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|leader_name              = Alix Desulme
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|leader_name1             = Mary Estimé-Irvin
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|leader_name2             = Scott Galvin,<br /> Kassandra Timothe, and <br />Pierre Frantz Charles
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'''North Miami''' is a suburban city located in northeast [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], United States, about {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} north of [[Miami]]. The city lies on [[Biscayne Bay]] and hosts the [[Biscayne Bay Campus]] of [[Florida International University]]. Originally the "Town of Arch Creek", the area was incorporated as the "Town of Miami Shores", which was renamed the "Town of North Miami" in 1931. It was reincorporated as a city in 1953. The city is part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]].

The city is also home to the [[Oleta River State Park]], which is the state's largest urban park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridastateparks.org/OletaRiver|title=Oleta River State Park|website=Florida State Parks}}</ref>

{{As of|2020}}, the population recorded by the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] is 60,191.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=U.S. Census website |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref> North Miami is the [[List of communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida|seventh largest city]] in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamidade.gov/mpo/docs/MPO_north_miami_transit_es_2000.pdf/|title=Miami-Dade TPO|first=Miami-Dade County Online|last=Services|website=www.miamidade.gov}}</ref>

==History==

===Early history===
In the final phase of Indian inhabitation of the area that eventually became "North Miami", [[United States Army]] soldiers in 1856 cut a [[Florida State Road 809|Military Trail]] through nearly impassable thickets and rivers connecting [[Fort Lauderdale]] to [[Fort Dallas]] at the mouth of the [[Miami River (Florida)|Miami River]]. This eight-foot trail, [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Dade County]]’s first roadway, crossed a unique natural bridge—a natural limestone bridge spanning {{convert|40|ft|m|0}} across the creek that no longer stands in [[Arch Creek, Florida|Arch Creek Memorial Park]]—in an area that would attract a settlement that early on would be known as "[[Arch Creek, Florida|Arch Creek]]". Even before 1890, a handful of adventuresome pioneers spent brief periods around the [[Arch Creek, Florida|Arch Creek Natural Bridge]], a centuries-old Indian settlement.

In 1891, Charles J. Ihle<ref>{{Cite web | title=Top 5 Things You May Not Know About North Miami | url=https://www.allinmiami.com/blog/top-5-things-you-may-not-know-about-north-miami | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317152242/https://www.allinmiami.com/blog/top-5-things-you-may-not-know-about-north-miami | access-date=2025-08-07 | archive-date=2025-03-17}}</ref> was the first to put down roots in the [[Arch Creek, Florida|Arch Creek]] vicinity. He purchased {{convert|80|acre|m2}} from the [[Florida|State of Florida]] at one dollar an acre in the area of today’s N.E. 116th Street and [[Biscayne Boulevard]]. The place was so remote that his nearest northern neighbor was thought to live in [[Ft. Lauderdale]]. Ihle built a temporary palmetto frond shelter. During the next 27 years he grew shallots, coontie, squashes, bananas, sugar cane, Puerto Rican pineapples, lemons, guavas, limes, rose apples, Jamaican apples, and tomatoes.

By 1905 the area surrounding the nine-year-old Arch Creek Railroad Depot had become the community’s hub. It was located at 125th Street and the F.E.C. tracks. That year a post office and a school were opened nearby. By 1912, eighteen homes, a church, a general store, a blacksmith shop, and two tomato packing houses were located around the railroad. The population was estimated at less than one hundred. Farming was still the principal occupation.

The [[Florida land boom of the 1920s|Florida land boom]] that was underway in the 1920s spread to the Arch Creek farming community. The Biscayne Canal was dug in 1924 to remove farmland from flooded conditions. But as a consequence, the soil began to lose its moisture, and the farming which had been the backbone of the economy was no longer profitable. However, in step with the times, this drained land became available for partitioning, lot sales, and development.

