See also: South Beach

City of Miami Beach
Southern portion of Miami Beach with downtown Miami in background
Seal
Nickname: The Beach
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
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Coordinates: 25°48′46.89″N 80°8′2.63″W / 25.813025, -80.1340639
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Incorporated	March 26, 1915
Government
- Mayor	Matti Herrera Bower
Area
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- Land	7. 0 sq mi (18. 2 km²)
- Water	11. 7 sq mi (30. 2 km²)  62. 37%
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- City	87,925
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- Metro	5,422,200
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
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Area code(s)	305
FIPS code	12-45025[1]
GNIS feature ID	0286750[2]
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Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The city was incorporated on 26 March 1915. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[3] Miami Beach has been one of America's pre-eminent beach resorts for almost a century. The city is often referred to under the umbrella term of "Miami," despite being a distinct municipality, making Miami and Miami Beach two separate cities. An umbrella term is a word that provides a Superset or grouping of related concepts also called a Hypernym. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,933. 55. 5% of the population was foreign born. Foreign Born is an American folk rock band They began in San Francisco during the late summer months of 2003 but soon relocated to Los Angeles. ^[4] A 2005 population estimate for the city was 87,925. ^[5]

Description

In 1979 Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Miami Beach Architectural District (also known as Old Miami Beach Historic District, and the more popular term Miami Beach Art Deco District) is a U The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of The Art Deco District is the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world and comprises hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and 1943. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Mediterranean, Streamline Moderne and Art Deco are all represented in the District. The Historic District is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the East, Lenox Court on the West, 6th Street on the South and Dade Boulevard along the Collins Canal to the North. The movement to preserve the Art Deco District's architectural heritage was led by former interior designer Barbara Capitman, who now has a street in the District named in her honor.

Government

Miami Beach is governed by a Mayor and 6 Commissioners. The mayor runs commission meetings and the mayor and all commissioners have equal voting power. The Mayor serves for terms of 2 years with a term limit of 4 terms and commissioners serve for terms of 4 years and are limited to 2 terms. Commissioners are not voted for by region and every two years 3 commission seats are voted upon.

As of November 2007 the Mayor is Matti Herrera Bower. The Commissioners are: Saul Gross, Jerry Libbin, Richard Steinberg, Ed Tobin, Deede Weithorn and Jonah Wolfson.

Culture

Image and cultural depictions

South Beach (also known as SoBe, or simply The Beach the area from 1st street to about 25th street) is one of the more popular areas of Miami Beach. This article is about the section of Miami Beach known as South Beach Topless sunbathing is tolerated on certain designated areas of the beach. Sun tanning describes a darkening of the skin (especially of fair-skinned individuals in a natural physiological response stimulated by exposure to ultraviolet (UV radiation Before the TV show Miami Vice helped make the area popular, SoBe was under urban blight, with vacant buildings and a high crime rate. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Urban decay is a process by which a City, or a part of a city falls into a state of disrepair Today, it is considered one of the richest commercial areas on the beach, yet poverty and crime still remain in some places near the area. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment ^[6]

Miami Beach, particularly Ocean Drive of what is now the Art Deco District, was also featured prominently in the 1983 feature film Scarface and the Birdcage. Ocean Drive is a street in South Beach —the southern part of Miami Beach Florida. ' Scarface' is a 1983 Crime film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana The Birdcage is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, and stars Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman

The New World Symphony Orchestra is based in Miami Beach, Florida, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. The New World Symphony Orchestra is America's only full-time Orchestral academy dedicated to preparing gifted graduates from distinguished music conservatories for successful Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Michael Tilson Thomas (b December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist and Composer.

Lincoln Road is a nationally known spot for great outdoor dining, bicycling, rollerblading and shopping. Lincoln Road runs east and west between 16th Street and 17th Street on Miami Beach.

