Parkland, Florida

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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 recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 20,556.^[link] For many years from its inception, Parkland had no stores, instead relying on nearby Coral Springs for shopping. This has changed in recent years.

Geography

Parkland is located at [26°18′55″N, 80°14′26″W] (26.315357, -80.240444).^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}

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.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} 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.

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.

Pretty much everyone in Parkland is rich and stuck up, and the cops used to only pull people over who did not have a "P.H.O." (Parkland Home Owner) bumper sticker attactched to their car.

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.

External links

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