Hallandale Beach, Florida

Hallandale Beach (formerly known simply as Hallandale) is a city in southern Broward County, Florida. The city is named after Luther Halland, the son of a Swedish worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad.[3] As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,113.

Hallandale Beach
Sunset at Hallandale Beach
Motto(s):  "Progress. Innovation. Opportunity."[1] "City of Choice"[2]
Location of Hallandale Beach, in Broward County, Florida
Coordinates: 25°59′12″N 80°8′46″W
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Broward
Settled (Halland Settlement)	Circa 1895[3]
Incorporated (Town of Hallandale)	May 11, 1927[4]
Incorporated (City of Hallandale)	August 27, 1947[4]
Incorporated (City of Hallandale Beach)	August 27, 1999[4]
Government
• Type	Commission-Manager
• Mayor	Joy F. Cooper
• Vice Mayor	Sabrina Javellana
• Commissioners	Michael Butler, Michele Lazarow, and Anabelle Taub-Lima
• City Manager	Greg Chavarria
• City Clerk	Jenorgen M. Guillen
Area [5]
• City	4.61 sq mi (11.95 km^2)
• Land	4.21 sq mi (10.91 km^2)
• Water	0.40 sq mi (1.04 km^2)  7.47%
Elevation	6 ft (2 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	37,113
• Estimate  (2019)[6]	39,847
• Density	9,460.35/sq mi (3,652.34/km^2)
• Metro	5,564,635
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33009
Area code(s)	754, 954
FIPS code	12-28452[7]
GNIS feature ID	0283628[8]
Website	http://www.hallandalebeach.org/

View from Hallandale Beach Apartments (Jan 2019)

The city is known as the home of Gulfstream Park (horse racing and casino) and Mardi Gras Casino, a greyhound racing track which hosts the World Classic. It also has a sizable financial district, with offices for a number of banks and brokerage houses, plus many restaurants. Due to the large number of tourists who eventually retire in the city, Hallandale Beach has one of the fastest-growing populations in Broward County and in Metro Miami.

History

Hallandale Beach, like most of Broward County, had no permanent European-descended population until the end of the 19th century. Seminole Indians, in settlements that lay inland of the Atlantic shore, hunted in the area and gathered coontie roots to produce arrowroot starch. The northern edge of Hallandale Beach (along Pembroke Road) still features noticeable hammocks, points elevated above sea level in the distant past.

Railroad magnate Henry Flagler, owner of the Florida East Coast Railway, recruited Luther Halland, a brother-in-law of Flagler's agents, to found a settlement south of the community of Dania. Halland and Swedish immigrant Olaf Zetterlund touted the frost-free climate and cheap land of the settlement (then named Halland, later changed to Hallandale). Halland constructed a small trading post and became the first postmaster of the small community.

By 1900, the community had slowly grown to a dozen families—seven of Swedish, three of English, and two of African descent. In 1904 the first school was built, and the first church followed two years later. Hallandale was primarily a farming community; the beach was undeveloped and used by the residents only for recreational purposes.

Hallandale was incorporated on 11 May 1927, the eighth municipality in Broward County. By that time, a thriving community of 1,500 residents, with electricity and street lights, was in place. In 1947, Hallandale was reincorporated as the City of Hallandale, allowing it to expand its borders through annexation of nearby unincorporated land lying adjacent to the Atlantic shore. On August 27, 1999, the city officially changed its name to Hallandale Beach.[3]

Hurricane Katrina first made landfall between Hallandale Beach and Aventura, Florida.

Hurricane Irma was originally expected to go right through Hallandale Beach, instead making landfall in Key West, and once again in Naples.

Geography

Hallandale Beach is located at 25°59′12″N 80°08′46″W.[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area 4.55 square miles (12 km²). 4.21 square miles (11 km²) of it is land and .34 square miles (1 km²) of it (7.47%) is water.

Hollywood is located north of Hallandale Beach, Aventura in Miami-Dade County is south of the city, the Atlantic Ocean is to the east, and Pembroke Park is to the west.

