Mission Bay, As of 2010 those of Hispanic or Latino ancestry accounted for 22.5% (4,223,806) of Florida's population Out of the 22.5% the largest groups were 6.5% (1,213,438) Cuban 4.5% (847,550) Puerto Rican 3.3% (629,718) Mexican and 1.6% (300,414) Colombian Florida's Hispanic population includes large communities of Cuban Americans in Miami and Tampa Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Tampa and Mexican/Central American migrant workers the Hispanic community continues to grow more affluent and mobile as of 2011 57.0% of Florida's children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups Florida has a large and diverse Hispanic population with Cubans and Puerto Ricans being the largest groups in the state Nearly 80% of Cuban Americans live in Florida especially South Florida where there is a long-standing and affluent Cuban community Florida has the second largest Puerto Rican population after New York as well as the fastest-growing in the nation Puerto Ricans are more widespread throughout the state though the heaviest concentrations are in the Orlando area of Central Florida, Schools nominate representatives for each category a Miami Herald appointed judge paneled interview process in each category only one Silver Knight Award is granted in each county Broward & Dade every year These awards have been given in Miami-Dade County Florida since 1959 and in Broward County Florida since 1984 the televised award ceremonies are given in each county. Alligators have created a niche in wet prairies With their claws and snouts they dig at low spots and create ponds free of vegetation that remain submerged throughout the dry season Alligator holes are integral to the survival of aquatic invertebrates turtles fish small mammals and birds during extended drought periods the alligators then feed upon some of the animals that come to the hole. . Miami Book Fair International an annual literary festival held at Miami Dade College 9 References 1992 39.0% 2,072,698 40.9% 2,173,310. Jupiter 55,156 39,328 Palm Beach, Tamarac 60,427 55,588 Broward Name change In 1960 non-Hispanic whites represented 80% of Miami-Dade county's population in 1970 the Census Bureau reported Miami's population as 45.3% Hispanic 32.9% non-Hispanic White and 22.7% Black Miami's explosive population growth has been driven by internal migration from other parts of the country primarily up until the 1980s as well as by immigration primarily from the 1960s to the 1990s Today immigration to Miami has continued and Miami's growth today is attributed greatly to its fast urbanization and high-rise construction which has increased its inner city neighborhood population densities such as in Downtown Brickell and Edgewater where one area in Downtown alone saw a 2,069% increase in population in the 2010 Census Miami is regarded as more of a multicultural mosaic than it is a melting pot with residents still maintaining much of or some of their cultural traits the overall culture of Miami is heavily influenced by its large population of Hispanics from the Caribbean and South America and blacks mainly from the Caribbean islands, Schools and colleges I-75.svg Interstate 75 Aer Lingus Dublin. 6.1 Central Atlantic In 2015 Florida International University hosted the Miss Universe 2014 pageant in the FIU Arena.
, The Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball play at Marlins Park in Little Havana, According to the U.S Census Bureau in 2012 Miami had the fourth highest percentage of family incomes below the federal poverty line out of all large cities in the United States behind Detroit Michigan Cleveland Ohio and Cincinnati Ohio respectively Miami is also one of the very few cities in the U.S where the local government has gone bankrupt in 2001 on the other hand Miami has won accolades for its environmental policies: in 2008 it was ranked as "America's Cleanest City" according to Forbes for its year-round good air quality vast green spaces clean drinking water clean streets and citywide recycling programs. In 1986 the district started the first International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School one of the first such programs in the U.S This program won the prestigious 2008 Goldman Sachs Prize for Excellence in International Education it focuses on implementing a challenging curriculum in Spanish French and German in addition to English This challenging world language curriculum is fully accredited by the governments of Spain France and Germany and is implemented through comprehensive agreements between the Ministries of Education of the partner countries and Miami-Dade County Public Schools the district through the International Studies Magnet Program at Sunset Elementary School started to produce bicultural bilingual and biliterate students in English and their choice of Spanish French or German, Downtown is home to many city county state and federal courthouses jails judge offices and law firms Some of the courthouses in Downtown are the Dade County Family Court U.S Court of Appeals Judge U.S District Court Clerk Miami-Dade County Courthouse Federal Courthouse U.S Magistrate Judge City of Miami courthouses and many others, Florida Bay Public transportation in Miami is operated by Miami-Dade Transit and SFRTA and includes commuter rail (Tri-Rail) heavy-rail rapid transit (Metrorail) an elevated people mover (Metromover) and buses (Metrobus) Miami has Florida's highest transit ridership as about 17% of Miamians use transit on a daily basis the average Miami public transit commute on weekdays is 90 minutes while 39% of public transit riders commute for more than 2 hours a day the average wait time at a public transit stop or station is 18 minutes while 37% of riders wait for more than 20 minutes on average every day the average single trip distance with public transit is 7.46 mi (12 km) while 38% travel more than 8.08 mi (13 km) in each direction. Flood control 7 Parks A 2003 U.S Geological Survey photo showing the border between Water Conservation Area 3 (bottom) with water and Everglades National Park dry (top). Royal Air Maroc Casablanca, Schools and colleges Contents, In 1992 Florida was the site of what was then the costliest weather disaster in U.S history Hurricane Andrew which caused more than $25 billion in damages when it struck during August; it held that distinction until 2005 when Hurricane Katrina surpassed it and it has since been surpassed by six other hurricanes Andrew is currently the second costliest hurricane in Florida's history.
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