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Lauderdale Lakes is a city located in Broward County, Florida . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 31,705. As of 2004 , the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 31,639 {Link without Title} .


GEOGRAPHY

Lauderdale Lakes is located at (26.170012, -80.201318). The city is located in central Broward County. It is bordered by the following municipalities:

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.4 Km&2 (3.6 Mi&2 ). 9.3 km&2 (3.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.37% water.


GOVERNMENT

Until 1998 Lauderdale Lakes was governed by a Mayor-council form of government, but elected that year to change to a Mayor-commission-manager style of government. The Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes since 1998 is Samuel S. Brown , whose current term ends in 2008 .


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 31,705 people, 12,099 households, and 7,743 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 3,409.9/km&2 (8,832.1/mi&2). There were 14,325 housing units at an average density of 1,540.6/km&2 (3,990.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 23.96% White , 67.74% African American Or Black (see next paragraph), 0.12% Native American , 1.03% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 1.90% from Other Races , and 5.19% from two or more races. 5.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Lauderdale Lakes has a very high percentage of West Indian -born population, who might not be considered ''African-American''. There are 10,078 people, or 36.3% of the city's population, who were born in the West Indies . Over half of those, or 5,312 people, reported Jamaica as their place of birth, accounting for 16.75% of the city's population. Another 3,543 people, or 11.17% were born in Haiti .

There were 12,099 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were Married Couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,932, and the median income for a family was $32,641. Males had a median income of $26,087 versus $20,434 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $14,039. 22.5% of the population and 19.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 32.9% of those under the age of 18 and 16.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


TRIVIA

  • Lauderdale Lakes is home to the very first Office Depot store, which is still open today on North State Road 7 (411).

  • Will Eisner , the comic-book author, died at Lauderdale Lakes hospital in 2005 .

  • Wal-Mart will be opening up a new Supercenter on the corner of Oakland Park Blvid & North State Road 7 (411) in the city of Lauderdale Lakes.

  • Lauderdale Lakes was once a largely Jewish retirement area. Now the city is mainly populated by black people and island folk.



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