Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
City
	The skyline of Hollywood, Florida in October 2020
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Diamond of the Gold Coast
	Hollywood, Florida Location of Hollywood in the Florida Hollywood, Florida Hollywood, Florida (the United States)
	Coordinates: 26°1′17″N 80°10′30″W / 26.02139°N 80.17500°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Founded	February 18, 1921
Incorporated	November 28, 1925
Government
• Type	Commission-manager
• Mayor	Josh Levy
• Vice Mayor	Adam D. Gruber
• Commissioners	Linda Hill Anderson,; Traci L. Callari,; Idelma Quintana,; Caryl S. Shuham, and; Kevin D. Biederman
• City Manager	George R. Keller, Jr.
• City Clerk	Patricia Cerny
Area
• Total	30.78 sq mi (79.71 km2)
• Land	27.25 sq mi (70.58 km2)
• Water	3.52 sq mi (9.13 km2) 11.23%
Elevation	9 ft (3 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	153,067
• Estimate (2022)	152,650
• Rank	176th in the United States; 12th in Florida
• Density	5,601.83/sq mi (2,162.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33004, 33009, 33019-33021, 33023, 33024, 33312, 33314, 33316
Area code(s)	954, 754
FIPS code	12-32000
GNIS feature ID	0284176
Website	www.HollywoodFL.org

It is a suburb in the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people as of the 2020 census. The population of Hollywood was 153,067 as of 2020, making it the third-largest city in Broward County, the fifth-largest in the Miami metropolitan area, and the 12th-largest in Florida. The average temperature is between 69 and 83 °F (21 and 28 °C).

History

In 1920, Joseph Young arrived in South Florida to create his own "Dream City in Florida". His vision included the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean stretching westward with man-made lakes, infrastructure, roads, and the Intracoastal Waterway. He wanted to include large parks, schools, churches, and golf courses, all industries and activities that were very important to him. After Young spent millions of dollars constructing the city, he was elected its first mayor in 1925. The town quickly became home to northerners known as "snowbirds", who fled the north during the winter and then escaped the south during the summer. By 1960, Hollywood had more than 2,400 hotel units and 12,170 single-family homes. Young bought up thousands of acres of land around 1920, and named his new town "Hollywood by the Sea" to distinguish it from his other real-estate venture, "Hollywood in the Hills", in New York.

The Florida guide, published by the Federal Writers' Project, describes the development of Hollywood, an early example of the planned communities that proliferated in Florida during the real-estate boom of the 1920s:

During the early days of development here, 1,500 trucks and tractors were engaged in clearing land and grading streets; two yacht basins, designed by General George Washington Goethals, chief engineer in the construction of the Panama Canal, were dredged and connected with the Intracoastal Waterway. A large power plant was installed, and when the city lights went on for the first time, ships at sea reported that Miami was on fire, and their radio alarms and the red glow in the sky brought people to the rescue from miles around.
— Federal Writers' Project, "Part III: The Florida Loop", Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State (1947)

Prospective purchasers of land were enticed by free hotel accommodation and entertainment, and "were driven about the city-to-be on trails blazed through palmetto thickets; so desolate and forlorn were some stretches that many women became hysterical, it is said, and a few fainted." Young had a vision of lakes, golf courses, a luxury beach hotel (Hollywood Beach Hotel, now Hollywood Beach Resort), country clubs, and a main street, Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood was severely damaged by the 1926 Miami hurricane; local newspapers reported that it was second only to Miami in losses from the storm. After Young's death in 1934, the city encountered other destructive hurricanes, and the stock market crashed, causing personal financial misfortunes.

Hurricane Irma hit Florida in 2017, causing damage and power outages in Hollywood. 12 residents of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died of heat exposure. Four nursing-home staff were charged with negligence and manslaughter. Charges were dropped against the 3 nurses and the nursing home chief was acquitted.

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity created Rebuild Florida, an initiative to provide aid to citizens affected by Irma. Its initial focus was its Housing Repair Program, which offered assistance in rebuilding families' homes. The program prioritized low-income vulnerable residents, such as the disabled, the elderly, and families with children under five. The program had varied results across the state, with hundreds of citizens claiming they were left without help.

