Margate, Florida
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Margate is a city in Broward County
, Florida
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 53,284. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area
, which is home to 5,564,635 people.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 8.98 square miles (23 km²), of which 8.81 square miles (23 km²)is land and 0.17 square mile (0.4402979787 km²) is water (1.89%).
of 2000, there were 54,909 people, 22,714 households, and 14,332 families residing in the city. The population density
was 6,120.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,362.6/km²). There were 24,740 housing units at an average density of 2,808.9 per square mile (1,084.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.80% White (67.8% were Non-Hispanic White,) 11.63% African American or Black, 0.26% Native American, 2.78% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.87% from other races
, and 3.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.28% of the population.
There were 22,714 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples
living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,722, and the median income for a family was $48,254. Males had a median income of $35,630 versus $26,624 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $20,308. About 5.5% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, 75.9% of residents speak English
as their first language
, 13.8% speak Spanish
, 2.85% French Creole, 1.69% French
, and 1.20% Italian
.
As of 2000, Margate was the sixty-sixth most Colombia
n-populated area in the US at 2.22% of residents. It was also the forty-ninth most Haiti
an-populated area (tied with Pleasantville, New Jersey
) at 3.2% and forty-third most Jamaica
n-populated area (tied with Opa-Locka) at 3% of the population.
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
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. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 53,284. 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 is home to 5,564,635 people.
Geography
Margate is located at 26.246259°N 80.212343°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 8.98 square miles (23 km²), of which 8.81 square miles (23 km²)is land and 0.17 square mile (0.4402979787 km²) is water (1.89%).
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 54,909 people, 22,714 households, and 14,332 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 6,120.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,362.6/km²). There were 24,740 housing units at an average density of 2,808.9 per square mile (1,084.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.80% White (67.8% were Non-Hispanic White,) 11.63% African American or Black, 0.26% Native American, 2.78% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.87% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.28% of the population.
There were 22,714 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,722, and the median income for a family was $48,254. Males had a median income of $35,630 versus $26,624 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $20,308. About 5.5% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, 75.9% of residents speak English
English language
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as their first language
First language
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, 13.8% speak 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...
, 2.85% French Creole, 1.69% French
French language
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, and 1.20% 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...
.
As of 2000, Margate was the sixty-sixth most Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n-populated area in the US at 2.22% of residents. It was also the forty-ninth most Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an-populated area (tied with Pleasantville, New Jersey
Pleasantville, New Jersey
-Local government:Pleasantville operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council. The City Council consists of two members elected from wards to three-year terms, and five members elected at-large to four-year terms in office, all of...
) at 3.2% and forty-third most Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n-populated area (tied with Opa-Locka) at 3% of the population.