Broward County, Florida
county in Florida, United States
Broward County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 1,944,375 people lived there.[3] This makes it the second most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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  Broward County Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W / 26.193535°N 80.476683°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| Metro area | Miami |
| Founded | April 30, 1915 |
| Named for | Napoleon B. Broward |
| County seat |  Fort Lauderdale |
| Largest city | Fort Lauderdale |
| Incorporated cities | 24 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,323 sq mi (3,426 km2) |
| • Land | 1,203 sq mi (3,116 km2) |
| • Water | 120 sq mi (310 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 29 ft (9 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,944,375 |
| • Rank | 17th in the United States 2nd in Florida |
| • Density | 1,618/sq mi (625/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| Area codes | 754, 954 |
| FIPS code | 12011 |
| GNIS feature ID | 295753 |
| Primary airport | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) |
| Secondary airport | Miami International Airport (MIA) Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) |
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| U.S. Routes |    |
| State roads |                              |
| Website | www |
Data
changeBroward County is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to more than 6 million people at the 2020 census.[3]
In the U.S. Census of 2020 the Ethnic/Race Demographics were:
- White (non-Hispanic): 33.1%
- White including "White Hispanics": 39.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic): 26.6%
- Black including Black Hispanics: 27.4%
- Hispanic or Latino of any race: 31.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic): 3.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native (non-Hispanic): 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Other Races (non-Hispanic): 1.1%
- Two or more races (non-Hispanic): 3.8%
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.[4]
Other websites
changeGovernment links/Constitutional offices
change- Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners
- Broward County Supervisor of Elections
- Broward County Property Appraiser
- Broward County Sheriff's Office
Special Districts
change- Broward County Public Schools
- Broward Health (formerly North Broward Hospital District)
- South Broward Hospital District(Memorial Healthcare System)
- South Florida Water Management District
Judicial branch
change- 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
Tourism links
changeNotes
change- ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_gaz_counties_12.txt [bare URL plain text file]
- ↑ "Pine Island Ridge Natural Area". Archived from the original on 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE - Census Bureau Table". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ History of Broward county