BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA City of Plantation | [[Image:{{{cityview_image}}}|280px|none|view of {{{cityview_caption}}}]] | [[Image:{{{image_flag}}}|100px|Official flag of City of Plantation]]
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Location of Plantation in Broward County, Florida. The tricolour flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ...
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Broward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²) - Width 162 miles (260 km) - Length 497 miles (800 km) - % water 17. ...
| | Founded | April 30, 1953 | | City Government Style | Commission-Manager | | Mayor | Rae Carole Armstrong | Area
- Total
- Water |
21.9 mi² (56.8km²)
0.2 mi² (0.5 km²) 0.87% | Population
- City (2004)
- Density |
85,497
3,903.97/mi² | | Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5 | | Time zone | Central: UTC-6 | Latitude
Longitude
| 26°7'28" N
80°14'58" W | | City of Plantation Official Website | Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida in the United States. The city is named for the Peters plantation that once operated here.[citation needed] As of July, 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 85,497 [1]. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ...
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Broward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area Ranked 22nd - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²) - Width 162 miles (260 km) - Length 497 miles (800 km) - % water 17. ...
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Plantation suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005. Lowest pressure 882 mbar (hPa) (Lowest pressure ever recorded in an Atlantic hurricane) Damages $16-20 billion (2005 USD) Fatalities 22 direct, 40 indirect Areas affected Jamaica, Haiti, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Belize, Yucatán Peninsula, Florida, Bahamas, Atlantic Canada Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Wilma...
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Geography
Plantation is located at 26°7′28″N, 80°14′58″W (26.124354, -80.249503)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 56.8 km² (21.9 mi²). 56.3 km² (21.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.87%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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The city's official motto is; "The Grass is Greener".
Plantation is located in central Broward County. It is bordered by Lauderhill to the northeast, Sunrise to the north and west, Davie to the south, and Fort Lauderdale to the east. Lauderhill is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ...
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Davie is a town located in Broward County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 75,720. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 82,934 people, 33,244 households, and 22,206 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,472.9/km² (3,815.2/mi²). There were 34,999 housing units at an average density of 621.6/km² (1,610.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.34% White, 13.78% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.00% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.09% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 33,244 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02. A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...
 Satellite view of Plantation In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. City of Plantation, Florida satellite view courtesy of USGS [[1]] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
City of Plantation, Florida satellite view courtesy of USGS [[1]] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The median income for a household in the city was $53,746, and the median income for a family was $65,029. Males had a median income of $44,838 versus $32,360 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,250. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Trivia Plantation was once the home of Oklahoma city bomber Timothy McVeigh. It was also the birthplace of novelist and journalist Carl Hiassen. Plantation City Hall was the backdrop for part of the film Theres Something About Mary. Damage to the Murrah building before cleanup began. ...
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