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City of Sunny Isles
Sunny Isles Beach is a city located on a barrier island in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.. The City is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway on the west. The population was 15,315 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,399.[1]
Sunny Isles Beach is a major center of South Florida's Russian community, with a plethora of Russian stores lining Collins Avenue, the main thoroughfare through the city. The city is sometimes referred to as Little Moscow because of its many Russian and Russian-descended (Russian American) residents. It is a booming resort area and developers such as Donald Trump have invested heavily in construction of high-rise hotels and condominiums.
Geography - Sunny Isles Beach is located at [show location on an interactive map] 25°56′30″N, 80°7′30″W (25.941270, -80.125111).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (28.37%) is water.
Demographics - As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 15,315 people, 8,169 households, and 3,994 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,854.6/km² (15,231.1/mi²). There were 12,946 housing units at an average density of 4,949.0/km² (12,875.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.85% White, 2.03% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 2.34% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.61% of the population.
There were 8,169 households out of which 12.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.1% were non-families. 43.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.55.
In the city the population was spread out with 11.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,627, and the median income for a family was $40,309. Males had a median income of $36,893 versus $28,207 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,576. About 11.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
Languages - As of 2000, Spanish was spoken as the mother tongue of 40.07% of residents, and English was being spoken by 36.86%. Living up to its nickname of "Little Moscow," 7.36% of the population had Russian as their first language. Other languages included French 4.08%, Yiddish 2.62%, Hebrew 2.42%, Portuguese 2.00%, and Polish at 1.37% of the population.[2]
Media - Sunny Isles Beach is served by the Miami-Ft.Lauderdale market, for local radio and Television. Sunny Isles Beach has its own newspaper, The Sunny Isles Beach Sun, which is published twice monthly and is part of Miami's Community Newspapers, the "Voice of the Community".
Education - Sunny Isles Beach is within the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. All of the schools that serve Sunny Isles Beach are located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County.
Elementary Schools
Residents are zone to an Elementary School as follows
* Bay Harbor Elementary School-Residents south of 172 Street
* Ojus Elementary School-Residents north of 172 Street and south of 183 street
* Highland Oaks Elementary School-Residents north of 183 street
Middle School and High School
All residents are zoned to Highland Oaks Middle School and Dr. Michael M. Krop High School.
References
1. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2004-04-12.xls
2. http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=28450&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r
3. http://www.wikipidia.org