===Birth of North Miami===
Thirty-eight out of the forty-seven registered voters, at the encouragement of developers E.C. Harner, Earl Irons, and Arthur Griffing, showed up and voted to incorporate into a town on February 5, 1926. North Miami, between 1926 and 1931, was named "Town of Miami Shores", partially because its early eastern boundary was the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The Town limits were: bounded on the south by [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] and [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], on the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]], on the west by 17th Avenue, and on the north by a line which approximates Golden Glades Drive or 166th Street. Incorporation moved costs from developers to residents and lot purchasers. Late in 1926, a bond issue of $287,000 was passed to build streets, sidewalks, a town hall, a water system, and fire protection.

The devastating [[1926 Miami Hurricane|September 1926 hurricane]] burst the real estate land speculation. The local community recovered from the damage, but lot sales came to a stop, and the northern tourist's names showed up in great numbers on the delinquent tax list. Some money from the bond issue was used to build a Spanish-Mediterranean style city hall building at N.E. 8th Avenue and 125th Street in 1928. The City Hall also housed the police and fire departments. In the 1930s a new water plant and gravity tank were installed behind City Hall. The first newspaper, ''The Miami Shores Bulletin'', was published in 1927–1928 and chronicled the events of the times. The historic [[W. J. Bryan Elementary School|William Jennings Bryan school]] was constructed in 1928 on the same spot where the Arch Creek Elementary School had burned down the year before.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northmiamifl.gov/community/history/index.html|title=City of North Miami official site - History Page 1|access-date=2007-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625162226/http://www.northmiamifl.gov/community/history/index.html|archive-date=2007-06-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===The 1930s===
Seven miles (11&nbsp;km) of Atlantic oceanfront beachland property from the [[Broward County]] line southward to Surfside were removed from the town limits as a result of a 1931 [[Florida Supreme Court]] decision. The 1926 hurricane ended plans for a causeway to deliver municipal services to that area of town. With no services being received, the beach area instituted a lengthy court lawsuit to separate and form their own community.

The wealthy Shoreland Company, located to the south of the Town, lobbied the 1931 [[Florida Legislature]] to officially grant their huge development the name "[[Miami Shores, Florida|Village of Miami Shores]]". The Legislature did so. It also passed an official act abolishing "Town of Miami Shores" as a name. The next step was for the local population to choose a new name. The municipality was renamed the "Town of North Miami".

During the [[Great Depression|Depression years]], in 1933, Mrs. Cecille Sevier and Mrs. Ella S. Klefeker became the first two women elected to the Town Council. The 1940s census stated that 1,973 inhabitants lived in the "Town of North Miami".

===Post World War II growth===
At the end of [[World War II]] in 1945, the large and constant influx of former military veterans and their young families changed the face of North Miami by ushering in a great growth period. Homebuilding, road building, shops, stores, and office business construction now continued for decades almost without stopping. By 1951 it was reported nationally that North Miami was one of the fastest-growing towns in the United States. During this time, the growing community needed a high school, so in  1951 construction started for [[North Miami High School]]. In August 1954, [[North Miami High School]] opened its doors for the children of the growing community.

Partially to meet this challenge of fast growth, the voters of North Miami in 1952 voted to adopt a new charter and a new name. The new charter, enacted as an official statute of the [[Florida Legislature]] on May 27, 1953, provided for the establishment of a full-time administrative head (City Manager form of government) to carry out the policies of the elected Mayor/Council. The new and present name officially introduced on this date—the City of North Miami.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northmiamifl.gov/community/history/index2.html|title=City of North Miami official site - History Page 2|access-date=2007-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070119004123/http://www.northmiamifl.gov/community/history/index2.html|archive-date=2007-01-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>

