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Renting an Apartment in Miramar
Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was
named after a town in Cuba. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S.
Census Bureau is 106,590. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area,
which is home to 5,463,857 people.
The city's official motto is "Beauty and Progress," updated from the
earlier-used "The Center of it All"
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.0
square miles (80 kmē). 29.5 square miles (76 kmē) of it is land and 1.5 square
miles (4 kmē) of it (4.84%) is water.
Miramar loosely translates from Spanish as "sea view" or "sea sight," though it
is not located directly on 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
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 72,739 people, 23,058 households, and
18,653 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,465.8/miē
(952.0/kmē). There were 25,905 housing units at an average density of
878.2/miē(339.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 43.59% White (21.6% were
Non-Hispanic 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.
As of 2000, speakers of English as their first language accounted for 60.09% of
the population, while Spanish made up 29.99%, French Creole comprised 4.37%,
French was at 2.13%, and Tagalog as a mother tongue was 0.50% of all residents.
As of 2000, Miramar had the fifth highest percentage of Jamaican residents in
the US, with 15.4% of the populace. The fifty-eighth highest percentage of
Colombian residents in the US, at 2.51% of the city's population,and the
forty-eighth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 8.77% of the
city's population. It also had the seventy-eighth most Dominicans in the US, at
1.98%, while it had the thirty-first highest percentage of Haitians (tied with
West Little River,) at 6% of all residents. Miramar's Trinidad and Tobago
community had the twelfth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.2%
(tying with Wheatley Heights, New York and Neptune City, New Jersey.)
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
* Glades Middle School
Public High Schools
* Everglades High School
* Miramar High School
Colleges and Universities
* DeVry University
Economy
Spirit Airlines, the largest low-fare airline serving the US to the Caribbean
and Latin America, is based in Miramar