Plantation, Broward County, Florida
Encyclopedia
Plantation is a city in Broward County
, Florida
, United States
. As of the 2010 census the population was 84,955. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area
, which was home to 5,546,635 people at the 2010 census.
The city's name comes from the prior owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company. The official motto
of Plantation is "The Grass is Greener." Plantation suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma
on October 24, 2005.
Plantation City Hall was the backdrop for part of the film, There's Something About Mary
. Mary's childhood home was filmed a few miles from City Hall. Plantation Golf Course is the site of the famous Caddyshack
pool scene.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 21.93 square miles (57 km²), of which 21.74 square miles (56 km²) is land and 0.19 square mile (0.4920977409 km²) (0.87%) is water.
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.
of 2000, there were 82,934 people, 33,244 households, and 22,206 families residing in the city. The population density
was 3,815.2 per square mile (1,472.9/km²). There were 34,999 housing units at an average density of 1,610.0 per square mile (621.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.34% White (68% were Non-Hispanic 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.09% of the population.
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.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $66,135, and the median income for a family was $80,434.http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0973000&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US09%7C16000US0973000&_street=&_county=plantation&_cityTown=plantation&_state=04000US12&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Males had a median income of $44,838 versus $32,360 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $28,250. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English
as a first language
was spoken by 78.00% of the population, while Spanish
was at 13.00%, French Creole at 2.24%, French
speakers made up 1.30%, Hebrew
comprised 0.72%, Portuguese
speakers comprised 0.71%, Italian
was at 0.58%, German
at 0.54%, and Arabic
was the mother tongue of 0.46% of all residents.
Plantation middle schools
Public elementary schools
Private schools
's World Headquarters for the Americas is located in Plantation. American InterContinental University
is located in the area, along with the University of Phoenix
, located on North Pine Island Road. The Esperanto
language institute headquarters are located in Plantation. Avianca
operates a Fort Lauderdale-area sales office at 262 South University Drive in Plantation. Goodwin Biotechnology is headquartered in Plantation.
Plantation was home to two malls, situated across the street from one another: the Broward Mall
(south of Broward Boulevard), and the Fashion Mall
(north of Broward). The Fashion Mall/Executive Pavilion was sparsely occupied for many years and closed in April 2007. When demolition, renovation and new construction are completed, 321 North will comprise a 650000 square feet (60,387 m²) retail space, 300000 to 400000 sq ft (27,870.9 to 37,161.2 ) of Class A office space in two new office buildings, and 400 to 600 residential units in two mid-rise towers. The project appears to have been put on hold. As of March 16, 2009, the old Fashion Mall building had yet to be demolished.
The estimated $350 million project is a major part of Plantation Midtown, an 850 acres (3.4 km²) urban center that is expected to help turn Plantation into a regional destination. Plantation has embraced mixed-use in its master plan for the Midtown area. “Mixed use is not only a key element of the City’s master plan for Midtown, but is an important consideration in repositioning the beleaguered Fashion Mall property because it will create a sustainable development,” says Paul D’Arelli of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., legal counsel for the project and an accredited LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
) professional.
-Hollywood
media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald
, and their Spanish
-language counterparts El Sentinel
and El Nuevo Herald
. Plantation also publishes a quarterly news magazine, the Plantation Quarterly.
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2010 census the population was 84,955. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area
South Florida metropolitan area
The South Florida metropolitan area, also known as the Miami metropolitan area, and designated the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S...
, which was home to 5,546,635 people at the 2010 census.
The city's name comes from the prior owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company. The official motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
of Plantation is "The Grass is Greener." Plantation suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second storm , thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 season...
on October 24, 2005.
Plantation City Hall was the backdrop for part of the film, There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. It stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, and it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film....
. Mary's childhood home was filmed a few miles from City Hall. Plantation Golf Course is the site of the famous Caddyshack
Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney. It stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Cindy Morgan, and Bill Murray...
pool scene.
Geography
Plantation is located at 26°7′28"N 80°14′58"W (26.124354, -80.249503).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 21.93 square miles (57 km²), of which 21.74 square miles (56 km²) is land and 0.19 square mile (0.4920977409 km²) (0.87%) is water.
Plantation is located in central Broward County
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
. It is bordered by Lauderhill
Lauderhill, Florida
Lauderhill is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,887. 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....
to the northeast, Sunrise
Sunrise, Florida
-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...
to the north and west, Davie
Davie, Florida
Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town's population was 91,992 at the 2010 census.- History :Davie was founded by Jake Tannebaum and Tamara Toussaint. The original name of the town was Zona. In 1909 R.P. Davie assisted then Governor Broward by draining the swamplands...
to the south, and Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
to the east.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 82,934 people, 33,244 households, and 22,206 families residing in the city. 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 3,815.2 per square mile (1,472.9/km²). There were 34,999 housing units at an average density of 1,610.0 per square mile (621.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.34% White (68% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.78% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.00% 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 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.09% of the population.
