Miami, Florida

Miami is a major city located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Florida. Miami and the surrounding metropolitan area sits between the Miami River, Biscayne Bay, the Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the second largest city in Florida and the county seat (and largest city) of Miami-Dade County. It is also the largest city in the South Florida metropolitan area, which is comprised of Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County making up the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States.

People and culture

Demographics

Miami is the 46th most populous city in the U.S., just behind Minneapolis and Omaha. As of the census of 2000, there are 362,470 people, 134,198 households, and 83,336 families residing in the city. The population density is 3,923.5/km² (10,160.9/mi²), making Miami one of the most densely populated cities in the country. There are 148,388 housing units at an average density of 1,606.2/km² (4,159.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 66.62%

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White, 22.31% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.42% from other races, and 4.74% from two or more races. 65.76% of the population are

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White - African American - Native American - Asian - Pacific Islander - Other races

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Latino of any race. The ethnic makeup of the city is 34.1% Cuban, 22.3% African American, 5.6% Nicaraguan, 5.0% Haitian, and 3.3% Honduran. The majority of Miami residents were born outside the United States (59%).

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Latino - Cuban - African American - Nicaraguan - Haitian - Honduran

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There are 134,198 households out of which 26.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% are married couples living together, 18.7% have a female head of household with no husband present, and 37.9% are non-families. 30.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.25.

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In the city the population is spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.3 males.

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The median income for a household in the city is $23,483, and the median income for a family is $27,225. Males have a median income of $24,090 versus $20,115 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,128. 28.5% of the population and 23.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 38.2% of those under the age of 18 and 29.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

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Per capita income - Poverty line

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The city ranks second-to-last in people over 18 with a high school diploma, with 23% of the population not having that degree.

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A wide variety of languages are commonly spoken throughout the city. The City of Miami has three official languages - English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Other languages that are spoken throughout the city include Afrikaans, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Russian. Miami has one of the largest populations in the U.S. (74%) of people who speak another language other than English at home.

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English - Spanish - Haitian Creole - Afrikaans - Brazilian Portuguese - French - German - Hebrew - Italian - Russian

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Attractions

• Bayside Marketplace
• Coconut Grove
• Everglades National Park http://www.nps.gov/ever/
• Fairchild Tropical Gardens
• Fairchild Tropical Garden
• Hibiscus Island, Palm Island and others
• Historical Museum of South Florida
• Little Havana
• Lowe Art Museum http://www.lowemuseum.org
• Miami Metro Zoo http://www.miamimetrozoo.com/
• Miami Art Museum http://www.miamiartmuseum.org
• Miami Seaquarium http://www.miamiseaquarium.com/index.htm
• Monkey Jungle http://www.monkeyjungle.com/
• Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCa) http://www.mocanomi.org/
• Parrot Jungle Island http://www.parrotjungle.com/jsps/
• University of Miami http://www.miami.edu
• Vizcaya-Miami Art Museum
• Vizcaya Museum & Gardens http://www.viscayamuseum.org/

Media

See also: List of radio stations in Florida

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Miami is served by two English-language newspapers, The Miami Herald and South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and Spanish-language El Nuevo Herald. The Miami Herald is Miami's primary newspaper with over a million subscribers focusing mainly on issues that affect the Miami and Miami-Dade area. However, it also does have news bureaus in Broward, Monroe, and Nassau, Bahamas. It published, in addition to a daily Miami-Dade edition, a daily Monroe County edition, a daily Nassau edition, and a daily International Edition. The newspaper also published The Herald, a daily Fort Lauderdale paper.

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The Miami Herald - South Florida Sun-Sentinel - El Nuevo Herald - Broward - Monroe - Nassau, Bahamas

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Miami is the 12th largest radio market and the 17th largest television market in the U.S. Television stations serving the Miami area includeWBFS (UPN), WBZL (The WB), WFOR (CBS), WLTV (Univision), WPLG (ABC), WPXM (i), WSCV (Telemundo), WSVN (FOX), and WTVJ (NBC).

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WBFS - UPN - WBZL - The WB - WFOR - CBS - WLTV - Univision - WPLG - ABC - WPXM - I - WSCV - Telemundo - WSVN - FOX - WTVJ - NBC

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Sports

See also: U.S. cities with teams from four major sports.

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Club

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League

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Miami Dolphins

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Football

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National Football League

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Dolphins Stadium

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Florida Panthers

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Hockey

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National Hockey League

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Office Depot Center

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Miami Heat

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Basketball

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National Basketball Association

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American Airlines Arena

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Florida Marlins

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Baseball

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Major League Baseball; NL

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Major League Baseball - NL

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Dolphins Stadium

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The Miami Heat is the only major league team that plays its games in Miami. The Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins both play their games in the suburb of Miami Gardens. The Orange Bowl, a member of the Bowl Championship Series, hosts their college football championship games at Dolphins Stadium. The stadium has also hosted the Super Bowl.

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Miami Heat - Miami Dolphins - Florida Marlins - Miami Gardens - Orange Bowl - Bowl Championship Series - Super Bowl

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The Florida Panthers NHL team plays in neighboring Broward County, Florida at the Office Depot Center in the city of Sunrise.

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Florida Panthers - NHL - Broward County, Florida - Office Depot Center - Sunrise

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Miami is also the home of the Orange Bowl Stadium, the home site for all University of Miami Hurricane football games.

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Orange Bowl Stadium - University of Miami

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A number of defunct teams were located in Miami, including the Miami Federals (USFL), Miami Floridians (ABA), Miami Gatos (NASL), Miami Screaming Eagles (WHL), Miami Seahawks (AAFC), Miami Sol (WNBA), Miami Toros (NASL), Miami Tribe (PSFL), and the Miami Tropics (SFL). The Miami Fusion, a defunct Major League Soccer team played at Lockhart Stadium in Broward County.

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USFL - ABA - NASL - WHL - AAFC - Miami Sol - WNBA - PSFL - Miami Fusion - Major League Soccer - Lockhart Stadium

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