NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

'North Miami Beach' (commonly referred to as 'NMB') is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Originally named Fulford in 1926 after Captain William H. Fulford of the United States Coast Guard, the city was incorporated in 1927 as Fulford, but was renamed North Miami Beach in 1931. The population was 40,786 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 39,921.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Languages

Attractions

Famous Residents

Education

Public Elementary Schools

Public Middle School

Public High School

References

External links

Geography

North Miami Beach is located at (25.930171, -80.169780).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.7 km² (5.3 mi²). 12.8 km² (5.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (6.43%) is water.
Although the North Miami Beach boundaries once stretched to the Atlantic Ocean, this city on the Intracoastal Waterway no longer has any beaches within its city limits, although they are a short distance away across the inlet.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 40,786 people, 13,987 households, and 9,804 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,174.9/km² (8,230.6/mi²). There were 15,350 housing units at an average density of 1,194.9/km² (3,097.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 24.8% White, 39% African American, 0.29% Native American, 4% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 4.61% from other races, and 5.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30% of the population. It has a large Haitian community, as well as being the business center of Miami's small Indian American, Indo-Caribbean American and Chinese American community.
There were 13,987 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,377, and the median income for a family was $35,047. Males had a median income of $26,278 versus $22,110 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,699. About 18.4% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

Languages

As of 2000, the first language, or mother tongue of residents included English at 38.50%, Spanish 31.97%, French Creole 19.32%, French 2.33%, Chinese at 1.55%, and Portuguese at 1.20% of the population.^[2]

Attractions

Attractions in the vicinity of North Miami Beach include a line of popular ocean beaches. ''Haulover Park'' and Haulover Beach, operated by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation, has a well known clothing optional beach.
There is a historical marker at the original site of the Haulover Marina dedicated to the first charter-boat captains in the State of Florida, thus starting the industry.

★ Historical Haulover page - There is still a thriving charter-boat fishing fleet there.
North Miami Beach also has an authentic Medieval Spanish monastery, the St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church. This stone building around a patio, the cloisters of the Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux, was built in Sacramenia, Segovia, Spain in the 12th century. It was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in the 1920s, dismantled and shipped to the United States, and reassembled after Hearst's death in North Miami Beach in the 1950s. It is a tourism attraction and a popular spot for weddings.

Famous Residents

★ Jin

★ Max Jean-Gilles

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves North Miami Beach.

Public Elementary Schools

★ Fulford Elementary School

★ Greynolds Park Elementary School

Public Middle School

★ John Fitzgerald Kennedy Middle School is in North Miami Beach.

Public High School

★ North Miami Beach High School is in North Miami Beach.

References

1. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls
2. http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=49475&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r

External links

★ City of North Miami Beach

★ Spanish Monastery site