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North Lauderdale, Florida
Motto(s): 
"A Fun City In The Heart Of Broward" "Building a Future" "City of Tomorrow"
Location of North Lauderdale in Broward County in State of Florida
Location of North Lauderdale in Broward County in State of Florida
Country  United States of America
State  Florida
County Logo of Broward County, Florida.svg Broward
Incorporated July 10, 1963
Government
 • Type Commission-Manager
Area
 • City 4.69 sq mi (12.16 km2)
 • Land 4.62 sq mi (11.97 km2)
 • Water 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)  0.72%
Elevation
9 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City 44,794
 • Density 9,691.48/sq mi (3,742.06/km2)
 • Metro
6,166,488
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
33068, 33319
Area code(s) 754, 954
FIPS code 12-49425
GNIS feature ID 0294455

North Lauderdale is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 44,794. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,166,488 people in the 2020 census.

History

North Lauderdale was originally conceived as "The City of Tomorrow" by famed architect Morris Lapidus, fresh from his success in redefining the glittering Collins Avenue in Miami Beach with his work on the Fontainebleau Hotel, Eden Roc, Americana and other neo-baroque moderne hotel designs.

Geography

North Lauderdale is located at 26°12′57″N 80°13′28″W / 26.215717°N 80.224491°W / 26.215717; -80.224491 in north-central Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

On its north:

On its northwest:

On its west and south:

On its east:

On its northeast:

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12.0 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (11.9 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2) (0.72%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1970 1,213
1980 18,653 1,437.8%
1990 26,506 42.1%
2000 32,264 21.7%
2010 41,023 27.1%
2020 44,794 9.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

North Lauderdale racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 4,231 9.45%
Black or African American (NH) 25,620 57.2%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 83 0.19%
Asian (NH) 1,303 2.91%
Pacific Islander (NH) 10 0.02%
Some Other Race (NH) 486 1.08%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 1,362 3.04%
Hispanic or Latino 11,699 26.12%
Total 44,794

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 44,794 people, 13,713 households, and 9,120 families residing in the city.

2010 census

North Lauderdale Demographics
2010 Census North Lauderdale Broward County Florida
Total population 41,023 1,748,066 18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 +27.1% +7.7% +17.6%
Population density 8,937.3/sq mi 1,444.9/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 33.1% 63.1% 75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 16.1% 43.5% 57.9%
Black or African-American 53.4% 26.7% 16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 25.8% 25.1% 22.5%
Asian 2.9% 3.2% 2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 3.8% 2.9% 2.5%
Some Other Race 6.4% 3.7% 3.6%

As of 2010, there were 14,709 households, out of which 11.8% were vacant. In 2000, 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.43.

Activities

Every year, during Halloween, Hampton Pines Park host the Haunted Hamptons.

Education

Broward County Public Schools operates public schools. District schools in the city limits include:

  • North Lauderdale PK-8 – Zoned for elementary only, serves the center-north of the city
  • Silver Lakes Middle School – Serves much of the city
  • Broadview Elementary School – Serves the south/southeast of the city
  • Morrow Elementary School – Serves the north of the city
  • Pinewood Elementary School – Serves the south and west of the city

Some sections are served by Cypress, Liberty, and Park Lakes elementary schools. Some sections are served by Lauderdale Lakes, Margate, and Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy middle schools.

Much of North Lauderdale is zoned to Coconut Creek High School. Other sections are zoned to Boyd Anderson, Northeast, and Piper high schools.

There is also a charter school, Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter High At North Lauderdale.

Notable people

  • Christian Thompson, former NFL one-time champion player

See also

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