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Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 1 July 2007, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 142,473. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the twelfth largest city in Florida. Hollywood is a Principal City of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,413,212 people.
ywood is located at (26.021467, -80.174910).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of .
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Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 1 July 2007, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 142,473. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the twelfth largest city in Florida. Hollywood is a Principal City of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,413,212 people.
Geography
Hollywood is located at (26.021467, -80.174910).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it is water (11.23%).
Hollywood is located in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5-6 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach. Hollywood is bounded by the following municipalities:
To the north:
To the northwest:
To the west:
To the southwest:
To the south:
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 139,357 people, 59,673 households, and 34,490 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,097.2/mi² (1,968.0/km²). There were 68,426 housing units at an average density of 2,502.8/mi² (966.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.35% White (61.6% were Non-Hispanic White,) 12.09% African American or Black, 0.27% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.95% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.53% of the population.
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 individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.
The city's age demographic shows a mixed population with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,714, and the median income for a family was $44,849. Males had a median income of $33,102 versus $27,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,097. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 66.94% of residents, Spanish accounted for 21.62%, French made up 2.06%, French Creole consisted of 1.32%, Italian comprised 1.12%, Romanian was at 0.91%, Hebrew at 0.88%, Portuguese 0.84%, and German as a mother tongue was 0.72% of the population.
As of 2000, Hollywood had the seventy-fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 4.23% of the city's population, and the sixty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.26% of the city's population (tied with both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York.) It also had the fifty-seventh highest percentage of Peruvian residents in the US, at 1.05% of the city's population (tied with Locust Valley, New York,) and the twentieth highest percentage of Romanian residents in the US, at 1.1% of the it's population (tied with several other areas in the US.)
Education
Hollywood's public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools.
Public High Schools
Public Middle Schools
- Apollo Middle School
- Attucks Middle School
- Driftwood Middle School
- McNicol Middle School
Public Elementary Schools
- Mary M. Bethune Elementary School
- Boulevard Heights Elementary School
- Colbert Elementary School
- Driftwood Elementary School
- Hollywood Central Elementary School
- Hollywood Hills Elementary School
- Hollywood Park Elementary School
- Oakridge Elementary School
- Orange Brook Elementary School
- Sheridan Hills Elementary School
- Sheridan Park Elementary School
- Stirling Elementary School
- West Hollywood Elementary School
Private Schools
- Annunciation School
- Aukela Christian Military Academy
- Beacon Hill School
- Calvary Kids School
- Chaminade Madonna College Prep School
- Covenant Teaching Fellowship School
- Ebony Village School
- Hollywood Christian School
- Love Outreach Christian Academy
- Nativity Elementary School
- New Mirawood Elementary School
- Paladin Academy
- Parkway Christian School
- Patty Cake Academy
- Pembroke Park Montessori School
- Phyls Academy
- Point of Grace Christian Academy
- Rainbow Montessori School
- Sheridan Hills Christian School
- St. Bernadette Catholic School
- St. Mark's Lutheran School
- Toddler Technology Academy
- West Hollywood Private School
Notable residents
- Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, actress, One Tree Hill
- Bella Thorne, actress, model
- Victoria Justice, actress, model
- Tracy Lindsey Melchior, actress
- Jamie Westenhiser, Playboy Playmate
- Erasmus James, defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL
- Joseph Trohman, Fall Out Boy lead guitarist
- Michael Mizrachi, World Poker Tour winner
- Janice Dickinson, model, author
- Oddibe McDowell, baseball center fielder
- Billy Mitchell, champion videogamer
- Bryant McFadden, cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL
- Chris Meyers, sports broadcaster - Fox Sports
- Veronica Lake, actress, World War II pin-up girl
- Scotty Emerick, singer-songwriter
- Mike Napoli, baseball catcher, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Danny McManus, Former CFL quarterback and current broadcaster for TSN's CFL games.
- Brad Meltzer, author
- Chris Britton, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees
- Scott Hall, professional wrestler
- John Walsh, host of America's Most Wanted
- Ethan Bortnick, piano child prodigy
Law enforcement controversy
In 2007, several Hollywood Police Department officers have been implicated in a wide-reaching corruption investigation by the FBI, and a few officers turned state's evidence in order to reduce their potential sentences. Several officers faced trial and one was convicted in August 2007.
Neighborhoods
These are the neighborhoods and communities that are officially recognized by the City of Hollywood.
- 441 Corridor
- Alandco
- Arapahoe Farms
- Beverly Hills
- Beverly Park
- Boulevard Heights
- Carriage/Carriage Hills
- Central Business District
| Condo Presidents Downtown Hollywood Driftwood/Driftwood Acres East Lake Emerald Hills Emerald Oaks Emerald Point Estates of Fort Lauderdale | Highland Gardens Hillcrest Hollywood Beach Hollywood Gardens Hollywood Hills Hollywood Lakes Hollywood North Beach Hollywood South Central Beach | L'Etoile at Emerald Point Lake Eden Lakes of Emerald Hills Lawnacres Liberia Mapleridge Martin Luther King Jr. Community North Central | Oak Point Oakridge Oakwood Hills Park East Park Side Playland/Playland Village Playland Estates Quadomain | Royal Poinciana Sheridan Oaks Stirling Commercial The Homes at East Lake The Townhouses of Emerald Hills The Wood of Emerald Hills T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park Washington Park |
Sister cities
Hollywood has eight sister cities, as designated by :
Transportation
Hollywood is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the 22nd busiest airport in the United States.
Sources
- Florida, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 2004, pg. 132
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