North Miami is known for its large Haitian-American population. In 2001, voters made [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Josaphat Celestin]] the first [[Haitian Americans|Haitian American]] mayor of a large [[Miami-Dade County]] community. In 2009, voters made Democrat and Haitian immigrant [[Andre Pierre]] mayor of North Miami.<ref>{{cite web|title=www.northmiamifl.gov/docs/2009_Run-off_Municipal_Election_Results.pdf|url=http://www.northmiamifl.gov/docs/2009_Run-off_Municipal_Election_Results.pdf|access-date=2019-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206211505/http://www.northmiamifl.gov/docs/2009_Run-off_Municipal_Election_Results.pdf|archive-date=2017-02-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, voters made Haitian American Lucie Tondreau the city's first female Haitian-American Mayor;<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1952196.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190716001547/https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article1952196.html| archive-date = 2019-07-16| title = Tondreau voted North Miami's first Haitian-American woman mayor| website = [[Miami Herald]]}}</ref> she soon left office, after being charged for mortgage fraud.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article4523011.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141217053339/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article4523011.html| archive-date = 2014-12-17| title = Suspended North Miami Mayor Tondreau found guilty of mortgage fraud| website = [[Miami Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/north-miami/article16122632.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150709112528/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/north-miami/article16122632.html| archive-date = 2015-07-09| title = Ex-North Miami mayor gets 65 months for role in fraud scheme| website = [[Miami Herald]]}}</ref> In 2014, voters made Haitian immigrant Dr. [[Smith Joseph]] mayor of North Miami.<ref>{{cite web|title=North Miami elects doctor as new mayor|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/north-miami/article3568689.html|website=The Miami Herald}}</ref> In 2019, voters made Philippe Bien-Aime, who was born in Haiti and migrated to the US in 1993, mayor of North Miami.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article230434589.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190516000506/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article230434589.html| archive-date = 2019-05-16| title = Philippe Bien-Aime elected new North Miami mayor| website = [[Miami Herald]]}}</ref>
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==Geography==
North Miami is located at {{Coord|25.895022|-80.185747|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.0|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|8.5|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}} of it (15.32%) is water.

===Climate===
North Miami has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Am''). Summers are very hot and long lasting with very warm nights with very plentiful and heavy rainfall. Winters are short, warm, and dry.

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|location = North Miami
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 75
|Feb high F = 77
|Mar high F = 81
|Apr high F = 84
|May high F = 88
|Jun high F = 90
|Jul high F = 92
|Aug high F = 92
|Sep high F = 91
|Oct high F = 87
|Nov high F = 83
|Dec high F = 78
|year high F = 85
|Jan low F = 62
|Feb low F = 64
|Mar low F = 68
|Apr low F = 70
|May low F = 74
|Jun low F = 79
|Jul low F = 78
|Aug low F = 78
|Sep low F = 78
|Oct low F = 74
|Nov low F = 70
|Dec low F = 65
|year low F = 72
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.34
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.22
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.20
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.90
|May precipitation inch = 6.08
|Jun precipitation inch = 10.24
|Jul precipitation inch = 7.00
|Aug precipitation inch = 9.20
|Sep precipitation inch = 8.88
|Oct precipitation inch = 6.56
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.83
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.59
|year precipitation inch = 66.04
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|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USFL0566?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |title=Average weather for North Miami |access-date= 13 August 2009 |publisher=Weather.com }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
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===Surrounding areas===

