East Perrine, Florida
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East Perrine was a census-designated place
Census-designated place
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 in Miami-Dade County
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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 at the time of the 2000 census. In the 1990 census it was part of Perrine
Perrine, Florida
Perrine, Florida was an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County about midway between Miami and Homestead. It is located at The community was named after Dr...

 census-designated place
Census-designated place
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. It has since been incorporated into the Village of Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay, Florida
Palmetto Bay is a Miami suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler and East Perrine.-History:...

. The population was 7,079 at the 2000 census.

History

The Village of Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay, Florida
Palmetto Bay is a Miami suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler and East Perrine.-History:...

 incorporated on September 10, 2002, taking the territory formerly held by the East Perrine census-designated place
Census-designated place
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.

Geography

East Perrine is located at 25°36′27"N 80°20′27"W (25.607383, -80.340967).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 7,079 people, 2,276 households, and 1,852 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,387.4/km² (3,586.2/mi²). There were 2,339 housing units at an average density of 458.4/km² (1,184.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.44% White (48.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 16.87% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.39% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.74% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 4.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.09% of the population.

There were 2,276 households out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,395, and the median income for a family was $66,852. Males had a median income of $42,398 versus $35,660 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $23,165. About 6.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Palmetto Bay, English
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 as a first language
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 accounted for 66.62% of all residents, while Spanish
Spanish language
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 comprised 30.22%, French Creole was at 1.64%, and French
French language
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 as a mother tongue made up 1.49% of the population.

Education

East Perrine was served by Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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. Perrine Elementary School had been located in East Perrine.

Perrine Seventh-Day Adventist School was located in East Perrine.

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