Davie is a town inBroward County, Florida, United States, approximately 24 miles (39 km) north ofMiami. The town's population was 110,320 at the2020 census,[5] making it the largest town in Florida by population. Davie is a principal town of theMiami metropolitan area.Horseback riding is common, as many of its historic buildings include ranches and otherWestern establishments.
Prior to European colonization, theTequesta were theindigenous people of what is now Davie. A few campsites and graves have been found in Davie, the oldest dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years in Pine Island Ridge.[6] After Spanish colonization, many of the Tequesta died and the remaining few either escaped toHavana with the Spanish whenFlorida became a British colony, or they assimilated into the newly arrivedSeminoles in the late 18th century.[7]
At the turn of the 20th century, when the state of Florida reclaimed 156 square miles (400 km2) of swampland, out-of-state businessman Robert Parsell Davie purchased 44 square miles (110 km2), to develop farms and establish the town of "Zona"; within a few years, the townspeople renamed it "Davie" in his honor.[8]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km2), of which 34.9 square miles (90.4 km2) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2) (2.32%) is water.[5]
Davie, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of 2000, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.
In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $47,014, and the median income for a family was $56,290. Males had a median income of $38,756 versus $30,016 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $23,271. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, those who spoke only English at home made up 75.47% of the population, while those who spoke Spanish made up 18.74%, andFrench speakers made up 1.13% of residents. A few other languages spoken wereItalian at 0.73%,Chinese at 0.53%,Portuguese 0.51%, andHaitian Creole being themother tongue of 0.38% of the population.[20]
Davie is a part of theMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which in 2005 was the twelfth largest radio market[36] and the seventeenth largest television market[37] in the United States.
^"Contact". St. Bernadette School. RetrievedMay 6, 2020.Saint Bernadette Catholic School 7450 Stirling Rd. Hollywood, FL 33024 Despite the "Hollywood, FL" city name, it is in the Davie city limits. Compare with the Davie zoning map.
^"Top 50 TV markets ranked by households". Northwestern University Media Management Center. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007. RetrievedSeptember 24, 2007.
^West, Patsy (2015) "Abiaka, or Sam Jones, in Context: The Mikasuki Ethnogenesis through the Third Seminole War,"Florida Historical Quarterly 94: No. 3, Article 6.
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