Coral Gables, Florida

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Coral Gables is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 42,249. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 42,459.^[1]

The city is best known as home to the University of Miami and formerly the National Hurricane Center, although it has a sizable business district as well.

Coral Gables is an extremely affluent city; its residents include upper class businesspeople and professionals. The city is well known for its restaurants, art galleries, unique shops and boutiques and live theatre performances.

Coral Gables was one of the first planned communities, and prefigured the development of the gated community, and the homeowners association. It was at one point notorious for its aesthetic regulations, but they pale compared to those currently practiced by homeowners associations. It was developed by George Merrick in the 1920s. The architecture is almost entirely mediterranean architecture.

Merrick designed his downtown commercial district to be only four blocks wide and more than two miles long. The area was serviced by a free trolley system that ran down Ponce de Leon Boulevard, the main artery discecting the business district. Merrick could boast that every business in Coral Gables was less than a two block walk. The old trolley system was replaced by the popularity of modern automobiles until a new free trolley system was initiated in November, 2003. Now, Coral Gables is known as a pedestrian-friendly destination. Located only four miles from Miami International Airport, the "City Beautiful" boasts more than 140 dining establishments and gourmet shops, plus many notable international retailers.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous people from Coral Gables
4 Points of interest
5 Education
6 External links

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Geography

Coral Gables is located at Template:Coor dms (25.728228, -80.270986).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 96.2 km² (37.2 mi²). 34.0 km² (13.1 mi²) of it is land and 62.2 km² (24.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 64.64% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 42,249 people, 16,793 households, and 10,243 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,242.4/km² (3,216.9/mi²). There were 17,849 housing units at an average density of 524.9/km² (1,359.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.83% White, 3.30% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.49% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. 46.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 16,793 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% 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 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,839, and the median income for a family was $98,553. Males had a median income of $66,178 versus $39,444 for females. The per capita income for the city was $46,163. 6.9% of the population and 4.3% of families were below the poverty line. 5.6% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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