Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida City of Fort Lauderdale Downtown Fort Lauderdale Downtown Fort Lauderdale Flag of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Flag Official seal of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Map of Florida highlighting Fort Lauderdale.svg County Logo of Broward County, Florida.svg Broward Fort Lauderdale / f rt l d rde l/ (frequently abbreviated as Ft.
Lauderdale) is a town/city in the U.S.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 165,521. 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.
Greater Fort Lauderdale which takes in all of Broward County hosted 12 million visitors in 2012, including 2.8 million global visitors.
Greater Fort Lauderdale has over 4,000 restaurants, 63 golf courses, 12 shopping malls, 16 exhibitions, 132 eveningclubs, 278 parkland campsites, and 100 marinas housing 45,000 resident yachts. Fort Lauderdale is titled after a series of forts assembled by the United States amid the Second Seminole War.
The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale (1782 1838), younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale.
William Lauderdale was the commander of the detachment of soldiers who assembled the first fort. However, evolution of the town/city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict.
Three forts titled "Fort Lauderdale" were constructed; the first was at the fork of the New River, the second at Tarpon Bend on the New River between the Colee Hammock and Rio Vista neighborhoods, and the third near the site of the Bahia Mar Marina. The New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale Main articles: History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Timeline of Fort Lauderdale, Florida The region in which the town/city of Fort Lauderdale would later be established was inhabited for more than two thousand years by the Tequesta Indians. Contact with Spanish explorers in the 16th century proved disastrous for the Tequesta, as the Europeans unwittingly brought with them diseases, such as smallpox, to which the native populations possessed no resistance.
The Fort Lauderdale region was known as the "New River Settlement" before the 20th century.
The first United States stockade titled Fort Lauderdale was assembled in 1838, and later was a site of fighting amid the Second Seminole War.
The fort was abandoned in 1842, after the end of the war, and the region remained virtually unpopulated until the 1890s.
The town/city was incorporated in 1911, and in 1915 was designated the governmental center of county of newly formed Broward County. Fort Lauderdale's first primary evolution began in the 1920s, amid the Florida territory boom of the 1920s. The 1926 Miami Hurricane and the Great Depression of the 1930s caused a great deal of economic dislocation.
When World War II began, Fort Lauderdale became a primary US base, with a Naval Air Station to train pilots, radar operators, and fire control operators.
On July 4, 1961 African Americans started a series of protests, wade-ins, at beaches that were off-limits to them, to protest "the failure of the county to build a road to the Negro beach". On July 11, 1962 a verdict by Ted Cabot went against the city's policy of ethnic segregation of enhance beaches.
Today, Fort Lauderdale is a primary yachting center, one of the nation's biggest tourist destinations, and the center of a urbane division with 1.8 million citizens . After the war ended, service members returned to the area, spurring an enormous populace explosion which dwarfed the 1920s boom. The 1960 Enumeration counted 83,648 citizens in the city, about 230% of the 1950 figure. A 1967 report estimated that the town/city was approximately 85% developed, and the 1970 populace figure was 139,590. After 1970, as Fort Lauderdale became essentially assembled out, expansion in the region shifted to suburbs to the west.
As metros/cities such as Coral Springs, Miramar, and Pembroke Pines experienced explosive growth, Fort Lauderdale's populace stagnated, and the town/city actually shrank by almost 4,000 citizens between 1980, when the town/city had 153,279 citizens , and 1990, when the populace was 149,377.
Since 2000, Fort Lauderdale has attained slightly over 18,000 inhabitants through annexation of seven neighborhoods in unincorporated Broward County. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 38.6 square miles (99.9 km2), 34.7 square miles (90.0 km2) of which is territory and 3.8 square miles (9.9 km2) of which is water (9.87%). Fort Lauderdale is known for its extensive network of canals; there are 165 miles (266 km) of waterways inside the town/city limits. The town/city of Fort Lauderdale is adjoining to the Atlantic Ocean, includes 7 miles (11 km) of beaches, and borders the following municipalities: Fort Lauderdale Beach Fort Lauderdale Beach The northwestern section of Fort Lauderdale is separate from the remainder of the city, connected only by the Cypress Creek Canal as it flows under I-95.
This section of Fort Lauderdale borders the metros/cities of Tamarac and Oakland Park on its south side.
Oakland Park also borders Fort Lauderdale on the west side of its northeastern portion.
The greater portion of Fort Lauderdale in the south is bordered, along its north side by Wilton Manors.
Off the coast of Fort Lauderdale is the Osborne Reef, an artificial reef made of discarded tires that has proven to be an ecological disaster. The dumping began in the 1960s, with the intent to furnish surrounding for fish while disposing of trash from the land.
See also: List of neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale has an official program for designating and recognizing neighborhoods.
Fort Lauderdale features a tropical rainforest climate (Koppen Af) with little cyclic variation in temperature.
