Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 117,549 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 128,804 [link]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.5 km² (24.1 mi²). 61.9 km² (23.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.99%) is water.
The name "Quartermore" was considered for the city due to the fact that the purchase of three acres of land used to earn the buyer another acre, or a "quarter more".
Development of Downtown Coral Springs in underway on Sample Road and University Drive.
Coral Springs is bordered by the following municipalities:
There were 39,522 households out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $58,459, and the median income for a family was $64,193. Males had a median income of $45,330 versus $30,898 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,282. About 6.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.
