the population.

Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Country Club.

 * American Senior High School
 * Country Club Middle School
 * Joella C. Good Elementary School

In 2009 sections of Country Club were rezoned to Barbara Goleman High School in Miami Lakes.

Dade Christian School (K-12) is in Country Club.

Parks and recreation

 * Country Village Park
 * Country Club Villas Park
 * Willis D. Harding Park
 * North Pointe Community Center

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Country Walk, Florida

Country Walk is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 16,951 at the 2020 census, up from 15,997 at the 2010 census.

Geography
Country Walk is located 19 mi southwest of downtown Miami at 25.63222°N, -80.435°W (25.632332, -80.434956). It is bordered to the east by Three Lakes, to the south by Richmond West, to the west by farmland, and to the north by Miami Executive Airport. The community's borders are Florida State Road 825 (SW 137th Avenue) to the east, State Road 992 (Coral Reef Drive) to the south, SW 162nd Avenue to the west, and SW 136th Street to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 sqmi, of which 0.04 sqmi, or 1.53%, are water.

History
The Country Walk community was originally designed and built by the Disney-owned Arvida Corporation. Country Walk Arvida broke ground on the first homes in 1978 and construction finished in 1994.

In 1985, Janet Reno prosecuted the Country Walk case, allegedly an example of day-care sex-abuse hysteria. The Arvida Corp. paid settlements of over $5 million to alleged victims in this case.

In August 1992, Country Walk was severely destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. 90% of the 1,700 homes in Country Walk were destroyed. Following the hurricane, property owners filed lawsuits against the developer of Country Walk, Arvida for shoddy construction. In the subsequent years, the homes were slowly rebuilt. Unlike the destroyed homes which were made of wood frame construction, the new homes were rebuilt with concrete walls. Although many areas of Miami were heavily affected by Hurricane Andrew, Country Walk was one of the worst affected and remains a reminder of the hurricane's extensive disaster in the CDP today.

Description
Country Walk is a 1280 acre deed-restricted community, located in southwest Miami–Dade County. There are 1,606 homes located within the Country Walk community. Country Walk is bounded on the east by 137th Avenue, on the west by 157th Avenue, on the north by SW 144th Terrace, and on the south by SW 152nd Street. Country Walk is made up of six sub-associations and one master association. The sub-associations are Country Villas, Estate Homes, Lakeside, Patio Homes, Stoneybrook and Village Homes.

Country Walk Master Association has a clubhouse located at 14601 Country Walk Drive. The clubhouse includes a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball court, playground, and game rooms. The clubhouse is located in the center of Country Walk, and it is used as a gathering place for the residents to join together and have fun. There are various activities planned at the clubhouse throughout the year. It starts in February with our Annual Valentines Day Music Under the Stars and ends in December with the Annual Holiday Party but the best is right in the middle the July 4th Holiday Party including fireworks! There are also regular activities planned at the clubhouse for the residents to participate in such as tennis on Tuesdays, strategic gaming on Sunday, and bingo on Fridays. The lake located next to the clubhouse has a vita course around the banks, and there is a dock to enjoy the views of the fountain and fishing.

The Country Villas sub-association has 97 townhomes. Country Villas is also known as Hickory Lane. The Estate Homes has 435 single-family homes. The Estate Homes includes sections called Turtle Creek, Live Oaks, Robins Run, and Robins Run East. The Lakeside community has 94 single-family homes, originally built by Weitzer Builders. The Patio Homes has 460 single-family homes with large green belts around the community, and it has sections called Greenwich East, Greenwich West, Roosters Ridge, Summer Tree, and Willow Bend. The Patio Homes also have a swimming pool area for their residents use. The Stoneybrook community is another Weitzer community with 172 single-family homes. Stoenybrook has two playground areas for their residents use. The Village Homes is a condominium community with 344 units and a swimming pool. The condominiums are constructed in groups of four units making a larger building.

There are also two commercial areas included in the Country Walk community. They are the Country Square Shopping Center located within Country Walk and the Country Walk Plaza located at the corner of SW 152nd Street and SW 137th Avenue. The Country Square Shopping Center includes many local businesses including restaurants, childcare, a pharmacy, pet store, real estate sales office and a corner store. The Country Walk Plaza includes banks and several grocery and retail stores.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,951 people, 4,729 households, and 4,090 families residing in the CDP.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 15,997 people, 4,602 households, and 3,810 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,653 people, 3,234 households, and 2,820 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,879.0 PD/sqmi. There were 3,409 housing units at an average density of 1,241.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.60% White (28.6% were Non-Hispanic White), 10.66% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.52% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.00% from other races, and 4.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56.13% of the population.

