Weston, Florida
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Weston is a suburb of South Florida located in Broward County, Florida
, USA. Established as a city in 1996, much of the community was developed by Arvida/JMB Realty
and is located near the western developmental boundary of Broward County. It is the most western city in Broward County, and its entire west side is next to the Everglades
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 65,333. Weston is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area
, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.
An 8,000-year-old paleo-Indian and Tequesta Indian
burial mound is located in the city.
In 2010, Money Magazine
ranked Weston 19th in America in the "Biggest Earners" category, with a median family income of $119,689. In 2006, it was ranked as the city with the largest job growth in Florida and 18th largest in the nation. BusinessWeek
ranked Weston as one of the "best affordable suburbs" in the United States in November 2006. Due to it being a fully planned community, local realtors often state that "everything is located exactly where it should be.
Weston consistently ranks high yearly in CNN Money Magazine's "Biggest Earners" category. In 2008, "Money Magazine
" ranked Weston as the 73rd best place to live in America, making it the best place to live in the state of Florida.
On its northeast: Sunrise
On its east: Davie
On its south: Southwest Ranches
According to the United States Census Bureau
the city has a total area of 26.28 square miles (68.1 km²), of which 23.76 square miles (62 km²) is land and 2.52 square miles (7 km²) is water. The total area is 9.59% water.
is 2,074.2 per square mile (800.9/km²). There are 18,943 housing units at an average density of 797.2 per square mile (307.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.83% White (61.8% being Non-Hispanic White,) 3.72% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.93% from other races and 2.23% from two or more races. 30.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 16,576 households out of which 51.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% are married couples living together, 9.0% have a female householder with no husband present and 17.6% are non-families. 13.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.97 and the average family size is 3.29.
In the city the population is spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64 and 6.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there are 90.2 males.
According to a 2008 estimate, the median income for a household in the city is $95,454 and the median income for a family is $105,265. Males have a median income of $63,135 versus $38,119 for females. The per capita income
for the city is $42,258. 2.3% of the population and is below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language
by 62.54% of the residents and Spanish
speakers comprised 31.40% of the population, Portuguese
speakers comprised 1.29% of the population. Other languages spoken included French
at 0.82%, Korean
at 0.49%, and Chinese
as a mother tongue of 0.47% of all residents.
As of 2000, Weston had the highest number and second highest percentage of Venezuelans
, at 4.1% of the city's residents and the fourteenth highest percentage of Colombian
residents in the US, at 6.19% of the city's population.,
and had the forty-seventh highest percentage of Peruvians
in the US, with 1.19% of the population (tied with Orange, New Jersey
.), Puerto Ricans make up 4.1%.
Currently 43% of Weston is of hispanic origin.
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...
, USA. Established as a city in 1996, much of the community was developed by Arvida/JMB Realty
JMB Realty
JMB Realty Corporation is a real estate investment company based in Chicago that at one time was one of the largest property developers in the United States. The company was founded as Robert Judelson & Co. in 1968...
and is located near the western developmental boundary of Broward County. It is the most western city in Broward County, and its entire west side is next to the Everglades
Everglades
The Everglades are subtropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee...
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 65,333. Weston 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 was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.
An 8,000-year-old paleo-Indian and Tequesta Indian
Tequesta
The Tequesta Native American tribe, at the time of first European contact, occupied an area along the southeastern Atlantic coast of Florida...
burial mound is located in the city.
In 2010, Money Magazine
Money Magazine
Money Magazine is a business news and financial programme that is broadcast on Sundays at 7:00pm in Hong Kong by television channel TVB Pearl.-Producers and reporters:...
ranked Weston 19th in America in the "Biggest Earners" category, with a median family income of $119,689. In 2006, it was ranked as the city with the largest job growth in Florida and 18th largest in the nation. BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
ranked Weston as one of the "best affordable suburbs" in the United States in November 2006. Due to it being a fully planned community, local realtors often state that "everything is located exactly where it should be.
Weston consistently ranks high yearly in CNN Money Magazine's "Biggest Earners" category. In 2008, "Money Magazine
Money Magazine
Money Magazine is a business news and financial programme that is broadcast on Sundays at 7:00pm in Hong Kong by television channel TVB Pearl.-Producers and reporters:...
" ranked Weston as the 73rd best place to live in America, making it the best place to live in the state of Florida.