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.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $66,135, and the median income for a family was $80,434.http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0973000&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US09%7C16000US0973000&_street=&_county=plantation&_cityTown=plantation&_state=04000US12&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Males had a median income of $44,838 versus $32,360 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 city was $28,250. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, 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...
was spoken by 78.00% of the population, 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...
was at 13.00%, French Creole at 2.24%, 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...
speakers made up 1.30%, Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
comprised 0.72%, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
speakers comprised 0.71%, Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
was at 0.58%, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
at 0.54%, and Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
was the mother tongue of 0.46% of all residents.
Education
Public high schools- Plantation High SchoolPlantation High SchoolPlantation High School is a high school located in Plantation, Florida. The school serves 2,669 students in grades 9 through 12, and is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district...
- South Plantation High SchoolSouth Plantation High SchoolSouth Plantation High School, also known locally as simply "South" , is a four-year, public high school located in Plantation, a large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the United States....
Plantation middle schools
- Bair Middle School (serves parts of Plantation)
- Plantation Middle SchoolPlantation Middle SchoolPlantation Middle School is a middle school located in Plantation, Broward County, Florida at 6600 West Sunrise Boulevard. Construction of the school began in 1968 and the school was officially opened in 1970. The principal is Mrs. Patricia Hague, Ed.D. It has been labeled a "B" school by the...
- Seminole Middle School
Public elementary schools
- Central Park Elementary School
- Mirror Lake Elementary School
- Peters Elementary School
- Plantation Elementary School
- Plantation Park Elementary School
- Sawgrass Elementary School (serves parts of Plantation)
- Tropical Elementary School
Private schools
- American Heritage SchoolAmerican Heritage School (Florida)American Heritage School is an American, private school located in the Plantation, Florida.-History:Founded by William R. Laurie in 1965. American Heritage, is modeled after Southern universities, in both its buildings and curriculum...
- American Academy
- The Blake School
- David Posnack Hebrew Day School
- Our Savior Lutheran
- St. Gregory's Parish School
- University of PhoenixUniversity of PhoenixThe University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Group Inc. which is publicly traded , an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona...
Economy
DHLDHL
DHL Express is a division of the German logistics company Deutsche Post providing international express mail services. DHL is a world market leader in sea and air mail....
's World Headquarters for the Americas is located in Plantation. American InterContinental University
American InterContinental University
American InterContinental University, commonly called AIU, is an international for-profit university with open admissions owned by Career Education Corporation ....
is located in the area, along with the University of Phoenix
University of Phoenix
The University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Group Inc. which is publicly traded , an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona...
, located on North Pine Island Road. The Esperanto
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
language institute headquarters are located in Plantation. Avianca
Avianca
Avianca S.A. is the flag carrier airline of Colombia since December 5, 1919 when it was initially registered under the name SCADTA. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its hub at the El Dorado International Airport...
operates a Fort Lauderdale-area sales office at 262 South University Drive in Plantation. Goodwin Biotechnology is headquartered in Plantation.
Plantation was home to two malls, situated across the street from one another: the Broward Mall
Broward Mall
The Broward Mall, officially known as Westfield Broward, is a one-level shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The mall has recently completed a multi-million-dollar renovation, and is operated and owned by the Westfield Group. The center features 125 retail and...
(south of Broward Boulevard), and the Fashion Mall
Fashion Mall
Fashion Mall was a three-level shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The mall closed in 2006 following hurricane damage and was to have been remodeled afterward.-History:...
(north of Broward). The Fashion Mall/Executive Pavilion was sparsely occupied for many years and closed in April 2007. When demolition, renovation and new construction are completed, 321 North will comprise a 650000 square feet (60,387 m²) retail space, 300000 to 400000 sq ft (27,870.9 to 37,161.2 ) of Class A office space in two new office buildings, and 400 to 600 residential units in two mid-rise towers. The project appears to have been put on hold. As of March 16, 2009, the old Fashion Mall building had yet to be demolished.
The estimated $350 million project is a major part of Plantation Midtown, an 850 acres (3.4 km²) urban center that is expected to help turn Plantation into a regional destination. Plantation has embraced mixed-use in its master plan for the Midtown area. “Mixed use is not only a key element of the City’s master plan for Midtown, but is an important consideration in repositioning the beleaguered Fashion Mall property because it will create a sustainable development,” says Paul D’Arelli of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., legal counsel for the project and an accredited LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
) professional.