There were 3,234 households, out of which 56.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.3% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.8% were non-families. 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $63,689, and the median income for a family was $66,250. Males had a median income of $41,798 versus $30,987 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,736. About 3.5% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, Spanish was the first language for 61.78% of all residents, while English accounted for 35.79%, Urdu accounted for 1.02%, Portuguese made up 0.59%, French was 0.48%, and French Creole was the mother tongue for 0.31% of the population.

Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves students in the CDP. Within the Country Walk community is Jack D. Gordon Elementary School, a public elementary school. Nearby are public middle schools Herbert A. Ammons Middle School and Richmond Heights Middle School, as well as nearby public high schools Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami Sunset Senior High School, and Robert Morgan Educational Center (which is a magnet high school).

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Cutler, Florida

Cutler was a pioneer town in Miami-Dade County, Florida that existed from 1883 to 1915, when most of it was absorbed into the Charles Deering Estate. The area adjoining the western border of the estate later became the Cutler census-designated place (CDP) through the time of the 2000 census, after which it was incorporated into the Village of Palmetto Bay. The population was 17,390 at the 2000 census.

History
Originally called the Hunting Ground due to its long use for that purpose by Native American tribes, the area was part of the 36-square-mile survey township granted to Henry Perrine by the United States Congress in 1838. In 1864, John and Mary Addison arrived at the Hunting Ground from Manatee County and built a home. By the 1870s, the area was being called Addison's Landing. In the early 1880s, Dr. William C. Cutler visited the area and subsequently purchased 600 acres. In 1882, Cutler persuaded his friend, William Fuzzard, to settle in the area, and in 1883, Fuzzard built a wooden two-story home. In 1884, Fuzzard, along with several other settlers, cut a path from his homestead to Coconut Grove, which eventually became Old Cutler Road. By the end of the year, the population had reached 75, and a post-office with the name "Cutler" was established near a wharf built at the northeastern part of the settlement.

In 1896, residents built the Cutler Schoolhouse. That same year, Samuel H. Richmond built a large, two-story balloon frame home known as the Richmond Cottage, which in 1899 was transformed into the area's only inn. A factory, stores, and other buildings were located around the intersection of what is now S.W. 168th Street (Richmond Drive) and S.W. 72nd Avenue (then the location of Old Cutler Road). The post office was moved to the Brown & Moody General Store. However, after the Florida East Coast Railway bypassed Cutler in 1903 for the new railroad town of Perrine $2 1/2$ miles west, the town fell into a decline as farmers and settlers left to be closer to the railroad. From 1914 to 1917, Charles Deering purchased most of the land in the area, subsuming it within his estate. Except for the Richmond Cottage, which Deering incorporated into his estate, all of the buildings in the town were torn down.

Suburban development slowly began to approach the boundaries of the Deering Estate in the 1960s. By the end of the 1970s, the area west of the Estate was almost fully developed and became the Cutler CDP. In 1986, after Charles Deering's last surviving daughter died, the Estate was purchased by the State of Florida.

The Village of Palmetto Bay was incorporated on September 10, 2002, and took the territory formerly held by the Cutler CDP, as well as the eastern half of Perrine that had become the East Perrine CDP.

Geography
Cutler is located at 25.62722°N, -80.32083°W (25.627187, -80.320704).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.5 km2. 17.4 km2 of it is land and 0.1 km2 of it (0.30%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,390 people, 5,694 households, and 4,931 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 997.7 /km2. There were 5,806 housing units at an average density of 333.1 /km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.21% White (65.6% were Non-Hispanic White,) 3.90% African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.00% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.91% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 26.19% of the population.

There were 5,694 households, out of which 46.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 10.8% 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 3.05 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the CDP, 29.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 5.9% was from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $106,432, and the median income for a family was $112,398. Males had a median income of $75,821 versus $40,640 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $42,986. About 4.0% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Palmetto Bay, English was the sole home language of 65.56% of all residents. Spanish was spoken at home by 28.78%, Portuguese by 1.53%, Italian 0.66%, French 0.62%, and both Chinese and Tagalog by 0.47% of the population.

Economy
At one point the Burger King headquarters were located in Cutler, in a campus described by Elaine Walker of the Miami Herald as "sprawling" and "virtually hidden away." Burger King moved to its current headquarters in unincorporated Miami-Dade County in July and August 2002. The former Burger King headquarters as of 2007 houses rental offices for several companies.

Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools served Cutler. Coral Reef Elementary School and Southwood Middle School had been located in Cutler before Palmetto Bay incorporated.

Westminster Christian School and Palmer Trinity School had been located in Cutler before Palmetto Bay incorporated.

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Cutler Bay, Florida

Cutler Bay is an incorporated town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, established in 2005. With a population of 45,425 as of the 2020 US census, it is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. Cutler Bay is the 9th most populous of the 34 municipalities that make up Miami's urban core, and the 33rd most populous of the 163 municipalities.

