Goulds, Florida
Encyclopedia
Goulds is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Miami-Dade County
, Florida
, United States
. The area was originally populated as the result of a stop on the Florida East Coast Railroad. The railroad depot was located near the current Southwest 216th Street. The community was named after its operator, Lyman Gould, who cut trees for railroad ties. The downtown area had a post office, a grocery store and an apartment building. Most of this former downtown area is now a part of the Cauley Square shops. The population was 7,453 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the CDP has a total area of 3 square miles (7.8 km²), all of it land.
. It received its name when the Florida East Coast Railway built a siding in 1903, operated by an employee of the railroad named Goulds. It was first known as Gould's Siding, and later shortened to Goulds. Many packing house
s were built along Old Dixie Highway. Early on, Goulds had a reputation as a rough town, with several saloons serving itinerant field workers. Most of the packing houses were destroyed by a tornado in 1919, or the 1926 Miami Hurricane
, but were rebuilt.
of 2000, there were 7,453 people, 2,214 households, and 1,762 families residing in the CDP. The population density
was 2,514.5 people per square mile (972.2/km²). There were 2,367 housing units at an average density of 798.6/sq mi (308.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 15.22% White (4.9% were Non-Hispanic White) 78.13% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.48% from other races
, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.36% of the population.
There were 2,214 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were married couples
living together, 41.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.72.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 38.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,633, and the median income for a family was $21,728. Males had a median income of $23,165 versus $20,017 for females. The per capita income
for the CDP was $8,649. About 37.6% of families and 43.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.6% of those under age 18 and 32.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
as a first language
accounted for 83.54% of residents, while Spanish
made up 15.42%, and French Creole was at 1.02% of the population.
As of 2000, Goulds had the eighty-fourth highest percentage of African-American and black residents
in the US, with 78.10% of the populace. It had the third highest percentage of Bahamian
residents in the US, at 2.0% of the population, and the sixty-ninth highest percentage of Cuba
n residents in the US, at 4.70% of its population. It also had the thirty-second most Jamaica
ns in the US, at 4.10% (tied with Tamarac
and Royal Palm Beach
), while it had the fifty-fourth highest percentage of Haiti
ans, at 2.70% of all residents (tied with Jewett City, Connecticut
, Georgetown, Delaware
and Elizabeth, NJ
). Goulds' Nicaragua
n community had the thirty-sixth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.15% of the population.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) 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
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
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. The area was originally populated as the result of a stop on the Florida East Coast Railroad. The railroad depot was located near the current Southwest 216th Street. The community was named after its operator, Lyman Gould, who cut trees for railroad ties. The downtown area had a post office, a grocery store and an apartment building. Most of this former downtown area is now a part of the Cauley Square shops. The population was 7,453 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Goulds is located at 25°33′39"N 80°23′0"W (25.560885, -80.383353).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 3 square miles (7.8 km²), all of it land.
History
The area that became Goulds was settled in 1900 by homesteadersHomestead Act
A homestead act is one of three United States federal laws that gave an applicant freehold title to an area called a "homestead" – typically 160 acres of undeveloped federal land west of the Mississippi River....
. It received its name when the Florida East Coast Railway built a siding in 1903, operated by an employee of the railroad named Goulds. It was first known as Gould's Siding, and later shortened to Goulds. Many packing house
Packing house
A packing house is a facility where fruit is received and processed prior to distribution to market.Bulk fruit is delivered to the plant via trucks or wagons, where it is dumped into receiving bins and sorted for quality and size...
s were built along Old Dixie Highway. Early on, Goulds had a reputation as a rough town, with several saloons serving itinerant field workers. Most of the packing houses were destroyed by a tornado in 1919, or the 1926 Miami Hurricane
1926 Miami Hurricane
The 1926 Miami hurricane was a Category 4 hurricane that devastated Miami in September 1926. The storm also caused significant damage in the Florida Panhandle, the U.S. state of Alabama, and the Bahamas...
, but were rebuilt.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 7,453 people, 2,214 households, and 1,762 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,514.5 people per square mile (972.2/km²). There were 2,367 housing units at an average density of 798.6/sq mi (308.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 15.22% White (4.9% were Non-Hispanic White) 78.13% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.48% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.36% of the population.
There were 2,214 households out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% 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, 41.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37 and the average family size was 3.72.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 38.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,633, and the median income for a family was $21,728. Males had a median income of $23,165 versus $20,017 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 CDP was $8,649. About 37.6% of families and 43.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.6% of those under age 18 and 32.3% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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...
accounted for 83.54% of residents, while 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...
made up 15.42%, and French Creole was at 1.02% of the population.
As of 2000, Goulds had the eighty-fourth highest percentage of African-American and black residents
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
in the US, with 78.10% of the populace. It had the third highest percentage of Bahamian
The Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
residents in the US, at 2.0% of the population, and the sixty-ninth 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 4.70% of its population. It also had the thirty-second most Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
ns in the US, at 4.10% (tied with Tamarac
Tamarac, Florida
Tamarac is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,427. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census....
and Royal Palm Beach
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Royal Palm Beach is a village in southeast Florida, located in Palm Beach County. The population was measured at 21,523 in the 2000 census. As of April 2008, the recorded population was 31,864...
), while it had the fifty-fourth 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...
ans, at 2.70% of all residents (tied with Jewett City, Connecticut
Jewett City, Connecticut
Jewett City is a borough in New London County, Connecticut, in the town of Griswold. The population was 3,053 people at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, Georgetown, Delaware
Georgetown, Delaware
Georgetown is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade...
and Elizabeth, NJ
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
). Goulds' Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
n community had the thirty-sixth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.15% of the population.