Media
Plantation is part of the Miami-Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
-Hollywood
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company headquartered on Biscayne Bay in the Omni district of Downtown Miami, Florida, United States...
, and their 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...
-language counterparts El Sentinel
El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida
El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida is a weekly Spanish-language newspaper published in Fort Lauderdale, Florida by the Sun-Sentinel Company, a subsidiary of the Tribune Company of Chicago, which also publish the South Florida Sun-Sentinel...
and El Nuevo Herald
El Nuevo Herald
El Nuevo Herald is a McClatchy newspaper published daily in Spanish in Miami, Florida, in the United States. El Nuevo Heralds sister paper is The Miami Herald, also produced by the McClatchy Company.-About El Nuevo Herald:...
. Plantation also publishes a quarterly news magazine, the Plantation Quarterly.
Notable residents
- Ronnie BrownRonnie BrownRonnie G. Brown, Jr. is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . After graduating from Cartersville High School in Georgia, Brown attended Auburn University to play college football for the Auburn Tigers...
, NFL player - Candace Cameron, actress and wife of Valeri BureValeri BureValeri Vladimirovich Bure is a retired professional ice hockey right winger from Russia. He played ten seasons in the National Hockey League...
(former NHL player) - Snoop DoggSnoop DoggCalvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, rapper - Fat JoeFat JoeJoseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
, rapper - Wayne FedermanWayne FedermanWayne Federman is an American comedian, actor, author, and comedy writer. He is noted for his numerous stand-up comedy appearances in clubs, theaters, and on television; his biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich; and his supporting comedic acting roles in The X-Files, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb...
, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, comedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, and Pistol Pete Maravich biographer - Chad HenneChad HenneChad Steven Henne is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.He graduated from Wilson Senior High School and attended the University of Michigan...
, NFL player - Carl HiaasenCarl HiaasenCarl Hiaasen is an American journalist, columnist and novelist.- Early years :Born in 1953 and raised in Plantation, Florida, of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Kermit Odel, and teacher, Patricia...
, novelist and journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A... - Ty LawTy LawTajuan "Ty" Law is a retired football cornerback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots 23rd overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan....
, NFL player - Jake LongJake LongJake Edward Long is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Dolphins first overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan...
, NFL player - Mike McKenzie, NFL player
- Alicia MinshewAlicia MinshewAlicia Herschenfeld best known as Alicia Minshew is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children.-Early life and career:...
, actress - Bob NormanBob NormanRobert Creed Norman is a South Florida journalist who recently joined WPLG-Channel 10 as an on-air investigative reporter. Previously he worked for several years as a weekly newspaper and online columnist who first broke the corruption story of $1 billion Ponzi scheme operator Scott Rothstein's...
, journalist - Chad Ochocinco, NFL player
- Darrelle RevisDarrelle RevisThough Revis was not the first defensive back drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft , he was the first cornerback taken that year...
, NFL player - Cody RossCody RossCody Joseph Ross is an American professional baseball outfielder. He has played with the Detroit Tigers , Los Angeles Dodgers , Cincinnati Reds , and Florida Marlins and San Francisco Giants...
, MLB player - Seymour SchwartzmanSeymour SchwartzmanSeymour Schwartzman was an American cantor and opera singer. He was a principal baritone at New York City Opera where he sang over thirty roles and also performed internationally in opera houses and on the concert stage...
, opera singer and cantor - Sloane StephensSloane Stephens-Personal life:Stephens was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, a professional American football player...
, professional tennis player - Patrick SurtainPatrick SurtainPatrick Frank Surtain is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft...
, NFL player - Zach ThomasZach ThomasZachary Michael Thomas is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Tech....
, NFL player - Robin WeismanRobin WeismanRobin Weisman is a former American child actress. She has not acted since 1994.Weisman is well known as the 'little lady' Mary Bennington in the film 3 Men and a Little Lady in 1990 with Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson...
, former child actress - Allen West, U.S. congressman, FL-22 district
Historical timeline
- 1838 - Battle of Pine Island - part of the seven-year Seminole War.