History
The town was named after Dr. William Cutler of Massachusetts, who visited the area north of the community, around 1880, and encouraged others to settle in what became the pioneer community of Cutler.

The Charles Deering Estate, located in nearby Palmetto Bay, contains the Cutler Fossil Site where mammoths, saber-toothed tigers and California condors are among the many fossil records. The park holds archeological evidence of Native American habitation of the land 10,000 years ago. Tequesta burial mounds are also found there. The area called Cutler Ridge had been called the "Hunting Ground" by some of the earliest Caucasian settlers in the area, circa 1825.

In the early 1900s, the Florida East Coast Railway was extended south to Cutler, which was located near what is now the Charles Deering Estate. Cutler then served as the place where people settling in the undeveloped Homestead area went to get their supplies. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall near Cutler Ridge. The storm left the area in "almost total destruction". The dense vegetation near the shore and the dense subdivision development of the area are thought to have been factors which mitigated the extent of areas impacted by flood damage caused by Andrew. However, nearly every building suffered major damage from the wind, and the damage in Florida was estimated at $25 billion, the most expensive natural disaster in US history at the time.

In May 2002, the Cutler Bay Steering Committee company met to discuss the formation of a municipal advisory committee, where the committee would advise on the incorporation of the Cutler Ridge area into the city of Cutler Ridge. The decision to incorporate was spurred in part by the efforts to recover from Hurricane Andrew. The proposed incorporation boundaries included Southwest 184th Street on the north and Southwest 216th and 224th streets on the south. In addition, the west boundary would include Florida's Turnpike, U.S. 1, Southwest 112th Avenue, and Biscayne Bay would serve as the east boundary.

In April 2005, the Charter committee members looked at over a dozen names for the city, ranging from "Pine Ridge" and "Cutler Bay" to just "Cutler". They reduced the choices to "Cutler Ridge" and "Old Cutler Bay". On November 9, 2005, voters approved the charter and chose the name "Cutler Bay" for the county's 35th municipality, over "Cutler Ridge" by a vote of 1,920 to 1,403. In the months following the name change, many of those born and raised in the area that had been known as Cutler Ridge since the 1870s, refused to accept the new name.

Geography
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Cutler Bay is located at 25.58268°N, -80.3468°W, just west of Biscayne Bay and 18 mi southwest of downtown Miami.

The town's northern border runs from SW 184th Street (Eureka Drive) east of US 1 to the coast. The southern border is SW 232nd Street, north of Black Point Marina, the largest public marina in the Miami area. The town's boundaries include the northeast section of Biscayne National Park, areas formerly known as Cutler Ridge to the west, and the neighborhood and former CDP of Lakes by the Bay to the east. The town is bordered to the north by the village of Palmetto Bay, to the west by unincorporated South Miami Heights, and to the southwest by unincorporated Goulds.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Cutler Bay has a total area of 10.3 sqmi. 9.9 sqmi of it are land and 0.4 sqmi of it (3.87%) are water.

Cutler Ridge, an ancient coral formation, stretches from south Miami, where it rises approximately 22 ft above sea level, through the Cutler Bay area, at a height of 14 ft, to Homestead, Florida, where it is about 8 ft. Cutler Ridge has been incorporated into the hurricane emergency plans for the area as lands east of the ridge are subject to storm surge, but areas west of the ridge would generally be protected.

Due to Cutler Bay's position in a flat, low-lying coastal wetland area on Biscayne Bay, the area is prone to flooding. During the rainy season, Cutler Bay's many canals, channels, and lakes are frequently full of water, and the groundwater table also is full and close to the surface. Flood hazards include rainfall from tropical storms, hurricanes, and other heavy rain events.

Surrounding areas

 * Palmetto Bay
 * West Perrine [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] Palmetto Bay
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, South Miami Heights, Goulds [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Right.svg|20px]] Biscayne Bay
 * Goulds, Princeton [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] Lakes by the Bay
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Lakes by the Bay

Climate
Cutler Bay has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification, Am).

2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 45,425 people, 13,000 households, and 10,305 families residing in the town.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 40,286 people, 12,374 households, and 9,124 families residing in the town.

In 2010, the population distribution was: 6.8% under 5 years old, 25.8% under the age of 18, and 10.6% 65 years of age or older. Females were 51.7% of the population. The median income for a household was $61.370. The per capita income for the town was $25,193. About 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line.

According to the latest American Community Survey of 2008–2012 conducted by the US Census Bureau, the percentage of people who spoke English as their main language was of 44.1%, while Spanish speakers were at 50.4% of the population, and other languages accounted for 5.5%.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 58.89%, while Spanish made up 38.18%, and French Creole comprised 1.31% of the population.

