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===Sports venues===
===Sports venues===
Miami-Dade County holds the majority of sports arenas, stadiums and complexes in [[South Florida]]. Some of these sports facilites are:
Miami-Dade County holds the majority of sports arenas, stadiums and complexes in [[South Florida]]. Some of these sports facilities are:


*[[Dolphin Stadium]]- [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Florida Marlins]]
*[[Dolphin Stadium]]- [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Florida Marlins]]

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Miami-Dade County
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Coordinates: 25°46′27″N 80°11′37″W / 25.77417°N 80.19361°W / 25.77417; -80.19361
Country United States
State Florida
FoundedJanuary 18, 1836
Named forFrancis L. Dade
SeatMiami
Largest cityMiami
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,402,208
Websitewww.miamidade.gov

Miami-Dade County (formerly known as Dade County and many times referred to as simply Miami) is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 2,402,208 in 2006, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States.[1] The county's population makes up approximately half of the South Florida metropolitan area population and holds most of the principal cities encompassing South Florida, making it the most important of the three counties that make up the area. The county seat is the city of Miami.

The county is home to 35 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas. The eastern portion of the county is heavily urbanized with many high rises up the coastline, as well as the location of the county's central business district, Downtown Miami. The western portion of the county consists of the Everglades National Park and is unpopulated. East of the mainland in Biscayne Bay is also Biscayne National Park, making Miami the only metropolitan area in the United States that borders two national parks.

The current county mayor is Carlos Alvarez.

History

Further information: [[:History of Miami, Florida]]

Pre-European contact

The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the Miami region came from about 12,000 years ago.[2] The first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Miami River, with the main villages on the northern banks.

The inhabitants at the time of first European contact were the Tequesta people, who controlled much of southeastern Florida, including what is now Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and the southern part of Palm Beach County. The Tequesta Indians fished, hunted, and gathered the fruit and roots of plants for food, but did not practice any form of agriculture. They buried the small bones of the deceased with the rest of the body, and put the larger bones in a box for the village people to see. The Tequesta are credited with making the Miami Circle.

European contact

Juan Ponce de León was the first European to visit the area in 1513 by sailing into Biscayne Bay. His journal records that he reached Chequescha, which was Miami's first recorded name.[3] It is unknown whether he came ashore or made contact with the Indians. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his men made the first recorded landing when they visited the Tequesta settlement in 1566 while looking for Avilés' missing son, shipwrecked a year earlier.[4] Spanish soldiers led by Father Francisco Villarreal built a Jesuit mission at the mouth of the Miami River a year later but it was short-lived. After the Spaniards left, the Tequesta Indians were left to fend themselves from European-introduced diseases like smallpox. By 1711, the Tequesta sent a couple of local chiefs to Havana, Cuba to ask if they could migrate there. The Cubans sent two ships to help them, but Spanish illnesses struck and most of the Indians died.[5]

The first permanent European settlers arrived in the early 1800s. People came from the Bahamas to South Florida and the Keys to hunt for treasure from the ships that ran aground on the treacherous Great Florida reef. Some accepted Spanish land offers along the Miami River. At about the same time, the Seminole Indians arrived, along with a group of runaway slaves. The area was affected by the Second Seminole War, during which Major William S. Harney led several raids against the Indians. Most non-Indian residents were soldiers stationed at Fort Dallas. It was the most devastating Indian war in American history, causing almost a total loss of population in the Miami area.

After the Second Seminole War ended in 1842, William English, re-established a plantation started by his uncle on the Miami River. He charted the “Village of Miami” on the south bank of the Miami River and sold several plots of land. In 1844, Miami became the county seat, and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the area.[6] The Third Seminole War) was not as destructive as the second one. Even so, it slowed down the settlement of southeast Florida. At the end of the war, a few of the soldiers stayed.

Birth of Dade County

Dade County was created on January 18, 1836 under the Territorial Act of the United States. The county was named after Major Francis L. Dade, a soldier killed in 1835 in the Second Seminole War, at what has since been named the Dade Battlefield. At the time of its creation, Dade County included the land that now contains Palm Beach and Broward counties, together with the land of present day Miami-Dade County. The county seat was originally at Indian Key in the Florida Keys, then in 1844, the County seat was moved to Miami. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed from the northern portion of what was then Dade County, and then in 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create what is now Broward County. There have been no significant boundary changes to the county since 1915.[7]

The second-costliest natural disaster to occur in the United States was the disastrous Hurricane Andrew, which hit this county early Monday morning on August 24, 1992. It struck the central part of the county from due east, south of Miami and very near Homestead, Kendall, and Cutler Ridge (now the Town of Cutler Bay). Damages numbered over US$25 billion in the county alone, and recovery has taken years in these areas where the destruction was greatest. This was the costliest natural disaster in US history until Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf region in 2005.

