Palmetto Bay, Florida

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Palmetto Bay is a incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.

Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler and East Perrine.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Palmetto Bay is located at 25°37′38″N, 80°19′15″W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 22.6 km² (8.8 mi²). 22.5 km² (11.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,469 people, 7,970 households, and 6,783 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,082.7/km² (3155.6/mi²). There were 8,145 housing units at an average density of 360.4/km² (925.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 84.4% White, 7.65% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.00% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.44% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.32% of the population.

The median income for a household in the village was $64,114.23. The per capita income for the village was $25,998.16.

[edit] Education

Palmetto Bay is served by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Palmetto Bay is zoned to:

• Coral Reef Elementary School
• Southwood Middle School
• Miami Palmetto High School

[edit] External links

• Village of Palmetto Bay - accessed December 27, 2005
• Palmetto Bay demographics - accessed December 27, 2005
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 25.627187° -80.320704°
  • 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