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Renting an Apartment in Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The
population was 137,427 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated
by the U.S. Census Bureau is 150,104.
History
Pembroke Pines was incorporated in 1960, and took the name Pembroke from its
location along Pembroke Road and the many pine trees in the area. But the name
Pembroke may date back much further. The name may have been from an early
landowner from Britain known as the Earl of Pembroke.
The first inhabitants in the city are known as “Archaic” and were small bands of
Indians that first appeared about 4,000 years ago. Skeletal remains of animal
hunters dating about 10,000 years old were found around Broward County, showing
that perhaps human beings have lived here even earlier. These people inhabited
the county about 2,000 to 4,000 years ago. These Archaic Indians ate fish,
shellfish, deer, bear, and plants such as sea grape and prickly pear.
The town started as agricultural land occupied by dairy farms and grew after the
war as servicemen were retiring, including large eastern sections that were part
of the Waldrep Dairy Farm. The first two tiny subdivisions were called Pembroke
Pines. One of the first homes in the city belonged to Dr. and Mrs. Walter Smith
Kipnis, built in 1956. Dr. Kipnis was also the first mayor. It was then known as
the “Village of Pembroke Pines” and was incorporated into a town in 1959.
Builders contested the incorporation, so a legal battle was brought out
concerning the boundaries of the new town that were incorrectly stated in the
ballot. City services were added in the 1960s with the building of the first
fire department building near North Perry Airport. However, University Drive was
the western edge of habitable land for residents.
In January 1960, Pembroke Pines held another election when 98% of 425 voters
voted “yes” in Ernon Day’s driveway, thus the town became a city. This small
property was less than a square mile and was between Hollywood Boulevard and SW
72nd Avenue, and had the Florida Turnpike to the east. Pembroke Pines sought to
give citizens involvement so they organized the Pembroke Pines Civic
Association. The square-mile city was unable to expand due to North Perry
Airport and the South Florida State Hospital. Joseph LaCroix, a developer, had
his 320 acres land north of Pines Boulevard annexed to the city. This gave a new
pathway to proceed westward. In 1977, a maximum security prison known as the
Broward Correctional Institution was built in northwestern Pembroke Pines. It
was originally designated to house male inmates but woman only resided in the
prison. The prison offers the accommodations for woman committing serious crimes
including the housing of those on death row. It has a capacity for 611 inmates
and has academic programs, vocational programs, wellness education services,
library services, substance abuse programs, chaplaincy services, institutional
betterment programs, and many other programs. In 1980, property from Flamingo
Road to U.S. 27 was incorporated into Pembroke Pines, doubling the size of the
city. This expansion included the property that is currently C.B. Smith Park as
well as the Hollywood Sportatorium and the Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park.
The city’s expansion was a major effect of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Thousands
of southern Miami-Dade County residents moved northward to Broward County, many
to Pembroke Pines. The population greatly increased as former owners of
destroyed homes spent their insurance money on an inland city. The resulting
boom ranked the City of Pembroke Pines third in a list of Fastest Growing Cities
in the United States in 1999. Over the years, the sudden and unplanned
overpopulation has caused problems, especially in schools. In 2003, Charles W.
Flanagan High School had close to 6,000 students, making it the most populated
high school in Florida. In response to Broward County's inability to keep up
with demands, Mayor Alex Fekete and City Manager Charles Dodge started a Charter
School System. As of 2006, Pembroke Pines had the largest Charter School System
in the county. The city is also home to a campuses for Broward Community College
and Florida International University. The city's population has grown from (1990
pop. 65,452) to an estimated 2005 population of 148,000.
Pembroke Pines was also home to the most dangerous road intersection (Pines
Boulevard and Flamingo Road) in the United States in 2001, according to State
Farm Insurance. In 2005 a vote was passed by city residences on a bond
initiative to allow the city to begin construction to redesign the area. The
intersection has been expanded with additional east/west Pines Boulevard lanes.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.2
km˛ (34.4 mi˛). 85.6 km˛ (33.0 mi˛) of it is land and 3.6 km˛ (1.4 mi˛) of it
(4.01%) is water, making it one of the largest cities in Broward County, and
largest city by total land area.
To the North: Hollywood, Cooper City, Southwest Ranches
To the South: Miramar
To the East: Hollywood
To the West: The Everglades
The area of Pembroke Pines west of Interstate 75 is commonly known as West
Pines, and consists mostly of subdivisions built since Hurricane Andrew.
Education
Broward County Public Schools serves Pembroke Pines. In addition, the City of
Pembroke Pines operates a charter school system consisting of four elementary
schools, three middle schools, and one high school.
Public High Schools
* Charles W. Flanagan High School
* Everglades High School
* Pembroke Pines Charter High School
Public Middle Schools
* Glades Middle School
* Pines Middle School
* Silver Trail Middle School
* Walter C. Young Middle School
* Pembroke Pines Charter Middle School (East, Central, and West Campus)
Public Elementary Schools
* Chapel Trail Elementary School
* Lakeside Elementary School
* Palm Cove Elementary School
* Panther Run Elementary School
* Pasadena Lakes Elementary School
* Pembroke Lakes Elementary School
* Pembroke Pines Elementary School
* Pines Lakes Elementary School
* Silver Palms Elementary School
* Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary School (East. Central, West, and FSU Campus)
* Dolphin Bay Elementary
* Silver Lakes Elementary
Higher Education
* The Broward-Pines Center regional campus of Barry University.
* The Broward-Pines Center regional campus of Broward Community College.
* The Broward-Pines Center regional campus of Florida International University.
* Keiser University P.Pines Campus Keiser University.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 137,427 people, 51,989 households, and
36,860 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,605.5/km˛
(4,157.6/mi˛). There were 55,296 housing units at an average density of
646.0/km˛ (1,672.9/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 75.58% White (52.7%
were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.25% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.76%
Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.70% from other races, and 3.47% from two or
more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.16% of the population.
There were 51,989 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all
households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the
average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.4%
from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there
were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $52,629, and the median income
for a family was $61,480. Males had a median income of $45,129 versus $32,531
for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,843. About 3.9% of
families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2%
of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language were at 63.06%, while
Spanish accounted for 27.91%, French made up 1.24%, French Creole comprised
0.99%, Portuguese was 0.94%, Italian was at 0.92%, Yiddish at 0.74%, and Tagalog
was the mother tongue of 0.52% of the population.
As of 2000, Pembroke Pines had the forty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian
residents in the US, at 3% of the city's population, and the fiftieth highest
percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 8.66% of the city's population. It
also had the twenty-fourth highest percentage of Jamaicans in the US (tied with
Wheatley Heights, New York,) at 5.1% of all residents.