Davie, Florida

Davie, Florida
Town

Old Davie School Historical Museum

Location of Davie within eastern (incorporated) part of Broward County, Florida
Coordinates: 26°4′53″N 80°16′49″W / 26.08139°N 80.28028°W / 26.08139; -80.28028Coordinates: 26°4′53″N 80°16′49″W / 26.08139°N 80.28028°W / 26.08139; -80.28028
Country  United States of America
State  Florida
County Broward
Settled 1909
Incorporated (town) November 16, 1925[1]
Formally Incorporated (town) September 19, 1963[1]
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Judy Paul (D)
 • Vice Mayor Susan Starkey (R)
 • Councilmembers
  • Bryan Caletka (R)
  • Marlon Luis (D)
  • Caryl Hattan (D)
 • Town Manager Richard J. Lemack
 • Town Clerk Evelyn Roig
Area[2]
 • Town 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2)
 • Land 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2)
 • Water 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)  2.32%
Elevation 9 ft (1 m)
Population (2010 US Census)
 • Town 91,992
 • Density 2,636.8/sq mi (1,018.1/km2)
 • Metro 5,564,635
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 33312, 33314, 33317, 33324-33332, 33355, 33331
Area code(s) 754, 954
FIPS code 12-16475[3]
GNIS feature ID 0281316[4]
Website www.davie-fl.gov

Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town's population was 91,992 at the 2010 census.[2] It is the most populous municipality labelled as a "town" in Florida, and the third most populous such community in the United States, trailing only Gilbert, Arizona, and Cary, North Carolina. Davie is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.

History

R.P. Davie

Davie was founded by Tamara Toussaint and Jake Tannebaum. The original name of the town was Zona. In 1909, R.P. Davie assisted then Florida Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward by draining the swamplands. Robert Parsell (R.P.) Davie, a developer, bought about 27,000 acres (109 km2) in the area. He built a school in Zona. In 1916, the people of the town were so grateful they renamed the town after him. It was carved out of Everglades land that was mostly underwater.

Davie has always had a reputation as a "Western" town, with many earlier buildings having "Wild West" architecture. It boasts a significant horse-owning population and once was home to many herds of cattle. In recent years, commercial and residential development has discouraged such practices, but Davie still tries to maintain a "Western" feel. Pioneer City, a western theme park, was located across the street from Flamingo Gardens. It was built in the 1960s and closed a few years later.

Damage by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 in Davie

The Old Davie School

The Davie School, designed in 1917 by August Geiger, one of South Florida's most prominent early architects, opened its doors in 1918 with about 90 students. The Davie School was the first permanent school in the Everglades and is now Broward County's oldest existing school building. The building was in continuous use as a school until 1980. The Davie School Foundation was established in 1984 to protect and restore the Davie School to the integrity of its earlier appearance. The Foundation in conjunction with the Town of Davie, the Broward County School Board, the Soroptimists International of Davie, the Davie Historical Society and the community at large has worked tirelessly to preserve this important piece of Broward County's history The building is now referred to as the "Old Davie School," and is maintained by a collaboration of the Davie School Foundation and the Town of Davie.

In the early 2000s two other historic buildings from the surrounding neighborhood were moved to the property adjoining the Old Davie School.

Jewish Davie

In the 1970s Davie had the reputation of not being hospitable to Jews. Davie was "rumored" to be the seat of the Ku Klux Klan in South Florida; a cross was burned on the front lawn of a new Jewish family in 1977. This provoked an outpouring of community support which persuaded the family to remain, insisting that "never would they see anti-Semitism like that again". As of 2016, Davie has a thriving Jewish community.[5]

Geography

Davie is located at 26°04′53″N 80°16′49″W / 26.081426°N 80.280223°W / 26.081426; -80.280223.[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92.5 km2), of which 34.9 square miles (90.4 km2) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2) (2.32%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
19705,859—
198020,500249.9%
199047,217130.3%
200075,72060.4%
201091,99221.5%
Est. 2015100,882[7]9.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
Davie Demographics
2010 CensusDavieBroward CountyFlorida
Total population91,9221,748,06618,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010+21.5%+7.7%+17.6%
Population density2,636.8/sq mi1,444.9/sq mi350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)80.1%63.1%75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)56.8%43.5%57.9%
Black or African-American8.0%26.7%16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)29.1%25.1%22.5%
Asian4.6%3.2%2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan0.3%0.3%0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian0.1%0.1%0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial)3.1%2.9%2.5%
Some Other Race3.8%3.7%3.6%

As of 2010, there were 37,306 households, with 8.0% being vacant. As of 2000, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,014, and the median income for a family was $56,290. Males had a median income of $38,756 versus $30,016 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,271. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, those who spoke only English at home made up 75.47% of the population, while those who spoke Spanish made up 18.74%, and French speakers made up 1.13% of residents. A few other languages spoken were Italian at 0.73%, Chinese at 0.53%, Portuguese 0.51%, and French Creole being the mother tongue of 0.38% of the population.[9]

Education

Davie is host of the South Florida Educational Center. A large number of educational institutions have campuses in Davie, including:

Colleges and universities

Public elementary schools

Public charter schools

Public middle schools

Public high schools

Private schools

Media

Davie is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market[11] and the seventeenth largest television market[12] in the United States.

Its daily newspapers are the South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

Davie Digest is the local free community newspaper serving the town with community news and an interactive website allowing for the community to submit news and subscribe to the paper.

Points of interest

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5)" (PDF). www.broward.org. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Davie town, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ↑ Dr. Leon Weissberg, interviewed on The Public Storyteller, broadcast June 16, 2013, according to Caren Schnur Neile, "Jewish Davie", Jewish Journal, March 2, 2016, Palm Beach South edition, p. 80.
  6. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "MLA Data Center Results for Davie, FL". Modern Language Association. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  10. ↑ http://davie.championshipacademy.org/
  11. ↑ "Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005". Northwestern University Media Management Center. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  12. ↑ "Top 50 TV markets ranked by households". Northwestern University Media Management Center. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-24.

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