Average monthly temperatures are always above 65 F (18.3 C) and average monthly rain is above 2.39 inches (60.71 mm). This qualifies the city's climate as a tropical climate, and the town/city does not have a true dry season.
Fort Lauderdale has an average of 143 precipitation days and 250 sunlight days annually.
The hurricane season is between June 1 and November 30 with primary hurricanes most likely to affect the town/city or state in September and October. The most recent storms to directly affect the town/city were Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Wilma, both of which hit the town/city in 2005.
Other direct hits were Hurricane Cleo in 1964, Hurricane King in 1950, and the 1947 Fort Lauderdale Hurricane.
Climate data for Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1981 2010 normals) Fort Lauderdale Demographics 2010 Enumeration Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida Map of ethnic distribution in Fort Lauderdale, 2010 U.S.
As of 2010, those of Hispanic or Latino lineage accounted for 13.7% of Fort Lauderdale's population.
As of 2010, those of African lineage accounted for 31.0% of Fort Lauderdale's population, which includes African Americans.
As of 2010, those of (non-Hispanic white) European lineage accounted for 52.5% of Fort Lauderdale's population.
As of 2010, those of Asian lineage accounted for 1.5% of Fort Lauderdale's population.
In 2000, Fort Lauderdale had the twenty-sixth highest percentage of Haitian inhabitants in the US, at 6.9% of the city's population, and the 127th highest percentage of Cuban residents, at 1.7% of the city's residents. Like South Florida in general, Fort Lauderdale has many inhabitants who can speak languages other than English, although its proportion is lower than the county average. As of 2000, 75.63% of the populace spoke only English at home, while 24.37% spoke other first languages.
The city, along with adjoining small metros/cities Oakland Park and Wilton Manors, is known for its large LGBT improve and has one of the highest ratios of gay men and lesbians, with gay men being more largely present, in the United States. The town/city is also known as a prominent vacation spot for gays and lesbians, with many LGBT or LGBT-friendly hotels and guesthouses. Fort Lauderdale hosts the Stonewall Library & Archives, and in neighboring Wilton Manors there is a large LGBT improve center, the Pride Center, and the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center.
A yacht in Fort Lauderdale's harbor Fort Lauderdale's economy has diversified over time.
The downtown area, especially around Las Olas Boulevard, first underwent redevelopment starting in 2002 and now hosts many new hotels and high-rise condominium developments. The downtown region is the biggest in Broward County, although there are other metros/cities in the county with commercial centers.
Office buildings and highrises include Las Olas River House, Las Olas Grand, 110 Tower (formerly Auto - Nation Tower), Bank of America Plaza, One Financial Plaza, Broward Financial Center, One East Broward Boulevard, Barnett Bank Plaza, PNC Center, New River Center, One Corporate Center, Sun - Trust Centre, 101 Tower, and South - Trust Tower. The Fort Lauderdale urbane region foreclosures increased 127.4% from 2006 to 2007, or one filing per 48 homeholds in the quarter.
Fort Lauderdale rates fourth in the list of top 10 urbane areas ranked by foreclosure filings per homehold for the third quarter of 2007. Fort Lauderdale is a primary manufacturing and maintenance center for yachts.
The boating trade is responsible for over 109,000 jobs in the county. With its many canals, and adjacency to the Bahamas and Caribbean, it is also a prominent yachting vacation stop, and home port for 42,000 boats, and approximately 100 marinas and boatyards. Additionally, the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world's biggest boat show, brings over 125,000 citizens to the town/city each year. Companies based in the Fort Lauderdale region include Auto - Nation, Citrix Systems, DHL Express, Spirit Airlines, and National Beverage Corporation.
See also: List of Mayors of Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale has a Commission-Manager form of government.
The mayor of Fort Lauderdale now serves a three-year term and cannot serve more than three consecutive terms. The current mayor is John P.
Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department provides Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
The United States Postal Service operates postal services in Fort Lauderdale.
The Fort Lauderdale Main Post Office is positioned at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard in the town/city of Oakland Park. Post offices inside the town/city limits include Alridge, Colee, Coral Ridge, Gateway Station, Melrose Vista, and Southside Station. See also: List of schools in Fort Lauderdale Broward County Public Schools operates 23 enhance schools in Fort Lauderdale.
2007 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) results for Fort Lauderdale's enhance schools were mixed; while ten (of sixteen) elementary schools and one (of four) middle schools received "A" or "B" grades, Sunland Park Elementary School and Arthur Ashe Middle School received failing grades.
Boyd Anderson High School, which is positioned in Lauderdale Lakes but whose attendance zone includes part of Fort Lauderdale, also received a failing grade. None of the three failing schools have floundered twice in a four-year period, thus triggering the "Opportunity Scholarship Program" school choice provisions of the Florida's education plan. The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Interstate 95 as it passes through Fort Lauderdale.
Four barns s serve Fort Lauderdale.
Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) and CSX Transportation are freight lines, Amtrak provides passenger service to other metros/cities on the Atlantic coast via the Fort Lauderdale station, and Tri-Rail provides commuter service between Palm Beach County, Broward County (including two stations in Fort Lauderdale), and Miami-Dade County.
