Pembroke Pines, Florida

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Template:Infobox City FloridaPembroke Pines is a city located in Broward County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 137,427. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 150,104.^[1]

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

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History

Pembroke Pines was incorporated in 1960, and took the name Pembroke from its location along Pembroke Road and the many pine trees in the area. But the name Pembroke may date back much further. The name may have been from an early landowner from Britain known as the Earl of Pembroke.

In 1992 Hurricane Andrew devastated parts of southern Miami, some 40 miles south of the city. However, Pembroke Pines remained mostly intact and saw a signifiant migration of southern Miami families moving into western Broward County. The city's population has grown from (1990 pop. 65,452) to an estimated 2005 population of 148,000.

Pembroke Pines was also home to the most dangerous road intersection (Pines Blvd and Flamingo Rd.) in the United States in 2001, according to State Farm Insurance.[2]

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Geography

Pembroke Pines is located at Template:Coor dms (26.012913, -80.313689).Template:GR

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.2 km² (34.4 mi²). 85.6 km² (33.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.01% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 137,427 people, 51,989 households, and 36,860 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,605.5/km² (4,157.6/mi²). There were 55,296 housing units at an average density of 646.0/km² (1,672.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.58% White, 13.25% African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.76% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.70% from other races, and 3.47% from two or more races. 28.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 51,989 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,629, and the median income for a family was $61,480. Males had a median income of $45,129 versus $32,531 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,843. 5.4% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the poverty line. 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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