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The City of Miramar has been one of the country’s
fastest growing cities for over eight years, and
recently received national attention for its high quality
of life when it was included in Money magazine’s
list of “America’s Best Places to Live.” Miramar was
recognized for its ease of living, strong economy,
ample job opportunities, good schools, park space,
safety, arts, and leisure activities.
There is no better time for relocating your business
to the commerce-friendly City of Miramar with our
redevelopment initiatives and smart growth. Our
planned corporate campuses, designed expressly
to meet the needs of clean industry, have made
us a preferred locale for major corporations and
Fortune 500 companies.
The City attracts large companies while assisting
small businesses, thereby strengthening Miramar’s
economic base. The core of Miramar’s strong local
economy is record low unemployment and one of
the highest average household incomes in South
Florida, figures that exceed state and national
averages. The projected economic outlook is for
this trend to continue.
But the area is hardly all business; two of the
world’s most fabulous recreational destinations,
Fort Lauderdale Beach and Miami Beach, are right
in our backyard. Plus, 12 major colleges and
universities are within a few short miles.
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| DATE INCORPORATED: 1955 |
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FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Commission / City Manager
– Four-year terms; elections every 2 years with staggered terms
– City Manager appointed by Mayor and Commission |
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| CITY MOTTO: “Beauty and Progress” |
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CITY BOUNDARIES: North – Pembroke Road; South
– County
Line Road / Honey Hill Road; East
– U.S. 441 (SR 7);
West
– U.S. 27 (Everglades Conservation Area)
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| LAND AREA: 31 Square Miles |
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| ACREAGE (Total City Property): 19,968 |
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| LAND USE: |
Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.1%
Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9%
Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4%
Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8%
Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8%
Conservation, Institutional/PubFacility, Rural 10.2%
Regional Activity (Mixed Use) . . . . . . . . 8.3%
Undeveloped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5%
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| POPULATION: |
2000 . . . . . . 72,739
2007 . . . . . . 111,705
2010 . . . . . . 121,160 projected |
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| MEDIAN AGE: 32 |
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RACE
COMPOSITION: |
White Non-Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . 41.8%
Black/African American . . . . . . . . 41.9%
Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4%
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5%
Two or more races . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4%
Hispanic Origin (of any race) . . . . 41.3% |
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AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS
& INCOME: |
Number of Housing Units . . . . . . . . . . . 37,009
Persons per Household . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26
Median Household Income . . . . . . . . . . $61,361
Median Housing Unit Value . . . . . . . . . . $350,400
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| OFFICE SPACE: 2,730,311 sq. ft. |
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| RETAIL SPACE: 2,300,433 sq. ft. |
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| IINDUSTRIAL SPACE: 7,129,094 sq. ft. |
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| TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE FOR 2007 TAX YEAR:
$9,611,700,500 |
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| TAXES: |
Local Retail Sales Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
Property Tax Millage Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2975 |
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FISCAL YEAR
2008 BUDGET: |
Adopted Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,800,428
General Fund Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,208,224
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| FIRE PROTECTION / EMS: Fire Stations – 4 |
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| POLICE PROTECTION: Stations/Sub-Station – 1/1 |
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| PUBLIC WORKS: |
Miles of Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 miles
Street/Miles Maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 linear miles |
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| UTILITIES: |
MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT
Number of Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,778
SEWERS
Sanitary Sewers/Storm Sewers . . . . . . . . 241/197 miles
Number of Lift Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 |
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| COMMUNITY SERVICES: |
MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION
Developed Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Undeveloped Parks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SOCIAL SERVICES
Senior Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Senior Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Number of Pre-schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
CULTURAL ARTS
To open in January 2009
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| TOTAL CITY EMPLOYEES: |
Full-time and Part-time Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 887.5
Early Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 37.5 |
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| EDUCATION: |
Area Public Elementary Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Area Public Middle Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Area Public High Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Area Community School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Area Private Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Area Colleges/Universities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Area Childcare Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
City-operated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Area Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 |
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