Although it appears from a map that a small portion of the Golden Isles neighborhood extends into Miami-Dade County, this land was actually transferred to Broward County, and annexed to Hallandale Beach in 1978.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	1,012		—
1940	1,827		80.5%
1950	3,886		112.7%
1960	10,483		169.8%
1970	23,849		127.5%
1980	36,517		53.1%
1990	30,996		−15.1%
2000	34,282		10.6%
2010	37,113		8.3%
Est. 2019	39,847	[6]	7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

Hallandale Beach Demographics
2010 Census	Hallandale Beach	Broward County	Florida
Total population	37,113	1,748,066	18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010	+8.3%	+7.7%	+17.6%
Population density	8,804.3/sq mi	1,444.9/sq mi	350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)	73.7%	63.1%	75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)	52.5%	43.5%	57.9%
Black or African-American	18.7%	26.7%	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	13.7%	25.1%	22.5%
Asian	1.4%	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)	2.6%	2.9%	2.5%
Some Other Race	3.4%	3.7%	3.6%

As of 2012, excluding the Canadian and Hispanic and Latino population, 8.2% of the residents were of West Indian or Caribbean ancestry, 5.3% were American, 5.2% were Russian, 3.4% German, 2.8% Irish, and 2.7% of the populace shared Polish ancestry.[12]

There were 18,051 households, out of which 12.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.8% were non-families. 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 13.2% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,266, and the median income for a family was $37,171. Males had a median income of $31,287 versus $24,882 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,464. About 13.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

As of the year 2000, English was spoken as a first language by 59.66% of the population, while Spanish was spoken by 19.50% of the populace. In this "southernmost Canadian city" French was spoken by 5.23% of the population, most of them French Canadians. Other languages spoken at home were Romanian at 2.71%, Italian at 1.96%, French Creole at 1.80%, Yiddish 1.70%, Russian 1.32%, German 1.27%, Hungarian at 1.17%, Polish at 0.85%, Hebrew at 0.77%, and Portuguese, spoken by 0.72% of all residents.[13]

Public schools

Hallandale Beach's public schools are part of Broward County Public Schools.[14]

In almost all areas, elementary and middle school students are zoned for Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach K-8.[15] A portion of the city is zoned to Colbert Elementary School and McNicol Middle School.[16][17] In all areas, high school students are zoned for Hallandale High School.[18] Private academies eschewing the public system are present in the area.

Media

Hallandale Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the 12th largest radio market[19] and the 17th largest television market[20] 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. The Broward-Palm Beach New Times , an alternative weekly, is widely available around the city. Hallandale Beach has its own newspaper, The South Florida Sun-Times which is published weekly.

Public transportation

Hallandale Beach is served by several bus routes operated by Broward County Transit.[21]

A free community minibus service, operated by the city of Hallandale Beach, also operates on four routes within the city limits and neighboring areas of Hollywood and Aventura. [22]

Notable people

• Iris Acker (1930–2018), arts advocate, actress (Flight of the Navigator), dancer and television host[23]
• Stewart H. Appleby (1890–1964), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1925–1927, and retired to Hallandale Beach[24]
• Davin Joseph 1st Round NFL Pick Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2006
• Meyer Lansky (1902–1983), Jewish gangster; financial wizard of the National Crime Syndicate
• Anthony Provenzano mobster featured in the movie The Irishman[25]

See also

• Hallandale Beach Police Department

References

1. "Hallandale Beach Website". Hallandale Beach (Website as of January 19, 2019) via Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
2. "Hallandale Beach, Florida Website". Hallandale Beach, Florida (Website, motto: August 8, 2003-April 4, 2013) via Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
3. "Hallandale Beach, Florida: About Us". Hallandale Beach, Florida: About Us (Website, motto: July 24, 2011-April 23, 2016) via Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
4. "Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5)" (PDF). www.broward.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
5. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
6. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
8. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
10. Act No. 119 of 1978.
11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
12. "Hallandale Beach, Florida". city-data.com. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
13. "MLA Data Center results for Hallandale Beach, FL". Modern Language Association. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
14. "Zoning Map." Hallandale Beach. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
15. "Gulfstream Academy of Hallandale Beach." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
16. "Colbert." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
17. "McNicol." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
18. "Hallandale High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.
19. "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 2007-09-23.
20. "Top 50 TV markets ranked by households". Northwestern University Media Management Center. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
21. "Broward County Transit Map" (PDF).
22. "Hallandale Beach-Community Bus Service".
23. Hirschman, Bill (2018-09-18). "Iris Acker, star of South Florida stage and television, has died". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
24. Stewart Hoffman Appleby, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
25. Lubasch, Arnold H. "Provenzano Is Convicted in Hotel‐Loan Kickback Case; Another Indictment Still Pending; Kickback or Interest Rate?; Jury Sequestered Throughout", The New York Times, March 26, 1978. Accessed January 13, 2020. "Mr. Provenzano served a prison Sentence and was barred from union office for five years because of a 1963 conviction for extortion. He lives in Clifton. N.J., and Hallandale, Fla."

External links

• City of Hallandale Beach official site