:{{pad|4em}} [[Golden Glades, Florida|Golden Glades]], [[North Miami Beach, Florida|North Miami Beach]]
:{{pad|2.6em}} [[Opa-locka, Florida|Opa-locka]] [[File:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[File:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[File:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Sunny Isles Beach, Florida|Sunny Isles Beach]]
:{{pad|3em}} [[Westview, Florida|Westview]] [[File:Left.svg|20px]] {{pad|1.5em}}[[File:Right.svg|20px]] [[Sunny Isles Beach, Florida|Sunny Isles Beach]], [[Biscayne Bay]], [[Bay Harbor Islands, Florida|Bay Harbor Islands]]
: {{pad|3em}} [[Westview, Florida|Westview]] [[File:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[File:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[File:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Biscayne Bay]]
:[[Pinewood, Florida|Pinewood]], Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Biscayne Park, Florida|Biscayne Park]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 1973
|1950= 10734
|1960= 28708
|1970= 34767
|1980= 42566
|1990= 49998
|2000= 59880
|2010= 58786
|2020= 60191
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''North Miami, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – North Miami, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1249450&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – North Miami, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=160XX00US1249450&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|access-date=January 19, 2022|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – North Miami, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=160XX00US1249450&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 19, 2022|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10,860
|7,287
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,513
|18.14%
|12.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.82%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|31,758
|33,243
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30,397
|53.04%
|56.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.50%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|123
|123
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77
|0.21%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,130
|950
|style='background: #ffffe6; |907
|1.89%
|1.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.51%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] alone (NH)
|23
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.04%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Other race]] alone (NH)
|132
|162
|style='background: #ffffe6; |496
|0.22%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.82%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,985
|1,040
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,449
|3.31%
|1.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.41%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|13,869
|15,959
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,348
|23.16%
|27.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''59,880'''
|'''58,786'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''60,191'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 60,191 people, 19,529 households, and 12,828 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=North+Miami+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|access-date=2023-08-06|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 58,786 people, 18,554 households, and 12,768 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=North+Miami+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|access-date=2023-08-06|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of 2000, 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.51.

In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $29,778, and the median income for a family was $31,760. Males had a median income of $25,388 versus $20,712 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,581. About 20.7% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, residents who spoke English as a first language were 35.50% of the population, French Creole 33.28%, Spanish 24.89%, and French 2.69% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=49450&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results of North Miami, FL |publisher=Modern Language Association |access-date=2007-10-28}}</ref>

===Ethnic groups===

{{As of|2011}} North Miami has a middle class [[Haitian American]] population; many Haitians moved from the inner city of Miami to North Miami.<ref name=WineripUnexpected>Winerip, Michael. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/education/16winerip.html?_r=0 New Influx of Haitians, but Not Who Was Expected]" ([https://archive.today/20160226120512/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/education/16winerip.html?_r=1 Archive]). ''[[The New York Times]]''. January 15, 2011. Retrieved on February 24, 2016. In print as: "New Influx Of Haitians, But Not Who Was Expected" - January 16, 2011, p. A17. "North Miami is the first step up for Haitians here when they can afford to leave the inner city."</ref>

==Government==

North Miami is governed using the council-manager system. The mayor and the city clerk are elected at large. There are four districts each electing one member of the council. The council has authority over the manager.<ref>"[http://www.northmiamifl.gov/files/cityhall/PrecintBoundryMap.pdf Precinct Boundary Map] {{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." City of North Miami. Retrieved on March 12, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.citynmb.com/vertical/Sites/%7B7D026603-3FD1-47D7-B72B-A998702CDBDA%7D/uploads/%7BC9B5FFFD-BB01-48E3-A907-681F6EBEB6BB%7D.PDF Official Zoning Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927031825/http://www.citynmb.com/vertical/Sites/%7B7D026603-3FD1-47D7-B72B-A998702CDBDA%7D/uploads/%7BC9B5FFFD-BB01-48E3-A907-681F6EBEB6BB%7D.PDF |date=2011-09-27 }}." [[North Miami Beach, Florida|City of North Miami Beach]]. Retrieved on March 12, 2010.</ref><!--Looking at the two maps, one will conclude that the "Miami Dade County Justice Center" - the station, lies in the limits of North Miami and out of the limits of North Miami Beach-->

