Broward County, Florida

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Broward County, Florida
County
Images, from top down, left to right: Fort Lauderdale skyline; Hollywood Beach Boardwalk; Hollywood water tower; Tarpon River neighborhood; Dania Beach pier; Life guard staion on Las Olas Beach; Sawgrass Mills shopping mall in Sunrise; BB&T Center; Docked boats in Pompano Beach
Nickname(s):  "Broward"
Broward County, Florida Location within the United States
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
Region	South Florida
Metro area	Miami
Founded	April 30, 1915
Named for	Napoleon B. Broward
County seat	Fort Lauderdale
Largest city	Fort Lauderdale
Incorporated cities	24
Government
• Type	Council–manager government
• Body	Board of County Commissioners
• Board of County Commissioners[2]	Commissioners Nan Rich Mark D. Bogen Michael Udine Lamar P. Fisher Steven Geller Beam Furr Tim M. Ryan Barbara Sharief Dale V.C. Holness
• Chief executive officer	Bertha Henry
Area
• Total	1,322.817 sq mi (3,426.08 km2)
• Land	1,203.105 sq mi (3,116.03 km2)
• Water	119.712 sq mi (310.05 km2)
Highest elevation [3]	29 ft (9 m)
Lowest elevation [4]	0 ft (0 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)[5]
• Total	1,748,146
• Estimate  (2017)[5]	1,935,878
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Zip code	33004, 33009, 33019-33021,33023-33029, 33060, 33062-33069, 33071, 33073, 33076, 33301, 33304-33306, 33308-33317, 33319, 33321-33328, 33330-33332, 33334, 33351, 33441-33442
Area codes	754/954,
FIPS code	12011
GNIS feature ID	295753
Primary Airport	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport FLL (Major/International)
Secondary Airport	North Perry Airport- HWO (Regional)- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- FXE (Regional)- Pompano Beach Airpark- PMP (Regional)
Interstates
U.S. Routes
State Routes
Commuter Rail
Website	www.broward.org

Broward County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. According to a 2017 census report, the county had a population of 1,935,878, making it the second-most populous county in Florida and the 15th-most populous county in the United States.^[5] The county seat is Fort Lauderdale.^[6]

Broward County is one of the three counties in South Florida that make up the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,158,824 people in 2017.^[7]

The county is home to 31 municipalities, which consist of 24 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas. It is also Florida's seventh-largest county in terms of land area, with 1,322.8 square miles (3,426 km²). Broward County's urbanized area occupies 427.8 square miles of land. The largest portion of the county is the Conservation Area that extends west to border Collier County. The conservation area is 796.9 square miles and consists of wetlands, much of which are part of the Everglades National Park. At its widest points, the County stretches approximately 50.3 miles east to west and approximately 27.4 miles from north to south, averaging 5 to 25 feet in elevation.

Contents

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  1 History
  
  
  
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    1.1 Native people
    
  
  
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    1.2 Founding of Broward
    
  
  
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  2 Geography
  
  
  
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  3 Demographics
  
  
  
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    3.1 2015 5-Year American Community Survey
    
    
    
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      3.1.3 Race, Ancestry & Nationality
      
    
    
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    3.2 2010 Census
    
  
  
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    4.1 Politics
    
    
    
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  6 Education
  
  
  
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    6.1 Primary and secondary schools
    
  
  
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  8 Transportation
  
  
  
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  10 See also
  


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  12 External links
  
  
  
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      12.1.2 Judicial branch
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    12.2 Tourism links
    
  
  
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    12.3 Official sites
    
  
  
  
  

History

Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910)

Native people

The earliest evidence of Native American settlement in the Miami region came from about 12,000 years ago.^[8] The first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Miami River, with the main villages on the northern banks.

The inhabitants at the time of first European contact were the Tequesta people, who controlled much of southeastern Florida, including what is now Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and the southern part of Palm Beach County. The Tequesta Indians fished, hunted, and gathered the fruit and roots of plants for food, but did not practice any form of agriculture. They buried the small bones of the deceased with the rest of the body, and put the larger bones in a box for the village people to see. The Tequesta are credited with making the Miami Circle.^[9]

Founding of Broward

Although the area has been settled since about 1400 B.C., Broward County was founded on April 30, 1915.^[10] It was intended to be named Everglades County, but then-Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Ion Farris amended the bill that established the county to name it in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909.^[11] Throughout his term as governor, Broward championed Everglades drainage and was remembered for his campaign to turn the Everglades into “useful land”. This opened up much of today's urban Broward County for development, first as agricultural land and later as residential. A year before Broward became governor, Dania became the first incorporated community of what is now Broward County, followed by Pompano in 1908, and Fort Lauderdale in 1911.

In 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create Broward County.^[10] Dixie Highway was also completed through Broward County in 1915. In 1916, the settlement of "Zona" was renamed Davie in recognition of Robert P. Davie, a land developer who purchased a great deal of reclaimed Everglades land.

