Coral Springs, Florida

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Template:Infobox City Florida Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city located in Broward County, Florida. The city was named for its natural spring water. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 117,549. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 128,355.^[1]

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Geography

Coral Springs is located at Template:Coor dms (26.270658, -80.259163).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.5 km² (24.1 mi²). 61.9 km² (23.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.99% water.

Coral Springs is bordered by the following municipalities:

On its north:

Parkland

On its east:

Coconut Creek

On its southeast:

On its south:

Tamarac

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 117,549 people, 39,522 households, and 31,301 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,898.2/km² (4,916.5/mi²). There were 41,337 housing units at an average density of 667.5/km² (1,728.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.55% White, 9.16% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.53% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.99% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 15.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 39,522 households out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,459, and the median income for a family was $64,193. Males had a median income of $45,330 versus $30,898 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,282. 8.0% of the population and 6.3% of families were below the poverty line. 9.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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