North Miami, Florida
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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.
Geography
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.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] 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 of any race 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.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves North Miami.
- North Miami High School serves most of North Miami
- Miami Central High School in Miami, serves the southern portion of North Miami.
- North Miami Middle School serves most of North Miami
- North Miami Elementary School serves most of North Miami
- Natural Bridge Elementary School serves some of North Miami
- W.J. Bryan Elementary School serves some of North Miami and Biscayne Park
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]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
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