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! style="background:#F5DEB3"|  <small>Mayors of North Miami, Florida</small>
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| Frank Wolland
| 1999–2001
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| [[File:Joe Celestin, mayor of North Miami.jpg|75px]]
| [[Josaphat Celestin]]
| 2001–2005
| First [[Haitian American]] and African-American mayor of North Miami
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| [[File:Kevin Burns, mayor of North Miami.jpg|75px]]
| [[Kevin Burns (mayor)|Kevin Burns]]
| 2005–2009
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| [[File:Andre Pierre, mayor of North Miami.jpg|75px]]
| [[Andre Pierre]]
| 2009–2013
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| [[File:Lucie Tondreau, mayor of North Miami.png|75px]]
| [[Lucie Tondreau]]
| 2013 – May 21, 2014
| First [[Haitian American]] and African-American female mayor of North Miami.<br /> On May 21, 2014, she was suspended as Mayor of North Miami after allegations of mortgage fraud.<ref>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= North Miami officials discuss suspension of Mayor Lucie Tondreau  |newspaper=[[Miami Herald]]|date=May 21, 2014 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZYWpPonQS0 |accessdate=}}</ref><br /> Vice Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime was named acting mayor.
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| [[File:Philippe Bien-Aime 2021 mayoral portrait.png|75px]]
| [[Philippe Bien-Aime]]
| May 21, 2014 – November 5, 2014<br /> (Acting)
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| [[File:Smith Joseph, mayor of North Miami.png|75px]]
| [[Smith Joseph]]
| November 5, 2014 – 2019
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| [[File:Philippe Bien-Aime 2021 mayoral portrait.png|75px]]
| [[Philippe Bien-Aime]]
| May 28, 2019 –  October 18, 2022
| Sworn in on May 28, 2019<ref>{{cite news | url=https://abc7chicago.com/exotic-dancer-was-driving-drunk-when-she-killed-3-teens-police-say/5321442/ | newspaper=[[WLS-TV]]| title=Exotic dancer was driving drunk when she killed 3 teens, police say }}</ref>
Resigned on October 18, 2022 to run for Miami-Dade City Commission
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| [[Alix Desulme]]
| 2022 to present
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==Economy==

[[Yogen Früz]] has its [[East Coast (United States)|United States East Coast]] offices in North Miami.<ref>"[http://www.yogenfruz.com/contact-us/ Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710053336/https://www.yogenfruz.com/contact-us/ |date=July 10, 2019 }}." [[Yogen Früz]]. Retrieved on March 15, 2014. " Yogen Früz USA East Coast Causeway Square 1801 NE 123rd St Suite 313 North Miami, FL 33181, USA"</ref>

==Transportation==

In December 2004, the city of North Miami implemented a free community [[bus]] service called the ''NoMi Express'', in order to increase the number of local destinations that can be reached through [[public transit]]. Since its inauguration in December 2004, the NoMi Express averages approximately 750 boardings per day, which translates to 16,000 boardings per month, or 190,000 boardings annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.miamidade.gov/CITT/library/2006/insider/citt-insider-september-october.pdf|title=Miami-Dade CITT Insider}}</ref> The county-wide [[Metrobus (Miami-Dade County)|Metrobus]] system also serves North Miami.

==Attractions==

===Museums===

{{further|Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami}}
* '''The Museum of Contemporary Art''' (''MOCA'') is a [[museum]] located in the heart of downtown North Miami, Florida. The {{convert|23000|sqft|m2|-2|adj=on}} structure was designed by the internationally acclaimed architect [[Charles Gwathmey]] of Gwathmey Siegel, [[New York City]], who worked in conjunction with the [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] firm of Gelabert-Navia to create the building.
* The '''[[Miami Auto Museum]]''' displays a large collection of classic cars, Hollywood cars, mini cars, scooters, motorcycles and bicycles from the collection of [[Michael Dezer]].

===State parks===

{{further|Oleta River State Park}}
* '''The Oleta River State Park''' is the largest urban park in the [[Florida State Park system]]. The park is located on {{convert|1043|acre|km2}} - {{convert|993|acre|km2}} of land and {{convert|50|acre|km2}} of inland water - on [[Biscayne Bay]], in the northeastern end of the city of North Miami in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Florida]], and adjoins the [[Biscayne Bay Campus]] of [[Florida International University]]. In some documents, the park is designated as the '''Oleta River State Recreation Area'''. The park contains one of the largest concentrations of Australian pine trees (an [[invasive species]]) found  in a Florida state park.

