Coconut Creek, Florida

City of Coconut Creek, Florida
—  City  —
Nickname(s): Butterfly Capital of the World
Location in Broward County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°16′30″N 80°11′5″W / 26.275°N 80.18472°W / 26.275; -80.18472Coordinates: 26°16′30″N 80°11′5″W / 26.275°N 80.18472°W / 26.275; -80.18472
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Incorporated (city)	20 February 1967
Government
- Type	Commission-Manager
- Mayor	Lou Sarbone
- City Manager	David J. Rivera
Area[1]
- City	11.78 sq mi (30.5 km2)
- Land	11.55 sq mi (29.9 km2)
- Water	0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)  2.04%
Elevation[2]	13 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)
- City	52,909
- Density	4,491.4/sq mi (1,734.1/km2)
- Metro	5,564,635
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	33063, 33066, 33073, 33093, 33097
Area code(s)	954, 786
FIPS code	12-13275[3]
GNIS feature ID	0300334[4]
Website	http://www.creekgov.net

Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida (United States), nestled between Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. It had a population of 52,909 at the 2010 census. It is nicknamed Butterfly Capital of the World, because it is home to the world's largest butterfly aviary, Butterfly World, with over 80 species and 5,000 individual butterflies.^[5]

Characteristics

Coconut Creek has an area of 12 square miles (31 km²), with approximately 50,000 residents and 1,400 businesses. Housing is primarily single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses within professionally landscaped communities.

The city took its name from the coconut trees that were planted in the area by early developers. Robert E. Bateman, one of the developers, named Coconut Creek after combining the names of Miami-Dade County's village of Indian Creek and the Miami neighborhood of Coconut Grove.

According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 52,909. Coconut Creek is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.

The city is a well-planned community with a unique environmental consciousness touting an abundance of trees, waterways, attractive landscaped roads, beautiful parks, and butterfly gardens throughout the neighborhoods. This is due to the city’s progressive planning approach to creating a unique life-style for residents and businesses. Coconut Creek is the first in the state of Florida and eleventh in the country to be certified as a "Community Wildlife Habitat".

Geography

Coconut Creek is located at 26°16′30″N 80°11′5″W / 26.275°N 80.18472°W / 26.275; -80.18472 (26.275010, -80.184719).^[6] The city is in northern Broward County. It is bounded by unincorporated Palm Beach County on the north, by the cities of Parkland, Coral Springs and Margate on its west, by Deerfield Beach on its east, and by Pompano Beach on its east and southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Coconut Creek has a total area of 11.78 square miles (31 km²). 11.55 square miles (30 km²) of it is land and 0.24 square miles (1 km²) is water (2.04%).

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 43,566 people, 20,093 households, and 12,035 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,773.2 per square mile (1,456.4/km²). There were 22,182 housing units at an average density of 1,921.2 per square mile (741.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.28% White (77.8% were Non-Hispanic Whites,)^[7] 6.16% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.37% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.86% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.65% of the population.

There were 20,093 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.73.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,980, and the median income for a family was $55,131. Males had a median income of $40,965 versus $31,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,590. About 5.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 79.23% of residents, and Spanish made up of 11.18%. Other languages spoken as a mother tongue were Portuguese 1.79%, Italian 1.40%, Yiddish 1.37%, and French at 1.17% of the population.^[8]

As of 2000, Coconut Creek was the twenty-sixth most Brazilian-populated area in the US (tied with Belle Isle, Big Pine Key, and several other areas in the Northeast) at 1.2% of the population.^[9]

Economy

Largest employers

According to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,^[10] the largest employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	Broward College	1,791
2	Broward County Public Schools	1,283
3	Seminole Coconut Creek Casino	600
4	Publix	571
5	Wal-Mart	505
6	City of Coconut Creek	374
7	Food for the Poor	350
8	Carls Furniture	213
9	Enterprise Rent-A-Car	165
10	Elite Aluminum	85

Education

Coconut Creek is served by seven public schools operated by Broward County Public Schools.

Elementary schools

• Coconut Creek Elementary
• Tradewinds Elementary
• Winston Park Elementary

Middle school

• Lyons Creek Middle School

High schools

• Atlantic Technical Center Technical High School
• Coconut Creek High School
• Monarch High School
• North Broward Preparatory School

Higher education

• Technological University of America ^[11]

Points of interest

• Butterfly World
• The Promenade at Coconut Creek
• Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
• Tradewinds Park
• Sabal Pines Park
• Coconut Creek Community Center
• Coconut Creek Recreation Complex
• American Top Team

Notable residents

• Thiago Alves, UFC fighter
• Jana Bieger, gymnast
• Wilson Gouveia, UFC fighter
• Hector Lombard, Bellator Middleweight Champion
• John DiAquino, Actor

References

1. ^ "Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US12&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7. Retrieved 2007-07-22. 
2. ^ "Coconut Creek, United States Page". Falling Rain Genomics. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/12/Coconut_Creek.html. Retrieved 2007-09-22. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
5. ^ Butterfly World (official site)
6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
7. ^ "Demographics of Coconut Creek, FL". MuniNetGuide.com. http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Coconut_Creek.php. Retrieved 2007-10-22. 
8. ^ "MLA Data Center result for Coconut Creek, FL". Modern Language Association. http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=13275&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r. Retrieved 2007-09-22. 
9. ^ "Ancestry Map of Brazilian Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Brazilian.html. Retrieved 2007-10-22. 
10. ^ "City of Coconut Creek 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report" (PDF). http://www.creekgov.net/PDF/2010_CAFR.pdf. Retrieved February 23, 2011. 
11. ^ http://tuauniversity.org/

External links

• City of Coconut Creek official website