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Beginning April 26 2004 under then new superintendent Dr Rudy Crew the school year was begun three weeks earlier in order to synchronize the school district with the rest of the state Until this point Miami-Dade County Schools was the only district whose students began school the last week of August rather than the first This measure was also implemented to allow schools more time to ready themselves for the state's FCAT exam, According to the U.S Census Bureau the county has an area of 2,431 square miles (6,300 km2) of which 1,898 square miles (4,920 km2) is land and 533 square miles (1,380 km2) (21.9%) is water It is the third-largest county in Florida by land area and second-largest by total area Most of the water is in the Biscayne Bay with another significant portion in the adjacent Atlantic Ocean, Source Public transit in Miami-Dade County is operated by Miami-Dade Transportation and Public Works and is the largest public transit in Florida Miami-Dade Transportation and Public Works operates a heavy rail metro system Metrorail an elevated people mover in Downtown Miami Metromover and the bus system Metrobus. Engineering 145 Total population 2,761,581 8.1 Fisheries State Road 886 (Port Boulevard) connects downtown and PortMiami by bridge over Biscayne Bay. . Main article: Indigenous people of the Everglades region Briny Breezes The AU Forensic Club offers a community for students to work collaboratively to expand their knowledge of forensic psychology and share opportunities within the field. Presidential elections results 7 Education Class of 1977. 13 Downtown skyscrapers Black or African American 19.2% 22.3% 27.4% 25.1% 22.7% 22.4% 16.2% 21.4% 22.7% 31.3% 41.3% Hispanic Trends ranks the Executive MBA program 8th in its list of the best Executive MBA programs for Hispanics. . Agriculture is the second largest industry in the state Citrus fruit especially oranges are a major part of the economy and Florida produces the majority of citrus fruit grown in the United States in 2006 67% of all citrus 74% of oranges 58% of tangerines and 54% of grapefruit were grown in Florida About 95% of commercial orange production in the state is destined for processing (mostly as orange juice the official state beverage).

. 5 Hollywood Broward 139,357 140,768 154,823 +9.98% Dade County Courthouse built in 1928 is the tallest building built in the 1920s! Statutes Miami International Airport MIA Miami-Dade Large Hub Another major development for the PortMiami is the PortMiami Deep Dredge project that will allow Super Post Panamax Megaships to enter the United States after the completion of the Panama Canal expansion in 2014 the ports of Norfolk New York and Baltimore have deepened their ports to the required 50 feet With the correct funding the PortMiami estimates that it is capable of completing such a project by 2014 It is also estimated that this project could double Miami's cargo business in the next 10 years as well as creating over 30,000 permanent jobs for Miami which currently has a very high unemployment rate.