Overview
Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Originally incorporated as the city of Ocean Beach in 1915, the city changed
its name to Miami Beach in 1917. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total
population of 87,933. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census
Bureau is 89,104.
Description
In 1979 Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco District is the largest
collection of Art Deco architecture in the world and is comprised of
hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and
1943. Mediterranean, Streamline Moderne and Art Deco are all represented in
the District. The Historic District is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the
East, Lenox Court on the West, 6th Street on the South and Dade Boulevard
along the Collins Canal to the North. The movement to preserve the Art Deco
District's architectural heritage was led by former interior designer
Barbara Capitman, who now has a street in the District named in her honor.
South Beach is one of the most popular areas of Miami Beach. Topless
sunbathing is tolerated on the beaches in this area.
Lincoln Road is a nationally known spot for great outdoor dining, bike
riding, and shopping.
Miami Beach is one of the top 30 destinations in the United States for gay
tourism.
Miami Beach and environs is home to a number of growing Orthodox Jewish
communities with a network of well-established and growing synagogues and
yeshivas. It is also a magnet for thousands of Jewish retirees and people
who own second homes when the cold winter sets in to the north. They range
from the Modern Orthodox to the Haredi and Hasidic - including many rebbes
who vacation there during the North American winter. There are a number of
kosher restaurants and even kollels for post-graduate Talmudic scholars.
Demographics
Corner of Washington Avenue and Lincoln Road, in the heart of Miami
BeachThere were 46,194 households out of which 14.0% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 27.4% were married couples living together, 8.5%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.3% were
non-families. 48.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8%
had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the city the population was spread out with 13.4% under the age of 18,
7.8% from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100
females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,322, and the median
income for a family was $33,440. Males had a median income of $33,964 versus
$27,094 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,853. About
17.0% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 24.5% of those age 65 or over.
Neighborhoods
Star, Palm & Hibiscus Islands
South Pointe
Flamingo/Lummus
West Avenue
Venetian Islands
City Center
Bayshore
Nautilus
Orchard Park
La Gorce
Oceanfront
North Shore
Normandy Isles
Normandy Shores
Biscayne Point
Points of interest
Lincoln Road
Collins Bridge
Miami Beach Botanical Garden
Education
Miami Beach is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.
Miami Beach High School is in Miami Beach.
Tertiary education in Miami Beach includes a branch of the National
School of Technology. Schools include Treasure Island Elementary, North
Beach Elementary, Bay Harbor Elementary, South Point Elementary, Biscayne
Elementary, Nautilus Middle School (which is the only middle school for the
Miami Beach area) and Miami Beach Senior High School (which is the only high
school for the Miami Beach area).
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