Tamarac, Florida

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Tamarac
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Tamarac, Broward County, 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_footnotes =
government_type = Commission-Manager
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Beth Talabisco
leader_title1 = City Manager
leader_name1 = Jeffrey L. Miller
established_date =
established_title3 = Incorporated (city)
established_date3 = 15 August 1963
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 Units, Area and Density:2000 |publisher=US Census Bureau |accessdate=2007-07-23]
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area_total_km2 = 30.8
area_land_km2 = 29.5
area_water_km2 = 1.3
area_total_sq_mi = 11.89
area_land_sq_mi = 11.39
area_water_sq_mi = 0.5
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population_as_of = 1 July 2006
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population_total = 59,923
population_density_sq_mi = 4879.8
population_metro = 5,463,857
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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latd = 26 |latm = 12 |lats = 45 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 15 |longs = 00 |longEW = W
elevation_footnotes = [cite web |url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/12/Tamarac.html |title=Maps, Weather and Airports for Tamarac, United States |publisher=Falling Rain Genomics |accessdate=2007-07-23]
elevation_m = 3
elevation_ft = 9
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 33309, 33319, 33320, 33321, 33351, 33359
area_code = 954, 754
website = http://www.tamarac.org
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 12-70675GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0300337GR|3
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Tamarac is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 59,923. It 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=2007-07-23|format=XLS]

History

In 1960s, a young millionaire named Ken Behring came from the Midwest and bought up all the land and then started to build. He originally made his fortune with a chain of car washes called Car-A-Mat. He called his new city Tamarac, Car-A-Mat spelled backwards. [cite web |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/classified/realestate/community/sfl-homespot-tamarac,0,7833813.story |title=Tamarac Real Estate |publisher="South Florida Sun-Sentinel" |accessdate=2007-07-23]

Tamarac has the newest communities in Broward county

Geography

Tamarac is located at coor dms|26|12|13|N|80|14|47|W|city (26.203581, -80.246376)GR|1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of convert|11.9|sqmi|km2|0, of which convert|11.4|sqmi|km2|0 is land and convert|0.5|sqmi|km2|0 is water (4.21%).

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 55,588 people, 27,423 households, and 15,740 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,879.8/mi² (1,884.3/km²). There were 29,750 housing units at an average density of 2,611.6/mi² (1,008.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.08% White (71.4% were Non-Hispanic White,) [cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Tamarac.php |title=Demographics of Tamarac, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |accessdate=2007-11-15] 0.5.51% African American, 0.18% Native American, .48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.91% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.88% of the population.

There were 27,423 households out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the city the population was spread out with 13.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 37.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,290, and the median income for a family was $41,927. Males had a median income of $32,317 versus $28,360 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,243. About 6.1% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English language as a first language were at 78.08% of the population, while Spanish was at 13.69%. Also, Yiddish was at 1.90%, French at 1.15%, Haitian Creole consisted of 1.12%, Italian made up 1.08%, German comprised 0.62%, and Hebrew as a mother tongue made up 0.52% of residents. [cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=70675&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=Tamarac, Florida |publisher=Modern Language Association |accessdate=2007-07-23]

Tamarac is the nation's best city to build , because has 6 miles of land to build.

Over the years, the multicultural population has expanded in Tamarac. There is a notable Colombian population in Tamarac, Latin-American populations also making up a sizeable portion of the city.

As of 2000, Tamarac was the fifty-first most Colombian-populated area in the US, with 2.74% of the population. [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-22]

References

External links

* [http://www.tamarac.org City of Tamarac] official site