After the Cuban Revolution, exiles from Cuba migrated in large numbers to Dade County.

On November 13, 1997 voters changed the name of the county from Dade to Miami-Dade to acknowledge the international name recognition of Miami.[8]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,297 km² (2,431 mi²). 5,040 km² (1,946 mi²) of it is land and 1,257 km² (485 mi²) of it (19.96%) is water, most of which is Biscayne Bay, with another significant portion in the adjacent waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

The bay is divided from the Atlantic Ocean by the many barrier isles along the coast, one of which is where well-known Miami Beach is located, home to South Beach and the Art Deco district. The Florida Keys, which are also barrier islands are only accessible through Miami-Dade County, but which are otherwise part of neighboring Monroe County.

Miami is the only metropolitan area in the United States that borders two national parks. Biscayne National Park is located east of the mainland, in Biscayne Bay, and the western third of Miami-Dade County lies within Everglades National Park.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1840446—
1850159−64.3%
186083−47.8%
1870852.4%
1880257202.4%
1890861235.0%
19004,955475.5%
191011,933140.8%
192042,753258.3%
1930142,955234.4%
1940267,73987.3%
1950495,08484.9%
1960935,04788.9%
19701,267,79235.6%
19801,625,78128.2%
19901,937,09419.1%
20002,253,36216.3%

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,253,362 people, 776,774 households, and 548,402 families residing in the county. The population density was 447/km² (1,158/mi²). There were 852,278 housing units at an average density of 169/km² (438/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 18.6% Non-Hispanic White, 20.5% Non-Hispanic Black (with a large part being of Caribbean descent) and African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 4.58% from other races, and 3.79% from two or more races. 60.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Age pyramid of Miami-Dade county

There were 776,774 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.35.

The age distribution is 24.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,966, and the median income for a family was $40,260. Males had a median income of $30,120 versus $24,686 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,497. About 14.5% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

51.4% of Miami-Dade County residents are foreign-born, a percentage greater than any other county in the United States.[9]

Language

As of 2000, 59.25% spoke Spanish as their first language, 32.09% English, 4.12% French Creole, and 0.89% spoke French as their mother language.[10] 51.4% of the county residents were born outside the United States, while 67.90% of the population speaks a language other than English at home.[11]

Public safety

Fire rescue department

Further information: [[:Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department]]
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The Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Miami-Dade County, Florida. The department serves 28 municipalities and all unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County from 60 fire stations[12]. The Department also provides fire protection services for Miami International Airport, Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport and Opa-Locka Airport.[13]

The communities served are Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Golden Beach, Hialeah Gardens, Homestead, Indian Creek, Islandia, Medley, Miami Lakes, Miami Shores, Miami Springs, North Bay Village, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Opa-locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, South Miami, Surfside, Sweetwater, Sunny Isles Beach, Virginia Gardens, and West Miami.[14]

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is also the home to Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 1.

EMS

MFDRD EMS operations consists of 57 Advanced Life Support units staffed by 760 state-certified paramedics and 640 state-certified emergency medical technicians.

Police department

Further information: [[:Miami-Dade Police Department]]
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The Miami-Dade Police Department is full service metropolitan police department serving Miami-Dade County's unincorporated areas, although they have lenient mutual aid agreements with other municipalities, most often the City of Miami Police Department. The Miami-Dade Police Department is the largest police department in the state of Florida with over 5,000 employees. The Department is still often referred by its former name, the Metro-Dade Police or simply Metro.

The Miami-Dade Police Department operate out of nine districts throughout Miami-Dade County and have two special bureaus. The current director of the Miami-Dade Police Department is Robert Parker, who succeeded Carlos Alvarez, the current mayor of Miami-Dade County. The Department's headquarters are located in Doral, Florida.

Law and government

Main article: Miami-Dade county law and government

Miami-Dade County has operated under a unique metropolitan system of government, a "two-tier federation," since 1957. This was made possible when Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1956 that allowed the people of Dade County (as it was known then) to enact a home rule charter. Prior to this year, home rule did not exist in Florida, and all counties were limited to the same set of powers by the Florida Constitution and state law.

Federation, not total consolidation

Unlike a consolidated city-county, where the city and county governments merge into a single entity, these two entities remain separate. Instead there are two "tiers", or levels, of government: city and county. There are 35 municipalities in the county, the City of Miami being the largest.

Cities are the "lower tier" of local government, providing police and fire protection, zoning and code enforcement, and other typical city services within their jurisdiction. These services are paid for by city taxes. The County is the "upper tier", and it provides services of a metropolitan nature, such as emergency management, airport and seaport operations, public housing and health care services, transportation, environmental services, solid waste disposal etc. These are funded by county taxes, which are assessed on all incorporated and unincorporated areas.

Of the county's 2.2 million total residents (as of 2000), approximately 52% live in unincorporated areas, the majority of which are heavily urbanized. These residents are part of the Unincorporated Municipal Services Area (UMSA). For these residents, the County fills the role of both lower- and upper-tier government, the County Commission acting as their lower-tier municipal representative body. Residents within UMSA pay an UMSA tax, equivalent to a city tax, which is used to provide County residents with equivalent city services (police, fire, zoning, water and sewer, etc.). Residents of incorporated areas do not pay UMSA tax.

Presidential elections results
Year Republican Democrat
2004 46.6% 361,095 52.9% 409,732
2000 46.3% 289,574 52.6% 328,867
1996 37.9% 209,740 57.3% 317,555
1992 43.2% 235,313 46.7% 254,609
1988 55.3% 270,937 44.3% 216,970
1984 59.2% 144,281 40.8% 223,863
1980 50.7% 265,888 40.2% 210,868
1976 40.5% 211,148 58.1% 303,047
1972 58.9% 256,529 40.8% 177,693
1968 37.0% 135,222 48.4% 176,689
1964 36.0% 117,480 64.0% 208,941
1960 42.3% 134,506 57.7% 183,114

Structure of county government

The Executive Mayor of Miami-Dade County is elected countywide to serve a four-year term. The Mayor is not a member of the County Commission. The Mayor appoints a County Manager, with approval and consent of the Board of County Commissioners, to oversee the operations of the County Departments. The Mayor has veto power over the Commission. The current mayor is Cuban-born Carlos Alvarez.

The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative body, consisting of 13 members elected from single-member districts. Members are elected to serve four-year terms, and elections of members are staggered. The Board chooses a Chairperson, who presides over the Commission, as well as appoints the members of its legislative committees. The Board has a wide array of powers to enact legislation, create departments, and regulate businesses operating within the County. It also has the power to override the Mayor's veto with a two-thirds vote.

The election of Commissioners from single member districts came to be in 1992 after a group led by attorney and City of Miami Commissioner Arthur Teele, Jr. with the support of some African American and Hispanic civic leaders, challenged the at large election system in the courts, arguing that the present system did not allow for the election of minority commissioners, despite the fact that African American Commissioner Barbara Carey-Shuler had been elected several times. The court, under the ruling of Judge Graham, created the single member district election system.

District Commissioner
1st Barbara J. Jordan
2nd Dorrin D. Rolle
3rd Audrey Edmonson
4th Sally A. Heyman
5th Bruno A. Barreiro, Chairman
6th Rebeca Sosa
7th Carlos A. Gimenez
8th Katy Sorenson
9th Dennis C. Moss
10th Javier D. Souto
11th Joe A. Martinez
12th José Pepe Diaz
13th Natacha Seijas

Reorganization of constitutional officers

Florida's Constitution provides for four elected officials to oversee executive and administrative functions for each county (called "Constitutional Officers"): Sheriff, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, and Tax Collector. Each of these offices were reorganized and became subordinate County Departments. Today these positions are appointed by and report to the Mayor.

The most visible distinction between Miami-Dade and other Florida counties is the title of its law enforcement agency. It is the only county in Florida that does not have an elected sheriff, or an agency titled "Sheriff's Office." Instead the equivalent agency is known as the Miami-Dade Police Department, and its leader is known as the Metropolitan Sheriff and Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Independent judiciary

Outside the Miami-Dade county courthouse.

The judicial offices of Clerk of the Circuit Court, State Attorney, and Public Defender are still branches of State government and are therefore independently elected and not part of County government.

Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD)

MDWASD is one of the largest public utilities in the United States, employing approximately 2,700 employees as of 2007. It provides service to about 2 million customers, operating with an annual budget of almost $400 million. Approximately 330 million gallons of water are drawn everyday from the Biscayne Aquifer for consumer use. MDWASD has over 7,100 miles of water lines, a service area of 396 square miles and 14 pump stations MDWASD has over 3,600 miles of sewage pipes, a service area of 341 square miles and 954 pump stations [15]

Wastewater (sewage) treatment plants

North District (Interama)
2575 N.E. 151 Street, North Miami, Florida, 33161

live epa info/reports on facility

South District (Blackpoint)
Central District (Virginia Key)

Water treatment plants

Alexander Orr Plant
serves customers located South of Flagler Street
Hialeah and Preston Plants

serve customers who are north of Flagler

Climate

Miami-Dade has a tropical climate[16], with very hot and humid summers, and mild winters. In the summers the average high is usually in the 90's and the low in the 80's. In winter occasional cold fronts come through with cold weather. Hurricanes, most often during the summer months, bring considerable rainfall and can cause significant property damage.

Cities, towns, villages, unincorporated communities

Incorporated

  1. City of Miami Gardens
  2. City of Aventura
  3. Town of Golden Beach
  4. City of Sunny Isles Beach
  5. City of North Miami Beach
  6. City of North Miami
  7. Village of Bal Harbour
  8. Town of Bay Harbor Islands
  9. Village of Indian Creek
  10. Town of Surfside
  11. Village of Biscayne Park
  12. Village of Miami Shores
  13. Village of El Portal
  14. Village of North Bay Village
  15. City of Opa-locka
  16. Town of Miami Lakes
  17. City of Hialeah
  18. City of Hialeah Gardens
  19. Town of Medley
  20. City of Doral
  21. City of Miami Springs
  22. Village of Virginia Gardens
  23. City of Sweetwater
  24. City of Miami
  25. City of Miami Beach
  26. Village of Key Biscayne
  27. City of West Miami
  28. City of Coral Gables
  29. City of South Miami
  30. Village of Pinecrest
  31. Village of Palmetto Bay
  32. City of Cutler Bay
  33. City of Homestead
  34. City of Florida City
  35. City of Islandia
 

Unincorporated areas and census-designated places

Unincoporated non-census designated places

City districts and neighborhoods (and recently annexed census-designated places)

Education

Green Library, Florida International University.

In Florida, each county is also a school district. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, is operated by an independently-elected School Board. A professional Superintendent of Schools manages the day-to-day operations of the district, who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the School Board. The Miami-Dade County Public School District is currently the 4th largest public school district in the nation.

The Miami-Dade Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the country, comprised of 42 branch locations, and 8 branch locations currently being built/not officially opened.

Colleges and Universities

Miami-Dade County is home to many private and public universities and colleges. Total approximate college/university student enrollment in the county in 2006 was about 245,000, one of the largest number for university students in the USA.[citation needed]

Sites of interest

Museums

Entertainment

Other areas and attractions

Parks

Sports venues

Miami-Dade County holds the majority of sports arenas, stadiums and complexes in South Florida. Some of these sports facilities are:

Transportation

For information on public transit see: Miami-Dade Transit

Interstate 95 is one of the main North/South highways throughout the county. It begins southwest of Downtown Miami and goes up the entire east coast, ending at the Canadian border. The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority manages five expressways in the county.

Major expressways

In Florida a Tolled State Road is denoted by having the word "TOLL" printed on the top of the State Road shield.

Miami-Dade County has 10 major expressways and 1 minor expressway in Downtown Miami.

Street grid

A street grid stretches from downtown Miami throughout the county. This grid was adopted by the City of Miami following World War I after the United States Post Office threatened to cease mail deliveries in the city because the original system of named streets, with names often changing every few blocks and multiple streets in the city sharing the same name, was too confusing for the mail carriers.[17] The new grid was later extended throughout the county as the population grew west, south, and north of city limits. The grid is laid out with Miami Avenue as the meridian going North-South and Flagler Street the baseline going east-west. The grid is primarily numerical so that, for example, all street addresses north of Flagler and west of Miami Avenue have NW in their address (eg. NW 27th Avenue). Because its point of origin is in downtown Miami which is close to the coast, the NW and SW quadrants are much larger than the SE and NE quadrants. Many roads, especially major ones, are also named, although- with a few notable exceptions, the number is in more common usage among locals. Although this grid is easy to understand once one is oriented to it, it is not universal in the entire county. Hialeah uses its own grid system which is entirely different in its orientation. Coral Gables and Miami Lakes use named streets almost exclusively, and various smaller municipalities such as Florida City and Homestead use their own grid system along with the Miami-Dade grid system adding to the confusion.

