Broward County, Florida
county in Florida, United States
Broward County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, 1,623,018 people lived there. This makes it the second most populated county in the state. According to 2006 U.S. Census estimates, 1,787,636 people lived there. [1] Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Broward County | |
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| Broward County | |
.JPG) The Broward County Courthouse | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Florida | |
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| Coordinates: 26°07′28″N 80°14′58″W / 26.124354°N 80.249503°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| Founded | April 30, 1915 |
| Named for | Napoleon Bonaparte Broward |
| Seat | Fort Lauderdale |
| Largest city | Fort Lauderdale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,323 sq mi (3,430 km2) |
| • Land | 1,210 sq mi (3,100 km2) |
| • Water | 113 sq mi (290 km2) 8.5%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 1,935,878 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (600/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th |
| Website | www |
DataEdit
Broward County is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
In the U.S. Census of 2010 the Ethnic/Race Demographics were:
- White (non-Hispanic): 42.5% (8.7% Irish, 8.2% Italian, 7.9% German, 5.0% English, 3.2% Polish, 2.7% Russian, 1.9% French, 1.0% Scottish, 0.8% Dutch, 0.8% Scotch-Irish, 0.8% Hungarian, 0.6% Swedish, 0.6% French Canadian, 0.5% Greek)
- White including "White Hispanics": 63.1%
- Black (non-Hispanic): 25.7% (12.8% West Indian/Afro-Caribbean American: 5.7% Haitian, 5.3% Jamaican, 0.4% Trinidadian and Tobagonian, 0.3% Bahamian, 0.2% British West Indian, 0.1% Barbadian) 0.8% Subsaharan African
- Black including Black Hispanics: 26,7%
- Hispanic or Latino of any race: 26.1% (4.8% Cuban, 4.3% Puerto Rican, 3.8% Colombian, 1.7% Mexican, 1.6% Dominican, 1.4% Peruvian, 1.3% Venezuelan, 0.7% Ecuadoran, 0.7% Honduran, 0.6% Argentinean, 0.5% Nicaraguan, 0.5% Salvadoran)
- Asian: 3.2% (1.2% Indian, 0.6% Chinese, 0.5% Other Asian, 0.4% Filipino, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Korean)
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Other Races: 3.7% (0.7% Arab)
Broward county was created in 1915 and was named with the second surname name of the former Florida governor: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Since then it has had a great growth in the XX century, mainly as "retirement place" for old people from northeastern US and French Canada.[1]
Other websitesEdit
Government links/Constitutional officesEdit
- Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners
- Broward County Supervisor of Elections
- Broward County Property Appraiser
- Broward County Sheriff's Office
Special DistrictsEdit
- Broward County Public Schools
- Broward Health (formerly North Broward Hospital District)
- South Broward Hospital District(Memorial Healthcare System)
- South Florida Water Management District
Judicial branchEdit
- Broward County Clerk of Courts
- Broward County Public Defender
- Broward State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit Archived 2004-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Circuit and County Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida