Golden Beach, Florida

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leader_name = Glenn Singer
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1924
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population_total = 909
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
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latd = 25 |latm = 57 |lats = 54 |latNS = N
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 33160
area_code = 305
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website = http://www.goldenbeach.us
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Golden Beach is a town located in the northeast corner of Miami-Dade County, Florida, between the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 919. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 921. [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls]

Geography

Golden Beach is located at coor dms|25|57|54|N|80|7|21|W|city (25.964869, -80.122481).GR|1 It is on the barrier island that separates the Intracoastal Waterway from the ocean; the entire town is about one mile from north to south, and four blocks from east to west.

Golden Beach is known as a very upscale community, and many of its houses are worth over a million dollars. Several celebrities, including Bill Gates, Ricky Martin, Benjamin Rose, and a Paul Newman, maintain homes there. The Eric Clapton album 461 Ocean Boulevard was named after the Golden Beach house at that address, a photo of which is also featured on the album cover. The town is surrounded by the cities of Aventura to the west, Sunny Isles Beach to the south, and Hallandale Beach to the north. Another interesting note is that high-rise construction and commercial development are not permitted within the Town limits.

The main road through Golden Beach is Collins Avenue, also known as State Road A1A and Beachfront Avenue; Golden Beach is one of the few stretches of Collins that does not have sidewalks, and it is also one of the most notorious speed traps in the Miami area. The town has an abnormally large police force for its size, most of which is dedicated to speed control along the main road. The police force also mans the guard booth on Collins Avenue. The town's beach is closed to the public and accessible only by the invitation of residents.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 919 people, 282 households, and 234 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,043.6/km² (2,692.7/mi²). There were 341 housing units at an average density of 387.2/km² (999.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.43% White (74.9% were Non-Hispanic White,) [cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Golden_Beach.php |title=Demographics of Golden Beach, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |accessdate=2007-12-16] 0.33% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.87% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.76% of the population.

There were 282 households out of which 49.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.55.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $136,686, and the median income for a family was $141,557. Males had a median income of $81,193 versus $58,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $73,053.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 55.00% of the population while Spanish was at 35.09%, Hebrew at 4.40%, French at 3.85%, and Russian was at 1.65% of residents. [cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=26250&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA's Data Center Results of Golden Beach, FL |publisher=Modern Language Association |accessdate=2007-10-27]

As of 2000, Golden Beach had the third highest percentage of Israeli residents in the US, with 4.4% of the population (tied with Live Oak, California.) [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Israeli.html |title=Ancestry Map of Israeli Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27]

References

External links

* [http://www.goldenbeach.us Town of Golden Beach] official website