Davie, Florida

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Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately Template:Convert north of Miami. The town's population was 110,320 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> making it the largest town in Florida by population. Davie is a principal town of the Miami metropolitan area. Horseback riding is common, as many of its historic buildings include ranches and other Western establishments.

History

Robert Parsell Davie- founder of Davie Florida

R.P. Davie

Prior to European colonization, the Tequesta were the indigenous people of what is now Davie. A few campsites and graves have been found in Davie, the oldest dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years in Pine Island Ridge.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After Spanish colonization, many of the Tequesta died and the remaining few either escaped to Havana with the Spanish when Florida became a British colony, or they assimilated into the newly arrived Seminoles in the late 18th century.<ref>Tebeau, p. 45.</ref>

At the turn of the 20th century, when the state of Florida reclaimed Template:Convert of swampland, out-of-state businessman Robert Parsell Davie purchased Template:Convert, to develop farms and establish the town of "Zona"; within a few years, the townspeople renamed it "Davie" in his honor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Geography

The approximate coordinates for the Town of Davie is located at Template:Coord.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (2.32%) is water.<ref name="Census 2020" />

Climate

Davie has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with hot, humid summers and warm winters.

Demographics

Population	105,691	91,992	75,720	47,217	20,877
Historical demographics	2020<ref name="PopulationByRace2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2010<ref name="PopulationByRace2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2000<ref name="PopulationByRace2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1990<ref name="PopulationByRace1990">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1980<ref name="PopulationByRace1980">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	56.8%	72.2%	84.5%	93.6%
Hispanic or Latino	39.5%	29.1%	18.8%	10.0%	4.4%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	8.2%	7.3%	4.2%	3.7%	1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	4.5%	2.8%	1.7%	0.9%
Native American (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	1.7%	1.5%	N/A	N/A

2020 census

**Davie, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White (NH)	54,676	52,212	44,036	72.21%	56.76%	41.66%
Black or African American (NH)	3,207	6,671	8,673	4.24%	7.25%	8.21%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	144	223	174	0.19%	0.24%	0.16%
Asian (NH)	2,087	4,135	6,338	2.76%	4.49%	6.00%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)	25	44	65	0.03%	0.05%	0.06%
Some other race (NH)	206	344	859	0.27%	0.37%	0.81%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1,105	1,554	3,777	1.46%	1.69%	3.57%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,270	26,809	41,769	18.85%	29.14%	39.52%
Total	75,720	91,992	105,691	100.00	100.00	100.00

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 105,691 people, 35,644 households, and 24,596 families residing in the town.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 91,922 people, 33,249 households, and 22,313 families residing in the town.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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2000 census

As of 2000, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $47,014, and the median income for a family was $56,290. Males had a median income of $38,756 versus $30,016 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,271. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, those who spoke only English at home made up 75.47% of the population, while those who spoke Spanish made up 18.74%, and French speakers made up 1.13% of residents. A few other languages spoken were Italian at 0.73%, Chinese at 0.53%, Portuguese 0.51%, and Haitian Creole being the mother tongue of 0.38% of the population.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Arts and culture

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Davie's Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center

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Education

Colleges and universities

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Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University

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Nova Southeastern University
Florida Atlantic University (Davie Campus)
University of Florida (Davie Campus)
Broward College (Central Campus)
McFatter Technical College

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Public schools

Broward County Public Schools operates public schools.<ref name=DavieZoningmap>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools.</ref>