Jewish population

The Miami Beach environs are home to a number of Orthodox Jewish communities with a network of well-established synagogues and yeshivas. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n It is also a magnet for Jewish families, retirees, and particularly snowbirds when the cold winter sets in to the north. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ They range from the Followers to the Modern Orthodox to the Haredi and Hasidic - including many rebbes who vacation there during the North American winter. Modern Orthodox Judaism (or Modern Orthodox or Modern Orthodoxy) is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize traditional observance Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc from the Hebrew: he '''''חסידות''''', Chassidus, meaning "piety" from the Hebrew Rebbe (רבי (pronounced in English which means master teacher or mentor is a Yiddish word derived from the identical Hebrew word Rabbi There are a number of kosher restaurants and even kollels for post-graduate Talmudic scholars. A kollel (כולל "a gathering/collection scholars" (plural kollelim is an institute for advanced studies of the Talmud and of Rabbinic literature for The Talmud ( Hebrew: he תַּלְמוּד is a record of Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, customs and history Miami Beach had roughly 60,000 people in Jewish households, 62 percent of the total population, in 1982, but only 16,500, or 19 percent of the population, in 2004, said Ira Sheskin, a demographer at the University of Miami who conducts surveys once a decade. A decade is a period of 10 Years (since 1594 a factor of 10 difference between two numbers, or sometimes a set or a group of ten (since 1451

Miami Beach is home to the Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach. The Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach is a Holocaust memorial in Miami Beach, Florida.

Other

According to the Morgan Quitno Awards, Miami Beach is one of the most dangerous small cities (population between 75,000 and 99,999) in the country. Morgan Quitno Press is a research and publishing company based out of Lawrence, Kansas. ^[7]

Each December, The city plays host to the major contemporary art exhibition Art Basel Miami Beach. Art Basel is an international contemporary Art exhibition held each year in Basel Switzerland.

Geography and climate

Miami Beach is located at 25°48′47″N, 80°8′3″W (25. 813025, -80. 134065). ^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 km² (18. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 18. 2 km² (7. 0 mi²) of it is land and 30. 2 km² (11. 7 mi²) of it (62. 37%) is water.

It has a tropical climate. A tropical climate is a kind of Climate typical in the Tropics. ^[9]

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 87,933 people, 46,194 households, and 18,339 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 4,829. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² (12,502. 1/mi²). There were 59,723 housing units at an average density of 3,280. 1/km² (8,491. 2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86. 74% White (40. 9% were Non-Hispanic Whites,)^[10] 4. 03% African American, 0. 23% Native American, 1. 37% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 4. 05% from other races, and 3. 53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53. 45% of the population.

There were 46,194 households out of which 14. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27. 4% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60. 3% were non-families. 48. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 1. 87 and the average family size was 2. 76.

In the city the population was spread out with 13. 4% under the age of 18, 7. 8% from 18 to 24, 38. 2% from 25 to 44, 21. 3% from 45 to 64, and 19. 2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-nine years. For every 100 females there were 105. 0 males. For every 100 females age eighteen and over, there were 105. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,322, and the median income for a family was $33,440. Males had a median income of $33,964 versus $27,094 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,853. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 17. 0% of families and 21. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 24. 5% of those age sixty-five or over.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 54. A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth 89% of residents, while English made up 32. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 75%, Portuguese was at 3. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. 38%, French was at 1. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people 66%, German at 1. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. 12%, Italian 0. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. 99%, and Russian was 0. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages 85% of the population. Due to the large Jewish community, Yiddish made up 0. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High 81% of speakers, and Hebrew was the mother tongue of 0. A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth 74% of the population. ^[11]

As of 2000, Miami Beach had the twenty-second highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 20. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la 51% of the populace. ^[12] It had the twenty-eighth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 4. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. 4% of the city's population,^[13] and the fourteenth highest percentage of Brazilian residents in the US, at 2. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld 2% of the it's population (tied with Hillside, New Jersey and Hudson, Massachusetts. Hillside is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. )^[14] It also had the twenty-seventh most Peruvians in the US, at 1. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. 85%,^[15] while it had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Venezuelans, at 1. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the 79% of all residents. ^[16] Miami Beach's Honduran community had the thirty-third highest percentage of residents, which comprised 1. Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. 03% of the population. ^[17] It's also home to the forty-first highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents, which made up 1. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America 03% of the population. ^[18]

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Miami Beach. The Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS is a public School district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida.