Broward County began a huge development boom after its incorporation, with the first "tourist hotel", in Fort Lauderdale, opening in 1919. A year later, developers began dredging wetlands in the county to create island communities.^[10]

Land boom and rapid growth

1925 was considered the peak of the Florida land boom with Davie, Deerfield, Floranada, and Hollywood all being incorporated. By 1925, the boom was considered to have reached its peak, but a 1926 hurricane caused economic depression in the county.^[10] In 1926, the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation (formerly "Dania Reservation" was opened. In 1927, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea was incorporated. In 1928, the Bay Mabel Harbor (now the Port Everglades channel) was opened. In 1929, Merle Fogg Airport (now site of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport) was dedicated. In 1939, Hillsboro Beach was incorporated. Gulfstream Park also opened in Hallandale in 1939.

The county saw another population and development boom post-World War II when the transformation from agricultural to urbanized residential area began. In 1947, Pompano merges with beach area to form the present day City of Pompano Beach.

There was another boom between the 1950s and the late 1960s. In 1953, Plantation, Lazy Lake, Florida|Lazy Lake]], and Fern Crest Village were incorporated. In 1955, Margate and Miramar were incorporated. In 1956, Lighthouse Point was incorporated and the Florida Turnpike was completed through Broward County. In 1957, Pembroke Park was incorporated. In 1959, Cooper City, Lauderhill, and Sea Ranch Lakes were incorporated.

In 1960, the City of Pembroke Pines was incorporated. This same year marked the opening of Broward College (then Broward Community College).

In 1961, Lauderdale Lakes and Sunrise were incorporated. In 1963, the cities of Coral Springs, North Lauderdale, Parkland, and Tamarac were all incorporated. In 1967, Coconut Creek was incorporated.^[12]

The effects of a national recession hit the county in 1974 and the population growth finally slowed. This is from a peak growth percentage change of 297.9% which saw the population of Broward grow from 83,933 as of 1950 to 333,946 in 1960.^[13] The population subsequently experienced an 85.7% population growth which brought the population to a total of 620,100 in 1970.^[13]

Recent history

The structure of the Broward County government was signed into law in 1975 with the passage of the Broward County charter.^[10] In the same year, the Seminole Tribe of Florida incorporated as a governing entity and began organizing cigarette sales, bingo and land leases that will bring millions of dollars in annual revenue in later years.^[14] In 1976, Interstate 95 was completed through Broward County.

On January 19, 1977, snow fell in South Florida for the first time in recorded history. Snow was seen across all of South Florida as far south as Homestead and even on Miami Beach. Snow was officially reported by weather observers in West Palm Beach, LaBelle, Hollywood, and Royal Palm Ranger Station in deep South Miami-Dade County.^[15]

In the year 1980, the U.S. census reported over 1 million people living in Broward County.

On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew passed through Miami-Dade county causing $100 million in damage in Broward County and leaving at least a dozen residents homeless as a result of storm related fires. Broward becomes a base of operations to shuttle supplies to neighbors in devastated Dade County which suffered the brunt of the storm and caused over $25 billion in damage. Hurricane Andrew caused a massive exodus from South Dade to Broward County filling Pembroke Pines and other Broward communities with tens of thousands of transplanted families.^[16]

In the year 2000, U. S. census reported a total population 1,623,018.^[17] The town of South West Ranches was incorporated this year.

On March 1, 2005, West Park became Broward County's 31st municipality to be incorporated.^[18]

On October 24, 2005, Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida leaving the entire area damaged and causing almost universal power outages. Wilma was the most damaging storm in Broward County since Hurricane King in 1950. Broward experienced wind speeds between 80 and 100 mph (130 and 160 km/h) which endured for about five hours.^[19]

The Fort Lauderdale harbor and skyline

Geography

Broward County, FL[20]
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.7     75 56     2.6     77 58     3.7     80 61     2.9     83 64     4.3     87 69     8.6     90 73     6.9     91 74     7.7     91 74     7.9     90 74     5.1     86 70     3.4     81 65     2.2     77 59 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     69     24 13     66     25 14     94     27 16     74     29 18     109     31 20     218     32 23     175     33 23     196     33 24     201     32 23     130     30 21     86     27 18     56     25 15 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,323 square miles (3,430 km²), of which 1,210 square miles (3,100 km²) is land and 113 square miles (290 km²) (8.5%) is water.^[21]

Broward County has an average elevation of six feet (1.8 m) above sea level. It is rather new geologically and at the eastern edge of the Florida Platform, a carbonate plateau created millions of years ago. Broward County is composed of Oolite limestone while western Broward is composed mostly of Bryozoa.^[22] Broward is among the last areas of Florida to be created and populated with fauna and flora, mostly in the Pleistocene.

Of developable land in Broward County, approximately 471 square miles (1,219.9 km²), the majority is built upon, as the urban area is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Everglades Wildlife Management Area to the west. Within developable land, Broward County has a population density of 3,740 per square mile (1,444 per square kilometer).

