LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA

'Lauderhill' is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 59,621. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

References

External links

History

The city was originally going to be named "Sunnydale", but William Safire, a friend of the developer, convinced him to change his mind. Safire felt that "Sunnydale" sounded like a neighborhood in Brooklyn. A discussion between the two ensued. The developer stated that there were no hills in the new tow, to which Safire replied, “There are probably no dales in Lauderdale, either!” From that discussion, the name "Lauderhill" was coined. City of Lauderhill—The past

Geography

Lauderhill is located at (26.165679, -80.232589). It is located in central Broward County. It borders the following municipalities:

★ On its north and northeast:
:Tamarac

★ On its northeast:
:Lauderdale Lakes

★ On its east:
:Fort Lauderdale

★ On its south:
:Plantation

★ On its southwest and west:
:Sunrise
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.3 mi² (19.0 km²). of which is land and is water (0.55%).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 57,585 people, 22,810 households, and 14,279 families residing in the city. The population density was 7,892.8/mi² (3,045.7/km²). There were 25,751 housing units at an average density of 3,529.5/mi² (1,362.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 33.83% White, 58.77% African American and Black (a large part from the Caribbean), 0.12% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.61% from other races, and 4.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.
Lauderhill has a high foreign-born population, with a noticeable proportion from the West Indies. 33.65% of Lauderhill's population was born outside of the United States. 24.63% were born in the Caribbean, 14.73% from Jamaica alone. Other major West Indian populations were born in Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, The Bahamas, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean nations.
There were 22,810 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $36,723. Males had a median income of $29,756 versus $25,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,243. About 15.5% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 79.14% of the population, while French Creole was at 7.85%, Spanish at 6.92%, French at 2.69%, Yiddish at 0.59%, and Hebrew at 0.45% of residents.^[2]

References

1. Lauderhill, Florida Page
2. Lauderhill, Florida

External links

★ City of Lauderhill official website