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City of Plantation
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The Grass is Greener
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Broward
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BROWARD
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Map of Florida highlighting Plantationpng
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April 30 , 1953
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Commission-Manager
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Mayor
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Rae Carole Armstrong
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219 total_area_km2 = 568
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02 total_water_km2 = 05 percent_water = 087
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2004 population = 85,497 population_density_mi = 3,90397
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26°7'28" longitude_deg = 80°14'58"
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Plantation suffered extensive damage from
Hurricane Wilma on
October 24 ,
2005 .
Plantation is located at 26°7'28" North, 80°14'58" West (26.124354, -80.249503).
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 56.8
Km&2 (21.9
Mi&2 ). 56.3 km&
2 (21.7 mi&
2) of it is land and 0.5 km&
2 (0.2 mi&
2) of it is water. The total area is 0.87% water.
The city's official motto is; "The Grass is Greener".
Plantation is located in central Broward County. It is bordered by
Lauderhill to the northeast,
Sunrise to the north and west,
Davie to the south, and
Fort Lauderdale to the east.
As of the
Census of 2000, there were 82,934 people, 33,244 households, and 22,206 families residing in the city. The
Population Density was 1,472.9/km&
2 (3,815.2/mi&
2). There were 34,999 housing units at an average density of 621.6/km&
2 (1,610.0/mi&
2). The racial makeup of the city was 78.34%
White , 13.78%
African American , 0.17%
Native American , 2.88%
Asian , 0.04%
Pacific Islander , 2.00% from
Other Races , and 2.79% from two or more races. 13.09% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 33,244 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were
Married Couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $53,746, and the median income for a family was $65,029. Males had a median income of $44,838 versus $32,360 for females. The
Per Capita Income for the city was $28,250. 6.4% of the population and 4.3% of families were below the
Poverty Line . 6.1% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Plantation was once the home of
Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh . It was also the birthplace of
Novelist and
Journalist Carl Hiassen .
