Broward County, Florida

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Images, from top down, left to right: Fort Lauderdale skyline; Tarpon River neighborhood; Dania Beach pier; FLA Live Arena; docked boats in Pompano Beach
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Location in Florida
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Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W / 26.193535°N 80.476683°W / 26.193535; -80.476683Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W / 26.193535°N 80.476683°W / 26.193535; -80.476683[1]
Country United States
State Florida
Metro areaMiami
FoundedApril 30, 1915
Named forNapoleon B. Broward
County seatFlag of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.svg Fort Lauderdale
Largest cityFort Lauderdale
Incorporated cities24
Area
 • Total1,323 sq mi (3,426 km2)
 • Land1,203 sq mi (3,116 km2)
 • Water120 sq mi (310 km2)
Highest elevation
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29 ft (9 m)
Lowest elevation
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Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,944,375
 • Rank17th in the United States
2nd in Florida
 • Density1,618/sq mi (625/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
FIPS code12011
GNIS feature ID295753
Primary airportFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
Secondary airportMiami International Airport (MIA)
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
Interstateslink = Interstate 75 in Florida link = Interstate 95 in Florida link = Interstate 595 (Florida)
U.S. Routeslink = U.S. Route 1 in Florida link = U.S. Route 27 in Florida link = U.S. Route 441 in Florida
State roadslink = Florida's Turnpike link = Florida State Road A1A Florida 5.svg Florida 7.svg Florida 9.svg Florida 25.svg Florida 84.svg Florida 93.svg Florida 736.svg Florida 810.svg Florida 811.svg Florida 814.svg Florida 816.svg Florida 817.svg Florida 818.svg Florida 820.svg Florida 822.svg Florida 823.svg Florida 824.svg Florida 838.svg Florida 842.svg Florida 845.svg Florida 848.svg Florida 849.svg Florida 852.svg Florida 858.svg Florida 862.svg Florida 869.svg Florida 870.svg
Websitewww.broward.org

Broward County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 1,944,375 people lived there.[3] This makes it the second most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Data

Broward County is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to more than 6 million people at the 2020 census.[3]

In the U.S. Census of 2020 the Ethnic/Race Demographics were:

  • White (non-Hispanic): 33.1%
  • White including "White Hispanics": 39.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic): 26.6%
  • Black including Black Hispanics: 27.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino of any race: 31.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic): 3.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native (non-Hispanic): 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Other Races (non-Hispanic): 1.1%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic): 3.8%

Broward county was created in 1915 and was named with the second surname name of the former Florida governor: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Since then it has had a great growth in the XX century, mainly as "retirement place" for old people from northeastern US and French Canada.[4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Wayback Machine. www2.census.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  2. ↑ Pine Island Ridge Natural Area. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE - Census Bureau TableU.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ↑ History of Broward county. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
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