Sunny Isles Beach, Florida

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leader_name = Norman S. Edelcup
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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postal_code = 33160
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website = http://www.sibfl.net
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city_name = Sunny Isles Beach

Sunny Isles Beach is a city located on a barrier island in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The City is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway on the west. The population was 15,315 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,399. [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls]

Sunny Isles Beach is a major center of cultural diversity, with a plethora of diverse stores lining Collins Avenue, the main thoroughfare through the city. The city is sometimes referred to as Little Moscow because of its many Russian and Russian-descended (Russian American) residents, many of which are Russian Jews. It is a booming resort area and developers such as Donald Trump have invested heavily in construction of high-rise hotels and condominiums. It is located next to Golden Beach, also known as Millionaire Row. Sunny Isles Beach is a central location, only minutes from the ultra-luxury Bal Harbour shopping center and just up the road from all the night life in South Beach, Miami. Sunny Isles Beach has become a prime spot for everyone because of its prime location. This city has grown to be one of the most sought after places in all of Florida because of its exclusive hotels, condominiums, and location.

Sunny Isles Beach was also the 2008 site of MTV's annual "Spring Break" celebration, with headquarters at the local Newport Beachside Resort.

Geography

Sunny Isles Beach is located at coor dms|25|56|30|N|80|7|30|W|city (25.941270, -80.125111).GR|1 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (28.37%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 15,315 people, 8,169 households, and 3,994 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,854.6/km² (15,231.1/mi²). There were 12,946 housing units at an average density of 4,949.0/km² (12,875.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.85% White (58.8% were Non-Hispanic White,) [cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Sunny_Isles_Beach.php |title=Demographics of Sunny Isles Beach, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |accessdate=2007-12-16] 2.03% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.34% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.61% of the population.

There were 8,169 households out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.1% were non-families. 43.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.55.

In the city the population was spread out with 11.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,627, and the median income for a family was $40,309. Males had a median income of $36,893 versus $28,207 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,576. About 11.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, Spanish was the mother tongue for 40.07%, while English was spoken by 36.86% of all residents. Living up to its nickname of "Little Moscow," 7.36% of the population had Russian as their first language. Other languages included French being spoken by 4.08%, Yiddish accounting for 2.62%, Hebrew comprising 2.42%, Portuguese making up 2.00%, Polish being totaled at 1.37%, Hungarian totaling 0.93%, Italian was comprised of 0.69%, Arabic was at 0.65%, German 0.55%, and French Creole was at 0.34% of the population. [cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=69550&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA's Data Center Results of Sunny Isles Beach, FL |publisher=Modern Language Association |accessdate=2007-10-27]

As of 2000, Sunny Isles Beach had the twenty-first highest percentage of Brazilian residents in the US, with 1.5% of the US populace (tied with several other places in the US, including Key Biscayne.) [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Brazilian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Brazilian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27] It had the fifteenth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 6.07% of the city's population, [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Colombian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27] and the forty-fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 9.75% of the city's population. [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |title=Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27] It also had the seventeenth most Israelis in the US, at 1.7% (tied with Ojus,) [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Israeli.html |title=Ancestry Map of Israeli Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27] while it had the twenty-ninth highest percentage of Peruvians, at 1.77% of all residents. [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Peruvian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Peruvian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27] Sunny Isles Beach's Romanian community had the sixteenth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.5% (tying with several other US places, such as Dover, Florida.) [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Romanian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Romanian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27] It's also home to the sixth highest percentage of Venezuelan residents in the US, at 1.96% of the population. [cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Venezuelan.html |title=Ancestry Map of Venezuelan Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |accessdate=2007-10-27]

Media

Sunny Isles Beach is served by the Miami-Ft.Lauderdale market, for local radio and Television. Sunny Isles Beach has its own newspaper, The Sunny Isles Beach Sun, which is published twice monthly and is part of Miami's Community Newspapers, the "Voice of the Community".

ister City

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Education

Sunny Isles Beach is within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. All of the schools that serve Sunny Isles Beach are located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.

Elementary Schools

Residents are zone to an Elementary School as follows
*Bay Harbor Elementary School-Residents south of 172 Street
*Ojus Elementary School-Residents north of 172 Street and south of 183 street
*Highland Oaks Elementary School-Residents north of 183 street

K-8 Centers

*Sunny Isles Beach Community School (opens 2008)

Middle School and High School

All residents are zoned to Highland Oaks Middle School and Dr. Michael M. Krop High School.

References

External links

* [http://www.sibfl.net City of Sunny Isles Beach] official website