Broward approved the construction of Osborne Reef, an artificial reef made of tires off the Fort Lauderdale beach, but it has proven an environmental disaster.^[23]

Adjacent counties

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  Palm Beach County - north


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  Miami-Dade County - south


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  Collier County - west


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  Hendry County - northwest

An aerial shot of the sunset looking Westward in Broward County, FL. The Everglades is shown in the background and beyond that is Collier County.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	5,135		—
1930	20,094		291.3%
1940	39,794		98.0%
1950	83,933		110.9%
1960	333,946		297.9%
1970	620,100		85.7%
1980	1,018,200		64.2%
1990	1,255,488		23.3%
2000	1,623,018		29.3%
2010	1,748,066		7.7%
Est. 2017	1,935,878	[24]	10.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[25] 1790-1960[26] 1900-1990[27] 1990-2000[28] 2010-2015[29]

2015 5-Year American Community Survey

City skyline, featuring Las Olas River House (center), 110 Tower (far right), and Bank of America Plaza (far left)

A yacht in Fort Lauderdale's harbor

Households & Families

As of the 2015 5-year ACS, Broward County had 1,843,152 people, 670,284 households, and 425,680 families. Of the 670,284 households in Broward County, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.43.^[30]

Age

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.^[31]

Race, Ancestry & Nationality

The racial makeup of the county was 62.3% White, 17.1% Hispanic, 12.2% Black or African American, 5.07% Asian, 2.20% from two or more races, 0.66% Native American, 0.16% Pacific Islander, and 0.20% from some other race. The racial makeup of the total Hispanic population in Broward County was: 65.8% White, 5.90% Native American, 2.06% Black or African American, 0.33% Asian, 0.86% Pacific Islander, 26.23% were some other race and 4.57% were from two or more races.^[32] In 2015, with relation to ancestry (excluding the various Hispanic and Latino ancestries), 7.38% were Italian, 7.70% American, 6.44% German, 6.54% Irish, and 0.68% English ancestry. Also, among West Indians, 6.33% were Haitian and 5.96% were Jamaican.^[33] In 2015, 32.2% of the county's population was foreign born, with 18.14% being naturalized American citizens.^[34] Of foreign born residents, 78.9% were born in Latin America, 7.88% were born in Europe, 8.52% born in Asia, 3.11% in North America, 1.34% born in Africa and 0.15 were born in Oceania.^[35]

Income

As of the 2015 5-year ACS, the median income for a household in the county was $51,968, and the median income for a family was $61,809.^[36] Of full-time workers, males had a median income of $46,372 versus $39,690 for females.^[37] The per capita income for the county was $28,381. About 11.2% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.9% of those under the age 18 and 12.6% of those aged 65 or over.^[38]

2010 Census

U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:^[39][40][41]

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  White (non-Hispanic) : 42.5% (8.7% Irish, 8.2% Italian, 7.9% German, 5.0% English, 3.2% Polish, 2.7% Russian, 1.9% French, 1.0% Scottish, 0.8% Dutch, 0.8% Scotch-Irish, 0.8% Hungarian, 0.6% Swedish, 0.6% French Canadian, 0.5% Greek)^[39](63.1% when including White Hispanics)


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  Black (non-Hispanic) (26.7% when including Black Hispanics): 17.7% (12.8% West Indian/Afro-Caribbean American [5.7% Haitian, 5.3% Jamaican, 0.4% Trinidadian and Tobagonian, 0.4% Other or Unspecified West Indian, 0.3% Bahamian, 0.2% British West Indian, 0.1% Barbadian,] 0.8% Subsaharan African)^[39][42]
  


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  Hispanic or Latino of any race: 26.9% (4.8% Cuban, 4.3% Puerto Rican, 3.8% Colombian, 1.7% Mexican, 1.6% Dominican, 1.4% Peruvian, 1.3% Venezuelan, 0.7% Ecuadoran, 0.7% Honduran, 0.6% Argentinean, 0.5% Nicaraguan, 0.5% Salvadoran)^[41][43]
  


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  Asian: 3.2% (1.2% Indian, 0.6% Chinese, 0.5% Other Asian, 0.4% Filipino, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Korean)^[40][41]
  


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  Two or more races: 2.9%


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  American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%


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  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%


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  Other Races: 3.7% (0.7% Arab)^[39]
  

In 2010, 4.7% of the population considered themselves to be of only "American" ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity.)^[39]

As of 2010^[update], Haitians made up the largest population of immigrants, with Jamaicans coming in second, Colombians in third, followed by Cuban exiled refugees in fourth place, then Peruvians, Venezuelans, Brazilians, Dominicans, Canadians, and Mexicans being the tenth highest group of expatriates.^[44] The county also houses many British, French, German, and Spanish expatriates.

There were 810,388 households out of which 28.61% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.80% were married couples living together, 15.28% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.67% were non-families. 28.79% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.07% (3.31% male and 7.76% female) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.14.^[39][45]

The age distribution is 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.^[45]

The median income for a household in the county was $51,694, and the median income for a family was $62,619. Males had a median income of $44,935 versus $36,813 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,631. About 9.1% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those aged 65 or over.^[46]

In 2010, 30.9% of the county's population was foreign born, with 49.2% being naturalized American citizens. Of foreign born residents, 77.4% were born in Latin America, 9.0% were born in Europe, 8.4% born in Asia, 3.5% in North America, 1.6% born in Africa, and 0.1% were born in Oceania.^[39]

