Hallandale Beach, Florida
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Hallandale Beach (formerly known simply as Hallandale) is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, the son of a Swedish worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad.<ref name="HallHist"/> It is also part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2023 census, its population was 41,547.
The city is known as the home of Gulfstream Park (horse racing and casino) and Big Easy Casino, a greyhound racing track, which hosts the World Classic. It also has a sizable downtown financial district with banks, brokerage houses, and restaurants. Together with neighbouring Hollywood, Florida, it is a popular center for Canadian tourists,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> leading to its description as "Canada's southernmost city."<ref name=SCC>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=CSC>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
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Railroad magnate Henry Flagler, owner of the Florida East Coast Railway, recruited Luther Halland, a brother-in-law of Flagler's agents, to found a settlement south of the community of Dania. Halland and Swedish immigrant Olaf Zetterlund touted the frost-free climate and cheap land of the settlement (then named Halland, later changed to Hallandale). Halland constructed a small trading post and became the first postmaster of the small community.
By 1900, the community had slowly grown to a dozen families—seven of Swedish, three of English, and two of African American descent. In 1904, the first school was built, and the first church followed two years later. Hallandale was primarily a farming community.
Hallandale was incorporated on May 14, 1927, the eighth municipality in Broward County. By that time, a thriving community of 1,500 residents, with electricity and street lights, was in place. In 1947, the Town of Hallandale was reincorporated as the City of Hallandale, allowing it to expand its borders through annexation of nearby unincorporated land lying adjacent to the Atlantic shore. On August 27, 1999, the city officially changed its name to Hallandale Beach.<ref name="HallHist"/>
Hurricane Katrina first made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida.
Hurricane Irma was originally expected to go right through Hallandale Beach, instead making landfall in Key West, and once again in Naples.
Geography
Hallandale Beach is located at Template:Coord.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area Template:Convert. of which Template:Convert (7.47%) is covered by water.
Hollywood is located north of Hallandale Beach, Aventura in Miami-Dade County is south of the city, the Atlantic Ocean is to the east, and Pembroke Park is to the west.
Although a map apparently shows that a small portion of the Golden Isles neighborhood extends into Miami-Dade County, this land was actually transferred to Broward County, and annexed to Hallandale Beach in 1978.<ref>Template:Cite act</ref>
Climate
Hallandale Beach has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification, Am).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
2010 and 2020 census
| Race | Pop 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White (NH) | 17,695 | 16,789 | 47.68% | 40.73% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 6,548 | 6,549 | 17.64% | 15.89% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 37 | 32 | 0.10% | 0.08% |
| Asian (NH) | 520 | 740 | 1.40% | 1.80% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 9 | 12 | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Some other race (NH) | 97 | 333 | 0.26% | 0.81% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 398 | 1,096 | 1.07% | 2.66% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11,809 | 15,666 | 31.82% | 38.01% |
| Total | 37,113 | 41,217 |
As of 2022, excluding the Canadian and Hispanic and Latino population, 6.5% of the residents were of American ancestry, 5.8% were Russian, 4.8% were Haitian, 4.0% Italian, 3.7% Romanian, and 3.3% of the populace shared Ukrainian ancestry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
As of the 2020 United States census, 41,217 people, 18,001 households, and 9,135 families were residing in the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
As of the 2010 United States census, 37,113 people, 17,616 households, and 8,770 families were living in the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 census
As of the 2000 census, of the18,051 households, 12.5% had children under 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.8% were not families. About 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.60.
In 2000, in the city, the age distribution was 13.2% under 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $28,266, and for a family was $37,171. Males had a median income of $31,287 versus $24,882 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,464. About 13.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under 18 and 13.0% of those 65 or over.
As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language by 59.66% of the population, while Spanish was spoken by 19.50%. In this "southernmost Canadian city" French was spoken by 5.23% of the population, most of them French Canadians. Other languages spoken at home were Romanian at 2.71%, Italian at 1.96%, Haitian Creole at 1.80%, Yiddish 1.70%, Russian 1.32%, German 1.27%, Hungarian at 1.17%, Polish at 0.85%, Hebrew at 0.77%, and Portuguese, spoken by 0.72% of all residents.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Public schools
Hallandale Beach's public schools are part of Broward County Public Schools.<ref>"Zoning Map." Hallandale Beach. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>
In almost all areas, elementary and middle school students are zoned for Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach for kindergarten to grade 8.<ref>"Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> A portion of the city is zoned to Colbert Elementary School and McNicol Middle School.<ref>"Colbert." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref><ref>"McNicol." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> In all areas, high school students are zoned for Hallandale High School.<ref>"Hallandale High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> Private academies eschewing the public system are present in the area. Template:Citation needed
Media
Hallandale Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the 12th-largest radio market<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the 17th-largest television market<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald. The Broward-Palm Beach New Times, an alternative weekly, is widely available around the city. Hallandale Beach has its own newspaper, the South Florida Sun-Times, which is published weekly.
Public transportation
Hallandale Beach is served by several bus routes operated by Broward County Transit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A free community minibus service, operated by the city of Hallandale Beach, also operates on four routes within the city limits and neighboring areas of Hollywood and Aventura.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- Iris Acker (1930–2018), arts advocate, actress (Flight of the Navigator), dancer, and television host<ref name=sunsen>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Stewart H. Appleby (1890–1964), represented Template:Ushr from 1925 to 1927, and retired to Hallandale Beach<ref>Stewart Hoffman Appleby, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.</ref>
- Morris Childs (1902–1991), double agent for the F.B.I. against the Soviet Union. Childs lived in a Hallandale safe house from his retirement in 1986 until his death in 1991<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Davin Joseph (1983–), former NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006–2013) and St. Louis Rams (2014), former college football player for the Oklahoma Sooners (2002–2005)
- Meyer Lansky (1902–1983), Jewish gangster; financial wizard of the National Crime Syndicate
- Anthony Provenzano (1917–1988), Italian mobster featured in the movie The Irishman<ref>Lubasch, Arnold H. "Provenzano Is Convicted in Hotel‐Loan Kickback Case; Another Indictment Still Pending; Kickback or Interest Rate?; Jury Sequestered Throughout", The New York Times, March 26, 1978. Accessed January 13, 2020. "Mr. Provenzano served a prison Sentence and was barred from union office for five years because of a 1963 conviction for extortion. He lives in Clifton. N.J., and Hallandale, Fla."</ref>
- Mike ter Maat (1961-), former 2024 vice presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party and retired Hallandale Beach police officer.
See also
References
External links
- City of Hallandale Beach official site
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