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Miami Florida
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From its beginning just over 100 years ago, Miami billed
itself as a travel destination: Its first motto was
"America's sun porch." Warm weather, sandy beaches and
bright sunshine were its selling points then, and they
remain a potent draw Nowadays. But America's sun porch
has allure far beyond the U.S. People from all over the
Caribbean and Latin America have settled there in the
past 40 years, giving the city a new nickname, "the
capital of the Western Hemisphere." The South Beach Art
Deco District is the center of Miami's trendy dining and
nightlife scene, though its cheerful, neon-pastel
buildings and palm-tree-lined avenues please the hip and
unhip alike. Elsewhere in the city, Coconut Grove and
Coral Gables offer their own versions of fine living.
- Founded: 1836 (incorporated 1896)
- Head Official: Mayor Manuel A. Diaz (I)
(since 2001)
- City Population
- 1980: 346,681
- 1990: 358,648
- 2000: 362,470
- 2003 estimate: 376,815
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.0%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 41st
- U.S. rank in 1990: 46th (State rank: 2nd)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 56th (State rank: 2nd)
- Metropolitan Area Population
- 1980: 1,626,000
- 1990: 1,937,194
- 2000: 2,253,362
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 16.3%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 12th (CMSA)
- U.S. rank in 1990: 11th (CMSA)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 12th (PMSA)
- Area: 36 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: 12 feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 76.7° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 58.53
inches
- Major Economic Sectors: tourism, trade,
banking, manufacturing
- Unemployment rate: 5.4% (December 2004)
- Per Capita Income: $15,128 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 33,952
- Major Colleges and Universities:
University of Miami, Miami-Dade Community College,
Florida International University, Barry University,
St. Thomas University
- Daily Newspapers: The Miami Herald;
Diario Las Americas
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