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Renting an Apartment in Coral Springs
What You Should Know
Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward
County, Florida, United States. The population was 117,549 at the 2000 census.
As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 128,355.
Geography
Coral Springs is located at 26�16′14″N, 80�15′33″W (26.270658,
-80.259163).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.5
km� (24.1 mi�). 61.9 km� (23.9 mi�) of it is land and 0.6 km� (0.2 mi�) of it
(0.99%) is water.
The name "Quartermore" was considered for the city due to the fact that the
purchase of three acres of land used to earn the buyer another acre, or a
"quarter more".
Coral Springs is bordered by the following municipalities:
On its north:
Parkland
On its east:
Coconut Creek
On its southeast:
Margate
North Lauderdale
On its south:
Tamarac
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 117,549 people, 39,522 households,
and 31,301 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,898.2/km�
(4,916.5/mi�). There were 41,337 housing units at an average density of
667.5/km� (1,728.9/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 81.55% White, 9.16%
Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.53% Asian, 0.07% Pacific
Islander, 2.99% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 15.51% of the population.
There were 39,522 households out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 15.2% of all
households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average
family size was 3.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.9%
from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there
were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $58,459, and the median income
for a family was $64,193. Males had a median income of $45,330 versus $30,898
for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,282. About 6.3% of
families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9%
of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.