Lighthouse Point, Florida

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Location of Lighthouse Point in Broward County in State of Florida

Lighthouse Point is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. The population was 10,767 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,212 ^[1].

[edit] Geography

Lighthouse Point is located at 26°16′29″N, 80°5′22″W (26.274691, -80.089414)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.58%) is water.

Lighthouse Point is located in northeastern Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

To its north:

Deerfield Beach

To its east:

Hillsboro Beach (across the Intracoastal Waterway)

To its west and south:

Pompano Beach

[edit] Demographics

The State Road A1A bridge at the south end of Lighthouse Point, crossing into Pompano Beach

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 10,767 people, 5,165 households, and 3,078 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,815.4/km² (4,695.0/mi²). There were 5,871 housing units at an average density of 989.9/km² (2,560.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.05% White, 0.43% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.18% of the population.

There were 5,165 households out of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.2% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,038, and the median income for a family was $72,418. Males had a median income of $51,897 versus $32,929 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,839. About 2.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

City of Lighthouse Point official website
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Cities and communities of Broward County, Florida

County seat	Fort Lauderdale
Incorporated places	Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Springs \| Dania Beach \| Davie \| Deerfield Beach \| Fort Lauderdale \| Hallandale Beach \| Hillsboro Beach \| Hollywood \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea \| Lauderhill \| Lazy Lake \| Lighthouse Point \| Margate \| North Lauderdale \| Oakland Park \| Parkland \| Pembroke Park \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Sea Ranch Lakes \| Southwest Ranches \| Sunrise \| Tamarac \| West Park \| Weston \| Wilton Manors
Unincorporated Census-designated places	Andytown \| Boulevard Gardens \| Broadview Park \| Broadview-Pompano Park \| Broward Estates \| Chula Vista \| Franklin Park \| Godfrey Road \| Hacienda Village \| Hillsboro Pines \| Hillsboro Ranches \| Kendall Green \| Leisureville \| Loch Lomond \| Pine Island Ridge \| Roosevelt Gardens \| Royal Palm Ranches \| St. George \| Sunshine Acres \| Washington Park
Neighborhoods in incorporated areas (and recently annexed census-designated places)	Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North \| Carver Ranches \| Chambers Estates \| Collier Manor-Cresthaven \| Country Estates \| Crystal Lake \| Edgewater \| Estates of Fort Lauderdale \| Golden Heights \| Green Meadow \| Ivanhoe Estates \| Lake Forest \| Melrose Park \| Miami Gardens \| North Andrews Gardens \| Oak Point \| Palm Aire \| Pompano Beach Highlands \| Pompano Estates \| Ramblewood East \| Ravenswood Estates \| Riverland Village \| Rock Island \| Rolling Oaks \| Sunshine Ranches \| Tedder \| Terra Mar \| Twin Lakes \| Utopia \| Village Park \| West Ken-Lark
Adjacent Counties	Palm Beach \| Miami-Dade \| Collier \| Hendry

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