{{further|Arch Creek, Florida|l1=Arch Creek}}
* '''The Arch Creek Park''' was formally dedicated on April 25, 1982. Today, Arch Creek is an {{convert|8|acre|m2|adj=on}} site at the junction of N.E. 135th Street and Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami, Fla., and offers many opportunities for botanical, historical and archaeological study. It has a museum/nature center modeled after an early Florida pioneer home, displaying Indian artifacts dug from the grounds, and live animals from the nearby hammock. Remains of the original coontie mill are still visible across the creek, and the park exists as the only preserved archaeological site in the county.

===Chinatown===

Chinatown is a 90-acre planned revitalization district located on NW 7th Avenue that as of 2019 was still under construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icma.org/articles/pm-magazine/chinatown-north-miami|title=A Chinatown for North Miami}}</ref> As of 2020, the project was under some jeopardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting anti-Asian sentiment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/coronavirus-panic-hits-city-of-north-miami-regarding-chinatown-project-11523266|title=North Miami Councilmen Condemn "Anti-Asian" Remarks Against Planned Chinatown}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://northmiamifuture.com/Chinatown/|title=Chinatown Cultural Arts and Innovation District}}</ref>

==Biscayne Landing==

{{further|Biscayne Landing}}

'''Biscayne Landing''' is a mixed use commercial/hotel/residential community being developed on the site of the [[Munisport Landfill]] Superfund Site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/reuse/fl/munisportreusesuc.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050911124821/http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/reuse/fl/munisportreusesuc.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 11, 2005|title=US Environmental Protection Agency - Sites in Reuse, Munisport|date=January 29, 2013 }}</ref> The city of North Miami will retain ownership of this [[brownfield land|brownfield site]], and the developers, Boca Developers, will retain a 200-year lease for the development of the project.

The master-planned development will feature approximately {{convert|120000|sqft|m2|-3}} of commercial office and retail space, 2,800 to 5,000 residential units, a park and recreation facilities. As part of the development agreement for the site, the project's developer has also committed to renovating the city's library and building a school, Olympic training facility, and affordable housing on several sites located in North Miami. Completion of all elements of the project are projected by 2021.

A portion of the Biscayne Landing site includes some of the wetlands of Biscayne Bay, which will be preserved in the form of a {{convert|35|acre|m2|adj=on}} environmental park, containing nature hikes, jogging paths, information plaques that describe the resident wildlife and trees, benches, a canoe landing and a boat house. It will also have connecting trails to Oleta River State Park. This area is the site of a former trash dump and is the home to a large sewage treatment plant nearby.

In 2009, Biscayne Landing was reeling in the real estate downturn. Most of the units in the two buildings online were uninhabited; very few were selling. There is little actual construction on any other project related to their contractual obligations under a redevelopment agreement with the city of North Miami.

Recently the now defunct Biscayne Landing was acquired by the Soffers (Aventura Mall Developers) and LeFranks and together are building SoleMia. This development will be over 1 million square feet and is the largest mixed-use construction project in the U.S.

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===

[[File:North Miami High School.jpg|thumb|[[North Miami High School]] (Old building (shown here) is down {{As of|2012|lc=y}}; New building has been up since 2009)]]
[[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] serves North Miami.

====Elementary schools====

* [[Holmes Elementary School|Benjamin Franklin Elementary School]]
* [[Holmes Elementary School|Biscayne Gardens Elementary School]]
* [[Holmes Elementary School|Gratigny Elementary]]
* [[Holmes Elementary School|North Miami Elementary School]]
* [[Holmes Elementary School|Natural Bridge Elementary School]]
* [[W. J. Bryan Elementary School]]

====Middle schools====

* [[Thomas Jefferson Middle School (Miami, FL)|Thomas Jefferson Middle School]]
* [[North Miami Middle School]]

====K–8 centers====

<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:BBCCampus.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Biscayne Bay Campus of [[Florida International University]] located in North Miami]] -->
* [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools#K-8 Centers|David Lawrence Jr. K–8 Center]]
* [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools#K-8 Centers|Linda Lentin K–8 Center]]

