Dania Beach, Florida

Dania Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 1 July 2006, the city's population was estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau at 28,831.^[3] It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.^[5] Dania Beach is the location of one of the largest Jai alai frontons in the United States, Dania Jai-Alai.^[6]

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Media
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

It was the first official city/municipality to be incorporated into Broward County dating back to the 1880s. Starting as a settlement called "Modello", it was incorporated in November of 1904. Most of the 35 residents were of Danish ancestry, and they changed the name of the town to Dania. In 1999, Dania formally changed its name to Dania Beach; however Dania is still commonly used to refer to the city.

In 2001, the city annexed several unincorporated areas of Broward County increasing the population by about 3,600 people.

[edit] Geography

Dania Beach is located at 26°3′18″N, 80°9′11″W (26.054916, -80.153119). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.31 square miles (9 km²). 6.09 square miles (16 km²) of it is land and .22 square miles (1 km²) of it (3.49%) is water.^[1]

Dania Beach is the geographic location of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 20,061 people, 9,012 households, and 4,866 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,294.2/mi² (1,271.9/km²). There were 10,847 housing units at an average density of 1,781.2/mi² (687.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.14% White (61.6% were Non-Hispanic White,)^[7] 23.74% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.27% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.01% of the population.

There were 9,012 households out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,125, and the median income for a family was $37,405. Males had a median income of $35,081 versus $26,535 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,795. About 14.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 76.85%, while Spanish accounted for 12.38%, French at 4.88%, French Creole at 1.94%, Italian at 1.36%, and Arabic was spoken by 0.80% of the population.^[8]

As of 2000, Dania Beach had the 127th highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 1.69% of the city's population (tied with Fort Lauderdale and Parkland.)^[9]

[edit] Media

Dania Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market^[10] and the seventeenth largest television market^[11] in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000. US Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ Dania Beach, United States Page. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ ^a ^b Annual Estimates of the population for the Incorporated Places of Florida (XLS). US Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
^ ^a ^b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (XLS). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ Burstein, Jon. "Dania Beach Jai-Alai fronton may find rescue in slots", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 23 April 2005. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ Demographics of Dania Beach, FL. MuniNetGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
^ MLA Data Center results for Dania Beach, FL. Modern Language Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005. Northwestern University Media Management Center. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
^ Top 50 TV markets ranked by households. Northwestern University Media Management Center. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.

[edit] External links

Dania Beach, Florida is at coordinates 26°03′18″N 80°09′11″W / 26.054916, -80.153119 (Dania Beach, Florida)Coordinates: 26°03′18″N 80°09′11″W / 26.054916, -80.153119 (Dania Beach, Florida)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Broward County, Florida

County seat: Fort Lauderdale

Cities	Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Springs \| Dania Beach \| Deerfield Beach \| Fort Lauderdale \| Hallandale Beach \| Hollywood \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Lauderhill \| Lighthouse Point \| Margate \| Miramar \| North Lauderdale \| Oakland Park \| Parkland \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Sunrise \| Tamarac \| West Park \| Weston \| Wilton Manors

Towns	Davie \| Hillsboro Beach \| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea \| Pembroke Park \| Southwest Ranches

Villages	Lazy Lake \| Sea Ranch Lakes

CDPs	Boulevard Gardens \| Broadview Park \| Franklin Park \| Hillsboro Pines \| Hillsboro Ranches \| Pompano Estates \| Roosevelt Gardens \| Sunshine Acres \| Washington Park

Former CDPs	Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North \| Broadview-Pompano Park \| Broward Estates \| Carver Ranches \| Chambers Estates \| Chula Vista \| Collier Manor-Cresthaven \| Country Estates \| Crystal Lake \| Edgewater \| Estates of Fort Lauderdale \| Godfrey Road \| Golden Heights \| Green Meadow \| Ivanhoe Estates \| Kendall Green \| Lake Forest \| Leisureville \| Loch Lomond \| Melrose Park \| Miami Gardens \| North Andrews Gardens \| Oak Point \| Palm Aire \| Pine Island Ridge \| Pompano Beach Highlands \| Ramblewood East \| Ravenswood Estates \| Riverland Village \| Rock Island \| Rolling Oaks \| Royal Palm Ranches \| St. George \| Sunshine Ranches \| Tedder \| Terra Mar \| Twin Lakes \| Utopia \| Village Park \| West Ken-Lark

Unincorporated communities	Andytown \| Hacienda Village

Notes	† - County Seat A list of cities under 10,000 is available here.
	v • d • e South Florida metropolitan area
Counties	Miami-Dade County \| Broward County \| Palm Beach County
200,000–500,000	Miami^† \| Hialeah
100,000–200,000	Fort Lauderdale^† \| Pembroke Pines \| Hollywood \| Coral Springs \| West Palm Beach^† \| Miramar \| Miami Gardens \| Pompano Beach
50,000–100,000	Sunrise \| Miami Beach \| Boca Raton \| Plantation \| Davie \| Kendall \| Deerfield Beach \| Boynton Beach \| Delray Beach \| Weston \| Fountainbleau \| Lauderhill \| Tamarac \| North Miami \| Kendale Lakes \| Wellington \| Margate \| Tamiami \| Jupiter
10,000–50,000	Aventura \| Belle Glade \| Boca Del Mar \| Brownsville \| Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Gables \| Coral Terrace \| Country Club \| Country Walk \| Dania Beach \| Doral \| Gladeview \| Glenvar Heights \| Greenacres \| Hallandale Beach \| Hamptons at Boca Raton \| Homestead \| Ives Estates \| Kendall West \| Key Biscayne \| Kings Point \| Lake Worth \| Lake Worth Corridor \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Leisure City \| Lighthouse Point \| Miami Lakes \| Miami Springs \| North Lauderdale \| North Palm Beach \| Oakland Park \|Olympia Heights \| Opa-Locka \| Ojus \| Palm Beach Gardens \| Palmetto Bay \| Palm Springs \|Palmetto Estates \| Parkland \| Pinecrest \| Pinewood \| Princeton \| Richmond West \| Riviera Beach \| Royal Palm Beach \| Sandalfoot Cove \| South Miami \| South Miami Heights \| Sunny Isles Beach \| Sunset \| Sweetwater \| The Crossings \| The Hammocks \| University Park \| Vero Beach \| West Little River \| Westchester \| West Park, Florida \| Westwood Lakes \| Wilton Manors
Sports	Florida Marlins (baseball) \| Miami Heat (basketball) \| Miami Dolphins (football) \| Florida Panthers (ice hockey)
Airports	Miami International Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Opa-locka Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Opa-locka Executive Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Broward) \| Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (Broward) \| Pompano Beach Airpark (Broward) \| Palm Beach International Airport (Palm Beach) \| Boca Raton Airport (Palm Beach) \| Palm Beach County Park Airport (Palm Beach) \| North Palm Beach County Airport (Palm Beach)