According to the 2010 U.S. Census,^[47] Broward County is the 9th largest county with same sex households. As of the 2010 Census, there were 9,125 same sex households out of a total of 686,047 households (1.33%).^[47]

2000 Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile (520/km²). There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile (237/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.57% White (58% were Non-Hispanic),^[48] 20.54% Black or African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.00% from other races, and 3.35% from two or more races. 16.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000, with relation to ancestry (excluding the various Hispanic and Latino ancestries), 9.4% were Italian, 7.4% American, 6.8% German, 6.7% Irish, and 4% English ancestry. Also, among West Indians, 5.99% were Haitian and were 5.91% Jamaican.^[49] Broward was the only county in the nation outside the Northeast in which Italian-Americans formed the largest ethnic group in 2000. They are concentrated mainly in the Pompano Beach area.^[49]

There were 654,445 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,691, and the median income for a family was $50,531. Males had a median income of $36,741 versus $28,529 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,170. About 8.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2005, Broward County led the nation's metropolitan areas in new AIDS diagnoses, with a reported rate 58.4 new AIDS diagnoses per 100,000 people. County officials think the numbers may stem from a new and successful HIV testing campaign that has resulted in many people being diagnosed with AIDS at the same time they've been diagnosed with HIV.^[50] Without the implementation of the new testing campaign, the reported numbers of new diagnoses would have probably been lower.

Languages

As of 2010^[update], 63.44% of all residents spoke English as their first language, while 22.22% spoke Spanish, 5.42% French Creole (mostly Haitian Creole), 1.48% Portuguese, 1.41% French, and 0.59% of the population spoke Italian as their mother language. In total, 36.56% of the population spoke languages other than English as their primary language.^[51] Since many immigrants are coming from the Anglophone Caribbean, where English is spoken, the change is not as fast as the rate of immigration would suggest.^{[citation needed]}

Law, government, and politics

Broward County Mayors

Name	Start of Term	End of Term
Barbara Sharief	Nov. 17, 2016	Nov. 17, 2017
Marty Kiar	Nov. 17, 2015	Nov. 17, 2016
Tim Ryan	Nov. 18, 2014	Nov. 17, 2015
Barbara Sharief	Nov. 19, 2013	Nov. 18, 2014

The Broward County Charter provides for a separation between the legislative and administrative functions of government. The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative branch of Broward County Government. The County Commission is composed of nine members elected by district. Each Commissioner must be a resident of the district for which he or she seeks election. Each year the Commission elects a mayor and vice mayor. The mayor's functions include serving as presiding officer, and as the county's official representative. The Commission appoints the County Administrator, County Attorney and County Auditor. The Commission also appoints numerous advisory and regulatory boards.

The County Commission meets in formal session the first four Tuesdays of each month at 10:00 a.m. in Room 422 of the Broward County Governmental Center. Over 507,000 cable subscribers in Broward County have access to Government-access television (GATV) coverage of Commission meetings, which are broadcast live beginning at 10:00 a.m. each Tuesday, and rebroadcast at 5:30 p.m. the following Friday. Meetings can also be viewed via webcasting at www.broward.org.

Politics

Overview

Broward County has voted for the Democratic candidate in most of the presidential elections in the past four decades, and has gone Democratic in every election since 1992. It voted twice for Ronald Reagan (1980, 1984) and once for George H. W. Bush (1988). From 1916 to 1972 it voted Democratic six times and Republican in nine elections. In 2008 and 2012 approximately 67.07% of the electorate voted for Democrat Barack Obama. In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton won 66.08% of the vote.

Election history

From 1948 to 1988, the county went Republican in every election except for 1976. In the 1964 presidential election, the county supported Barry Goldwater by a 56-44 margin even as he lost in a landslide nationwide, and in the 1972 presidential election, Broward County voters strongly backed Richard Nixon over George McGovern. But since 1992, Broward County has supported the Democratic presidential nominee by increasing majorities. It is now the most reliably Democratic county in the state,^[52][53] with the exception of the much less populous and majority African American Gadsden County in North Florida. This change in voting tendencies can be attributed to the large migrations of middle and upper-class snowbirds and transplants from more liberal states, a growing LGBT community, liberal positions on social issues such as abortion and gun control, and naturalized U.S. citizens born in places such as Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, Europe, and Asia.

Previous gubernatorial elections results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2018	31.30% 222,012 (DeSantis)	67.98% 482,152 (Gillum)	0.68% 5,015
2014	29.52% 138,394 (Scott/Incumbent)	68.02% 318,950 (Crist)	2.46% 11,549
2010	33.40% 140,445 (Scott)	64.59% 271,606 (Sink)	2.01% 8,480
2006	35.09% 143,043 (Crist)	62.81% 256,072 (Davis)	2.10% 8,558
2002	40.02% 175,756 (Bush/Incumbent)	59.05% 259,370 (McBride)	0.93% 4,076
1998	37.93% 137,494 (Bush)	62.07% 225,010 (McKay)	0.00% 8
1994	34.61% 138,333 (Bush)	65.39% 261,368 (Chiles/Incumbent)	0.00% 11

