Palmetto Bay, Florida
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| Palmetto Bay, Florida | |||
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| Coordinates: 25°37′37.87″N 80°19′14.53″W / 25.6271861°N 80.3207028°W | |||
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Florida |
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| Counties |  Miami-Dade |
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| Incorporated | September 10, 2002 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Type | Mayor-council | ||
| - Mayor | Eugene P. Flinn, Jr. | ||
| - Vice Mayor | Brian Pariser | ||
| - Attorney | Eve A. Boutsis | ||
| - Village Clerk | Meighan J. Rader | ||
| - City Council | Shelley Stanczyk, Ed Feller, Howard Tendrich | ||
| Area | |||
| - Village | 8.8 sq mi (22.6 km2) | ||
| - Land | 11.8 sq mi (22.5 km2) | ||
| - Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.1 km2) 0.44% | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Village | 24,469 | ||
| - Density | 3,155.6/sq mi (1,082.7/km2) | ||
| - Metro | 5,422,200 | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
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| Area code(s) | 305, 786 | ||
| Website | http://www.palmettobay-fl.gov | ||
Palmetto Bay is a Miami suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.
Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler and East Perrine.
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[edit] History
The village incorporated on September 10, 2002, taking the territory formerly held by the Cutler and East Perrine census-designated places.[1]
[edit] Geography
Palmetto Bay is located at 25°37′38″N 80°19′15″W / 25.62722°N 80.32083°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 22.6 km² (8.8 mi²). 22.5 km² (11.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 24,469 people, 7,970 households, and 6,783 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,082.7/km² (3155.6/mi²). There were 8,145 housing units at an average density of 360.4/km² (925.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 84.4% White (Non-Hispanic White 61.9%),[3] 7.65% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.00% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.44% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.32% of the population.
The median income for a household in the village was $95,584[4]. The per capita income for the village was $25,998.16
[edit] Economy
At one point the Burger King headquarters were located in what was the Cutler census-designated place, in a campus described by Elaine Walker of the Miami Herald as "sprawling" and "virtually hidden away."[5][6][7] Burger King moved to its current headquarters in unincorporated Miami-Dade County in July and August of 2002.[5] The former Burger King headquarters as of 2007 houses rental offices for several companies.[8]
[edit] Media
The Village of Palmetto Bay, FL. is served by the Miami market for local radio and television. The Village of Palmetto Bay has its own newspapers, The Palmetto Bay News, which is published weekly, and the The Palmetto Bay, published monthly.
[edit] Education
Palmetto Bay is served by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Perrine Elementary and Coral Reef Elementary School, in Palmetto Bay, serve separate sections of the city.
All of the city is zoned to:
Palmetto Bay Private Schools:
- Westminster Christian School
- Palmer Trinity School
- Perrine Seventh-Day Adventist School[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "About our village." Village of Palmetto Bay. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Palmetto Bay Profile: Demographics". palmettobay-fl.gov. http://www.palmettobay-fl.gov/about-demographics.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-context=adp&-qr_name=ACS_2007_3YR_G00_DP3YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_G00_&-tree_id=3307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US1254275&-format=&-_lang=en
- ^ a b Walker, Elaine. "Burger King Begins Switch to New Headquarters in Miami." Miami Herald. July 9, 2002. Retrieved on August 28, 2009.
- ^ "Home Page." Burger King. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Cutler CDP, Florida." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Bacardi U.S.A. to take over BK's planned Coral Gables headquarters." South Florida Business Journal. Tuesday May 8, 2007. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
- ^ "Boundaries." Miami Palmetto High School. Accessed October 30, 2008.
- ^ "Welcome to Perrine Seventh-Day Adventist School." Perrine Seventh-Day Adventist School. Retrieved on October 2, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Village of Palmetto Bay - accessed December 27, 2005
- Palmetto Bay Demographics - accessed November 3, 2007
Coordinates: 25°37′38″N 80°19′15″W / 25.627187°N 80.320704°W
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