Timeline

1921 – Hollywood by the Sea platted on land of Joseph Wesley Young
1923
- Hollywood Hotel opens. Later renamed the Park View Hotel when the Hollywood Beach Hotel opens.
1925
- Hollywood incorporated
- Hollywood Police Department established
- Hollywood Boulevard Bridge built (approximate date)
- Joseph Wesley Young becomes mayor; C.H. Windham becomes city manager
- Joseph Wesley Young House built
1926
- Hollywood Beach Hotel in business
- September 18: 1926 Miami hurricane demolished city
1928 – Port Everglades opened near Hollywood
1930
- Hollywood Hills Inn built
- Population: 2,689.
1932 – Riverside Military Academy Hollywood campus established
1935 – Fiesta Tropicale began
1937 – Florida Theatre built
1947 – Hurricanes occur
1948 – Broward County International Airport opened
1950 – Population: 14,351
1952 – Joseph Watson became city manager (until c. 1970)
1953 – Hollywood Memorial Hospital opened
1957
- Seminole Tribe of Florida gained official recognition by the federal government, with tribal headquarters located in Hollywood.
- McArthur High School opened
1958 – Diplomat Hotel in business
1959 – Seminole Tribe's Okalee Indian Village in business.
1960 – Population: 35,237
1962 – Arrow Drive-In cinema in business
1964 – Home Federal Tower hi-rise built.
1967 – Hollywood West Elks Lodge founded
1970 – Population: 106,873
1971
- Pageant of the Unconquered Seminoles held in Hollywood
- Topeekeegee Yugnee Park opened
1972 – Broward County Historical Commission established
1974 – Broward County Library System established.
1975 – Art and Culture Center of Hollywood opened
1981
- July 27: Murder of Adam Walsh
- "U.S. Supreme Court affirms Tribe's right to high-stakes bingo at Hollywood in Seminole Tribe of Florida vs. Butterworth"
1982 – West Lake Park opened
1983 – Seminole Tribune newspaper begins publication.
1996
- Kolb Nature Center opened in West Lake Park
- City website online (approximate date)
1997 – New Times Broward-Palm Beach newspaper began publication
2004 – Seminole Tribe of Florida's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in business
2010 – Population: 140,768
2013 – Frederica Wilson became U.S. representative for Florida's 24th congressional district
2016 – Josh Levy became mayor
2018 - The first hotel in almost 50 years, Circ By Sonder, opens in Downtown Hollywood.
2019 – Hard Rock Live guitar shaped hotel opened, with pool and manmade lake

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 30.8 square miles (80 km²), of which 3.46 square miles (9 km²) are covered by water (11.23%).

Hollywood is in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5 to 6 miles (8.0 to 9.7 km) of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach.

Climate

Hollywood has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af), with long, hot, humid, and rainy summers and short, warm, and dry winters.

Climate data for Hollywood, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	87 (31)	88 (31)	91 (33)	96 (36)	98 (37)	98 (37)	97 (36)	97 (36)	95 (35)	93 (34)	91 (33)	90 (32)	98 (37)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	84.7 (29.3)	85.7 (29.8)	87.7 (30.9)	89.2 (31.8)	90.5 (32.5)	92.1 (33.4)	93.4 (34.1)	93.3 (34.1)	92.4 (33.6)	91.1 (32.8)	87.1 (30.6)	86.0 (30.0)	94.7 (34.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	76.1 (24.5)	77.2 (25.1)	78.9 (26.1)	82.0 (27.8)	84.6 (29.2)	87.7 (30.9)	89.6 (32.0)	89.9 (32.2)	88.1 (31.2)	85.1 (29.5)	81.0 (27.2)	78.0 (25.6)	83.2 (28.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)	67.6 (19.8)	68.9 (20.5)	70.9 (21.6)	75.0 (23.9)	78.2 (25.7)	81.3 (27.4)	82.9 (28.3)	83.3 (28.5)	82.0 (27.8)	79.0 (26.1)	73.9 (23.3)	70.1 (21.2)	76.1 (24.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	59.2 (15.1)	60.5 (15.8)	63.0 (17.2)	67.9 (19.9)	71.7 (22.1)	74.8 (23.8)	76.2 (24.6)	76.7 (24.8)	75.8 (24.3)	72.8 (22.7)	66.7 (19.3)	62.2 (16.8)	69.0 (20.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	42.9 (6.1)	45.5 (7.5)	50.3 (10.2)	57.5 (14.2)	64.6 (18.1)	70.6 (21.4)	71.9 (22.2)	72.5 (22.5)	71.9 (22.2)	63.2 (17.3)	53.4 (11.9)	49.5 (9.7)	40.3 (4.6)
Record low °F (°C)	34 (1)	35 (2)	40 (4)	49 (9)	56 (13)	63 (17)	64 (18)	69 (21)	65 (18)	52 (11)	46 (8)	34 (1)	34 (1)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.82 (72)	2.75 (70)	3.41 (87)	3.35 (85)	6.60 (168)	8.84 (225)	6.74 (171)	7.46 (189)	8.67 (220)	8.22 (209)	3.72 (94)	2.46 (62)	65.04 (1,652)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	7.2	6.1	6.3	6.9	10.4	14.4	15.4	15.4	16.0	12.8	9.8	8.2	128.9
Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)