Presidential elections results

Broward County vote
by party in presidential elections^[54]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Others
2016	31.16% 260,951	66.08% 553,320	2.76% 23,117
2012	32.23% 244,101	67.12% 508,312	0.65% 4,941
2008	32.34% 237,729	67.02% 492,640	0.64% 4,722
2004	34.61% 244,674	64.21% 453,873	1.18% 8,325
2000	30.93% 177,939	67.41% 387,760	1.66% 9,540
1996	28.29% 142,870	63.51% 320,779	8.20% 41,449
1992	30.92% 164,832	51.85% 276,361	17.23% 91,857
1988	50.00% 220,316	49.54% 218,274	0.46% 2,015
1984	56.68% 254,608	43.32% 194,584	0.01% 34
1980	55.95% 229,693	35.64% 146,323	8.42% 34,545
1976	47.15% 161,411	51.55% 176,491	1.30% 4,441
1972	72.41% 196,528	27.31% 74,127	0.28% 754
1968	54.50% 106,122	29.07% 56,613	16.43% 31,992
1964	55.49% 85,264	44.51% 68,406
1960	58.82% 68,294	41.18% 47,811
1956	72.45% 43,552	27.55% 16,561
1952	69.10% 26,506	30.90% 11,854
1948	50.88% 9,933	36.35% 7,096	12.76% 2,492
1944	47.45% 5,583	52.55% 6,183
1940	38.31% 3,988	61.69% 6,422
1936	30.30% 1,906	69.70% 4,385
1932	34.27% 1,717	65.73% 3,293
1928	63.63% 2,889	34.45% 1,564	1.92% 87
1924	41.45% 407	42.87% 421	15.68% 154
1920	44.24% 442	41.54% 415	14.21% 142
1916	22.57% 158	54.57% 382	22.86% 160

Voter registration

According to the Secretary of State's office, Democrats maintain a majority among registered voters in Broward County. The county is also one of the few counties in the state where Independents outnumber Republicans.

Population and registered voters
Total population[5]	1,935,878
Registered voters[55]	1,183,496	61.13%
Democratic	594,355	50.22%
Republican	252,182	21.31%
Democratic–Republican spread	+342,173	+28.91%
Independent	5,351	0.45%
Libertarian	1,641	0.14%
Green	485	0.04%
Constitution	111	0.01%
Reform	85	0.01%
Other	100	0.00%
No party affiliation	329,185	27.81%

Economy

See also: List of companies based in Miami

Silver Airways has its headquarters on the property of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in an unincorporated area.
^[56][57][58] Other companies with headquarters in unincorporated areas include Locair.^[59]

When Chalk's International Airlines existed, its headquarters was on the grounds of the airport in an unincorporated area.^[60] When Bimini Island Air existed, its headquarters were in an unincorporated area.^[61]

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Broward College South Campus administration building

Broward County Schools has the sixth largest school district in the country and the second largest in the state after the Miami-Dade district.

Regionally accredited Colleges and universities

• Broward College


• 
  Florida Atlantic University Campus Locations - Main Campus in Palm Beach County


• Nova Southeastern University


• Keiser University

Other Adult Education Providers

• DeVry University


• University of Phoenix


• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale


• Florida Career College


• Brown Mackie College


• Atlantic Technical Center and Technical High School


• McFatter Technical College and Technical High School


• Sheridan Technical College and Technical High School

Public libraries

The Broward County Library is one of the largest public library systems in the country, comprising 41 branch locations. There are also five municipal public libraries in the county that are not part of the Broward County Library system: Ethel M. Gordon Oakland Park Library, Lighthouse Point Library, Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library, and Parkland Public Library.

Sites of interest

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Fort Lauderdale

Stranahan House, Fort Lauderdale

Museums & Historical Collections

See also: List of museums in Broward County, Florida

• 
  African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, Fort Lauderdale^[62]
  


• 
  Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Fort Lauderdale


• 
  Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs


• 
  Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum, Fort Lauderdale


• 
  Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, Fort Lauderdale


• 
  Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum, Fort Lauderdale


• 
  NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale


• 
  Plantation Historical Museum, Plantation


• 
  Stranahan House Museum, Fort Lauderdale


• The International Game Fish Association, including the Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum, in Dania Beach
  


• The International Swimming Hall of Fame, near the Atlantic Ocean, in Fort Lauderdale
  


• The Museum of Discovery and Science, Downtown Fort Lauderdale


• 
  Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts, Dania Beach


• 
  Young at Art Museum, Davie

Nature & Wildlife Areas

Butterfly World, Coconut Creek

• 
  Anne Kolb Nature Center, Hollywood


• 
  Butterfly World, a botanical sanctuary in Coconut Creek
  


• Fern Forest Nature Center, Coconut Creek


• 
  Flamingo Gardens, a botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary


• Secret Woods Nature Center, Dania Beach


• Sawgrass Recreation Park


• The Everglades parks, which have multiple entrances in Broward County

Other Areas & Attractions

Hollywood Beach Boardwalk

• Beach Place, a strip of stores, restaurants, and bars across the street from the beach along the Atlantic coast, in Ft. Lauderdale


• Broward Center for the Performing Arts


• Hollywood Broadwalk


• Florida Grand Opera


• 
  Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop (colloquially known to locals as simply the Swap Shop)