All Aboard Florida is constructing a new station in downtown Fort Lauderdale for its Brightline rail service connecting Miami and Orlando, Florida.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in neighboring Dania Beach, Florida, is the city's chief airport and is the fastest-growing primary airport in the country. This is, in part, attributable to service by low-cost carriers such as Spirit Airlines, Jet - Blue Airways, Southwest Airlines and Virgin America, resulting in lower airfares than close-by Miami International Airport. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood is an emerging global gateway for the Caribbean and Latin America.
Fort Lauderdale is home to Port Everglades, the nation's third busiest cruise port. It is Florida's deepest port, and is an integral oil receiving point. Fort Lauderdale is served by a regular global passenger ferry service to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas directed by Balearia Bahamas Express.
Fort Lauderdale is served by Broward General Medical Center and Imperial Point Medical Center, which are directed by Broward Health, the third biggest hospital consortium in the United States.
See also: List of newspapers in Florida, List of airways broadcasts in Florida, and List of tv stations in Florida Fort Lauderdale is served by English-language newspapers South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald, Spanish-language newspapers El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald, alternative journal New Times Broward-Palm Beach and town/city monthly Fort Lauderdale Magazine.
See also: List of exhibitions in Fort Lauderdale, Florida As is true of many parts of Florida, the city's populace has a strong cyclic variation, as snowbirds from the northern United States, Canada, and Europe spend the winter and early spring in Florida. The town/city is also sometimes referred to as "Fort Liquordale" because of its beaches, bars, eveningclubs, and history as a spring break location, back in the 1960s and 1970s, for tens of thousands of college students. However, the town/city has actively discouraged college students from visiting the region since the mid-1980s, passing strict laws aimed at preventing the mayhem that regularly occurred each year in the 1970s and 1980s.
Since the 1990s, Fort Lauderdale has increasingly turn into a locale that caters to those seeking the resort lifestyle cyclicly or year-round and is often a host town/city to many experienced venues, concerts, and art shows.
Fort Lauderdale's arts and entertainment district, otherwise known as the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District, runs east-west along Las Olas Boulevard, from the beach to the heart of downtown.
This intersection is the "ground zero" of Fort Lauderdale Beach, and is the site of the Elbo Room bar featured in the 1960 film Where the Boys Are, which led in large measure to the city's former reputation as a spring break mecca.
In 2013, the county welcomed about 1.3 million LGBT travelers who spent about $1.5 billion in region restaurants, hotels, attractions and shops, as stated to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, is the current home of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers which play in the current incarnation of the North American Soccer League.
It was previously the home of the initial Fort Lauderdale Strikers, which played in the previous version of the North American Soccer League.
Although Fort Lauderdale does not host any top division experienced sports teams, the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League play at BB&T Center in suburban Sunrise. Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins, the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association all play in neighboring Dade County.
The New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals used to conduct spring training in the town/city at Fort Lauderdale Stadium, and NCAA Division I college sports squads of Florida International University and University of Miami play in Dade County.
Fort Lauderdale is also home to the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, which is positioned at the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
The complex is open to Fort Lauderdale residents, and has also been used in many different nationwide and global competitions since its opening in 1965.
Stranahan House, the earliest building in Fort Lauderdale, originally assembled as a trading post In addition to its exhibitions, beaches, and eveninglife, Fort Lauderdale is home to the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, a large indoor/outdoor flea market and the site of the world's biggest drive-in movie theater, with 13 screens. The International Swimming Hall of Fame is positioned on Fort Lauderdale beach, and homes a large aquatic complex as well as a exhibition, theater, and research library. He purchased ocean-front property for about a dollar per acre, he eventually owned a 3.5-mile stretch of beachfront. The Bonnet House is a historic home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic places in 1984 and declared a historic landmark by the City of Fort Lauderdale in 2002. The Florida Everglades is one of the most prominent sites of interest among visitors to Fort Lauderdale.
There are various services available to bring visitors from Fort Lauderdale Beach to the Everglades. Just minutes from the beach is the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District in downtown Fort Lauderdale, home to cultural attractions, shops, parks and restaurants.
Along Riverwalk, the brick-lined meandering promenade, discover the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Museum of Discovery and Science with its Auto - Nation 3 - D IMAX Theater, Florida Grand Opera, Fort Lauderdale Historical Center, Stranahan House and the Museum of Art. Las Olas Boulevard is a prominent thoroughfare in downtown Fort Lauderdale that runs from Andrews Avenue in the Central Business District to A1 - A and Fort Lauderdale Beach.
The boulevard is a prominent attraction for locals and visitors, being ideally situated close to Fort Lauderdale beach, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port Everglades.
Fort Lauderdale harbor Fort Lauderdale harbor The following are images of some of the remaining historical structures in Fort Lauderdale.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida The Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel House positioned in Fort Lauderdale, Florida along the riverside of New River.
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