Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S state of Florida Founded in 1885 it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States and as of 2014 the fifth largest in the United States with a student enrollment of 356,086 as of August 30 2017. (14.6) 60.5 Seminole Manor Since then the Latin and Caribbean-friendly atmosphere in Miami has made it a popular destination for tourists and immigrants from all over the world It is the third-biggest immigration port in the country after New York City and Los Angeles in addition large immigrant communities have settled in Miami from around the globe including Europe Africa and Asia the majority of Miami's European immigrant communities are recent immigrants many living in the city seasonally with a high disposable income, The Miami area has a unique dialect commonly called the "Miami accent" that is widely spoken the accent developed among second- or third-generation Hispanics including Cuban Americans whose first language was English (though some non-Hispanic white black and other races who were born and raised in the Miami area tend to adopt it as well) It is based on a fairly standard American accent but with some changes very similar to dialects in the Mid-Atlantic (especially those in the New York area and Northern New Jersey including New York Latino English) Unlike Virginia Piedmont Coastal Southern American and Northeast American dialects and Florida Cracker dialect "Miami accent" is rhotic; it also incorporates a rhythm and pronunciation heavily influenced by Spanish (wherein rhythm is syllable-timed), Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States If it were a country Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world and the 58th most populous as of 2018 in 2017 Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684 ranking 26th in the nation the unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% and ranked as the 18th in the United States Florida exports nearly $55 billion in goods made in the state the 8th highest among all states the Miami Metropolitan Area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $345 billion as of 2017 This is more than twice the number of the next metro area the Tampa Bay Area which has a GDP of $145 billion Florida is home to 51 of the world's billionaires with most of them residing in South Florida.
The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth the few published accounts from that period describe the area as a wilderness that held much promise the area was also characterized as "one of the finest building sites in Florida" After the Great Freeze of 1894 the crops of the Miami area were the only ones in Florida that survived Julia Tuttle a local landowner convinced Henry Flagler a railroad tycoon to expand his Florida East Coast Railway to Miami on July 28 1896 Miami was officially incorporated as a city with a population of just over 300. European explorers and settlers Gainesville metropolitan area, 3.1 Psychology Program Medley Miami City Ballet The AU Catholic Club was formed to create on-campus support for students of Catholic faith.
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