- 1906 - Captain Walter Holloway unsuccessfully attempts to drain the EvergladesEvergladesThe Everglades are subtropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee...
for farming; major canal runs north-south through Plantation. - 1911 - Sewell Locks, first wooden locks in the state, are built on the New River CanalNew River (Broward County, Florida)The New River is a river in South Florida, USA. The river originates in the Everglades and flows east. After passing through Fort Lauderdale, the river enters the Atlantic Ocean at Port Everglades cut. The river is entirely within Broward County and is composed from the junction of three main...
next to Florida State Road 84. - 1941 - Frederick C. Peters purchases 10000 acres (4,046.9 ha) for $25 per acre; land had been owned by the Everglades Plantation Company (origin of the city's name); Broward Boulevard is a two-lane road.
- 1947 - First homes built by Chauncey Clark; property valued at $200 an acre; two hurricanes completely flood the area.
- 1948 - 12 homes in the area; population reaches 36.
- 1949 - Plantation Women's Club founded; Plantation Homeowners organization founded by Dr. Abram Hoffman; 40 homes in the area.
- 1950 - Population reaches 200; Plantation Golf Club built.
- 1953 - Ellsworth D. Gage appointed first Mayor on April 30; Plantation incorporated as a city; first City Council meeting on May 11; Broward Boulevard grows to a four-lane street; population reaches 475.
- 1955 - S. Robinson Estey elected Mayor. He had previously been Deputy Sheriff; Plantation Police Dept. organized.
- 1957 - First industrial plant in Plantation - Airpax Products, Co. on Sunrise Blvd; City of Plantation Volunteer Fire Dept.
- 1958 - Population reaches 1,600.
- 1959 - James Ward Jr. elected Mayor. First school, Berenice T. Peters Elementary School, dedicated.
- 1961 - The Plantation Library is founded with Mrs. Helen B. Hoffman as chairwoman.
- 1962 - Edwin Deicke donates $100,000 for the expansion and renovation of Hoffman Building, later renamed the Deicke Auditorium; Chamber of Commerce founded.
- 1963 - Community Center, designed by Russell Pancoast, built and dedicated on city's tenth anniversary.
- 1965 - Population reaches 6,500.
- 1969 - MotorolaMotorolaMotorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
opens facility in Plantation. - 1970 - Gulfstream Land and Development Company purchases 5400 acres (2,185.3 ha) for Jacaranda community development; population reaches 23,000.
- 1973 - Plantation City Hall opens and Deicke Auditorium dedicated.
- 1974 - Plantation Historical Society founded by Genevieve Veltri, Dorothy O'Hare, Lois Brickhouse, and Marilyn King.
- 1975 - Frank Veltri elected Mayor for first time; American ExpressAmerican ExpressAmerican Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
moves Southern Region Operations Center to Plantation. Population 40,200, budget $4,229,569. - 1978 - Broward MallBroward MallThe Broward Mall, officially known as Westfield Broward, is a one-level shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The mall has recently completed a multi-million-dollar renovation, and is operated and owned by the Westfield Group. The center features 125 retail and...
opens (1 million square ft). - 1980 - The Plantation Historical Museum is founded; population 48,653.
- 1981 - Plantation Library is renamed the Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library.
- 1982 - The population reaches 50,000; city budget reaches $12 million.
- 1985 - Plantation Historical Museum built.
- 1988 - Fountains Shopping Mall opens (450,000 sq ft); Fashion MallFashion MallFashion Mall was a three-level shopping mall in Plantation, Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. The mall closed in 2006 following hurricane damage and was to have been remodeled afterward.-History:...
at Plantation opens (660,000 sq ft). - 1990 - The population reaches 65,000; city budget reaches $64 million; Central Park Elementary School opens.
- 1991 - Hartford's Cornerstone, Phase 1 opens.
- 1993 - Kemper National Services opens operations in Plantation.
- 1994 - Population reaches more than 73,500.
- 1996 - Olympic Torch Run weaves through Plantation.
- 1997 - Population reaches 78,000; city budget is in excess of $80 million.
- 1999 - Rae Carole Armstrong elected as Mayor of Plantation; 11500 square feet (1,068.4 m²) Volunteer Park Community Center dedicated.
- 2000 - Population 84,500 and 55 diverse cultures; Presidential election delayed; Plantation Elementary moves to new school site; ground broken for Jim Ward Community Center.
- 2001 - Ground broken for Happy Tails Dog Park; Multicultural Garden opens in Park East. Community Bus Service in operation.
- 2002 - Jim Ward 16000 sq ft (1,486.4 m²) Community Center opens; Jack Carter Harmony Park dedicated; Happy Tails Dog Park dedicated.
- 2005 - Hurricane WilmaHurricane WilmaHurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second storm , thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 season...
hits Plantation causing significant damage. - 2008 - Plantation named one of the nation's 100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance.
External links
- City of Plantation official website