Miramar, Florida

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Template:Infobox City FloridaMiramar is a city located in Broward County, Florida. The city was named after a town in Cuba. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 101,486 ^[1]. It is home to the broadcast facilities of WTVJ, the local NBC affiliate.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 City Officials
4 External links

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Geography

Miramar is located at Template:Coor dms (25.978812, -80.282489)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 80.3 km² (31.0 mi²). 76.4 km² (29.5 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.84% water.

The city's official motto is "Beauty and Progress."

Miramar is Spanish for "Sea view" or "sea sight", though it is not located directly near the Atlantic Ocean. The city is bordered by the following municipalities:

To the north:

Pembroke Pines

To the northeast:

Hollywood

To the east:

West Park

To the south:

Miami-Dade County

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 72,739 people, 23,058 households, and 18,653 families residing in the city. The population density was 952.0/km² (2,465.8/mi²). There were 25,905 housing units at an average density of 339.1/km² (878.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 43.59% White, 43.30% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.03% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 4.72% from other races, and 5.11% from two or more races. 29.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 23,058 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,289, and the median income for a family was $52,952. Males had a median income of $34,145 versus $28,283 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,462. 8.2% of the population and 7.0% of families were below the poverty line. 9.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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