Education
Weston is home to top-rated schools and is home to Cypress Bay High School, one of the largest schools in the nation. The schools in Weston are "A" schools by the Florida education system.Climate
South Florida winters are usually dry and warm during La Niña conditions, while El Niño conditions usually bring cool and wet conditions to our region. ENSO (El Niño/La Niña-Southern Oscillation) effects on South Florida are rather minimal during the summer months, with the exception of tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic Basin.Geography
Weston is located at 26°6'27" north, 80°23'17" west (26.107534, -80.388151), at the western edge of development in Broward County. It is bordered by:On its northeast: Sunrise
Sunrise, Florida
-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...
On its east: Davie
Davie, Florida
Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town's population was 91,992 at the 2010 census.- History :Davie was founded by Jake Tannebaum and Tamara Toussaint. The original name of the town was Zona. In 1909 R.P. Davie assisted then Governor Broward by draining the swamplands...
On its south: Southwest Ranches
Southwest Ranches, Florida
Southwest Ranches, located on the eastern edge of the Florida Everglades, southwest of Fort Lauderdale, is Broward County's 30th incorporated place, having incorporated in the year 2000 to avoid annexation by the city of Pembroke Pines and to preserve its semi-rural lifestyle...
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
the city has a total area of 26.28 square miles (68.1 km²), of which 23.76 square miles (62 km²) is land and 2.52 square miles (7 km²) is water. The total area is 9.59% water.
Demographics
As of April 2005 there are 61,042 people in the city. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 2,074.2 per square mile (800.9/km²). There are 18,943 housing units at an average density of 797.2 per square mile (307.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.83% White (61.8% being Non-Hispanic White,) 3.72% African American, 0.12% Native American, 3.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.93% from other races and 2.23% from two or more races. 30.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 16,576 households out of which 51.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% are married couples living together, 9.0% have a female householder with no husband present and 17.6% are non-families. 13.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.97 and the average family size is 3.29.
In the city the population is spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64 and 6.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there are 90.2 males.
According to a 2008 estimate, the median income for a household in the city is $95,454 and the median income for a family is $105,265. Males have a median income of $63,135 versus $38,119 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 city is $42,258. 2.3% of the population and is below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language
First language
A first language is the language a person has learned from birth or within the critical period, or that a person speaks the best and so is often the basis for sociolinguistic identity...
by 62.54% of the residents and 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...
speakers comprised 31.40% of the population, Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....
speakers comprised 1.29% of the population. Other languages spoken included French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
at 0.82%, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
at 0.49%, and Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
as a mother tongue of 0.47% of all residents.
As of 2000, Weston had the highest number and second highest percentage of Venezuelans
Venezuelan American
Venezuelan Americans are citizens and residents of the United States who trace their heritage to the South American nation of Venezuela.Venezuelan Americans are one of 20 Hispanic or Latino groups in the U.S. While other U.S...
, at 4.1% of the city's residents and the fourteenth highest percentage of Colombian
Colombian American
Colombian Americans are citizens of the United States who trace their nationality or heritage from the South American nation of Colombia. They are the largest South American ethnic group in the United States.-Causes of migration:...
residents in the US, at 6.19% of the city's population.,
and had the forty-seventh highest percentage of Peruvians
Peruvian American
A Peruvian American , mestizo, Amerindian, and Afro-Peruvian descent, as well as others, including Italian, French, and German or a mix of any of these. A significant number are of pure or mixed Chinese or/and Japanese heritage....
in the US, with 1.19% of the population (tied with Orange, New Jersey
Orange, New Jersey
The City of Orange is a city and township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 30,134...
.), Puerto Ricans make up 4.1%.
Currently 43% of Weston is of hispanic origin.
Public elementary schools
- Country Isles Elementary School
- Eagle Point Elementary School
- Everglades Elementary School
- Gator Run Elementary School
- Indian Trace Elementary School
- Manatee Bay Elementary School
Institutions of higher learning
- American InterContinental University South Florida CampusAmerican InterContinental University South Florida CampusAmerican InterContinental University South Florida Campus is a location of American InterContinental University, a for-profit university, located at 2250 N. Commerce Parkway, Weston, Florida. Operating in Broward County since 1998, AIU’s new, main South Florida location opened in 2003 in Weston...
is located in Weston. - Broward College has a small campus on the second floor of the Weston Library.
Weston Regional Park
The YMCA of Weston is there along with the swimming pool, baseball fields, hockey rinks, basketball courts, soccer fields, playgrounds, and hiking trails.Vista Park
Vista Park is located next to Cypress Bay High School and Falcon Cove Middle School.Tequesta Trace Park
Tequesta Trace Park has baseball fields, football fields, one hockey rink, a main football field with a track, followed with a trail.Notable residents
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