Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
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Lauderdale Lakes is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 31,705 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 31,639 [1].
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[edit] Geography
Lauderdale Lakes is located at (26.170012, -80.201318)GR1. The city is located in central Broward County. It is bordered by the following municipalities:
| On its north: Tamarac |
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| On its west and south: Lauderhill |
On its east: Oakland Park |
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| On its southeast: Fort Lauderdale |
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 km² (3.6 mi²). 9.3 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.37%) is water.
[edit] Government
Until 1998 Lauderdale Lakes was governed by a mayor-council form of government, but elected that year to change to a mayor-commission-manager style of government. The mayor of Lauderdale Lakes since 1998 is Samuel S. Brown, whose current term ends in 2008.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 31,705 people, 12,099 households, and 7,743 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,409.9/km² (8,832.1/mi²). There were 14,325 housing units at an average density of 1,540.6/km² (3,990.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 23.96% White, 67.74% African American or Black (see next paragraph), 0.12% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 5.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.54% of the population.
Lauderdale Lakes has a very high percentage of West Indian-born population, who might not be considered African-American. There are 10,078 people, or 36.3% of the city's population, who were born in the West Indies. Over half of those, or 5,312 people, reported Jamaica as their place of birth, accounting for 16.75% of the city's population. Another 3,543 people, or 11.17% were born in Haiti.
There were 12,099 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,932, and the median income for a family was $32,641. Males had a median income of $26,087 versus $20,434 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,039. About 19.9% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Demographic History
The city of Lauderdale Lakes was founded in 1961, originally popular as a retirement area for Northeasterners, notably New Yorkers who were members of the Jewish religion. As population in Broward County steadily moved westward and the former residents died toward the end of the twentieth century, Lauderdale Lakes had decidedly changed to more of a Caribbean origin as well as African Americans.
[edit] Trivia
- Lauderdale Lakes is home to the very first Office Depot store, which is still open today on North State Road 7 (U.S. Route 441) and Oakland Park Blvd (State Road 816 (Florida)).
- Lauderdale Lakes used to be the home of the Sports Authority Corporate Headquarters & also was the home of the first Sports Authority.
- Will Eisner, the comic-book author, died at Lauderdale Lakes hospital in 2005.
[edit] External links
- City of Lauderdale Lakes website
- Maps and aerial photos
- 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