Government and infrastructure
Cutler Bay is governed by a five-member Town Council and operates under a Council-Manager form of government. Three Council Members are elected to represent specific residential areas (Seats 1, 2 & 3) and must reside in their respective area. The Mayor and the Vice Mayor may reside anywhere in the Town. Town Council elections are non-partisan. As the legislative body of the Town, the Town Council determines policy, adopts the annual budget and makes laws. The Miami-Dade Police Department operates the South District Station in Cutler Bay.

In January 2006, Cutler Bay elected former Florida state legislator John F. Cosgrove as its first mayor. Mayor Cosgrove died on April 19, 2006, while vacationing in Zimbabwe. Vice Mayor Paul Vrooman assumed the position of Mayor. In November 2010, Edward P. MacDougall was elected Mayor from Vice Mayor. Prior to incorporation Edward MacDougall chaired the municipal charter committee which set the Town's charter. In November 2014, Peggy Bell, who was one of the original Council Members when Cutler Bay was incorporated, was elected Mayor and served as Mayor until she reached her term limits in November 2018. Elected in November 2018, the current office of Mayor is held by former Council member Tim Meerbott.

The community bought an office building, Cutler Bay Town Center, circa 2010; in 2020 the building was about 33% occupied. The city government planned to make money by leasing space in the building, but buyers did not materialize. In 2020, with the support of many residents, the Town traded the building for 16 acre of land, with the vision to transform it into a park and municipal complex.

Primary and secondary schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools.

Elementary schools in the town limits include:
 * Bel-Aire Elementary School
 * Cutler Ridge Elementary School
 * Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School
 * Gulfstream Elementary School
 * Whispering Pines Elementary School

Cutler Ridge Middle School and Cutler Bay Senior High School are in Cutler Bay.

Prior to 2012, Cutler Bay had two public middle schools (Centennial and Cutler Ridge), and Miami Southridge High School was the zoned public high school. Centennial Middle School was converted into Cutler Bay High School and Cutler Ridge Middle School became the sole middle school of Cutler Bay.

The charter school, Mater Academy Cutler Bay, is in Cutler Bay.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami operates Catholic schools. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard School, a K–8 school, is in Cutler Bay.

Colleges and universities

 * College of Business and Technology (Cutler Bay Campus)

Media
The Miami Herald provides news coverage for the town under the Cutler Bay heading of its "Miami-Dade Communities" section.

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Doral, Florida

Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. One of 34 municipalities in the county, it is located 5 mi west of Miami International Airport and 13 mi west of Downtown Miami. Doral occupies 15 sqmi bordered on the west by the Ronald Reagan Turnpike and the Florida Everglades, on the north by the town of Medley, on the east by the Palmetto Expressway and on the south by the Dolphin Expressway and the city of Sweetwater. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, Doral had a population of 75,874, up from 45,704 in 2010.

Doral has operated under the mayor-council-manager form of government since incorporation. Policymaking and legislative authority are vested in a governing council consisting of the mayor and four other councilmembers. The council, which is elected at large, is responsible for passing ordinances and resolutions, adopting the annual budget, and appointing the city manager, city clerk and city attorney. The city manager is responsible for carrying out the council's policies and ordinances, overseeing the government's daily operations, and appointing the heads of various departments.

For a city of its size, Doral has many shops, financial institutions and businesses, especially importers and exporters, primarily because of its proximity to the airport. In 2008, Fortune Small Business and CNN Money ranked Doral 51st on a list of 100 cities with the best mix of business advantages and lifestyle appeal. The city was named a 2019 All-America City Award finalist and one of the Best Places to Live in 2018 by Money magazine.

History
In the late 1950s, real estate pioneers Alfred and Doris Kaskel purchased 2400 acre of swampland between Northwest 36 Street and Northwest 74 Street and from Northwest 79 Avenue to Northwest 117 Avenue for about $49,000, intending to build a golf course and hotel. In 1962, the Doral Country Club opened in western Dade County, featuring the blue, red, and par-3 golf courses, along with a hotel on Miami Beach. The "Doral" name is a combination of Doris and Alfred's names. As Doral's first structure, the Doral Hotel, and Country Club became the area's hot spot: guests were transported from the beach to the country club for a day on the golf course.

In the second year of operations, the Kaskels hosted the first Doral Open Invitational, Florida's major PGA event. Alfred offered $50,000 in prize money to attract well-known golfers and add credibility to the course. According to the South Florida Golf Foundation, at the time, only three other tournaments were held in Florida, offering a combined total of $65,000 prize money.

By the early 1980s, Doral experienced its first residential growth spurt, when Alfred's and Doris' grandson Bill developed Doral Estates, followed by a joint venture with Lennar to build Doral Park. Both communities were named after the hotel, a trend that was to be repeated many more times. Although younger families started flooding the area, there were no stores, schools, or parks. Initially, most new homes were investment properties or second homes, but early full-time residents started coming together as a community.