====High schools====

* [[Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus]]
* [[North Miami Senior High School]]
* MAST@FIU BBC

====Private schools====

* Northwest Christian Academy
* Holy Cross Lutheran School
* Yeshiva Toras Chaim
* Miami Union Academy SDA
* Montessori School of North Miami
* Get Smart Kids Academy

===Colleges and universities===

* [[Biscayne Bay Campus|Florida International University]] ([[Biscayne Bay Campus]])

===Public libraries===

The [[North Miami Public Library|North Miami public library]] is the city's library. While over the years the county wide [[Miami-Dade Public Library System]] has taken over the libraries of most of the cities in the county, the North Miami public library has remained independent.<ref>"[http://www.northmiamifl.gov/departments/library/history.aspx Welcome to North Miami Public Library]." City of North Miami. Retrieved on March 21, 2014.</ref>
The North Miami Public Library was first opened in 1932 by the Biscayne Park Woman's Club. When the library first opened it was located at the City of North Miami's town hall under the supervision of E.May Avil the City Clerk. The library was closed during World War II and it was reopened in September 1945 in the same location at the town hall and still under the supervision of the City Clerk E. May Avil. At this time the library was funded by donations and member fees.<ref name="City of North Miami">{{cite web|url=http://www.northmiamifl.gov/departments/library/history.aspx|website=North Miami Public Library|access-date=22 April 2015|title=North Miami Public Library - History}}</ref>
"In 1948 the Biscayne Park Woman’s Club turned the library over to the city of North Miami and in 1949 a public referendum established a free Public Library under provisions of the Florida Statutes, setting up a Library Fund and a Library board to administer the operation. Twin sisters, Mrs. Edla Lunden and Mrs. Alma Anderson, were appointed as Librarian and Assistant Librarian, respectively". After the twins retired, Miss Phyllis Gray served from 1955 to 1959 as the library's first professional Librarian.<ref name="City of North Miami" /> Today Paul Bazile<ref>{{Cite web |title=Staff Directory • Paul Bazile, MLIS, MPA |url=https://www.northmiamifl.gov/directory.aspx?EID=225 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.northmiamifl.gov}}</ref> is the current Library Director.
In the fall of 2003 the North Miami Public Library's Director signed a Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement with the public library directors of the cities of North Miami Beach, Hialeah and the Miami-Dade Public Library System thereby allowing their patrons free access to the participating libraries.<ref name="City of North Miami" /> Today the library is undergoing a $1.5 million renovation and the main building is closed to the public, limited library services are available from an annex building next to the main building. The library re-opening is planned for some time in June or July 2015. Library information can be accessed at the library's website.

==Recipients for Key to the City==

All past recipients to the "Key to the City" for North Miami:
* 2012 [[Kim Kardashian|Kim]] and [[Kourtney Kardashian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/19/3105234/kardashians-get-key-to-the-city.html|title=North Miami keeps up with the Kardashians|website=[[Miami Herald]]}}</ref>
* 2013 Gregory Toussaint (Pastor)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tabernacleofglory.net/pastor-gregory-toussaint-receives-the-key-to-the-city-of-north-miami/ |title=Pastor Gregory Toussaint receives the key to the City of North Miami - Tabernacle of GloryTabernacle of Glory |access-date=2015-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021040121/http://tabernacleofglory.net/pastor-gregory-toussaint-receives-the-key-to-the-city-of-north-miami/ |archive-date=2015-10-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2018 Eduardo Padron (President of Miami Dade College){{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==See also==

* [[Arch Creek, Florida|Arch Creek]]
* [[Biscayne Landing]]
* [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]]
* [[Munisport Landfill]]
* [[Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami]]
* [[North Miami High School]]
* [[North Miami Middle School]]
* [[Oleta River State Park]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.northmiamifl.gov/ City of North Miami]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041108210648/http://www.northmiamifl.gov/community/history/ City of North Miami History]
* [http://www.northmiamipolice.com/ North Miami Police Department]
* [http://www.northmiamicra.org/ North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency]
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