North-south Avenues
Number Name Notes
East 6th State Road 915
(0) Miami Avenue
West 2nd State Road 7 (U.S. Route 441)
West 7th State Road 7 (U.S. Route 441)
West 12th State Road 933
West 27th Unity Boulevard State Road 9 and State Road 817
West 37th Douglas Road
West 42nd LeJeune Road State Road 953
West 47th Blue Road State Road 847
West 57th Red Road State Road 959 and State Road 823
West 67th Ludlam Road
West 72nd Milam Dairy Road State Road 969
West 77th Palmetto Road parallels the Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826) in many broken segments
West 87th Galloway Road State Road 973
West 97th Ruben Dario Road/Glades Drive
West 107th State Road 985
West 112th Allapattah Road State Road 989
West 117th parallels the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (State Road 821)
West 127th Belen Jesuit Boulevard
West 137th Lindgren Road State Road 825
West 177th Krome Avenue State Road 997
 
East-west Streets
Number Name Notes
South 186th-200th Quail Roost Drive State Road 994
South 152nd Coral Reef Drive State Road 992
South 111th-112nd Killian Drive State Road 990
South 88th North Kendall Drive State Road 94
South 72nd Sunset Drive State Road 986
South 56th Miller Drive
South 40th Bird Road State Road 976
South 24th Coral Way State Road 972
South 8th (Calle Ocho) Tamiami Trail State Road 90 (U.S. Route 41)
(0) Flagler Street State Road 968
North 36th Doral Boulevard State Road 25 (U.S. Route 27) and State Road 948
North 54th Hialeah Drive State Road 944
North 62nd Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
North 79th State Road 934
North 95th Rocket Boulevard
North 103rd State Road 932
North 119th Gratigny Road\Gratigny Parkway State Road 924
North 125th North Miami Boulevard State Road 922
North 135th Opa Locka Boulevard State Road 916
North 163rd North Miami Beach Boulevard\Sunny Isles Boulevard State Road 826
North 167th Palmetto Expressway State Road 826 Also runs as a service road on both sides of the expressway from Golden Glades Interchange to NW 67th Ave (Ludlam Rd.) East of the interchange, it is not an expressway.
North 183rd Miami Gardens Drive State Road 860
North 199th Honey Hill Road/Dan Marino Boulevard/Ives Dairy Road State Road 854
North 203rd Ives Dairy Road State Road 854
North 215th County Line Road State Road 852

Sister Cities

See also: List of sister cities in Florida

Miami-Dade County has 24 sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

Famous people born in Miami-Dade County

In politics

In sports

In music

On screen

Other famous residents

Mayors of Miami-Dade County

In television

References

  1. ^ US Census Bureau Estimates retrieved May 26, 2007
  2. ^ Parks, Arva Moore. Miami: The Magic City. Miami, Fl: Centennial Press, 1991. ISBN p 12.
  3. ^ Parks, p 13
  4. ^ Parks, p 14
  5. ^ Parks, p 14-16
  6. ^ History of Miami-Dade county retrieved January 26, 2006
  7. ^ "Miami-Dade County Annual Report for Bondholders. For the Fiscal Year of 1998" (PDF). Miami-Dade County, Florida. 1998. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
  8. ^ Miami-Dade County Government
  9. ^ http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2003/ACSTables.html
  10. ^ Modern Language Association Data Results of Miami-Dade County
  11. ^ Modern Language Association Data Results of Miami-Dade County
  12. ^ "Locations". Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Airport Fire Rescue Division". Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Cities Served". Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade County. Retrieved August 30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ Köppen Climate Classification Map: South Florida=Aw=tropical wet & dry
  17. ^ Muir, Helen. (1953) Miami, U.S.A. Coconut Grove, Florida: Hurricane House Publishers. Pp. 136-7.

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