Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Coordinates: 26°8′N 80°9′W / 26.133°N 80.150°W / 26.133; -80.150Coordinates: 26°8′N 80°9′W / 26.133°N 80.150°W / 26.133; -80.150
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBroward
EstablishedMarch 27, 1911
Named forWilliam Lauderdale
Government
 • TypeCommission-Manager
Area
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 • Total36.30 sq mi (94.01 km2)
 • Land34.59 sq mi (89.58 km2)
 • Water1.71 sq mi (4.44 km2)  4.71%
Elevation
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9 ft (2.75 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total182,760
 • Rank141st in the United States
10th in Florida
 • Density5,284.07/sq mi (2,040.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
33301-33332, 33334-33340, 33345-33346, 33348-33349, 33351, 33355, 33359, 33388, 33394[4]
FIPS code12-24000
GNIS feature ID0282693[5]
Primary AirportFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Websitewww.fortlauderdale.gov

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the state of Florida in the United States. It is 23 miles (37 km) north of Miami. As of 2020, the city of Fort Lauderdale had a population of 182,760.[3]

The city is a popular tourist destination. It had 10.35 million visitors in 2006.[6]

Climate

Despite not being below the Tropic of Cancer, Fort Lauderdale has a Tropical Rainforest (Af) Climate with a long hot year with no true dry season.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Media

  • Aerial photo of Fort Lauderdale

  • Tarpon River neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale

  • Fort Lauderdale's central business district is the largest in Broward County, and second-largest in South Florida after Miami.

  • Fort Lauderdale architecture. Next to Riverwalk in Florida. Downtown.

  • The New River provides a popular and scenic route for watercraft.

  • The Riverside Hotel, Fort Lauderdale's oldest operating hotel

  • The Fort Lauderdale City Hall in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1969. It was built in the Brutalist architectural style. The architects are William Parrish Plumb and John Robin John.

  • Interstate 95 as it passes through Fort Lauderdale. The city's skyline can be seen in the background.

  • Florida State Road A1A, north of Sunrise Blvd.

References

  1. ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ Fort Lauderdale, United States PageFalling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table. P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACEU.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Fort Lauderdale, Florida Zip Code Boundary Map (FL). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names (2007-10-25)United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ↑ Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau (March 2007). "Greater Fort Lauderdale 2006 Statistics". Press release. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929000625/http://www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=447. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 


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