North Bay Village, Florida

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North Bay Village is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,733. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 6,819 .^[1]

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] Geography

North Bay Village is located at 25°50′44″N, 80°9′13″W (25.845574, -80.153543)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.8 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 59.52% water.

[edit] History

"Prior to 1940, most of what is now North Bay Village lay beneath the waters of Biscayne Bay. The only dry land was Broadcast Key, a five-acre island from which pioneer radio station WIOD began broadcasting in 1926. Today, television station WSVN-TV maintains its headquarters at this same site, now joined with Treasure Island.

In 1940, dredging and bulk-heading created North Bay Island. By 1941, palm-lined streets had been laid out, and 12 homes had been built and occupied. Today, the island has grown into a lush neighborhood of attractive single-family residences.

During the mid 1940's, dredging and filling created Harbor Island and Treasure Island. Harbor Island is composed primarily of multi-family buildings. Treasure Island, whose street names were drawn from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island, is a mixture of single family dwellings on the westerly end and multi-family dwellings on the eastern end.

North Bay Village was incorporated in 1945. Harbor and Treasure Islands were annexed several years later. Broadcast Key, also known as Cameo Island, was annexed in 1963. During its early years, North Bay Village was primarily a haven for winter residents. The City became widely known for its popular restaurants and nightclubs, which attracted celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland.

Most of today's residents live here year-round. North Bay Village continues to be home to several of South Florida's most popular restaurants, as well as a variety of business enterprises, apartment buildings, condominiums and 376 single-family homes."[2]

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,733 people, 3,132 households, and 1,519 families residing in the city. The population density was 7,877.7/km² (20,267.1/mi²). There were 3,450 housing units at an average density of 4,036.5/km² (10,384.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.11% White, 5.11% African American, 0.30% Native American, 3.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.96% from other races, and 4.13% from two or more races. 49.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,132 households out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.5% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 42.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,354, and the median income for a family was $37,931. Males had a median income of $31,740 versus $27,234 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,017. 12.9% of the population and 7.8% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.