Dania Beach, Florida Dania Beach, Florida Official seal of Dania Beach, Florida Location of Dania Beach in Broward County, Florida Location of Dania Beach in Broward County, Florida Incorporated (Town of Dania) November 30, 1904 Incorporated (City of Dania) June 06, 1927 Incorporated (City of Dania Beach) November 03, 1998 Dania Beach is a town/city in Broward County, Florida, United States.

As of the 2010 census, the city's populace was 29,639. It is part of the South Florida urbane area, which was home to 5,564,635 citizens at the 2010 census.

Dania Beach is the locale of one of the biggest jai alai frontons in the United States, The Casino at Dania Beach. It was formerly the locale for two amusement centers; one titled Boomers! (formerly Grand Prix Race-O-Rama), which homed the Dania Beach Hurricane roller coaster, and the other being Pirate's World amusement park, which was featured in Barry Mahon's Thumbelina.

In November 1904, the region was incorporated as the town of Dania, because most of the 35 inhabitants were farmers of Danish ancestry. On January 4, 1926, Dania voted to annex itself to the City of Hollywood.

After the September 1926 Miami hurricane decimated Hollywood's fortunes, most of Dania seceded from the City of Hollywood and reincorporated as a city. The areas that chose to remain part of the City of Hollywood caused Dania's current noncontinuous town/city boundaries.

On November 1998, Dania formally changed its name to Dania Beach. The name Dania is still generally used to refer to the city.

In 2001, the town/city annexed a several unincorporated areas of Broward County increasing the populace by about 3,600 citizens . Formerly known as the "Tomato Capital of the World," once the town/city went from a farming settlement to an urban city, it soon took on the name "The Antique Capital of the South," due to its many antique shops in downtown Dania Beach, especially along Federal Highway, known as the city's "Antique Row". Dania Beach is positioned at 26 03 18 N 80 09 11 W.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.3 square miles (21.6 km2), of which 8.1 square miles (21.0 km2) is territory and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2) (3.04%) is water. Dania Beach's boundaries are Fort Lauderdale to the north, Hollywood to the south, Hollywood and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and Davie along with the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation to the west of the city.

Dania Beach is adjoining to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Dania Beach Demographics 2010 Enumeration Dania Beach Broward County Florida In 2000, the town/city the populace was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.

As of 2000, Dania Beach had the 127th highest percentage of Cuban inhabitants in the US, at 1.69% of the city's populace (tied with Fort Lauderdale and Parkland.) American Maritime Officers is headquartered in Dania Beach, as is the Alec Bradley Cigar Co., a manufacturer of hand-rolled cigars.

Carnival Air Lines was headquartered in Dania Beach. Gulfstream International Airlines was formerly headquartered in Dania Beach. Rustic Inn Crabhouse, a prominent restaurant incessanted by many famous entertainment and sports celebrities, is positioned in Dania Beach.

Dania Beach's enhance schools are directed by the Broward County Public Schools.

Dania Elementary School Dania Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the 12th biggest radio market and the 17th biggest tv market in the United States.

Dania Beach is served by the Fort Lauderdale Airport station on the Tri-Rail.

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