Lauderhill, Florida

Lauderhill is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States.

It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 74,482.

Lauderhill, Florida
City of Lauderhill
Lauderhill City Hall
Lauderhill City Hall
Flag of Lauderhill, Florida
Official seal of Lauderhill, Florida
Nickname: 
Jamaica Hill
Motto: 
"All-America City!"
Location of Lauderhill in Broward County, Florida
Location of Lauderhill in Broward County, Florida
Coordinates: 26°9′56″N 80°13′57″W / 26.16556°N 80.23250°W / 26.16556; -80.23250
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBroward
IncorporatedJune 20, 1959
Government
 • TypeCommission-Manager
 • MayorKenneth "Ken" Thurston
 • Vice MayorLawrence "Jabbow" Martin
 • CommissionersMelissa P. Dunn,
Denise D. Grant, and
Sarai "Ray" Martin
 • City ManagerDesorae Giles-Smith
 • City ClerkAndrea M. Anderson
Area
 • City8.57 sq mi (22.19 km2)
 • Land8.52 sq mi (22.06 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
9 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City74,482
 • Density8,746.12/sq mi (3,377.10/km2)
 • Metro
5,564,635
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
33311, 33313, 33319, 33351
Area code(s)954, 754
FIPS code12-39550
GNIS feature ID0285368
Websitewww.Lauderhill-FL.gov

Etymology

The development that eventually came to be known as Lauderhill was originally to be named "Sunnydale", but William Safire, a friend of the developer, Herbert Sadkin, convinced him to change his mind. Safire felt that "Sunnydale" sounded like a neighborhood in Brooklyn. Sadkin said there were no hills in the new town, to which Safire replied, "There are probably no dales in Lauderdale, either!" From that discussion, the name "Lauderhill" was coined. The development eventually grew to become Lauderhill, the city.

History

Lauderhill was one of two developments (the other in New York) that began largely as off-the-shelf architectural designs which had been available to the public at Macy's department store. The homes, which had been designed by Andrew Geller, had originally been on display at the "Typical American Houses" at the American Exhibition in Moscow. Following a group of approximately 200 of the homes constructed in Montauk, New York in 1963 and 1964, the same developer, Herbert Sadkin of the New York-based All-State Properties reprised his success in New York, building a series of similar homes in Florida, calling the development Lauderhill.

In 2003, the New York Times described the Macy's homes:

The package deal included a 730- to 1,200-square-foot house on a 75-by-100-foot lot, as well as state-of-the art appliances, furniture, housewares and everything else a family would need for a weekend in the sun, including toothbrushes and toilet paper. The cost was roughly $13,000 to $17,000.

The Inverrary Country Club was built in 1970, and two years later, its East golf course became home to the new Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic on the PGA Tour, which it hosted through 1983. Gleason himself built his final home on the golf course.

Up until the late 1980s-early 1990s, Lauderhill was mostly a retirement community for Jews and a second home for snowbirds (especially in the Inverrary neighborhood). It is now home to mostly Jamaicans, West Indians, and African Americans, but it still has a sizeable white, Jewish, and Hispanic population in the Northwest section and the Inverrary neighborhood, located north of Oakland Park Boulevard and east of University Drive).

Geography

Lauderhill is located in north-central Broward County.

The city borders the following municipalities:

  • On its north and northeast:
  • On its northeast:
  • On its east:
  • On its south:
  • On its southwest and west:

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.2 km2), of which 8.5 square miles (22.1 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) is water (0.37%).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1960132
19708,4656,312.9%
198037,271340.3%
199049,70833.4%
200057,58515.8%
201066,88716.2%
202074,48211.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
Historical demographics 2020 2010 2000 1990 1980
White (non-Hispanic) 9.2% 13.7% 29.5% 54.0% 82.8%
Hispanic or Latino 9.4% 7.4% 6.9% 6.8% 3.4%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 75.6% 74.7% 57.9% 37.5% 12.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.1%
Native American (non-Hispanic) 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic) 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% 0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 3.1% 2.0% 3.5% N/A N/A
Population 74,482 66,887 57,585 49,708 37,271

2010 and 2020 census

Lauderhill racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White (NH) 9,148 6,830 13.68% 9.17%
Black or African American (NH) 49,969 56,313 74.71% 75.61%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 136 117 0.20% 0.16%
Asian (NH) 1,051 1,282 1.57% 1.72%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) 21 17 0.03% 0.02%
Some other race (NH) 274 592 0.41% 0.79%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) 1,358 2,335 2.03% 3.13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,930 6,996 7.37% 9.39%
Total 66,887 74,482

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 74,482 people, 24,036 households, and 15,760 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 66,887 people, 24,265 households, and 16,598 families residing in the city.

2000 census

Lauderhill has a high foreign-born population, with a noticeable proportion from the West Indies. In 2000, 33.65% of Lauderhill's population was born outside of the United States (24.63% were born in the Caribbean, and 14.73% from Jamaica alone). Other major West Indian populations were born in Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, The Bahamas, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean nations.

As of 2000, 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.

As of 2000, in the city the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $36,723. Males had a median income of $29,756 versus $25,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,243. About 15.5% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

In 2000, English was the sole home language of 79.14% of the population. Haitian Creole was spoken at home by 7.85% of residents, Spanish by 6.92%, French by 2.69%, Yiddish by 0.59%, and Hebrew by 0.45% of residents.

As of 2000, Lauderhill had the highest percentage of residents of Jamaican ancestry in the United States, at 20.11% of the city's population, and the percentage of Haitian residents in the United States, at 12.9% of the city's population

Sports

Lauderhill, Florida 
Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium

On November 9, 2007, in the Central Broward Park, the Main Event cricket field, owned by Broward County, was opened.

On May 22, 2010, it became the first ground to host an international between two full members of the ICC (New Zealand and Sri Lanka) on U.S. soil after the games' World governing body gave its certification. The West Indies cricket team, who are the nearest premier cricketing region, have played there the most times.

The park features many other sports venues as well.

Education

Broward County Public Schools operates public schools.

Elementary schools in the Lauderhill city limits include:

  • Broward Estates Elementary School
  • Castle Hill Elementary School
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Montessori School
  • Endeavour Primary Learning Center (K–3, with 4–5 students in the zone to Royal Palm Elementary School)
  • Larkdale Elkementary School
  • Lauderhill Paul Turner Elementary School
  • Royal Palm Elementary School

Students in other sections of Lauderhill are zoned to the following elementary schools: Banyan Elementary School (Sunrise), Discovery Elementary School (Sunrise), Park Lakes Elementary School (Lauderdale Lakes), Plantation Elementary School (Plantation), and Village Elementary School (Sunrise).

Middle schools and 6th-12th grade schools with attendance zones serving Lauderhill include:

High schools with attendance zones serving Lauderhill include:

A section of Lauderhill has a choice between Anderson and Piper. Lauderhill 6–12's high school program has no zoning boundary per se, but people who live in the middle school boundary have priority for admission. While Millennium's high school has no boundary, previous Millennium middle school students have priority for admission.

Charter schools include Rise Academy and Rise Academy II.

The University of Fort Lauderdale is located in Lauderhill.

Notable people

Sister cities

References

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