• North Beach Elementary
• South Pointe Elementary
• Biscayne Elementary
• Fienberg/Fisher Elementary
• Nautilus Middle School (which is the only middle school for the Miami Beach area)
• Miami Beach Senior High School (which is the only high school for the Miami Beach area)

Tertiary education in Miami Beach includes a branch of the National School of Technology

Neighborhoods

• Bayshore
  • Sunset Islands I & II
  • Sunset Islands III & IV
  • Sunset Harbour
  • The Townhomes at Sunset Harbour
• Biscayne Point
  • Stillwater Drive Neighborhood
• City Center
  • Collins Park
• Fisher Island (A small portion of the island)
• Flamingo/Lummus
  • Flamingo Park
  • Flamingo Park West
  • North Ocean Drive Area
  • South Beach
• La Gorce
  • Allison Island
  • Aqua Allison Island
  • La Gorce Island
  • La Gorce Pine Tree
  • Lower North Bay Road Neighborhood
  • Middle North Bay Road Neighborhood
• Nautilus
  • Alton Road Neighborhood
  • Lakeview/Surprise Lake
  • Orchard Park
• North Shore
  • Little Buenos Aires
  • Normandy Fountain
  • Park View Island
• Normandy Isles
  • Normandie Sud
• Normandy Shores
• Oceanfront
• South Pointe
  • SoFi (South of Fifth)
• Star Island, Palm Island, & Hibiscus Island
• Venetian Islands, including Belle Isle
  • Biscayne Island
  • Di Lido Island
  • Rivo Alto Island
  • San Marco Island
  • San Marino Island
• West Avenue/Bay Road
  • Lincoln West

Points of interest

• Lincoln Road
• South Beach
• Holocaust Memorial
• Miami Beach Botanical Garden
• Flagler Monument Island
• Versace Mansion (Casa Casuarina)
• Wolfsonian-FIU Museum
• Ocean Drive

Sister Cities

See also: List of sister cities in Florida

Miami Beach has 9 sister cities^[19]

• Almonte, Spain
• Ceský Krumlov, Czech Republic
• Cozumel, Mexico
• Fujisawa, Japan
• Ica, Peru
• Pescara, Italy
• Nahariya, Israel
• Fortaleza, Brazil
• Santa Marta, Colombia

See also

• List of upscale shopping districts
• South Florida
• Miami-Dade County
• Miami Beach Police Department
• Miami Modern Architecture
• John S. Collins
• Carl G. Fisher
• Collins Bridge
• Rosie the Elephant
• Fair Game (1996 film)
• Doral Hotel
• Ocean Drive
• Julia Tuttle Causeway
• Macarthur Causeway
• Venetian Causeway
• Spring Break
• 8th & Ocean

References

Gallery

View of 'North Beach' side of the city of Miami Beach

The historical Art Deco District at South Beach during the night. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial This article is about the section of Miami Beach known as South Beach

The Art Deco District at South Beach during the day.

Colorful new building blends in with the historic Art Deco

External links

Official sites

• City of Miami Beach

Photos

• The lifeguard towers of Miami Beach
• Photographs of Miami Beach From the State Library & Archives of Florida

Other

• Miami Beach: A History of an Ever-Changing City
• Miami Design Preservation League – Non-profit Organization for the preservation of Miami Beach Architectural History
• Environmental Coalition of Miami Beach - Non-profit Organization "Working towards a sustainable future for our community"

• Miami Beach, Florida is at coordinates 25°48′47″N 80°08′03″W / 25.813025, -80.134065 (Miami Beach, Florida)Coordinates: 25°48′47″N 80°08′03″W / 25.813025, -80.134065 (Miami Beach, Florida)