Biscayne Park, Florida
Encyclopedia
Biscayne Park is a village in Miami-Dade County
, Florida
, United States
. The population was 3,269 at the 2000 census. Biscayne Park was developed in the 1920's by Arthur Griffing. The area was annexed by the city of Miami in 1925 but with the arrival of the Great Depression Miami gave up jurisdiction. Biscayne Park was incorporated in 1931 as the Town of Biscayne Park and in 1933 changed its name to the Village of Biscayne Park.
As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,128.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land.
North Miami
North Miami
of 2000, there were 3,269 people, 1,283 households, and 831 families residing in the village. The population density
was 5,147.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,972.1/km²). There were 1,341 housing units at an average density of 2,111.4 per square mile (809.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village is 72.22% White (50.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 18.51% African American, 0.67% Native American, 2.72% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.51% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. 26.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,283 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples
living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $48,313, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Males had a median income of $39,964 versus $33,125 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $22,923. About 9.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
as a first language
was at 59.59%, with Spanish
at 29.26%, French Creole at 9.40%, and French
at 1.73% of the population.
As of 2000, Bisacyne Park had the seventy-third highest percentage of Colombia
n residents in the US, with 2.05% of the US populace. It had the fifty-seventh highest percentage of Cuba
n residents in the US, at 6.64% of the village's population, and the seventeenth highest percentage of Haiti
an residents in the US, at 9.20% of the its population. It also had the fourteenth highest percentage of Peru
vians, at 2.48% of all residents (tied with Glen Cove, New York
,) while Biscayne Park's Honduran
community had the twenty-sixth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.38% of the population. It is also home to the nineteenth highest percentage of Lebanese
residents in the US, at 1.70% of the population (tied with nine other US areas, which included Tierra Verde, FL
.)
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
, Florida
Florida
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United States
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. The population was 3,269 at the 2000 census. Biscayne Park was developed in the 1920's by Arthur Griffing. The area was annexed by the city of Miami in 1925 but with the arrival of the Great Depression Miami gave up jurisdiction. Biscayne Park was incorporated in 1931 as the Town of Biscayne Park and in 1933 changed its name to the Village of Biscayne Park.
As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,128.
Geography
Biscayne Park is located at 25°52′55"N 80°10′51"W (25.881972, -80.180868).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all land.
Surrounding areas
North MiamiNorth Miami, Florida
North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, and the North Miami campus of Johnson & Wales University...
North Miami
North Miami, Florida
North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, and the North Miami campus of Johnson & Wales University...
North MiamiNorth Miami, Florida
North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, and the North Miami campus of Johnson & Wales University...
- Unincorporated Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
Unincorporated Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 3,269 people, 1,283 households, and 831 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 5,147.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,972.1/km²). There were 1,341 housing units at an average density of 2,111.4 per square mile (809.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village is 72.22% White (50.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 18.51% African American, 0.67% Native American, 2.72% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.51% from other races, and 3.36% from two or more races. 26.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,283 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $48,313, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Males had a median income of $39,964 versus $33,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $22,923. About 9.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
English language
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as a first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
was at 59.59%, with Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
at 29.26%, French Creole at 9.40%, and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
at 1.73% of the population.
As of 2000, Bisacyne Park had the seventy-third highest percentage of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n residents in the US, with 2.05% of the US populace. It had the fifty-seventh highest percentage of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n residents in the US, at 6.64% of the village's population, and the seventeenth highest percentage of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an residents in the US, at 9.20% of the its population. It also had the fourteenth highest percentage of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vians, at 2.48% of all residents (tied with Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 26,964....
,) while Biscayne Park's Honduran
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
community had the twenty-sixth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.38% of the population. It is also home to the nineteenth highest percentage of Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
residents in the US, at 1.70% of the population (tied with nine other US areas, which included Tierra Verde, FL
Tierra Verde, Florida
Tierra Verde is a census-designated place in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,574 at the 2000 census.Located at the end of Tierra Verde is Fort De Soto County Park.-Geography:...
.)
Taxes
Biscayne Park has the highest millage rate in all of Miami-Dade County, which is currently at 8.9933, and a combined millage rate of 27.1526.External links
- Village of Biscayne Park official site