• 
  Sawgrass Mills, a large outlet shopping mall in Sunrise
  


• The BB&T Center in Sunrise, where the NHL's Florida Panthers play their games


• The Festival Flea Market Mall in Pompano Beach, America's largest indoor flea market


• Riverwalk (Fort Lauderdale)

Additionally, with 23 miles of beach, Broward County is a popular destination for scuba diving, snorkeling, and droves of young Spring break tourists from around the world.^[63][64]

Transportation

Airports

Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport serves as the primary airport of the Broward County area. The airport is bounded by the cities Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach,^[58] three miles (5 km) southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale and 21 mi (34 km) north of Miami. The airport is near cruise line terminals at Port Everglades and is popular among tourists bound for the Caribbean. Since the late 1990s, FLL has become an intercontinental gateway, although Miami International Airport still handles most long-haul flights. FLL is ranked as the 19th busiest airport (in terms of passenger traffic) in the United States, as well as the nation's 14th busiest international air gateway and one of the world's 50 busiest airports. FLL is classified by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a "major hub" facility serving commercial air traffic. In 2017 the airport processed 32,511,053 passengers^[65] (11.3% more than 2016) including 7,183,275 international passengers (18.6% more than 2016).

• North Perry Airport


• Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport


• Pompano Beach Airpark


• Downtown Fort Lauderdale Heliport

A Broward County Transit bus in the current "Breeze" livery.

Public transportation

• Broward County Transit


• Tri-Rail


• Sun Trolley

Major expressways

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

• 
  Interstate 95
  


• 
  Interstate 75
  


• 
  Interstate 595 (Port Everglades Expressway)


• 
  Florida's Turnpike (SR 91)


• 
  Homestead Extension (SR 821)


• 
  State Road 869 (Sawgrass Expressway)

Railroads

• 
  Tri-rail, Brightline, and Amtrak run through Broward.

Street grid

A street grid stretches throughout Broward County. Most of this grid is loosely based on three primary eastern municipalities, (from South to North) Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, and Pompano Beach. Deerfield Beach—another primary eastern municipality—has its own street grid, as do two smaller municipalities—Dania and Hallandale.

Greenways System

Construction is underway on a network of recreational trails to connect cities and points of interest in the county.^[66][67][68]

Communities

Map of the municipalities (colored areas) and unincorporated communities (grey areas) of Broward County

Municipality populations are based on the 2015 5-year American Community Survey.^[69][70]

#	Incorporated Community	Designation	Date incorporated	Population
2	Coconut Creek	City	February 20, 1967	56,816
26	Cooper City	City	June 20, 1959	33,382
4	Coral Springs	City	July 10, 1963	126,673
23	Dania Beach	City	November 30, 1904	30,878
22	Davie	Town	November 16, 1925	97,372
3	Deerfield Beach	City	June 11, 1925	78,227
16	Fort Lauderdale	City	March 27, 1911	173,570
31	Hallandale Beach	City	May 11, 1927	38,725
8	Hillsboro Beach	Town	June 12, 1939	1,568
24	Hollywood	City	November 28, 1925	146,791
11	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	Town	November 30, 1927	6,313
17	Lauderdale Lakes	City	June 22, 1961	34,103
18	Lauderhill	City	June 20, 1959	69,979
15	Lazy Lake	Village	June 3, 1953	33
7	Lighthouse Point	City	June 13, 1956	10,842
5	Margate	City	May 30, 1955	55,678
28	Miramar	City	May 26, 1955	131,384
10	North Lauderdale	City	July 10, 1963	42,853
13	Oakland Park	City	June 10, 1929	43,347
1	Parkland	City	July 10, 1963	27,114
30	Pembroke Park	Town	October 10, 1957	6,244
27	Pembroke Pines	City	March 2, 1959	162,243
20	Plantation	City	April 30, 1953	89,904
6	Pompano Beach	City	June 6, 1908	104,741
12	Sea Ranch Lakes	Village	October 6, 1959	701
25	Southwest Ranches	Town	June 6, 2000	7,676
19	Sunrise	City	June 22, 1961	89,942
9	Tamarac	City	August 15, 1963	63,227
29	West Park	City	March 1, 2005	14,779
21	Weston	City	September 3, 1996	68,423
14	Wilton Manors	City	May 13, 1947	12,133

Formerly unincorporated neighborhoods

Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North in Pompano Beach. Broadview-Pompano Park in North Lauderdale. Broward Estates in Lauderhill. Carver Ranches in West Park. Chambers Estates in Dania Beach. Chula Vista Isles in Fort Lauderdale. Collier Manor-Cresthaven in Pompano Beach. Country Estates in Southwest Ranches. Crystal Lake in Deerfield Beach. Edgewater in Dania Beach. Estates of Fort Lauderdale in Dania Beach, and partially in Hollywood. Godfrey Road in Parkland. Golden Heights in Fort Lauderdale. Green Meadow in Southwest Ranches.

Hacienda Village in Davie. Hillsboro Ranches in Coconut Creek. Ivanhoe Estates in Southwest Ranches. Kendall Green in Pompano Beach. Lake Forest in West Park. Leisureville in Pompano Beach. Loch Lomond in Pompano Beach. Melrose Park in Fort Lauderdale. Miami Gardens in West Park.

