Coral Springs, Florida "Coral Springs"
Coral Springs, Florida City of Coral Springs Downtown Coral Springs in July 2007 Downtown Coral Springs in July 2007 Flag of Coral Springs, Florida Flag Official seal of Coral Springs, Florida Official logo of Coral Springs, Florida Coral Springs, officially the City of Coral Springs, is a town/city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Fort Lauderdale.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the town/city had a populace of 121,096. It is a principal town/city of the Miami urbane area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 citizens at the 2015 census.
The city's name is derived from the company's name, and was chose after a several earlier proposals had been considered and rejected. Even with the name, there are no springs in the city; Florida's springs are found in the central and northern portions of the state. Coral Springs has prominently strict building codes, which are designed to maintain the city's distinct ive beautiful appeal.
Former town/city logo of Coral Springs, used from 2002 to 2009.
Coral Springs is a prepared community.
Prior to its incorporation as a town/city in July 1963, the region which is now Coral Springs was part of 20,000 acres (81 km2) of marshy lands bought by Henry Lyons between 1911 and 1939.
Canals and levees drained much of the region upon which Coral Springs was built.
Coral Ridge Properties, which already had a several developments in Broward County, bought 3,869 acres (16 km2) of territory from the Lyons family on December 14, 1961 for $1 million. The City of Coral Springs was chartered on July 10, 1963.
Coral Springs was ranked as the 27th best town/city in the United States in which to live by Money Magazine in 2006; was titled the 10th safest town/city in the US by Morgan Quitno in 2007; and was a multiple recipient of America's Promise "100 Best Cities for Young People" award, identified by the group as a three-time winner in 2008. In 2007, Coral Springs became the first state or small-town government in the country to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. In 2010, CNNMoney.com listed Coral Springs as the 44th best place to live in the United States. Coral Springs is positioned at 26 16 14 N 80 15 33 W. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 24.0 square miles (62.1 km2), 23.8 square miles (61.6 km2) of which is territory and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2) of which is water (0.83%). Coral Springs is bordered by the metros/cities of Parkland to the north, Coconut Creek to the east, Margate and North Lauderdale to the southeast and Tamarac to the south.
A canal in Coral Springs Coral Springs is a widespread city, with several tall or prominent structures.
The tallest building in the town/city is a 12 story condominium (Country Club Tower), with five more buildings topping out at 10 stories, including three office buildings lining University Drive, one of the city's chief roads. Buildings include Preferred Exchange Tower (originally the Bank of Coral Springs Building), 210 Tower, Bank of America Center and the Briarwood Towers.
Coral Ridge Properties established strict landscaping and sign laws for the town/city a question in the initial version of Trivial Pursuit noted that the town/city hosted the first Mc - Donald's without the distinct ive Golden Arches sign. Restrictions on commercial signs, exterior paint colors, roofing materials, recreational vehicle and boat storage, and landscaping specifications are all strictly enforced; consequently, real estate values in the town/city are decidedly higher than the county as a whole.
In 2006, the median price of a single family home in Coral Springs was US$415,000, while the median price county-wide was US$323,000. The City of Coral Springs' Parks and Recreation Department operates over 50 municipal parks, including a water park and a skate park, encompassing over 675 acres (2.7 km2). Coral Springs' biggest park is Mullins Park (70 acres).
The most powerful hurricane to strike Coral Springs since its incorporation was Wilma in 2005; the eye of the hurricane passed directly over the city.
The town/city estimated that "as a result of the various hurricanes and storms that hit Coral Springs in 2004/2005, and especially as a result of Hurricane Wilma, the tree canopy coverage throughout the town/city has been reduced by about one third". Climate data for Coral Springs, FL Coral Springs Demographics 2010 Enumeration Coral Springs Broward County Florida Coral Springs City Hall Coral Springs uses the commission-manager form of municipal government, with all governmental powers resting in a legislative body called a commission.
Coral Springs' commission is composed of five propel commissioners, one of whom is the mayor of the town/city and another of whom is the vice-mayor. The mayor and vice-mayor serve a two-year term; the commissioners serve four-year terms.
The closest passenger airport to Coral Springs is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, positioned 27 miles (43 km) southeast.
The only limited-access highway in Coral Springs is the Sawgrass Expressway (State Road 869), which borders the town/city on its northern and edges.
Coral Springs is served by Broward Health, and is home to the 200-bed Coral Springs Medical Center.
Coral Springs' waterworks comes from the Biscayne Aquifer, South Florida's major source of drinking water.
There are four different water districts inside the city; the providers are the City of Coral Springs Water District, Coral Springs Improvement District, North Springs Improvement District and Royal Utilities. The South Florida Water Management District provides flood control protection and waterworks protection to small-town residents, controls all water shortage management accomplishments and assigns water restrictions when necessary.
The industries for which Coral Springs inhabitants worked were 17.6% educational, community and civil services; 16.1% retail trade; 12.9% professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services; 10.1% finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing; 8.2% arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services; 7.0% manufacturing; 6.6% construction; 5.0% wholesale trade; 4% transportation, warehousing, and utilities;, 4.9% other services (except enhance administration); 3.7% information; 3.6% enhance administration; and 0.2% agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining.
