Cooper City, Florida | |
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| City of Cooper City | |
 Cooper City's City Hall | |
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| Motto: "Someplace Special" | |
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| Coordinates:26°02′26″N80°16′02″W / 26.04056°N 80.26722°W /26.04056; -80.26722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Incorporated | June 20, 1959[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| Area | |
• City | 8.34 sq mi (21.60 km2) |
| • Land | 8.04 sq mi (20.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) 3.63% |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 34,401 |
| • Density | 4,279.7/sq mi (1,652.42/km2) |
| • Metro | 6,166,488 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33328-33330, 33026 |
| Area codes | 954,754 |
| FIPS code | 12-14125[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404124[3] |
| Website | www |
Cooper City is a city inBroward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959. It's part of theMiami metropolitan area ofSouth Florida. The city's population was 34,401 at the2020 census.[5]
In 2006, Cooper City expanded with the annexation of theWaldrep Dairy Farm.
Cooper City is bounded byDavie to the north,Pembroke Pines to the south, bothHollywood and Davie to the east, andSouthwest Ranches to the west.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.6 km2), of which 8.0 square miles (20.8 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km2) is water (3.63%).[6]
Cooper City has atropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of theCaribbean. It is part of the only region in the48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has atropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification:Af), bordering atropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification:Am).[7]
| Historical demographics | 2020[8] | 2010[9] | 2000[10] | 1990[11] | 1980[12] |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 50.5% | 65.1% | 75.7% | 84.7% | 93.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31.8% | 22.8% | 15.6% | 10.7% | 5.1% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 0.3% |
| Asian andPacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 7.5% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| Native American (non-Hispanic) | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Some other race (non-Hispanic) | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | < 0.1% | |
| Two or more races (non-Hispanic) | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.1% | N/A | N/A |
| Population | 34,401 | 28,547 | 27,939 | 20,791 | 10,140 |
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 550 | — | |
| 1970 | 2,535 | 360.9% | |
| 1980 | 10,140 | 300.0% | |
| 1990 | 20,791 | 105.0% | |
| 2000 | 27,939 | 34.4% | |
| 2010 | 28,547 | 2.2% | |
| 2020 | 34,401 | 20.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[13] | |||
| Race | Pop 2010[14] | Pop 2020[15] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 18,577 | 17,364 | 65.08% | 50.48% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1,290 | 1,879 | 4.52% | 5.46% |
| Native American orAlaska Native (NH) | 60 | 58 | 0.21% | 0.17% |
| Asian (NH) | 1,556 | 2,579 | 5.45% | 7.50% |
| Pacific Islander orNative Hawaiian (NH) | 7 | 11 | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Some other race (NH) | 96 | 269 | 0.34% | 0.78% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 441 | 1,301 | 1.54% | 3.78% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6,520 | 10,940 | 22.84% | 31.80% |
| Total | 28,547 | 34,401 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 34,401 people, 11,319 households, and 9,554 families residing in the city.[16]
As of the2010 United States census, there were 28,547 people, 9,321 households, and 7,689 families residing in the city.[17]
In 2000, 51.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 14.2% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.30.
In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $75,166, and the median income for a family was $78,172. Males had a median income of $51,931 versus $33,788 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $27,474. About 2.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000,English was spoken as afirst language by 78.55% of the population, whileSpanish was spoken by 15.08%, andHebrew speakers made up 1.25% of all residents. Othermother tongues included languages such as bothFrench andMalayalam making up 0.75% of residents, as well asItalian being at 0.69%, whileChinese was at 0.59%.[18]
As of 2000, Cooper City had the sixty-fifth highest percentage ofCuban residents in the US, at 5.29% of the city's population (tied withWest Palm Beach),[19] and it had the ninety-second highest percentage ofColombian residents in the US, which made up 1.78% of all residents (tied withPinecrest andSouth Bound Brook, New Jersey).[20]
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Broward County Public Schools operates public schools.[21]
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Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City is the location of a cricket grounds, and in 2004, played host tofirst-class cricket when theUnited States cricket team playedCanada in theICC Intercontinental Cup. It also served as the home ground for the Florida ThunderPro Cricket team in 2004. The park is also home to one of the few cycling tracks in South Florida. The park also encompasses a skateboard park. There are three other parks in Cooper City, Bill Lips Park, Cooper City Sports Complex, and Flamingo West Park.
Cooper City is also the birthplace ofTroy State defensive end Ken Wagner, who was a part of their National Championship team in the late 1980s.
FormerMiami Dolphins place kickerOlindo Mare graduated from Cooper City High School in 1991.
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