North Andrews Gardens in Oakland Park. Oak Point in Hollywood. Palm Aire in Fort Lauderdale. Pine Island Ridge in Davie. Pompano Beach Highlands in Pompano Beach. Pompano Estates in Pompano Beach. Ravenswood Estates in Dania Beach. Ramblewood East in Coral Springs. Riverland Village in Fort Lauderdale. Rock Island in Fort Lauderdale.

Rolling Oaks in Southwest Ranches. Royal Palm Ranches in Cooper City. St. George in Lauderhill. Sunshine Acres in Davie. Sunshine Ranches in Southwest Ranches. Tedder in Deerfield Beach. Terra Mar in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and partially in Pompano Beach. Twin Lakes North of Prospect Road, in Fort Lauderdale. South of Prospect Road, in Oakland Park. Utopia in West Park. Village Park in North Lauderdale. West Ken-Lark in Lauderhill.

Census-designated places Boulevard Gardens Broadview Park Franklin Park Hillsboro Pines Roosevelt Gardens Washington Park

Other unincorporated areas Andytown Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

See also

• 
  Miami portal
  

• List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale


• National Register of Historic Places listings in Broward County, Florida


• List of counties in Florida

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broward County, Florida.

Government links/Constitutional offices

• Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners


• Broward County Supervisor of Elections


• Broward County Property Appraiser


• Broward County Sheriff's Office

Special districts

• Broward County Public Schools


• Broward Health (formerly North Broward Hospital District)


• 
  South Broward Hospital District(Memorial Healthcare System)


• Broward Soil and Water Conservation District


• South Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

• Broward County Clerk of Courts


• Broward County Clerk of Courts Records


• Broward County Public Defender


• Broward State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit


• Circuit and County Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

• Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau


• 
  The Waterfront News local newspaper for Broward County, Florida fully and openly available in the Florida Digital Newspaper Library
  

Official sites

• 
  The Broward Alliance (Broward County's official public/private partnership for economic development)

Places adjacent to Broward County, Florida
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Broward County, Florida, United States
County seat: Fort Lauderdale
Cities	Coconut Creek Cooper City Coral Springs Dania Beach Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale Hallandale Beach Hollywood Lauderdale Lakes Lauderhill Lighthouse Point Margate Miramar North Lauderdale Oakland Park Parkland Pembroke Pines Plantation Pompano Beach Sunrise Tamarac West Park Weston Wilton Manors
Towns	Davie Hillsboro Beach Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Pembroke Park Southwest Ranches
Villages	Lazy Lake Sea Ranch Lakes
CDPs	Boulevard Gardens Broadview Park Franklin Park Hillsboro Pines Roosevelt Gardens Washington Park
Unincorporated community	Fern Crest Village
Indian reservations	Big Cypress Indian Reservation‡ Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation Miccosukee Indian Reservation‡
Ghost towns	Andytown Hacienda Village
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v t e Miami metropolitan area
Population: 6,012,331 (2015)
Counties	Miami-Dade Broward Palm Beach
Major city 441k	Miami
Cities and towns 100k–250k	Coral Springs Fort Lauderdale Hialeah Hollywood Miami Gardens Miramar Pembroke Pines Pompano Beach West Palm Beach
Cities and towns 25k–99k	Aventura Boca Raton Boynton Beach Coconut Creek Cooper City Coral Gables Cutler Bay Dania Beach Davie Deerfield Beach Delray Beach Doral Greenacres Hallandale Beach Homestead Jupiter Lake Worth Lauderdale Lakes Lauderhill Margate Miami Beach North Lauderdale North Miami North Miami Beach Oakland Park Palm Beach Gardens Plantation Riviera Beach Sunrise Tamarac West Park Weston Wilton Manors
Cities and towns 10k–25k	Belle Glade Hialeah Gardens Lighthouse Point Miami Lakes Miami Springs Opa-locka Palm Beach Parkland South Miami Sunny Isles Beach Sweetwater Palm Springs
A list of cities under 10,000 is available here.

