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'Dania Beach' is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 20,061 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 28,479.^[1] It is renowned for one of the state's largest Jai-Alai frontons, Dania Jai-Alai.

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History

Geography

Demographics

Languages

References

External links

History

It was the first official city/municipality to be incorporated into Broward County dating back to the 1880s. Starting as a settlement called "'Modello'", it was incorporated in November of 1904. Most of the 35 residents were of Danish ancestry, and they changed the name of the town to Dania. In 1999, Dania formally changed it's name to "'Dania Beach'," however "'Dania'" is still used more often when referring to the city.
In 2001, the city annexed several unincorporated areas of Broward County increasing the population by about 3,600 people.

Geography

Dania Beach is located at (26.054916, -80.153119).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 km² (6.3 mi²). 15.8 km² (6.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.49%) is water.
Dania Beach is the geographic location of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,061 people, 9,012 households, and 4,866 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,271.9/km² (3,294.2/mi²). There were 10,847 housing units at an average density of 687.7/km² (1,781.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.14% White, 23.74% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.01% of the population.
There were 9,012 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,125, and the median income for a family was $37,405. Males had a median income of $35,081 versus $26,535 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,795. About 14.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

Languages

As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 76.85%, while Spanish accounted for 12.38%, French at 4.88%, French Creole was at 1.94%, Italian comprised of 1.36%, and Arabic made up 0.80% of the population.^[2]
The data was before the annexation/incorporation of Chamber Estates, Edgewater, most of Estates of Fort Lauderdale, and Ravenswood Estates.

References

1. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls
2. http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=16325&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r

External links

★ City of Dania Beach

★ The Greater Dania Beach Chamber of Commerce

★ Dania Jai-Alai/Race Book & Poker Room

★ County of Broward Official Website