Dania Beach, Florida | |
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| City of Dania Beach | |
 Nyberg-Swanson House, now home to the local Chamber of Commerce | |
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| Nickname: "The Antique Capital of the South"[1] | |
| Motto(s): "Broward's First City" "Sea it. Live it. Love it."[2] | |
 Location of Dania Beach in Broward County, Florida | |
 City boundaries prior to 2001 annexation | |
| Coordinates:26°03′28″N80°08′15″W / 26.05778°N 80.13750°W /26.05778; -80.13750[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Settled (Modello) | c. 1898–1899[1] |
| Incorporated (Town of Dania) | November 30, 1904[4] |
| Incorporated (City of Dania) | June 06, 1927[4] |
| Incorporated (City of Dania Beach) | November 03, 1998[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Body | Dania Beach City Commission |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.35 sq mi (21.62 km2) |
| • Land | 7.83 sq mi (20.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) 3.04% |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,723 |
| • Density | 4,051.3/sq mi (1,564.23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33004 |
| Area codes | 754,954 |
| FIPS code | 12-16335[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404182[3] |
| Website | www |
Dania Beach (Dania until 1998) is a city inBroward County, Florida, United States. It is part of theMiami metropolitan area. As of the2020 census, the city's population was 31,723.
Dania Beach is home to Dania Pointe, a shopping and entertainment center in its downtown district. Dania Beach is the location of one of the largestjai alaifrontons in the United States,The Casino @ Dania Beach (Dania Jai Alai).[7]
It was formerly the location for twoamusement centers; one namedBoomers! (formerly Grand Prix Race-O-Rama), which housed theDania Beach Hurricaneroller coaster, and the other beingPirates World amusement park, which was featured inBarry Mahon'sThumbelina. It is also home to theInternational Game Fish Association Hall of Fame and Museum.
The area was started as a neighborhood calledModello in the late 19th century.[8] In November 1904, the area was incorporated as the "Town of Dania," because most of the 35 residents were farmers ofDanishancestry.[8] On January 4, 1926, Dania voted to annex itself to theCity of Hollywood.
After the September1926 Miami hurricane decimated Hollywood's fortunes, most of Dania seceded from the City of Hollywood and reincorporated as a city.[1][9] The areas that chose to remain part of the City of Hollywood caused Dania's current noncontinuous city boundaries. In November 1998, the "City of Dania" formally changed its name to "City of Dania Beach".[8] The name "Dania" is still commonly used to refer to the city.
In 2001, the city annexed severalunincorporated areas of Broward County, increasing its population by about 3,600 people.[1]
Formerly known as the "Tomato Capital of the World," once the city went from a farming settlement to an urban city, it soon took on the name "Antique Capital of the South", due to manyantique shops in downtown Dania Beach, especially alongFederal Highway, known as the city's "Antique Row".[1]
The city has a total area of 8.3 sq mi (21.6 km2), of which 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2) (3.04%) is covered by water.[10]
Dania Beach's boundaries areFort Lauderdale to the north,Hollywood to the south, Hollywood and theAtlantic Ocean to the east, andDavie along with theHollywood Seminole Indian Reservation to the west of the city.
Dania Beach is adjacent toFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.[11]
Dania Beach 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)[12]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 369 | — | |
| 1920 | 762 | 106.5% | |
| 1930 | 1,674 | 119.7% | |
| 1940 | 2,902 | 73.4% | |
| 1950 | 4,540 | 56.4% | |
| 1960 | 7,065 | 55.6% | |
| 1970 | 9,013 | 27.6% | |
| 1980 | 11,796 | 30.9% | |
| 1990 | 13,024 | 10.4% | |
| 2000 | 20,061 | 54.0% | |
| 2010 | 29,639 | 47.7% | |
| 2020 | 31,723 | 7.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[13] | |||
| Race | Pop 2010[14] | Pop 2020[15] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White (NH) | 15,580 | 13,368 | 52.57% | 42.14% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 6,205 | 6,443 | 20.94% | 20.31% |
| Native American orAlaska Native (NH) | 69 | 86 | 0.23% | 0.27% |
| Asian (NH) | 606 | 668 | 2.04% | 2.11% |
| Pacific Islander orNative Hawaiian (NH) | 14 | 28 | 0.05% | 0.09% |
| Some other race (NH) | 97 | 292 | 0.33% | 0.92% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 416 | 962 | 1.40% | 3.03% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6,652 | 9,876 | 22.44% | 31.13% |
| Total | 29,639 | 31,723 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 31,723 people, 12,234 households, and 7,560 families residing in the city.[16]
As of the2010 United States census, there were 29,639 people, 12,749 households, and 7,578 families residing in the city.[17]
In 2000, 21.4% had children under 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were not families. About 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.19, and the average family size was 2.85.
In 2000, the age distribution was 20.0% under 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $34,125, and for a family was $37,405. Males had a median income of $35,081 versus $26,535 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $20,795. About 14.6% of families and 18.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English as afirst language was spoken by 76.85%, whileSpanish accounted for 12.38%,French at 4.88%,French Creole at 1.94%,Italian at 1.36%, andArabic was spoken by 0.80% of the population.[18]
As of 2000, Dania Beach had the 127th-highest percentage ofCuban residents in the US, at 1.69% of the city's population (tied with Fort Lauderdale andParkland).[19]
Spirit Airlines is headquartered in Dania Beach at Dania Pointe. The airlineSun Air International had its headquarters in Dania Beach until it ceased operations in 2016.[20][21]
American Maritime Officers is headquartered in Dania Beach, as well asAlec Bradley Cigar Co.
Carnival Air Lines,[22]Gulfstream International Airlines, and Chewy.com were formerly headquartered in Dania Beach.[23][24]
Dania Beach's public schools are operated by theBroward County Public Schools. Its public elementary schools include Collins Elementary School and Dania Elementary School. Olsen Middle School is a local publicmiddle school, andSouth Broward High School serves the area from neighboringHollywood, Florida.
During the segregation period, the first school for Black students met in theSt. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church.[citation needed]
Dania Beach is a part of theMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the 12th-largest radio market[25] and the 17th largest television market[26] in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are theSouth Florida-Sun Sentinel andThe Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterpartsEl Sentinel andEl Nuevo Herald.
Dania Beach is served by theFort Lauderdale Airport station on theTri-Rail. It is also served by severalBroward County Transit buses. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is located in the city of Dania Beach.
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