v t e Greater Miami Area
Miami Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach Miami metropolitan area
Central business district	Downtown Miami Arts & Entertainment District Brickell Central Business District Historic District Government Center Park West Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Major urban areas	Aventura Coconut Grove Coral Gables Dadeland Health District Hialeah Hollywood Midtown Edgewater Wynwood Pembroke Pines South Beach
Colleges and universities	Barry University Broward College Carlos Albizu University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida Memorial University Johnson & Wales University Miami Dade College Miami International University of Art & Design Nova Southeastern University St. Thomas University University of Miami
Parks and recreation	Alice Wainwright Park Amelia Earhart Park Arch Creek The Barnacle Historic State Park Bayfront Park Big Cypress National Preserve Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Biscayne National Park Brian Piccolo Sports Park & Velodrome Chapman Field Park Crandon Park Dinner Key Everglades National Park Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Fort Dallas Fruit and Spice Park Greynolds Park Haulover Park Jungle Island The Kampong Margaret Pace Park Matheson Hammock Park Miami Seaquarium Monkey Jungle Museum Park Oleta River State Park Peacock Park Shark Valley Simpson Park Hammock South Pointe Park Tamiami Park Tropical Park Virginia Key Zoo Miami
Attractions	Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts American Airlines Arena Bass Museum Bergeron Rodeo Grounds BB&T Center Biltmore Hotel Bonita Chita Key Butterfly World Coral Castle Downtown Miami FIU Arena FIU Stadium Florida Grand Opera Fontainebleau Miami Beach Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop Frost Art Museum Frost School of Music Gulfstream Park Hard Rock Stadium HistoryMiami Holocaust Memorial Homestead Jewish Museum of Florida Las Olas Boulevard Lowe Art Museum Lincoln Road Lummus Park MacFarlane Homestead Marlins Park Miami Beach Architectural District Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Children's Museum Miami City Ballet Miami Conservatory Museum of Contemporary Art New World Symphony Orchestra Normandy Isles North Shore Ocean Drive Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Pérez Art Museum Miami Riverwalk Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood South Beach The Miami Line Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Watsco Center Wolfsonian-FIU Wynwood Art District
Major shopping centers	Aventura Mall Bal Harbour Shops Bayside Marketplace Brickell City Centre CocoWalk Coral Square Dadeland Mall Dolphin Mall The Falls Flagler Street The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale Lincoln Road The Mall at 163rd Street Mall of the Americas Mary Brickell Village Miami International Mall Midtown Miami Miracle Marketplace Pembroke Lakes Mall The Shops at Sunset Place Sawgrass Mills Southland Mall Shops at Merrick Park Westfield Broward Westland Mall
Transportation	Amtrak Broward County Transit Government Center Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport MiamiCentral Miami-Dade Transit Metrobus Metromover Metrorail MIA Mover Miami Intermodal Center Miami International Airport North Perry Airport Palm Tran Pompano Beach Airpark Port Everglades Port of Miami Tri-Rail Virgin Trains USA
Major thoroughfares	East 6th Avenue North 36th Street North 54th Street North 79th Street North 103rd Street North 125th Street North 135th Street West 7th Avenue West 12th Avenue West 27th Avenue West 107th Avenue Allapattah Road Alton Road Bird Road Biscayne Boulevard Brickell Avenue Broad Causeway Collins Avenue Coral Reef Drive Coral Way County Line Road Douglas Road Flagler Street Galloway Road Gratigny Ives Dairy Road Julia Tuttle Causeway Kendall Drive John F. Kennedy Causeway Killian Krome Avenue William Lehman Causeway Le Jeune Road Ludlam Road MacArthur Causeway Miami Avenue Miami Gardens Drive Milam Dairy Road Miracle Mile Okeechobee Road Old Cutler Road Port Boulevard Quail Roost Drive Red Road Rickenbacker Causeway South Dixie Highway Sunset Drive Tamiami Trail Venetian Causeway West Dixie Highway
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History	Timeline Spanish Florida British Rule East Florida West Florida Seminole Florida Territory Seminole Wars Slavery Plantations of Leon County Civil War Florida East Coast Railway Florida land boom of the 1920s Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center Disney World
Geography	Beaches Caves Everglades (Drainage and development) Keys Lakes Lake Okeechobee Reef Rivers Sinkholes Springs State forests State parks Swamps
Major hurricanes	Florida Keys (1919) Tampa Bay (1921) Miami (1926) Okeechobee (1928) Florida Keys (1929) Treasure Coast (1933) Labor Day (1935) Dry Tortugas (1944) Homestead (1945) Fort Lauderdale (1947) South Florida (1948) 1949 Florida hurricane Easy (1950) King 1950) Donna (1960) Betsy (1965) Eloise (1975) Elena (1985) Andrew (1992) Opal (1995) Charley (2004) Frances (2004) Ivan (2004) Jeanne (2004) Dennis (2005) Wilma (2005) Irma (2017) Michael (2018)
Society	African-American Crime Cuban-American culture Miami Tampa Culture Demographics Economy Education Floridians Haitian-American culture Delray Beach Miami Indigenous peoples Everglades Politics Sports
Regions	Big Bend Central Florida Emerald Coast Everglades First Coast Forgotten Coast Glades Gold Coast Halifax area Heartland Keys Nature Coast North Central Florida North Florida Panhandle South Florida Southwest Florida Space Coast Suncoast Tampa Bay Area Treasure Coast
Metro areas	Cape Coral–Fort Myers Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach Gainesville Homosassa Springs Jacksonville Lakeland–Winter Haven Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Ocala Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Panama City Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Port St. Lucie Punta Gorda Sebastian-Vero Beach Sebring Tallahassee Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater The Villages
Largest cities	Jacksonville Miami Tampa Orlando St. Petersburg Hialeah Tallahassee Port St. Lucie Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach Cape Coral Pembroke Pines Hollywood
Counties	Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier Columbia DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton Hardee Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Holmes Indian River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Marion Martin Miami‑Dade Monroe Mosquito (former county) Nassau Okaloosa Okeechobee Orange Osceola Palm Beach Pasco Pinellas Polk Putnam Santa Rosa Sarasota Seminole St. Johns St. Lucie Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla Walton Washington

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