Broward County, Florida

Broward County
Broward County
County
	Images, from top down, left to right: Fort Lauderdale skyline; Hollywood Beach Boardwalk; Hollywood water tower; Tarpon River neighborhood; Dania Beach pier; life guard station on Las Olas Beach; Sawgrass Mills shopping mall in Sunrise; Amerant Bank Arena; docked boats in Pompano Beach
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	Broward County Location within the United States
	Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W / 26.193535°N 80.476683°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Region	South Florida
Metro area	Miami
Founded	April 30, 1915
Named for	Napoleon B. Broward
County seat	Fort Lauderdale
Largest city	Fort Lauderdale (population, total area); Davie (land area)
Incorporated cities	24
Government
• Type	Council–manager government
• Body	Board of County Commissioners
• Board of County Commissioners	Commissioners Nan H. Rich (D); (District 1); Mark D. Bogen (D); (District 2); Michael Udine (D); (District 3); Lamar P. Fisher (D); (District 4); Steven A. Geller (D); (District 5); Beam Furr (D); (District 6); Tim M. Ryan (D); (District 7); Robert McKinzie (D); (District 8); Hazelle P. Rogers (D); (District 9);
• Mayor	Nan H. Rich (D)
• Vice Mayor	Beam Furr (D)
• County administrator	Monica Cepero
Area
• Total	1,322.817 sq mi (3,426.08 km2)
• Land	1,203.105 sq mi (3,116.03 km2)
• Water	119.712 sq mi (310.05 km2)
Highest elevation Pine Island Ridge in Davie	29 ft (9 m)
Lowest elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,944,375
• Estimate (2022)	1,947,026
• Rank	17th in the United States; 2nd in Florida
• Density	1,618.33/sq mi (624.84/km2)
GDP
• Total	$146.735 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
ZIP Codes	33004, 33009, 33019–33021,33023–33029, 33060, 33062–33069, 33071, 33073, 33076, 33301, 33304–33306, 33308–33317, 33319, 33321–33328, 33330–33332, 33334, 33351, 33441–33442
Area codes	754/954
FIPS code	12011
GNIS feature ID	295753
Primary airport	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport; FLL (major/international)
Secondary airport	Miami International Airport-; MIA (international/neighboring county)-; Palm Beach International Airport-; PBI (international/neighboring county)-; North Perry Airport-; HWO (regional)-; Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport-; FXE (regional)-; Pompano Beach Airpark-; PMP (regional)
Interstates
U.S. Routes
State roads
Commuter rail	Amtrak, Brightline, Tri-Rail
Website	www.broward.org

Broward County (/ˈbraʊ.ərd/ BROURD, BROW-(w)ərd) is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with 1,944,375 residents as of the 2020 census.^[7] Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Lauderdale, which had a population of 182,760 as of 2020.

Broward County is one of the three counties that make up the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. It is also one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the entire country.^[10]

The county has 31 municipalities (including 24 incorporated cities) and many unincorporated areas. It's also Florida's seventh-largest county in terms of land area, with 1,322.8 square miles (3,426 km²). Broward County's urbanized area occupies 427.8 square miles of land.^{[citation needed]} The largest portion of the county is the Conservation Area that extends to the county's Western border. The conservation area is 796.9 square miles and consists of wetlands. At its widest points, the County stretches approximately 50.3 miles east to west and approximately 27.4 miles from north to south, averaging 5 to 25 feet in elevation.

^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_gaz_counties_12.txt ^{[bare URL plain text file]}
^ ^a ^b "County Commission County Commission".
^ "County Commission". www.broward.org.
^ "By blocking mayor vote, Broward embraces business as usual, again | Editorial". June 17, 2020.
^ "Pine Island Ridge Natural Area". Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ Sea level at the Atlantic Ocean.
^ ^a ^b "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table". P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". County Population Totals: 2020-2022. U.S. Census Bureau. March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Broward County, FL". fred.stlouisfed.org.
^ "Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census". Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census. U.S. Census Bureau. August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[1] ttps://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_gaz_counties_12.txt ^{[bare URL plain text file]}

[broward.org-2] "County Commission County Commission".

[3] "County Commission". www.broward.org.

[4] "By blocking mayor vote, Broward embraces business as usual, again | Editorial". June 17, 2020.

[5] "Pine Island Ridge Natural Area". Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

[6] Sea level at the Atlantic Ocean.

[2020CensusPopulationByRace-7] "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table". P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[2022VintagePopulationEstimate-8] "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". County Population Totals: 2020-2022. U.S. Census Bureau. March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[fred-9] "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Broward County, FL". fred.stlouisfed.org.

[CensusRaceEthnicity-10] "Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census". Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census. U.S. Census Bureau. August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

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