Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Location of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in Broward County, Florida Location of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in Broward County, Florida County Logo of Broward County, Florida.svg Broward Town 1.57 sq mi (4.064 km2) Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States.
It is part of the Miami Fort Lauderdale Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 citizens at the 2010 census.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is positioned at 26 11 22 N 80 5 52 W (26.189561, -80.097756). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.57 square miles (4 km2), of which 0.876 square miles (2 km2) is territory and 0.694 square miles (2 km2) (44.2%) is water.
The southern half of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is situated between Fort Lauderdale and the Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Florida.
The Town's northern municipal neighbor is Pompano Beach.
The entire town is positioned on a long, narrow barrier island separated from the mainland by the Intracoastal Waterway (spanned by one drawbridge at Commercial Boulevard), stretching approximately one-half dozen blocks to the Atlantic Ocean.
The town is centered on the junction of State Road A1 - A and Commercial Boulevard.
Recognized by the Florida Legislature in 2016 for its near-shore coral reefs and accomplishments to promote scuba diving, the town is known as Florida's Beach Diving Capital.
With a coral reef just 100 yards offshore, the town is a prominent spot for scuba divers, especially just south of Anglin's Pier.
On the ocean at the east end of Commercial Boulevard is Anglin's Fishing Pier, titled after Lauderdale-by-the-Sea's first mayor, Melvin I.
Anglin. The town is home to SS Copenhagen, a 19th-century British steamship that wrecked in 25 feet of water in May 1900 after striking a coral reef.
The town doubled in size in 2001 when it took in the unincorporated Intracoastal Beach Area to the north.
Even though the town's permanent populace is 6,056, it nearly doubles when snowbirds and tourists come here to spend the winter.
The Town underwent a primary transformation in 2013, when it instead of a beautiful streetscape universal between the Commercial Boulevard Bridge and the ocean.
Each of the four company plazas on Commercial were outfitted with coral reef themed artworks (parrotfish, green turtle, eagle ray and sea fan), reflecting the town's ties with the ocean.
An 18-foot coral reef sculpture also greets visitors as they enter the town over the bridge.
2010 Enumeration Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Broward County Florida Lauderdale-by-the-Sea 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.
"Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea: A Little History - A BRIEF HISTORY OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA".
"Enumeration Summary File 1, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL, town:2010".
"Fort Lauderdale Scuba Diving Beach Dive Site | LBTS Shipwreck Snorkel Trail".
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