From 1983 to 1985, Miami-Dade County imposed a building moratorium to protect the area's water wells. Once the ban was lifted, Doral experienced tremendous growth. In 1989, Morgan Levy helped organize the West Dade Federation of Homeowner Associations to stand strong against proposals that threatened the community's welfare. Thus, they secured a police station instead of a jail and convinced county officials to implement higher development standards and more lighting, roads, and landscaping.

In 1995, residents began lobbying for incorporation in earnest, dissatisfied with the high tax rate relative to the services they received, as well as unchecked growth. The county met the first attempt at incorporation with a year's deferral. Some classified Doral as a "donor community", meaning that the taxes paid were more than the cost of operations. With the deferral, incorporation efforts intensified even more. In 1996, the community elected its first community council: Jose "Pepe" Cancio Sr., Mario Pita, and Barbara B. Thomas were elected, and three other members were appointed. The council initially met once every month.

In 2002, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Cancio to fill the remainder of Miami-Dade Commissioner Miriam Alonso's term of office. Doral residents hoped that his appointment would bring the community closer to incorporation, and their hopes were realized. Although Cancio endorsed Juan Carlos Bermudez, the City of Doral's first elected Mayor, as his replacement on the Community Council, Bermudez declined the offer, ran for the seat, and was elected. At the time, Bermudez was president of One Doral, a civic organization formed to counteract the perceived influence of the West Dade Federation on the new Council. However, both One Doral and the West Dade Federation proved essential to the incorporation process.

In January 2003, following a seven-year battle, 85% of Doral's voters voted in favor of incorporation. In June of the same year, 92% voted to accept the City Charter and elected their first Mayor and City Council.

The new City of Doral was named as an attractive location for entrepreneurs with an interest in the Latin America market. Mayor Luigi Boria, elected in November 2012, became the second Venezuelan-American mayor in the United States. He was replaced by Juan Carlos Bermudez who won a reelection bid in 2016. Mayor Bermudez was again reelected in November 2020 with 69.85% of votes for four more years to lead the community.

On December 13, 2022, during a run-off election, Doral voters made history by electing Doral's first female Mayor, Christi Fraga, with 54.5% of the votes.

Media
Doral Community Newspapers, which is published bi-weekly and is part of Miami Community Newspapers, is one of the local publications in Doral. Another long-standing publication is Doral Family Journal, also publishing bi-weekly.

Two big media outlets have their headquarters in Doral: Univision Network/Fusion and CBS-owned & operated affiliate WFOR-TV, Channel 4. Several studios and other TV operations work out of Doral. The Telemundo chain has a presence in the city, with one of its main office and production units located there.

Geography
Doral is located at 25.80815°N, -80.35332°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.08 sqmi. 13.85 sqmi of it are land and 1.23 sqmi of it (8.14%) are water.

Surrounding areas

 * Town of Medley
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] Hialeah
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Tamiami [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Right.svg|20px]] Miami Springs
 * Tamiami [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] West Miami
 * Fontainebleau

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Doral has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) bordering a tropical savanna climate (Aw).

Doral has hot-humid summers with the heat index regularly surpassing 100 °F (37°C) and higher. The rainy season in Doral runs from May through October when the majority of the city's rainfall occurs. Winters are short, dry, and warm with occasional dips in temperatures during the passage of cold fronts.

2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 75,874 people, 18,791 households, and 15,311 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 45,704 people, 13,462 households, and 10,583 families residing in the city.

2000 census
As of 2000, 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

In 2000, the city population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 43.6% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. As of 2000, the median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $53,060, and the median income for a family was $57,193. Males had a median income of $46,324 versus $32,827 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,705. About 9.5% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 74.5%, while English accounted for 16.2%, Portuguese was spoken by 5.0%, Chinese made up 1.0%, Tamil at 0.6%, Japanese at 0.5%, and Arabic was the mother tongue for 0.5% of the population.

Economy
In 2005, Doral had over 10,000 businesses. During that year, Carnival Cruise Lines, Ryder, and Univision had operations in Doral. For years leading into 2005, Doral attracted businesses of various sizes.

Carnival Corporation and subsidiary Carnival Cruise Lines have their headquarters in Doral. In addition, Amadeus North America, AAXICO, Benihana,  and Perry Ellis International have their headquarters in Doral.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Miami Branch Office, one of the five Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta branch offices, is located in Doral. United States Southern Command is also based in Doral.

Martinair operates its Americas headquarters in the Doral Corporate Center One in Doral. Avianca operates a Miami-area sales office in Doral. Grupo TACA operates a Miami-area TACA Center in Doral. El Al has its Miami-area office in Doral. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has its USA head office in Doral.

