Lighthouse Point, Florida

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lighthouse Point
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settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Lighthouse Point in Broward County in State of Florida


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = flag|United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = flag|Florida
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = noflag|Broward
government_type = Mayor-council
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Fred Schorr
established_title = Settled
established_date = 1947
established_title3 = Incorporated (city)
established_date3 = 13 June 1956
unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes = cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US12&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7 |title=Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000 |publisher=US Census Bureau |accessdate=2007-09-23]
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area_total_km2 = 6.2
area_land_km2 = 5.9
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 2.40
area_land_sq_mi = 2.29
area_water_sq_mi = 0.11
area_water_percent = 4.58
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population_as_of = 1 July 2006
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population_note = Census Bureau estimate
population_total = 11282
population_density_sq_mi = 4695.0
population_metro = 5463857
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utc_offset = -5
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latd = 26 |latm = 16 |lats = 29 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 5 |longs = 22 |longEW = W
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elevation_ft = 3
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 33064, 33074
area_code = 754, 954
website = http://www.lighthousepoint.com
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 12-40450GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0285506GR|3
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Lighthouse Point is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was named for the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, which in fact is located in Hillsboro Beach, not Lighthouse Point. As of 1 July 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,282. The city is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-01.xls |title=Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=2007-09-23 |format=XLS]

Geography

Lighthouse Point is located at coor dms|26|16|29|N|80|5|22|W (26.274691, -80.089414)GR|1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of convert|2.4|sqmi|km2|0. convert|2.29|sqmi|km2|0 of it is land and convert|.11|sqmi|km2|0 of it (4.58%) is water.

Lighthouse Point is located in northeastern Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

To its north:
* Deerfield Beach

To its east:
* Hillsboro Beach (across the Intracoastal Waterway)

To its west and south:
* Pompano Beach

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,767 people, 5,165 households, and 3,078 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,695.0/mi² (1,815.4/km²). There were 5,871 housing units at an average density of 2,560.1/mi² (989.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.05% White (93.5% were Non-Hispanic White,) [cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Lighthouse_Point.php |title=Demographics of Lighthouse Point, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |accessdate=2007-11-15] 0.43% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.18% of the population.

There were 5,165 households out of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.2% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,038, and the median income for a family was $72,418. Males had a median income of $51,897 versus $32,929 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,839. About 2.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as their first language were 89.18%, while 4.64% spoke Spanish as theirs. Other languages spoken as a first language are Italian 1.93%, French 1.22%, German at 1.06%, and Portuguese being the mother tongue of 0.71% of all residents. [cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=40450&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center results for Lighthouse Point, FL |publisher=Modern Language Association |accessdate=2007-09-23]

Media

Lighthouse Point is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market [cite web |url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio |title=Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005 |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |accessdate=2007-09-23] and the seventeenth largest television market [cite web |url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv |title=Top 50 TV markets ranked by households |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |accessdate=2007-09-23] 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".

References

External links

* [http://www.lighthousepoint.com/ City of Lighthouse Point] official website