Hollywood Beach in March 2008

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	2,869	—
1940	6,239	117.5%
1950	14,351	130.0%
1960	35,237	145.5%
1970	106,873	203.3%
1980	121,323	13.5%
1990	121,697	0.3%
2000	139,357	14.5%
2010	140,768	1.0%
2020	153,067	8.7%
2022 (est.)	152,650	−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1960–1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2022

Historical racial composition	2020	2010	2000	1990	1980
White (non-Hispanic)	37.2%	47.5%	61.6%	78.5%	90.0%
Hispanic or Latino	39.9%	32.6%	22.5%	11.9%	5.3%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	16.5%	15.4%	11.5%	8.1%	4.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	2.4%	2.0%	1.2%	0.8%
Native American (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	1.5%	1.9%	N/A	N/A
Population	153,067	140,768	139,357	121,697	121,323

Demographic characteristics	2020	2010	2000	1990	1980
Households	72,585	71,070	68,426	52,904	50,764
Persons per household	2.11	1.98	2.04	2.30	2.39
Sex Ratio	94.9	96.1	94.1	90.0	87.8
Ages 0–17	19.1%	20.3%	21.3%	19.1%	19.8%
Ages 18–64	62.8%	64.6%	61.4%	57.8%	55.0%
Ages 65 +	18.1%	15.1%	17.3%	23.1%	25.1%
Median age	42.6	41.1	39.2	40.1	43.1
Population	153,067	140,768	139,357	121,697	121,323

Economic indicators
2017–21 American Community Survey	Hollywood	Broward County	Florida
Median income	$32,371	$36,222	$34,367
Median household income	$56,912	$64,522	$61,777
Poverty Rate	12.4%	12.4%	13.1%
High school diploma	88.2%	90.0%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	34.3%	31.5%
Advanced degree	12.2%	13.1%	11.7%

Language spoken at home	2015	2010	2000	1990	1980
English	52.5%	56.9%	66.5%	78.1%	85.1%
Spanish or Spanish Creole	33.9%	30.2%	21.5%	11.1%	4.7%
French or Haitian Creole	4.8%	4.5%	3.5%	2.7%	1.4%
Italian	N/A	0.6%	1.1%	1.9%	2.8%
Other Languages	8.8%	7.8%	7.4%	6.2%	6.0%

Nativity	2015	2010	2000	1990	1980
% population native-born	64.8%	66.8%	73.7%	82.2%	86.4%
... born in the United States	61.0%	63.2%	70.2%	79.5%	85.1%
... born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas	2.3%	2.4%	2.6%	1.8%	1.3%
... born to American parents abroad	1.4%	1.2%	1.0%	0.9%	1.3%
% population foreign-born	35.2%	33.2%	26.3%	17.8%	13.6%
... born in Cuba	5.0%	3.8%	2.8%	2.1%	1.5%
... born in Colombia	3.6%	3.2%	2.8%	0.8%	N/A
... born in Haiti	2.5%	2.4%	1.1%	0.4%	N/A
... born in Jamaica	2.2%	2.3%	2.0%	0.8%	0.3%
... born in Peru	1.8%	2.0%	1.1%	0.4%	N/A
... born in the Dominican Republic	1.7%	1.4%	0.9%	0.4%	0.1%
... born in Canada	1.3%	1.2%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%
... born in other countries	17.1%	16.9%	13.7%	11.0%	10.1%

As of 2000, Hollywood had the 75th-highest percentage of Cuban residents in the U.S., at 4.23% of its population, and the 65th-highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.26% (tied with both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York.) It also had the 57th-highest percentage of Peruvian residents in the US, at 1.05% (tied with Locust Valley, New York), and the 20th-highest percentage of Romanian residents in the US, at 1.1% (tied with several other areas).

Economy

Before they dissolved, Commodore Cruise Line and its subsidiary Crown Cruise Line were headquartered in Hollywood.

Aerospace and electronics parts manufacturer HEICO is headquartered in Hollywood.

Since 1991, the Invicta Watch Group, a manufacturer and marketer of timepieces and writing instruments, has been headquartered in Hollywood, where it also operates its customer-service call center.

Top employers

According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, its top employers are:

#	Employer	Employees
1	Memorial Healthcare System	4,124
2	City of Hollywood	1,446
3	Chewy	1,200
4	Publix Supermarkets	1,098
5	Diplomat Resort & Spa Hollywood	960
6	Memorial Regional Hospital South	766
7	Great Healthworks	430
8	BrandsMart USA	351
9	Toyota of Hollywood	333
10	HEICO	320

Tourism

Guided tours along the Intracoastal Waterway are common in Hollywood. The waterway, parallel to the ocean, allows people to explore nature and observe their surroundings.