Before Doral was incorporated, the second (1996–1998) Pan American World Airways had its headquarters in Doral. At one time Ryder had its headquarters in Doral. In 2002 Ryder announced that it would move its headquarters to a new site in Miami-Dade County. The Miami Herald (along with El Nuevo Herald) moved its headquarters to Doral in 2013, and the headquarters stayed there until the newspaper vacated the facility in August 2020.

Portions of CSI: Miami episodes were filmed at CBS' Doral studios, which is home to its owned-and-operated affiliate, WFOR-TV, as well as MyNetworkTV affiliate WBFS-TV.

In September 2017, Doral published a comprehensive economic study which noted that "The City is home to 6,802 establishments employing 102,235 workers. The total volume of sales revenue from these companies, concentrated in such a small geographic area, represents $679,634 per worker, or over $1.35 million per resident making Doral one of South Florida's and the State's most productive local economies."

Principal employers
According to Doral's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report:

Government and infrastructure
The Doral Police Department was started on June 2, 2008, with 93 officers. Previously, the Miami-Dade Police Department served the area with stickers on the sides of its cars showing Doral's logo.

On January 20, 2015, former basketball star Shaquille O'Neal was sworn in as a reserve officer for Doral's police force.

County government
The Miami-Dade Police Department's headquarters and Midwest District Station are in Doral. The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department's headquarters is in Doral.

State and federal representation
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement operates the Miami Regional Operations Center in an unincorporated area that was formerly a part of the Doral CDP and is outside Doral's city limits.

The National Transportation Safety Board operates the Miami Aviation Field Office in Doral.

Transportation
The City of Doral Trolley was launched on February 1, 2008, and offers free travel for residents and visitors. The pilot program involved a weekday route that ran from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm with one trolley servicing one route. Currently the system has four routes, including a route servicing Florida International University, and the fleet includes 12 trolleys. In 2019, the City of Doral added the Freebee service, an on-demand transportation service which uses electric vehicles. Areas of service covered by the Freebee continues to expand with hot spot locations like Downtown Doral, CityPlace, Intercontinental Hotel and more being included.

Colleges and universities

 * Carlos Albizu University
 * Cesar Vallejo College
 * Miami Dade College-West Campus
 * Millennia Atlantic University
 * Polytechnic University
 * San Ignacio University
 * West Coast University

Public schools
Doral is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.

Residents are zoned to the following education facilities:

Public schools (MDCPS)
 * Eugenia B. Thomas K–8 Center
 * Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School
 * Dr. Rolando Espinosa K–8 Center
 * John I. Smith K–8 Center
 * Toni Bilbao Preparatory Academy
 * J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High School
 * Andrea Castillo Preparatory Academy

Charter schools
 * Doral Academy Charter High School
 * Doral Academy Charter Middle School
 * Doral Academy of Technology
 * Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School
 * Downtown Doral Charter Upper School
 * Just Arts and Management Charter Middle School
 * Renaissance Elementary and Middle Charter School
 * BridgePrep Academy
 * Academir Charter School East
 * Doral International Academy of Math & Science

Private schools

 * Divine Savior Academy
 * Joy of Learning Child Care Center
 * Kids Corner
 * Shelton Academy

Weekend schools
The Miami Hoshuko, a weekend school for Japanese people, has its school office in Doral. Classes are held in Westchester.

Public libraries

The Miami-Dade Public Library System operates the Doral Branch, which reopened on July 5, 2003, after an expansion, in the Doral Isles Shopping Center. In addition the system operates the 7500 sqft International Mall Branch in Doral. The library was the second to be built after the opening of the Main Library in 1985. In June 2019, the Miami-Dade Public Library System's Doral Branch was moved to Downtown Doral, the city's new dynamic urban core.

Parks and Recreation

 * Doral Central Park
 * Doral Cultural Arts Center
 * Doral Glades Park
 * Doral Legacy Park
 * Doral Meadow Park
 * Downtown Doral Park
 * MAU Park
 * Morgan Levy Park
 * Trails & Tails Park
 * Veterans Park
 * White Course Park

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East Perrine, Florida

East Perrine was a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida at the time of the 2000 census. In the 1990 census it was part of Perrine census-designated place. It has since been incorporated into the Village of Palmetto Bay. The population was 7,079 at the 2000 census.

History
The Village of Palmetto Bay incorporated on September 10, 2002, taking the territory formerly held by the East Perrine census-designated place. East Perrine's name was derived from the name of Henry Perrine an agriculturist (among other things) who had been granted land in the area.

Geography
East Perrine is located at 25.6075°N, -80.34083°W (25.607383, -80.340967).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,079 people, 2,276 households, and 1,852 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,387.4 /km2. There were 2,339 housing units at an average density of 458.4 /km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.44% White (48.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 16.87% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.39% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.74% from other races, and 4.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.09% of the population.

