Deerfield Beach, Florida

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, just south of the Palm Beach County line. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,018.[6] It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which is home to an estimated 6,158,824 inhabitants as of 2017.

City of Deerfield Beach
City
Deerfield Beach with pier in background
Seal
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°19′05″N 80°05′59″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Incorporated as Deerfield (town)	June 11, 1925[1]
Incorporated as Deerfield Beach (town)	May 12, 1939
Incorporated as Deerfield Beach (city)	June 13, 1945
Government
• Type	Mayor-Commission
• Mayor	William "Bill" Ganz
• Vice Mayor	Todd Drosky
• Commissioners	Michael Hudak, Bernie Parness and Ben Preston
• City Manager	Burgess Hanson
• City Clerk	Samantha Gillyard
Area [2]
• City	16.22 sq mi (42.01 km^2)
• Land	14.95 sq mi (38.72 km^2)
• Water	1.27 sq mi (3.30 km^2)  7.12%
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	75,018
• Estimate  (2019)[3]	81,066
• Density	5,423.20/sq mi (2,093.88/km^2)
• Metro	5,564,635
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33441–33443
Area code(s)	754, 954
FIPS code	12-16725[4]
GNIS feature ID	0281460[5]
Website	www.deerfield-beach.com

History

Deerfield Beach in March

Deerfield Beach's history dates to 1890 when a small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was now served by its own post office and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the river.

By the early 20th century, as the town's population continued to grow, the Florida East Coast Railroad constructed tracks en route to Miami bisecting Deerfield. Deerfield's early settlers were mostly farmers who grew pineapples, tomatoes, green beans, squash and fished along the Intracoastal Waterway. Deerfield remained a largely agricultural community, but in 1939 the town's name was changed to Deerfield Beach to let tourists know it has a beach.[7] In 1952, the original Deerfield Beach Pier was built of wood.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	256		—
1920	437		70.7%
1930	1,483		239.4%
1940	1,850		24.7%
1950	2,088		12.9%
1960	9,573		358.5%
1970	17,130		78.9%
1980	39,193		128.8%
1990	46,997		19.9%
2000	64,583		37.4%
2010	75,018		16.2%
Est. 2019	81,066	[3]	8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Deerfield Beach demographics
2010 Census	Deerfield Beach	Broward County	Florida
Total population	75,018	1,748,066	18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010	+16.2%	+7.7%	+17.6%
Population density	4,972.3/sq mi	1,444.9/sq mi	350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)	65.8%	63.1%	75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)	56.0%	43.5%	57.9%
Black or African-American	25.6%	26.7%	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	14.2%	25.1%	22.5%
Asian	1.5%	3.2%	2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races (multiracial)	2.7%	2.9%	2.5%
Some other race	4.2%	3.7%	3.6%

As of 2010, there were 42,671 households, of which 21.8% were vacant. As of 2000, 16.3% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.72.

In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $34,041, and the median income for a family was $44,853. Males had a median income of $35,154 versus $27,451 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,296. About 9.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 75.36%, while speakers of Spanish made up 8.70%. Portuguese was spoken by 4.89%, French Creole 3.42%, French 2.16%, Italian 1.51%, and Yiddish comprised 1.17% of the population.[10]

As of 2013, Deerfield Beach also had the highest percentage of Brazilian and Brazilian American population (as a percentage of total population) in the United States at 11.06%.[11] It also has the percentage of Haitian and Haitian American residents in the United States, at 12.1%.[12]

Geography

Deerfield Beach is located at 26°18′19″N 80°07′11″W.[13] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 square miles (42.1 km²), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²) is water (7.12%).[6] Of Deerfield Beach's land mass 0.3 square miles is located on Deerfield Beach Island[14] (DBI).

Climate

Northern portion of Deerfield Beach

Deerfield Beach

Deerfield Beach pier from above

Deerfield Beach has a borderline tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification: Af), bordering on a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am), featuring hot summer days, frequent thunderstorms in the summer, and rain less frequent in the fall.

