North Miami, Florida
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City of North Miami
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| "City of Progress" | ||||
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| Founded | 1926 | |||
| City Government Style | Council-Manager | |||
| Mayor | Kevin Burns | |||
| Area - Total - Water |
10 mi² (25.9km²) 1.5 mi² (4 km²) 15.32% |
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| Population - City (2000) - Density |
59,880 7,080.0/mi² |
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5 | |||
| Latitude Longitude |
25°53' N 80°11' W |
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| City of North Miami Official Website | ||||
North Miami is a city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida. Originally the town of Arch Creek, the area then incorporated as the Town of Miami Shores, which changed names to North Miami in 1927. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay campus of Florida International University, as well as the North Miami campus of Johnson & Wales University.
The city is also home to the Oleta River State Park, which is the state's largest urban park.
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[edit] Geography
North Miami is located at (25.895022, -80.185747)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.9 km² (10.0 mi²). 21.9 km² (8.5 mi²) of it is land and 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (15.32%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 59,880 people, 20,541 households, and 13,577 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,732.8/km² (7,080.0/mi²). There were 22,281 housing units at an average density of 1,016.9/km² (2,634.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 34.81% White, 54.89% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.16% from other races, and 4.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino were 23.16% of the population.
North Miami is known for its large Haitian-American population. In 2001, voters made Josaphat Celestin the first Haitian American mayor of a large Miami-Dade County community.
There were 20,541 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.51.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,778, and the median income for a family was $31,760. Males had a median income of $25,388 versus $20,712 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,581. About 20.7% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Transportation
The City of North Miami provides a free community bus service called the NoMi Express.
[edit] Biscayne Landing
- Further information: Biscayne Landing
Biscayne Landing is a mixed use commercial/hotel/residential community being developed on the site of the Munisport Landfill Superfund Site. [1]. The City of North Miami will retain ownership of this Brownfield site and the developers, Boca Developers, will retain a 200 year lease for the development of the project.
The master-planned development will feature approximately 120,000 square feet of commercial office and retail space, 2,800 to 5,000 residential units, a park and recreation facilities. As part of the development agreement for the site, the project’s developer has also committed to renovating the city’s library and building a school, Olympic training facility, and affordable housing on several sites located in North Miami. Completion of all elements of the project are projected by 2021.
A portion of the Biscayne Landing site includes some of the wetlands of Biscayne Bay, which will be preserved in the form of a 35 acre environmental park, containing nature hikes, jogging paths, information plaques that describe the resident wildlife and trees, benches, a canoe landing and a boat house. It will also have connecting trails to Oleta River State Park.
[edit] Famous Residents
- Cool & Dre
- Andre Lyon
- Marcello Valenzano
[edit] Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves North Miami.
- North Miami High School serves North Miami
- Miami Central High School in Miami, serves the southern portion of North Miami.
- North Miami Middle School
- North Miami Elementary School
- Natural Bridge Elementary School
- W.J. Bryan Elementary School
- Linda Lentin elementary
- Gratigny Elementary
[edit] External links
- City of North Miami
- North Miami Police Department
- North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
