HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

'Hollywood' is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 139,357 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 145,629.^[1] Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the ninth largest city in Florida.^[2] It is served by the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the 23rd busiest airport in the United States.^[3] As of 1998, the taxable value of property in the city exceeded 5.4 billion dollars.^[2] Hollywood gained recent notoriety due to the death of actress Anna Nicole Smith on February 8th 2007 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in the Seminole Indian reservation of western Hollywood.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Languages

Education

Public High Schools

Public Middle Schools

Public Elementary Schools

Controversy

Notable residents

Neighborhoods

Sister Cities

References

Sources

External links

Geography

Hollywood is located at (26.021467, -80.174910).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 79.8 km² (30.8 mi²). 70.8 km² (27.3 mi²) of it is land and 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²) of it (11.23%) is water.
Hollywood is located in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5-6 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach. Hollywood is bounded by the following municipalities:
To the north:

★ Fort Lauderdale

★ Dania Beach
To the northwest:

★ Davie

★ Cooper City
To the west:

★ Pembroke Pines
To the southwest:

★ Miramar
To the south:

★ West Park

★ Pembroke Park

★ Hallandale Beach

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 139,357 people, 59,673 households, and 34,490 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,968.0/km² (5,097.2/mi²). There were 68,426 housing units at an average density of 966.3/km² (2,502.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.35% White, 12.09% African American or Black, 0.27% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.95% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.53% of the population.
There were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,714, and the median income for a family was $44,849. Males had a median income of $33,102 versus $27,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,097. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Languages

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 66.94% of residents, while Spanish was at 21.62%, French 2.06%, French Creole 1.32%, Italian 1.12%, Romanian 0.91%, Hebrew 0.88%, Portuguese 0.84%, and German was at 0.72%.^[5]

Education

Hollywood's public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools.
Private Schools
Sheridan Hills Christian School

Public High Schools

★ Hollywood Hills High School

★ McArthur High School

★ South Broward High School

Public Middle Schools

★ Apollo Middle School

★ Attucks Middle School

★ Driftwood Middle School

★ McNicol Middle School

Public Elementary Schools

★ Mary M. Bethune Elementary School

★ Boulevard Heights Elementary School

★ Colbert Elementary School

★ Driftwood Elementary School

★ Hollywood Central Elementary School

★ Hollywood Hills Elementary School

★ Hollywood Park Elementary School

★ Oakridge Elementary School

★ Orange Brook Elementary School

★ Sheridan Hills Elementary School

★ Sheridan Park Elementary School

★ Stirling Elementary School

★ West Hollywood Elementary School

Controversy

On February 6, 2001, Sun Cruz Casino gambling boat owner Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis was murdered while in negotiation with the City to finance & build the failed "Diamond on the Beach" hotel project on Hollywood's historical "casino property".
Recently several Hollywood Police Officers have been implicated in a wide reaching corruption investigation by the FBI.^[6]

Notable residents

★ Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, actress, One Tree Hill

★ Bella Thorne, actress, model

★ Victoria Justice, actress, model

★ Tracy Lindsey Melchior, actress

★ Jamie Westenhiser, Playboy Playmate

★ Erasmus James, defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL

★ Joseph Trohman, Fall Out Boy lead guitarist

★ Michael Mizrachi, World Poker Tour winner

★ Janice Dickinson, model, author

★ Oddibe McDowell, American Baseball Player

★ Bryant McFadden, cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL

★ Veronica Lake, actress, World War II pin-up girl

★ Scotty Emerick, singer-songwriter

★ Mike Napoli, Catcher, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Neighborhoods

★ 441 Corridor ★ Alandco ★ Arapahoe Farms ★ Beverly Hills ★ Beverly Park ★ Boulevard Heights ★ Carriage/Carriage Hills ★ Central Business District

★ Condo Presidents ★ Downtown Hollywood ★ Driftwood/Driftwood Acres ★ East Lake ★ Emerald Hills ★ Emerald Oaks ★ Emerald Point ★ Estates of Fort Lauderdale

★ Highland Gardens ★ Hillcrest ★ Hollywood Beach ★ Hollywood Gardens ★ Hollywood Hills ★ Hollywood Lakes ★ Hollywood North Beach ★ Hollywood South Central Beach

★ L'Etoile at Emerald Point ★ Lake Eden ★ Lakes of Emerald Hills ★ Lawnacres ★ Liberia ★ Mapleridge ★ Martin Luther King Jr. Community ★ North Central

★ Oak Point ★ Oakridge ★ Oakwood Hills ★ Park East ★ Park Side ★ Playland/Playland Village ★ Playland Estates ★ Quadomain

★ Royal Poinciana ★ Sheridan Oaks ★ Stirling Commercial ★ The Homes at East Lake ★ The Townhouses of Emerald Hills ★ The Wood of Emerald Hills ★ T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park ★ Washington Park

Sister Cities

Hollywood has eight sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

★ Lecheria, Venezuela

★ Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay

★ Guatemala City, Guatemala

★ Herzliya, Israel

★ Romorantin, France

★ Baia Mare, Romania

★ Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic

★ Vlorë, Albania

References

1. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-12.xls
2. http://www.hollywoodfl.org/records_archives/ARC.asp?DeptN=ARC&PageX=history
3. http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/fort_laud/
4. http://www.hollywoodfl.org/records_archives/ARC.asp?DeptN=ARC&PageX=history
5. http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=32000&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r
6. http://www.nbc6.net/news/12600796/detail.html?rss=ami&psp=news

Sources

★ ''Florida'', DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 2004, pg. 132

★ United States Census Bureau

External links

★ City of Hollywood official website

★ Hollywood Historical Society

★ Hollywood Beach Photos Group on Flickr

★ Hollywood Gambler: "The Gus Boulis Story"(novel)