Virginia Gardens, Florida
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Virginia Gardens is a village in Miami-Dade County
, Florida
, United States
. The population was 2,348 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the village had a population of 2,294.
Virginia Gardens got its name because many of the founding residents were wealthy transplants who aptly named the village after their home state. At the time of incorporation, many of the residents owned large estates, some up to 5 acres (20,234.3 m²), where they could ride and enjoy their horses.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all land.
, there were 2,348 people, 890 households, and 596 families residing in the village. The population density
was 7,820.6 inhabitants per square mile (3,021.9/km²). There were 925 housing units at an average density of 3,080.9 per square mile (1,190.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.35% White (28.6% were Non-Hispanic Whites,) 2.26% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.73% from other races
, and 5.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.25% of the population.
There were 890 households of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples
living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.22.
Age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median household income $40,197, and the median family income was $44,800. Males had a median income of $31,302 versus $26,274 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $21,139. About 9.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
In 2000, speakers of Spanish
as a first language
made up 71.66%, and English
as a mother tongue accounted for 28.33% of the population.
In 2000, Virginia Gardens had the nineteenth highest percentage of Cuba
n residents in the US, with 26.11% of the populace. It had the tenth highest percentage of Colombia
n residents in the US, at 7.16%, and the seventh highest percentage of Peru
vian residents in the US, at 3.24% of the its population. It also had the fifteenth most Nicaragua
ns in the US, at 2.51%, while it had the sixtieth highest percentage of Dominicans
, at 2.39% (tied with North Miami Beach
.) Virginia Gardens' Venezuela
n community had the eighth highest percentage of residents, which was at a 1.58% populace, while the Guatemala
n community had the ninety-eighth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.15% (tied with Bokeelia, FL
.) It is also home to the forty-sixth highest percentage of Ecuador
ian residents in the US, at 1.32% of the population, as well as being home to the forty-second highest percentage of Honduran
, at 1.11% (tied with Atlantic City, New Jersey
.)
Miami-Dade County, Florida
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, Florida
Florida
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,348 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the village had a population of 2,294.
History
The tiny enclave of Virginia Gardens was born out of the love of horses. In 1947, Miami Springs (of which it was then a part) passed an ordinance outlawing horses from the city limits. In response, about 50 citizens decided to form their own city next door.Virginia Gardens got its name because many of the founding residents were wealthy transplants who aptly named the village after their home state. At the time of incorporation, many of the residents owned large estates, some up to 5 acres (20,234.3 m²), where they could ride and enjoy their horses.
Geography
Virginia Gardens is located at 25°48′33"N 80°17′48"W (25.809175, -80.296697).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all land.
Demographics
At the 2000 censusCensus
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, there were 2,348 people, 890 households, and 596 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 7,820.6 inhabitants per square mile (3,021.9/km²). There were 925 housing units at an average density of 3,080.9 per square mile (1,190.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.35% White (28.6% were Non-Hispanic Whites,) 2.26% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.73% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 5.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.25% of the population.
There were 890 households of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.22.
Age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median household income $40,197, and the median family income was $44,800. Males had a median income of $31,302 versus $26,274 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $21,139. About 9.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
In 2000, speakers of 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...
as a first language
First language
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made up 71.66%, and English
English language
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as a mother tongue accounted for 28.33% of the population.
In 2000, Virginia Gardens had the nineteenth highest percentage of Cuba
Cuba
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n residents in the US, with 26.11% of the populace. It had the tenth highest percentage of Colombia
Colombia
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n residents in the US, at 7.16%, and the seventh highest percentage of Peru
Peru
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vian residents in the US, at 3.24% of the its population. It also had the fifteenth most Nicaragua
Nicaragua
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ns in the US, at 2.51%, while it had the sixtieth highest percentage of Dominicans
Dominican Republic
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, at 2.39% (tied with North Miami Beach
North Miami Beach, Florida
North Miami Beach is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Originally named Fulford in 1926 after Captain William H. Fulford of the United States Coast Guard, the city was incorporated in 1927 as Fulford, but was renamed North Miami Beach in 1931. The population was...
.) Virginia Gardens' Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n community had the eighth highest percentage of residents, which was at a 1.58% populace, while the Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n community had the ninety-eighth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.15% (tied with Bokeelia, FL
Bokeelia, Florida
Bokeelia is a census-designated place located on Pine Island in Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,997...
.) It is also home to the forty-sixth highest percentage of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian residents in the US, at 1.32% of the population, as well as being home to the forty-second highest percentage of Honduran
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
, at 1.11% (tied with Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
.)
External links
- Village of Virginia Gardens official website