There were 2,276 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,395, and the median income for a family was $66,852. Males had a median income of $42,398 versus $35,660 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,165. About 6.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Palmetto Bay, English as a first language accounted for 66.62% of all residents, and Spanish comprised 30.22%, French Creole was at 1.64%, and French made up 1.49% of the population.

Education
East Perrine was served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Perrine Elementary School had been located in East Perrine.

Perrine Seventh-Day Adventist School was located in East Perrine.

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El Portal, Florida

El Portal is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The name is derived from the Spanish term for "the gate", after two wooden gates that once stood as a gateway to the village. El Portal was originally annexed into the city of Miami in 1925. With the arrival of the Great Depression, Miami gave up its jurisdiction, and El Portal was incorporated as its own village in 1937. The village is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population of El Portal was 1,986, down from 2,325 in 2010.

History
El Portal is a small, diverse enclave between Miami Shores and Miami. It was incorporated on December 6, 1937. The enclave was originally the capital of the Tequesta tribal area, and was visited by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés in the 1560s. Three small subdivisions (now neighborhoods)—Sherwood Forest, El Jardin (Spanish for "The Garden"), and El Portal—merged into the Village of El Portal. Its borders include 91st Street on the north, the Little River Canal on the south, Northeast Fifth Avenue on the east and Northwest Fifth Avenue on the west.

The village's name is a Spanish term meaning "the gate," referring to two huge wooden gates on Northeast Second Avenue that were taken down in the 1940s.

The village was designated as a bird sanctuary by the state for more than 50 years, which means that the birds and trees cannot be harmed in any way. A nature trail winds its way through the village. El Portal also boasts links to prehistoric Indian life at the Little River Mound, a four-foot-high, innocuous grassy knoll that is actually an ancient burial ground. The Little River Mound, located in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood, is the first archaeological site to be publicly recognized and preserved in Miami-Dade County.

Geography
El Portal is located 6 mi north of downtown Miami at 25.85528°N, -80.19417°W (25.855173, –80.194168). It is bordered to the south and east by the city of Miami, to the north by the village of Miami Shores, and to the southwest by unincorporated West Little River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 sqmi, of which 0.005 sqmi, or 1.19%, are water.

Surrounding areas

 * Miami Shores
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] Miami Shores
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Pinewood [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Right.svg|20px]] Miami Shores, Miami
 * West Little River [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] Miami
 * West Little River, Miami

2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,986 people, 770 households, and 451 families residing in the village.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 2,325 people, 836 households, and 581 families residing in the village.

2000 census
In 2000, 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 21.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.59.

In 2000, the village population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $39,681, and the median income for a family was $41,029. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $22,409 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,782. About 16.3% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English was spoken as a first language by 51.96% of residents, while speakers of French Creole made up 23.72% of the populace, Spanish at 22.38%, French 1.08%, and Jamaican patois was the mother tongue for 0.86% of the population.

Religion
Catholicism is the most prevalent practice religion in El Portal (24%) according to city-stats.org, with 4% Judaism.

There has been a Rader Methodist church, considered the oldest church in Miami, since the 1920s. In early 2016, two developers have plans to convert the church into mixed-used space to offer tenants affordable rent.

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Fisher Island, Florida

Fisher Island is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, located on a barrier island of the same name. Since 2015, Fisher Island has the highest per capita income of any place in the United States. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 561.

Named for automotive parts pioneer and beach real estate developer Carl G. Fisher, who once owned it, Fisher Island is three miles off the shore of mainland South Florida. No road or causeway connects to the island, which is only accessible by private boat, helicopter, or ferry. Once a one-family island home of the Vanderbilts, and later several other millionaires, it was sold for development in the 1960s. The property sat vacant for well over 15 years before development began for very limited and restrictive multi-family use.

History
Fisher Island was separated from the barrier island which became Miami Beach in 1905, when Government Cut was dredged across the northern end of the island. Construction of Fisher Island began in 1919 when Carl G. Fisher, a wealthy land developer originally from Indiana, purchased the property from businessman and real estate developer Dana A. Dorsey, South Florida's first African-American millionaire. In 1925, William Kissam Vanderbilt II traded a luxury yacht to Fisher for ownership of the island.

After Vanderbilt died in 1944, ownership of the island passed to U.S. Steel heir Edward Moore. Moore died in the early 1950s, and Gar Wood, the millionaire inventor of hydraulic construction equipment, bought it. Wood, a speedboat enthusiast, kept the island a one-family retreat. In 1963, Wood sold to a development group that included local Key Biscayne millionaire Bebe Rebozo, Miami native and United States Senator George Smathers, and then former U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon, who had promised to leave politics. During his subsequent presidency from 1968 to 1973, and during the Watergate scandal, Nixon maintained a home on nearby Key Biscayne known as the "Key Biscayne Whitehouse" that was the former residence of Senator Smathers and next door to Rebozo, but none of the three ever resided on Fisher Island.

The Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami maintained the Comparative Sedimentology Laboratory on Fisher Island from 1972 to 1990 under the leadership of Robert Ginsburg.

After years of legal battles and changes in ownership, further development on the island was finally started in the 1980s, with architecture matching the original 1920s Spanish style mansions. Although no longer a one-family island, in 2005, Fisher Island still remains somewhat inaccessible to the public and uninvited guests, and is as exclusive by modern standards as it was in the days of the Vanderbilts, providing similar refuge and retreat for its residents. The island contains mansions, a hotel, several apartment buildings, an observatory, and a private marina. Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, and Mel Brooks are among the celebrities with homes on the island.

In 2005, the island attempted to incorporate as a town, but the Miami-Dade County Commission did not support this initiative.

Controversies
In 2006, the Service Employees International Union began organizing the workers on Fisher Island in preparation for a petition for recognition as those employees' bargaining representative. The campaign culminated on June 15, 2007, with a march to the mainland ferry terminal that ended with a worker's arrest. The New York Times wrote an exposé on the situation. In the article, residents were portrayed as not caring about the welfare of the community, but residents disputed this characterization, insisting that the island included financially successful, compassionate people who had established several charitable activities on the island, provided health insurance to their employees and were involved in various arts organizations in the Miami-Dade area. The union argued that the wages provided by the island were too low for employees to care for their families and that the health insurance provided was out of the reach of most island employees.

The Fisher Island bankruptcy case
One of the last developable parcels of land on the island, a 15 acre site approved for residential development facing the shipping channel that separates the island from Miami Beach, was for a number of years subject to a protracted legal battle between Inna Gudavadze, the widow of the late Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili, and investors aligned with his distant relative and former business associate, Joseph Kay.

A judgment handed down by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on October 16, 2013, upheld in the US a previous 2010 judgment from the Supreme Court of Gibraltar that comprehensively dismissed the "wholly unconvincing" case brought by Joseph Kay. The development then moved forward, under the supervision of Inna Gudavadze and the Patarkatsishvili family.

Geography
Fisher Island is located 3 mi east of downtown Miami at 25.76139°N, -80.14417°W. It is bordered to the north, across Government Cut, by the city of Miami Beach, and to the south, across Norris Cut, by Virginia Key, within the Miami city limits. Biscayne Bay is to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean is to the east.

The entire island has a total area of 0.362 sqmi, of which 0.267 sqmi are within the census-designated place(CDP), the rest being part of the city of Miami Beach.

2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 561 people, 197 households, and 131 families residing in the CDP.

In April 2018, Bloomberg reported that the average income for Fisher Island was $2.5 million in 2015, according to a Bloomberg analysis of 2015 Internal Revenue Service data. This makes Fisher Island's zip code the wealthiest in the United States.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 132 people, 94 households, and 85 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 467 people, 218 households, and 149 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,363 PD/sqmi. There were 532 housing units at an average density of 1,552.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.08% White (77.9% were Non-Hispanic White), 3.21% African American, 2.14% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 14.8% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 218 households, out of which 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.51.

In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 45.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was more than $200,000, as was the median income for a family. Males had a median income of over $100,000 versus $85,789 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $236,238. None of the population or families are below the poverty line.

As of 2000, English was the first language for 84.6% of all residents, while Spanish was the first language for 15.4% of the population.

Education
The island has a private school, Fisher Island Day School, which includes preschool through eighth grade for both on-island and off-island residents. The school was founded by Lexie and Robert Potamkin and Valerie and Michael Pearce in 2001. Approximately 30% of the students come from off-island, predominantly from the nearby Miami and Miami Beach neighborhoods of Star Island, Hibiscus Island, Palm Island, the Venetian Islands, Bayshore, South Beach, Pinecrest, Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove.

The island is served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. It is zoned for South Pointe Elementary School, Nautilus Middle School, and Miami Beach Senior High School.

Notable current and former residents

 * Andre Agassi (seasonal resident)
 * Barbara Becker
 * Boris Becker
 * Pavel Bure
 * Bharat Desai
 * Harold Ford Sr. (part-time resident)
 * Susana Giménez (seasonal resident)
 * Sharon Gless
 * Sergei Gonchar
 * Burke Henry
 * Robert Herjavec (seasonal resident)
 * Ilya Kovalchuk (seasonal resident)
 * Igor Krutoy
 * Karolina Kurkova
 * Evgeni Malkin
 * Barney Rosenzweig
 * Oprah Winfrey
 * Caroline Wozniacki
 * Martin Zweig

title: Fisher Island, Florida