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'Miramar' is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named after a town in Cuba. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 101,486.^[1] It is home to the broadcast facilities of WTVJ, the local NBC affiliate, and of Spirit Airlines.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Languages

City Officials

Education

Elementary Schools

Public Middle Schools

Public High Schools

Colleges and Universities

Companies

References

External links

Geography

Miramar is located at (25.978812, -80.282489).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 80.3 km² (31.0 mi²). 76.4 km² (29.5 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (4.84%) is water.
The city's official motto is "Beauty and Progress."
Miramar loosely translates from Spanish as "sea-view" or "sea sight," though it is not located directly near the Atlantic Ocean. The city is bordered by the following municipalities:
To the north:

★ Pembroke Pines
To the northeast:

★ Hollywood
To the east:

★ West Park
To the south:

★ Miami-Dade County

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 72,739 people, 23,058 households, and 18,653 families residing in the city. The population density was 952.0/km² (2,465.8/mi²). There were 25,905 housing units at an average density of 339.1/km² (878.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 43.59% White, 43.30% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.03% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.72% from other races, and 5.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.38% of the population.
There were 23,058 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,289, and the median income for a family was $52,952. Males had a median income of $34,145 versus $28,283 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,462. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

Languages

As of 2000, speakers of English as their first language accounted for 60.09% of the population, while Spanish was at 29.99%, French Creole at 4.37%, and French at 2.13% of all residents.^[2]

City Officials

★ Mayor 'Lori Cohen Moseley (D)'

★ Commissioner Seat 1 'Fitzroy D. Salesman (D)'

★ Commissioner Seat 2 (Vice Mayor) 'Troy R. Samuels (R)'

★ Commissioner Seat 3 'Winston F. Barnes (I)'

★ Commissioner Seat 4 'Yvonne Garth (D)'

Education

Miramar is served by Broward County Public Schools.

Elementary Schools

★ Coconut Palm Elementary School

★ Coral Cove Elementary School

★ Fairway Elementary School

★ Miramar Elementary School

★ Annabel C. Perry Elementary School

★ Sea Castle Elementary School

★ Silver Lakes Elementary School

★ Silver Shores Elementary School

★ Sunset Lakes Elementary School

★ Sunshine Elementary School

★ Dolphin Bay Elementary School

Public Middle Schools

★ New Renaissance Middle School

★ Henry D. Perry Middle School

Public High Schools

★ Everglades High School

★ Miramar High School

Colleges and Universities

★ DeVry University

★ Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Miami

Companies

Spirit Airlines, the largest low-fare airline serving the US to the Caribbean and Latin America, is based in Miramar

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=&zip=&place_id=45975&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r

External links

★ City of Miramar