CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY: Full Informations About Miami beach

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 87,933 people, 46,194 households, and 18,339 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,829.5/km² (12,502.1/mi²). There were 59,723 housing units at an average density of 3,280.1/km² (8,491.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.74% White, 4.03% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.05% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races. 53.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 46,194 households out of which 14.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.3% were non-families. 48.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% 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 2.76.

In the city the population was spread out with 13.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 38.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,322, and the median income for a family was $33,440. Males had a median income of $33,964 versus $27,094 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,853. 21.8% of the population and 17.0% of families were below the poverty line. 25.2% of those under the age of 18 and 24.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Geography:

Miami Beach is located at 25°48’47”N, 80°8’3”W (25.813025, -80.134065)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.5 km² (18.7 mi²). 18.2 km² (7.0 mi²) of it is land and 30.2 km² (11.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 62.37% water.

Climate:

Miami Beach, like the rest of South Florida, has a warm, humid subtropical climate year-round, and borders on a true tropical climate. The city occasionally experiences brief cold fronts during the winter, otherwise is warm or hot year round. The area does not experience temperate seasons and the year is instead divided into two six-month seasons. The wet season, which is hot and humid, lasts from May to October, when it gives way to the dry season, which features balmy temperatures besides scant rainfall. The Hurricane season largely coincides with the wet season.

In addition to its sea-level elevation, coastal location and position just above the Tropic of Cancer, the area owes its warm, humid climate to the Gulf Stream, which moderates climate year-round. A typical summer day does not see temperatures below 75°F (21° C). Temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s (30-35 °C) accompanied by high humidity are often relieved by afternoon thunderstorms, which are followed by more moderate temperatures, though still within very muggy conditions. During winter, humidity is significantly lower allowing for cooler weather to develop. Average minimum temperatures during that time are around 60°F (15°C), rarely dipping below 40°F (4°C), and the equivalent maxima usually range between 80 and 70 °F (27-21 °C). During the dry, cool season, the Gulf Stream helps to moderate the effect of the cold fronts that often bring freezing temperatures to the more northerly portions of Florida.

Officially, Miami Beach has never recorded a triple-digit temperature, the all-time maximum being 98°F (37°C), set on August 15, 1956, though extreme summer humidity often boosts the heat index to the 110s (43 to 48°C). The coldest temperature ever recorded in the city of Miami Beach was 31 °F (-1 °C) on January 20, 1977. That same day, scattered snow flurries hit the area, Miami beach’s first and only recorded snowfall since weather records began in the 1830s.

Miami Beach receives abundant rainfall, one of the highest among major U.S. cities. It receives annual rainfall of 150 cm (60 inches). The South Florida metropolitan area, which includes the cities of Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, is the second largest metropolitan area in the world after Tokyo that receives regular cyclonic activity. Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, although hurricanes can develop beyond those dates. The most likely time for Miami Beach to be hit is during the peak of the Cape Verde season which is late August through the end of September. Due to its location between two major bodies of water known for tropical activity, Miami Beach is also statistically the most likely major city to be struck by a hurricane in the world, trailed closely by Nassau, Bahamas, and Havana, Cuba. Despite this, the city has been fortunate in not having a direct hit by a hurricane since Hurricane Cleo in 1964. However, many other hurricanes have affected the city, including Betsy in 1965, Andrew in 1992, Irene in 1999, and Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005. In addition, a tropical depression in October of 2000 passed over the city creating record rainfall and flooding. Locally, the storm is credited as the No Name Storm of 2000, though the depression went on to become Tropical Storm Leslie upon entering the Atlantic Ocean.

Miami Modern Architecture:

The postwar craving for futuristic became evident in Miami Beach, Florida, where during the 1950s and 1960s, a wildly inventive mode of architectural design emerged to satiate the requirements of the prosperous new vacationing middle-class. Resort area architects attempted to realize through their buildings what we of a more cynical age now concede to be science fiction. These architects created a unique futuristic look in Miami Beach that became known as "Miami Modern," or "MiMO," a term coined by Miami Beach resident Randall C. Robinson and interior designer Teri D'Amico. Prime examples of MiMO architecture include the Fontainebleau, Eden Roc, Seacoast Towers, Deauville, and Di Lido hotels by famed architect Morris Lapidus, and Norman Giller's Carillon Hotel, which was voted Miami Beach's "Hotel of the Year" in 1959.

Education:

Tertiary education in Miami Beach includes a branch of the National School of Technology. Schools include Treasure Island Elementary, North Beach Elementary, Bay Harbor Elementary, South Point Elementary, Biscayne Elementary, Nautilus Middle School (which is the only middle school for the Miami Beach area) and Miami Beach Senior High School (which is the only high school for the Miami Beach area).