Parkland, Florida

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Location of Parkland in Broward County in State of Florida

Parkland is a city in Broward County, Florida where zoning laws are designed to protect the "parklike" character of the city. The population was 13,835 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 20,556.^[1] For many years from its inception, Parkland had no stores, instead relying on nearby Coral Springs for shopping. This has changed in recent years.

[edit] Geography

Parkland is located at 26°18′55″N, 80°14′26″W (26.315357, -80.240444).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.9 km² (10.8 mi²). 26.4 km² (10.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (5.38%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,835 people, 4,349 households, and 3,805 families residing in the city. The population density was 523.7/km² (1,356.7/mi²). There were 4,522 housing units at an average density of 171.2/km² (443.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.42% White, 3.07% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.33% of the population.

Parkland is the best educated city in Florida, proportionately, with 60.7% of adult residents (25 and older) holding an associate degree or higher, and 52.8% of adults possessing a baccalaureate degree or higher (2000 Census).

There were 4,349 households out of which 57.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $102,624, and the median income for a family was $108,657. Males had a median income of $73,942 versus $41,425 for females. The per capita income for the city was $41,896. About 2.0% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

City of Parkland
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 26.315357° -80.240444°
- 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

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

v • d • e

	State of Florida
Topics	Government \| History \| Floridians \| Transportation \| State Parks
Capital	Tallahassee
Larger cities	Cape Coral \| Clearwater \| Coral Springs \| Fort Lauderdale \| Gainesville \| Hialeah \| Hollywood \| Jacksonville \| Lakeland \| Miami \| Miami Gardens \| Miramar \| North Miami \| Orlando \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Port St. Lucie \| St. Petersburg \| Sunrise \| Tallahassee \| Tampa \| West Palm Beach
Smaller cities	Altamonte Springs \| Apopka \| Aventura \| Bartow \| Boca Raton \| Bonita Springs \| Boynton Beach \| Bradenton \| Brandon \| Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Gables \| Davie \| Daytona Beach \| Deerfield Beach \| Deland \| Delray Beach \| Deltona \| Dunedin \| Fort Myers \| Fort Pierce \| Greenacres \| Hallandale Beach \| Homestead \| Jupiter \| Kissimmee \| Lake Mary \| Lake Worth \| Largo \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Lauderhill \| Margate \| Melbourne \| Miami Beach \| North Lauderdale \| North Miami Beach \| North Miami \| Oakland Park \| Ocala \| Ocoee \| Ormond Beach \| Oviedo \| Palm Bay \| Palm Beach Gardens \| Palm Harbor \| Panama City \| Pensacola \| Pinellas Park \| Plant City \| Plantation \| Port Charlotte \| Port Orange \| Riviera Beach \| Royal Palm Beach \| St. Augustine \| Sanford \| Sarasota \| Spring Hill \| Sunrise \| Tamarac \| Temple Terrace \| Titusville \| Vero Beach \| Wellington \| Weston \| Winter Haven \| Winter Park \| Winter Springs
Regions	Big Bend \| Central Florida \| Emerald Coast \| First Coast \| Florida Keys \| Florida Panhandle \| Gold Coast \| Nature Coast \| North Central Florida \| South Florida \| Southwest Florida \| Space Coast \| Sun Coast \| Tampa Bay Area \| Treasure Coast \| Walt Disney World
Counties	Alachua \| Baker \| Bay \| Bradford \| Brevard \| Broward \| Calhoun \| Charlotte \| Citrus \| Clay \| Collier \| Columbia \| DeSoto \| Dixie \| Duval \| Escambia \| Flagler \| Franklin \| Gadsden \| Gilchrist \| Glades \| Gulf \| Hamilton \| Hardee \| Hendry \| Hernando \| Highlands \| Hillsborough \| Holmes \| Indian River \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Lafayette \| Lake \| Lee \| Leon \| Levy \| Liberty \| Madison \| Manatee \| Marion \| Martin \| Miami-Dade \| Monroe \| Nassau \| Okaloosa \| Okeechobee \| Orange \| Osceola \| Palm Beach \| Pasco \| Pinellas \| Polk \| Putnam \| Santa Rosa \| Sarasota \| Seminole \| St. Johns \| St. Lucie \| Sumter \| Suwannee \| Taylor \| Union \| Volusia \| Wakulla \| Walton \| Washington