During the summer months average temperatures tend to be in the 80s, while during the winter temperatures tend to be in the 60s. July is generally the warmest month of the year with an average maximum temperature of 92 °F (33.3 °C), while the coldest month of the year is February with an average minimum temperature of 58 °F (14.4 °C). The all-time record high is 101 °F (38.3 °C) recorded in 1981, while the all-time record low is 21 °F (−6.1 °C) which was recorded in 1995.[15] The year-round average temperature is 77 °F (25.0 °C).[7]

The annual average precipitation at Deerfield Beach is 57.27 inches (1,455 mm). Summer months tend to be wetter than winter months. The wettest month of the year is June with an average rainfall of 7.3 inches (190 mm).[15]

Deerfield Beach falls under the USDA 10b Plant Hardiness zone.[16]

Climate data for Deerfield Beach, FL
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	90 (32)	90 (32)	92 (33)	100 (38)	99 (37)	100 (38)	101 (38)	99 (37)	99 (37)	97 (36)	96 (36)	89 (32)	101 (38)
Average high °F (°C)	76 (24)	77 (25)	80 (27)	83 (28)	87 (31)	90 (32)	92 (33)	92 (33)	91 (33)	87 (31)	82 (28)	78 (26)	85 (29)
Average low °F (°C)	58 (14)	58 (14)	62 (17)	66 (19)	71 (22)	74 (23)	75 (24)	75 (24)	74 (23)	71 (22)	66 (19)	61 (16)	68 (20)
Record low °F (°C)	25 (−4)	21 (−6)	32 (0)	40 (4)	50 (10)	40 (4)	53 (12)	59 (15)	57 (14)	44 (7)	35 (2)	28 (−2)	21 (−6)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	2.78 (71)	2.85 (72)	3.0 (76)	3.4 (86)	5.73 (146)	7.31 (186)	5.94 (151)	6.91 (176)	7.01 (178)	5.73 (146)	4.24 (108)	2.46 (62)	57.36 (1,457)
Source: Weather.com[17]

Climate data for Deerfield Beach
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily daylight hours	10.5	11.5	12.0	12.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.0	12.5	11.5	11.0	10.5	12.1
Source: Weather Atlas [18]

Palm trees along Deerfield Beach

Points of interest

• Deerfield Beach Arboretum
• Deerfield Island Park[19]
• Quiet Waters Park
• Deerfield Beach Island (DBI)
• XXXTENTACION Memorial outside Riva Motorsports

Deerfield Beach City Hall

Deerfield Beach fireworks on July 4, 2013

Education

There are five public schools in Deerfield Beach, as well as numerous private institutions. Public schools are administered by Broward County Public Schools.[20]

Public schools

• Deerfield Beach Elementary School[21]
• Deerfield Park Elementary School
• Park Ridge Elementary School
• Quiet Waters Elementary School
• Tedder Elementary School

Middle schools:

• Deerfield Beach Middle School[22]
• Lyons Creek Middle School in Coconut Creek[23]
• Crystal Lake Middle School in Pompano Beach[24]

Zoned high schools:

• Deerfield Beach High School[25]
• Monarch High School in Coconut Creek[26]
• Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach[27]

Private schools

• Highlands Christian Academy
• St. Ambrose Catholic School

Libraries

There are two locations of the Broward County Library system in Deerfield Beach.

• Century Plaza
• Percy White

Transportation

• Deerfield Beach station served by Amtrak and Tri-Rail
• Broward County Transit

Company bases

• The Learning Experience

Notable people

• Ace Hood, rapper
• Canton Jones, Christian hip-hop artist
• Jason Pierre-Paul, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Denard Robinson, NFL player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Devin Singletary, NFL player for the Buffalo Bills
• Jerry Jeudy, NFL player for the Denver Broncos

Media

Deerfield Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market[28] and the seventeenth largest television market[29] in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald. Local Deerfield-based media includes The Observer, a local weekly newspaper, and the Deerfield Times, published by Sun-Sentinel.

Sister city

Deerfield Beach has one sister city,[30] as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Acre, Northern District, Israel

References

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5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
6. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Deerfield Beach city, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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11. "Ancestry Map of Brazilian Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
12. "Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
13. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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16. PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University, Agricultural Research Center (2012). "USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map". USDA. USDA. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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18. "Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
19. "Deerfield Island Park". Parks and Recreation Division, Broward County. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
20. "Zoning Map." Deerfield Beach. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
21. "Deerfield Beach Elementary." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
22. "Deerfield Beach Middle." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
23. "Lyons Creek Middle." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
24. "Crystal Lake Middle." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
25. "Deerfield Beach High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
26. "Monarch High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.
27. "Ely Blanche." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
28. "Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005". Northwestern University Media Management Center. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
29. "Top 50 TV markets ranked by households". Northwestern University Media Management Center. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
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External links

• City of Deerfield Beach official website
• Deerfield Beach Historical Society