Young Circle, named after the city's founder, is surrounded by shops, restaurants, and bars. A Food-Truck Takeover occurs every Monday, during which dozens of local food trucks offer a variety of cuisines, including Cuban, Venezuelan, Mediterranean, Mexican, Jamaican, and Peruvian, in addition to barbecue, burgers, gourmet grilled cheese, and desserts.

Parks and recreation

Hollywood has about 60 parks, seven golf courses, and sandy beaches.

Hollywood Beach has a broadwalk that extends about 2.5 miles along the ocean. Parking is available on side streets or in garages for a fee, and public trolleys run through the day. Restaurants and hotels line the broadwalk, along with a theatre, children's playground, and other attractions, including bicycle-rental shops, ice-cream parlors, souvenir shops, and a farmer's market. The broadwalk is used for walking and jogging, and has a bike lane for bicyclists and rollerbladers.

Government

Mayor

Joseph Wesley Young, circa 1925
Arthur W. Kellner, circa 1935
Lester Boggs, 1943–1947, 1949–1953
Alfred G. Ryll, 1954–1955
William G. Zinkil Sr., 1955–1957, 1959–1967
E. L. McMorrough, c. 1959
David Keating
Mara Giulianti, circa 2002
Peter Bober, circa 2016
Josh Levy, 2016–present

Education

Hollywood has a diverse educational institutions, including 32 public (and charter) schools and 24 private schools. The public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools.

Public schools

Broward County operates 24 public schools, consisting of four high schools, six middle schools, and 14 elementary schools.

The public high schools in Hollywood are Hollywood Hills High School, McArthur High School, South Broward High School, and Sheridan Technical College and High School.

The public middle schools include Apollo Middle School, Attucks Middle School, Driftwood Middle School, McNicol Middle School, Olsen Middle School, and Beachside Montessori Village.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Hollywood is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the nation's 22nd-busiest airport.^{[unreliable source?]} Broward County Transit operates several bus routes that pass through the city, such as the 1 on US 1 (federal highway). It is also served by Tri-Rail stations at Sheridan Street and Hollywood.

Police department

The Hollywood Police Department is an entity within the city government tasked with law enforcement in Hollywood.

Notable people

Davey Allison, former NASCAR driver
Jayne Atkinson, actress, House of Cards
Herbert L. Becker, former magician known as Kardeen, author, businessman
Steve Blake, retired NBA player
Lauren Book, politician
Ethan Bortnick, piano child prodigy
Chris Britton, baseball pitcher, San Diego Padres
Marquise Brown, NFL player
Janice Dickinson, model, author
Joe DiMaggio, iconic professional baseball player, lived and died in Hollywood
Mike Donald, professional golfer
Scotty Emerick, singer-songwriter
Seth Gabel, actor
Josh Gad, actor
Adam Gaynor, former member of Matchbox Twenty
Alan Gelfand, developer of Ollie (skateboarding trick)
Michael Heverly, model
Rosemary Homeister, Jr., jockey
Erasmus James, defensive end in the NFL
Evan Jenne, politician
Victoria Justice, actress, model, singer
Joe Klink, retired MLB pitcher
Veronica Lake, actress, World War II pin-up girl
Bethany Joy Lenz, actress, One Tree Hill
Jeff Marx, composer and lyricist of Broadway musical Avenue Q
Oddibe McDowell, MLB center fielder
Bryant McFadden, cornerback for NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
Danny McManus, former CFL quarterback; broadcaster for TSN's CFL games
Fred Melamed, actor
Tracy Melchior, actress
Billy Mitchell, videogame player
Michael Mizrachi, professional poker player
Mike Napoli, MLB catcher and first baseman, member of 2013 World Series champion Boston Red Sox
Norman Reedus, actor
Moshe Reuven, music artist
Ian Richards, County Court Judge of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit
Patti Rizzo, golfer, 1982 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year
Jon Pernell Roberts, drug trafficker
Latrice Royale, drag entertainer
Jabaal Sheard, defensive end for Super Bowl LI champion New England Patriots
Megan Timpf, Canadian softball player, competitor at 2008 Summer Olympics
Joe Trohman, Fall Out Boy lead guitarist
John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted
Scott Weinger, actor, writer, producer
Robert Wexler, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Lorenzo White, former Houston Oilers running back

In popular culture

The television game show Hollywood Squares taped a week of shows at the historic Diplomat Hotel in 1987 and featured aerial footage shot over Hollywood, Florida.

Episode 15 of season six of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos featured scenes shot in the vicinity of the Hollywood Beach Marriott along Carolina Street.

The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is the exterior of the police substation in the TV show The Glades.

The comedy series Big Time in Hollywood, FL is set in Hollywood.

Sister cities

Hollywood's sister cities are:

Baia Mare, Romania
Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay
Diego Bautista Urbaneja, Venezuela
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Herzliya, Israel
Higüey, Dominican Republic
Laayoune, Morocco
Vlorë, Albania

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