Miramar, Florida
City
Seal
Motto(s):  Beauty and Progress
Coordinates: 25°58′44″N 80°16′57″W / 25.97889°N 80.28250°W / 25.97889; -80.28250
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Incorporated	May 26, 1955
Government
• Type	Commission-Manager
• Mayor	Wayne M. Messam
• Vice Mayor	Alexandra P. Davis
• Commissioners	Winston F. Barnes, Maxwell B. Chambers, and Yvette Colbourne
• City Manager	Dr. Roy Virgin
• City Clerk	Denise A. Gibbs
Area [1]
• Total	31.08 sq mi (80.50 km2)
• Land	28.85 sq mi (74.73 km2)
• Water	2.23 sq mi (5.77 km2)  5.66%
Elevation	9 ft (2 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	134,721
• Estimate  (2023)[3]	138,319
• Rank	201st in the United States 14th in Florida
• Density	4,756.60/sq mi (1,836.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33023, 33025, 33027, 33029
Area code(s)	754, 954
FIPS code	12-45975[4]
GNIS feature ID	0286974[5]
Website	www.miramarfl.gov

Miramar is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a key suburb of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. As of the 2020 census, the population was 134,721,^[2] making it the fourth-largest city in Broward County, the sixth-largest city in the Miami metro area, and the 14th-largest city in Florida.

Miramar was founded by A.L. Mailman to serve as a "bedroom community" for nearby Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Mailman bought the original property he was to develop from H.D. Perry Sr. in 1953. He built 56 homes on the property that were inexpensive homes of concrete and flat roofs. These homes sold quickly because of the low cost of both the homes and the land, and the city of Miramar came into being.

The city was incorporated on May 26, 1955, and was named for the Miramar area of Havana, Cuba where Mailman had a summer home (Miramar translates to "look at the sea" in Spanish).^[6] At the time of incorporation, the city had a population of less than 200 people. With approximately 2.9 square miles of land area, Miramar's original city boundaries were Southwest 64 Avenue on the east, University Drive on the west, the Dade County line on the south, and Pembroke Road on the north. On June 20, 1955, the city's first mayor (Robert Gordon) and city council were sworn in, all of whom were appointed by the governor and served until January 1959, at which time the first municipal election was held.^[7] Mayor Robert Gordon is the individual who is attributed to have given the city its name.^[7] The city seal is inscribed with the motto "Beauty and Progress".^[7]

H.D. Perry Sr.'s part in Miramar did not cease with selling the land to Mailman for development. He is recognized as one of the pioneers in the history of Miramar. His character and civic-activities influenced not only the lives of early residents but continues to the present day, as evidenced by the schools and parks in the city which bear his family's name. Many long-time residents fondly recall the community barbecues hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Perry during those early years. Others are grateful to Mr. Perry for the lessons in animal husbandry, which he conducted for the benefit of Miramar's youth so that they could learn something of farm life.

The only major roads when Miramar was developed were U.S. 441 which was a two-lane road at that time, Hallandale Beach Boulevard to Southwest 66 Terrace and Pembroke Road which was a dirt road to University Drive. There were no other transportation routes of any kind supplying access to the new community. Miramar's early city fathers advocated the philosophy of planned and controlled growth. The city adopted a Comprehensive Land Use Plan in 1972 before cities and counties were mandated to do so. This provided the framework for the orderly development of future growth. Two-thirds of the land within city limits is currently undeveloped.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81.0 km²), of which 29.5 square miles (76.5 km²) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) (5.66%) is water.^[8]

A 2017 study put the city in fifth place for US cities most vulnerable to coastal flooding, with 93,000 residents living within FEMA's coastal floodplain.^[9]

The city is bordered by the following municipalities:

To the north:

• Pembroke Pines

To the northeast:

• Hollywood

To the east:

• West Park

To the south:

• Miami-Dade County

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	5,485		—
1970	23,997		337.5%
1980	32,813		36.7%
1990	40,663		23.9%
2000	72,739		78.9%
2010	122,041		67.8%
2020	134,721		10.4%
2023 (est.)	138,319		2.7%
U.S. Decennial Census 1960–1970[10] 1980[11] 1990[12] 2000[13] 2010[14] 2020[2] 2023[3]

Historical racial composition	2020[2]	2010[14]	2000[13]	1990[12]	1980[11]
White (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	11.6%	21.6%	65.6%	90.6%
Hispanic or Latino	41.1%	36.9%	29.4%	17.3%	7.8%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	41.1%	43.5%	42.0%	14.5%	0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	5.2%	3.1%	2.2%	0.8%
Native American (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	2.1%	3.2%	N/A	N/A
Population	134,721	122,041	72,739	40,663	32,813

Demographic characteristics	2020[15][16][17]	2010[18][19][20]	2000[21][22][23]	1990[12]	1980[11][24]
Households	43,826	40,294	25,905	14,395	11,647
Persons per household	3.07	3.03	2.81	2.82	2.82
Sex ratio	88.5	89.3	90.8	93.1	94.0
Ages 0–17	23.6%	29.1%	31.0%	26.7%	25.9%
Ages 18–64	65.3%	64.0%	62.6%	63.6%	62.7%
Ages 65 +	11.1%	6.9%	6.3%	9.7%	11.4%
Median age	37.3	33.6	31.8	32.3	32.9
Population	134,721	122,041	72,739	40,663	32,813

Economic indicators
2018–22 American Community Survey	Miramar	Broward County	Florida
Median income[25]	$44,901	$39,690	$37,826
Median household income[26]	$81,812	$70,331	$67,917
Poverty rate[27]	8.2%	12.4%	12.9%
High school diploma[28]	91.2%	90.0%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree[28]	30.8%	34.9%	32.3%
Advanced degree[28]	11.4%	13.3%	12.1%

Language spoken at home[note 1]	2020[note 2]	2010[note 3]	2000[31]	1990[32]	1980[33]
English	53.0%	48.8%	59.4%	77.6%	85.0%
Spanish or Spanish Creole	31.7%	35.8%	29.6%	15.9%	7.3%
French or Haitian Creole	9.2%	9.6%	6.8%	2.6%	1.4%
Italian	N/A[note 4]	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	2.9%
Other languages	6.1%	5.6%	4.0%	2.8%	3.4%

Nativity	2020[note 5]	2010[note 6]	2000[38][39]	1990[40][32]	1980[33]
% population native-born	61.3%	57.1%	59.3%	79.9%	89.9%
... born in the United States	58.1%	53.1%	55.6%	76.3%	87.8%
... born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas	2.0%	2.9%	2.9%	2.7%	2.1%
... born to American parents abroad	1.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
% population foreign-born[note 7]	38.7%	42.9%	40.7%	20.1%	10.1%
... born in Jamaica	7.9%	10.1%	12.5%	5.2%	N/A[note 4]
... born in Haiti	6.5%	5.7%	3.9%	1.4%	N/A[note 4]
... born in Cuba	5.8%	4.8%	5.7%	2.5%	1.7%
... born in Colombia	2.9%	3.8%	2.6%	1.2%	N/A[note 4]
... born in Venezuela	2.0%	1.3%	0.7%	0.1%	N/A[note 4]
... born in the Dominican Republic	1.3%	2.1%	1.6%	0.7%	N/A[note 4]
... born in other countries	12.3%	15.1%	13.7%	9.0%	8.4%

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