Lauderhill, Florida | |
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 Lauderhill City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Jamaica Hill[1] | |
| Motto: "All-America City!" | |
 Location of Lauderhill in Broward County, Florida | |
| Coordinates:26°09′16″N80°13′32″W / 26.15444°N 80.22556°W /26.15444; -80.22556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Incorporated | June 20, 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| Area | |
• City | 8.57 sq mi (22.19 km2) |
| • Land | 8.52 sq mi (22.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.050 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 74,482 |
| • Density | 8,747/sq mi (3,377.1/km2) |
| • Metro | 5,564,635 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 33311, 33313, 33319, 33351 |
| Area codes | 954,754 |
| FIPS code | 12-39550[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404888[3] |
| Website | www.Lauderhill-FL.gov |
Lauderhill is a city inBroward County, Florida, United States. It is a principal city of theMiami metropolitan area. As of the2020 census, the city's population was 74,482.
The development that eventually came to be known as Lauderhill was originally to be named "Sunnydale", butWilliam Safire, a friend of the developer, Herbert Sadkin, convinced him to change his mind. Safire felt that "Sunnydale" sounded like a neighborhood inBrooklyn. Sadkin said there were no hills in the new town, to which Safire replied, "There are probably nodales inLauderdale, either!" From that discussion, the name "Lauderhill" was coined.[5] The development eventually grew to become Lauderhill, the city.[6]
Lauderhill was one of two developments (the other in New York) that began largely as off-the-shelf architectural designs which had been available to the public atMacy's department store. The homes, which had been designed byAndrew Geller, had originally been on display at the "Typical American Houses" at the American Exhibition in Moscow. Following a group of approximately 200 of the homes constructed inMontauk, New York in 1963 and 1964, the same developer, Herbert Sadkin[7][8] of the New York-based All-State Properties[6] reprised his success in New York, building a series of similar homes in Florida, calling the development Lauderhill.
In 2003, theNew York Times described the Macy's homes:
The package deal included a 730- to 1,200-square-foot house on a 75-by-100-foot lot, as well as state-of-the art appliances, furniture, housewares and everything else a family would need for a weekend in the sun, including toothbrushes and toilet paper. The cost was roughly $13,000 to $17,000.[6]
TheInverrary Country Club was built in 1970, andtwo years later, its East golf course became home to the newJackie GleasonInverrary Classic on thePGA Tour, which it hosted through1983. Gleason himself built his final home on the golf course.
Up until the late 1980s-early 1990s, Lauderhill was mostly aretirement community forJews and asecond home forsnowbirds (especially in the Inverrary neighborhood).[9] It is now home to mostlyJamaicans,West Indians, andAfrican Americans, but it still has a sizeable white, Jewish, and Hispanic population in the Northwest section and the Inverrary neighborhood, located north ofOakland Park Boulevard and east ofUniversity Drive).[9]
The approximate coordinates for the City of Lauderhill is located in north-centralBroward County.
The city borders the following municipalities:
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.2 km2), of which 8.5 square miles (22.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) is water (0.37%).[10]
Lauderhill 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 monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification,Am).[11]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 132 | — | |
| 1970 | 8,465 | 6,312.9% | |
| 1980 | 37,271 | 340.3% | |
| 1990 | 49,708 | 33.4% | |
| 2000 | 57,585 | 15.8% | |
| 2010 | 66,887 | 16.2% | |
| 2020 | 74,482 | 11.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980[13] | Pop 1990[14] | Pop 2000[15] | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 30,843 | 26,860 | 17,014 | 9,148 | 6,830 | 82.75% | 54.04% | 29.55% | 13.68% | 9.17% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 4,748 | 18,617 | 33,355 | 49,969 | 56,313 | 12.74% | 37.45% | 57.92% | 74.71% | 75.61% |
| Native American orAlaska Native (NH) | 46[18] | 62 | 54 | 136 | 117 | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.09% | 0.20% | 0.16% |
| Asian (NH) | 250[19] | 727 | 903 | 1,051 | 1,282 | 0.67% | 1.46% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 1.72% |
| Pacific Islander orNative Hawaiian (NH) | 2[20] | 9[21] | 29 | 21 | 17 | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| Other race (NH) | 113 | 57 | 213 | 274 | 592 | 0.30% | 0.11% | 0.37% | 0.41% | 0.79% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x[22] | x[23] | 2,022 | 1,358 | 2,335 | x | x | 3.51% | 2.03% | 3.13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,269 | 3,376 | 3,995 | 4,930 | 6,996 | 3.40% | 6.79% | 6.94% | 7.37% | 9.39% |
| Total | 37,271 | 49,708 | 57,585 | 66,887 | 74,482 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 74,482 people, 24,036 households, and 15,760 families residing in the city.[24]
As of the2010 United States census, there were 66,887 people, 24,265 households, and 16,598 families residing in the city.[25]
Lauderhill has a high foreign-born population, with a noticeable proportion from theWest Indies. In 2000, 33.65% of Lauderhill's population was born outside of the United States (24.63% were born in theCaribbean, and 14.73% fromJamaica alone). Other majorWest Indian populations were born inHaiti,Trinidad and Tobago,Grenada,Dominica, TheBahamas,Guyana,U.S. Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean nations.
As of 2000[update], 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.
As of 2000[update], in the city the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $36,723. Males had a median income of $29,756 versus $25,167 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $17,243. About 15.5% of families and 17.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
In 2000, English was the sole home language of 79.14% of the population.Haitian Creole was spoken at home by 7.85% of residents,Spanish by 6.92%,French by 2.69%,Yiddish by 0.59%, andHebrew by 0.45% of residents.[26]
As of 2000[update], Lauderhill had the highest percentage of residents of Jamaican ancestry in the United States, at 20.11% of the city's population,[27] and the percentage of Haitian residents in the United States, at 12.9% of the city's population[28]
On November 9, 2007, in theCentral Broward Park, the Main Eventcricket field, owned byBroward County, was opened.
On May 22, 2010, it became the first ground to host an international between two full members of theICC (New Zealand andSri Lanka) on U.S. soil after the games' World governing body gave its certification.[29] TheWest Indies cricket team, who are the nearest premier cricketing region, have played there the most times.
The park features many other sports venues as well.[30]
Broward County Public Schools operates public schools.[31]
Elementary schools in the Lauderhill city limits include:
Students in other sections of Lauderhill are zoned to the following elementary schools: Banyan Elementary School (Sunrise),[39] Discovery Elementary School (Sunrise),[40] Park Lakes Elementary School (Lauderdale Lakes),[41] Plantation Elementary School (Plantation),[42] and Village Elementary School (Sunrise).[43]
Middle schools and 6th-12th grade schools with attendance zones serving Lauderhill include:
High schools with attendance zones serving Lauderhill include:
A section of Lauderhill has a choice between Anderson and Piper.[49][50] Lauderhill 6–12's high school program has no zoning boundary per se, but people who live in the middle school boundary have priority for admission.[44] While Millennium's high school has no boundary, previous Millennium middle school students have priority for admission.[47]
Charter schools include Rise Academy and Rise Academy II.[52]
TheUniversity of Fort Lauderdale is located in Lauderhill.
Sadkin, the developer of Lauderhill and Bonaventure, did confirm that invitations mailed this week to area business leaders to a "presentation" concerned The 110 Tower, an office building to be located at 110 SW Sixth St. across from the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.
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