Overview
North Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Originally named "Fulford" after Captain William H. Fulford, the city
changed its name to North Miami Beach in 1931. The population was 40,786 at
the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census
Bureau is 39,921.
Geography
Although the North Miami Beach boundaries once stretched to the Atlantic
Ocean, this city on the Intracoastal Waterway no longer has any beaches
within its city limits, although they are a short distance away across the
inlet.
Demographics
There were 13,987 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 19.5%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were
non-families. 23.9% 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 2.89 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18,
9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100
females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,377, and the median
income for a family was $35,047. Males had a median income of $26,278 versus
$22,110 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,699. About
18.4% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.
Attractions
Attractions in vicinity of North Miami Beach include a line of popular
ocean beaches. Haulover Park, operated by Miami-Dade County Parks and
Recreation, has a well known clothing optional beach.
North Miami Beach also has an authentic Medieval Spanish monastery. This
stone building around a patio, the cloisters of the Monastery of St. Bernard
de Clairvaux, was built in Sacramenia, Segovia, Spain in the 12th century.
It was purchased by William Randolph Hearst in the 1920s, dismantled and
shipped to the United States, and reassembled after Hearst's death in North
Miami Beach in the 1950s. It is a tourism attraction and a popular spot for
weddings.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operated the public schools in North
Miami Beach.
North Miami Beach High School is in North Miami Beach.