In the early 1900s Government Cut was dredged along with a new channel to what now is known as Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami This new access to the mainland created the Main Channel which greatly improved the shipping access to the new port From these original dredging spoils which were disposed on the south side of the new Main Channel new islands were inadvertently created which later became Dodge Lummus and Sam's Island along with several other smaller islands. Mangrove and Coastal prairie Indian Creek Cor Jesu Chapel, 10 References Florida's Constitution provides for six elected officials to oversee executive and administrative functions for each county (called "Constitutional Officers"): Sheriff Property Appraiser Supervisor of Elections Tax Collector Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller However the Constitution allows voters in home-rule counties (including Miami-Dade) to abolish the offices and reorganize them as subordinate County departments; Miami-Dade voters chose this option for Sheriff Supervisor of Elections Controller and Tax Collector the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court and the judicial offices of State Attorney and Public Defender are still branches of State government and are therefore independently elected and not part of County government.[citation needed]. 2000s to 2010s 7 Sources Main article: Government of Florida, See also: Sports teams in Florida, The British governors were directed to call general assemblies as soon as possible in order to make laws for the Floridas and in the meantime they were with the advice of councils to establish courts This was the first introduction of the English-derived legal system which Florida still has today including trial by jury habeas corpus and county-based government Neither East Florida nor West Florida sent any representatives to Philadelphia to draft the Declaration of Independence Florida remained a Loyalist stronghold for the duration of the American Revolution. Miami Orange Bowl U.S National Register of Historic Places Gladeview 4.1 Structure of county government; Although the railroads lifted the embargo in May 1926 the boom nevertheless fizzled out Disaster then followed in the shape of the September 1926 Miami Hurricane which drove many developers into bankruptcy the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane and the Wall Street Crash of 1929 continued the catastrophic downward economic trend and the Florida land boom was officially over as the Great Depression began the depression and the devastating arrival of the Mediterranean fruit fly a year later destroyed both the tourist and citrus industries upon which Florida depended In a few years an idyllic tropical paradise had been transformed into a bleak humid remote area with few economic prospects Florida's economy would not recover until World War II Daytona International Speedway is home to various auto racing events. . The average apartment sale price was $347,729 in 2010 up 15% from 2009 with the average apartment price at $300 per square foot During the Miami building boom of the first decade of the 21st century 23,628 condominium and apartments were built in numerous high-rise towers that quickly transformed the city Over 85% of these apartments are now occupied as of early 2011 It is estimated that about 550 new residents move to Downtown every month Renters make up 56% of the residents in Downtown!
Biscayne National Park, Plantation 84,955 82,934 Broward Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.62. ! 2 Extent and data Intercity rail Environmental risk As of 2016 a total of 73% of Miami's population age five and over spoke a language other than English at home Of this 73% 64.5% of the population only spoke Spanish at home while 21.1% of the population spoke English at home About 7% spoke other Indo-European languages at home while about 0.9% spoke Asian languages or Pacific Islander languages/Oceanic languages at home the remaining 0.7% of the population spoke other languages at home. The Miami River lent its name to the burgeoning town extending an etymology that derives from the Mayaimi Indian tribe.[citation needed] in 1844 Miami became the county seat and six years later a census reported that there were ninety-six residents living in the area the Third Seminole War lasted from 1855 to 1858 but was not nearly as destructive as the previous one However it did slow down the rate of settlement of southeast Florida At the end of the war a few of the soldiers stayed and some of the Seminoles remained in the Everglades! . Mangrove and Coastal prairie Hypoluxo Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.03%, The age distribution is 21.9% under the age of 18 9.9% from 18 to 24 28.6% from 25 to 44 25.6% from 45 to 64 and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older the median age was 38.2 years for every 100 females there were 93.8 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.0 males.
Dr. Stephen J Parr, DDS