Fitch, Moody's, and Standard & Poor's rate Coral Springs bonds as "AAA". Standard & Poor's, in a 2004 report, noted that Coral Springs had a "vibrant county-wide economy with above-average richness levels and persistently low unemployment" and praised the town/city administration. In 2004, the city's industrialized and commercial base represented 24% of the town/city valuation 50% higher than the previous decade.
The city's tax rate of 3.8715 mils is the lowest in Broward County of metros/cities with more than 70,000 citizens . The town/city has twice received the Florida Sterling Award for excellence in administration. First Data and Alliance Entertainment are the biggest companies that have offices in the Corporate Park of Coral Springs.
For more details on this topic, see List of Schools in Coral Springs, Florida.
According to the 2005 American Community Survey (conducted by the US Enumeration Bureau), 39.2% of all grownups over the age of 25 in Coral Springs have obtained a bachelor's degree, as compared to a nationwide average of 27.2% of grownups over 25, and 91.7% of Coral Springs inhabitants over the age of 25 have earned a high school diploma, as compared to the nationwide average of 84.2%. Coral Springs had approximately 29,900 students in 2006. Students like John Mern, Brian Zakarin, Mickael Silangil and Rohit Bhandari brought nationwide recognition to J.P.
Higher education is offered by Barry University, Nova Southeastern University and Broward College through a partnership with Coral Springs Charter School. Public major and secondary education is handled by the Broward County Public Schools District (BCPS). BCPS operates 3 high schools, 4 middle schools and 12 elementary schools inside the town/city limits. Ramblewood Elementary School received a Florida Sterling Award for its accomplishments in 2006. In 2008 the Florida Department of Education awarded all enhance schools in the city, with the exception of Coral Springs High School, "A" grades based on their performance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
In 2008, Coral Springs High School received a "B," and in 2010 the school received its first "A." North Broward Preparatory School maintains a satellite ground in Coral Springs.
The Coral Springs ground has boarding facilities, a playground, and a gymnasium.
Coral Springs Youth Soccer League Game, Cypress Park Coral Springs does not have any experienced sports teams, but has more than 25 amateur sports leagues. Coral Springs Youth Soccer had more than 3300 players in their 2006 season, playing for 284 squads in 20 separate leagues, divided by age group and sex.
The short-lived experienced soccer team Coral Springs Kicks (USISL) was based in the city.
A number of experienced athletes are from Coral Springs: MLS soccer player Stephen Herdsman, Latvian Higher League soccer player Nate Weiss, NFL football players Dan Morgan, Todd Weiner, Darius Butler, Steve Hutchinson, Cody Brown and Sam Young, and Major League Baseball player Anthony Rizzo of the Chicago Cubs.
Pro golfer Lexi Thompson, youngest winner ever of a LPGA tour event at 16, was born in Coral Springs.
Several athletes who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing are from or presently living in Coral Springs, including beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor, swimming silver medalist Dara Torres (who resides in neighboring Parkland, Florida but trains in Coral Springs), and track-and-field bronze medalist Walter Dix.
The Museum of Coral Springs History started as a real estate office Coral Springs is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth biggest radio market and the seventeenth biggest tv market in the United States.
The town/city is home to two small-town weekly newspapers, the Coral Springs Forum and Our Town News.
The Coral Springs Forum was established in 1971 by small-town high school students, the printed announcement was sold after their graduation to small-town residents.
The Coral Springs Center for the Arts opened in 1990.
The 8,000-square-foot (700 m2) Coral Springs Museum of Art has a small number of exhibits and focuses on art classes and programs for the small-town community. There is presently one enhance library in the city, the Northwest Regional Library, affiliated with the county-wide Broward County Library system.
The band New Found Glory hails from Coral Springs and was formed in the city. The "Our Town" Festival has been continuously held since 1979, first sponsored by the Coral Springs Chamber of Commerce, and promoted by a non-profit organization since 1997. The event has a car show, a beauty pageant and carnival rides.
The festival thriving more than 100,000 attendees in 1984, and the town/city estimated 200,000 visitors at the 1990 event. A parade was added to the event in 1985; since 1994, the parade has been run as a separate event amid the Christmas season. Several other celebrations are held throughout the year, such as "Fiesta Coral Springs", a Hispanic culture celebration, and the Festival of the Arts. At Coral Springs' 25th Anniversary Party, the Guinness World Record for "Largest Hamburger and Milkshake" was broken on July 10, 1988. The hamburger calculated 26 feet (8 m) in diameter and weighed 5063 pounds.
Coral Springs has two designated Florida Heritage sites. The Coral Springs Covered Bridge was the first structure assembled in the city, in 1964.
The Covered Bridge is depicted in Coral Springs' seal.
The Museum of Coral Springs History started as a real estate office.
Built outside the town/city limits, the single-room wooden structure was moved to Coral Springs and became its first administration building.
Coral Springs is a sister town/city of Paraiso, Costa Rica. "Coral Springs at a Glance" (pdf).
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Westglades Middle School, and Park Trails Elementary School are positioned in neighboring Parkland, Florida, but part of the town/city is in their attendance area.
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