Miami Beach

Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. Miami Beach is the 26th largest city in Florida based on official 2019 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The neighborhood of South Beach, comprising the southernmost 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²) of Miami Beach, along with Downtown Miami and the PortMiami, collectively form the commercial center of South Florida. In 1979, Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It comprises hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and 1943. It is the city in the United States most immediately threatened by climate-driven sea-level rise and flooding. Extensive, expensive, and sometimes controversial efforts are underway to address the problem so far as possible. The city is governed by a ceremonial mayor and six commissioners. Although the mayor runs commission meetings, the mayor and all commissioners have equal voting power and are elected by popular election. The mayor serves for terms of two years with a term limit of three terms and commissioners serve for terms. of four years and are limited to two terms. An appointed city manager is responsible for administration of the city. The City Clerk and the City Attorney are also appointed officials. In the early years of the 20th century by the Collins/Pancoast family, the Lummus brothers (bankers from Miami) and Indianapolis entrepreneur Carl Fisher, the beach was only the destination for day-trips by ferry.

Government

Miami Beach is the primary city name, but also Miami are acceptable city names or spellings, Fisher Island on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. Miami Beach is governed by a ceremonial mayor and six commissioners. All commissioners have equal voting power and are elected by popular election. The mayor serves for terms of two years with a term limit of three terms. Commissioners are voted for citywide and every two years three commission seats are voted upon. An appointed city manager is responsible for administration of the city. The City Clerk and the City Attorney are also appointed officials. The city is located on the Florida Turnpike, which runs from Miami to Boca Raton. It has a population of 1.2 million people. It is one of the largest cities in the United States, with more people living in Miami Beach than anywhere else in the U.S. in the past decade. The population of Miami Beach is 1.3 million people, which is the third largest city in the state. It also has the fourth largest population in the country, after Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The number of residents in the city is 2.1 million, the third highest in the nation. The average age of a Miami Beach resident is 48.5 years old, the city's average height is 6 feet, 4 inches, and the city has the highest life expectancy at 60 years old. The median household income is $50,000, the lowest of any city in Florida. The cost of living is $28,000 per year, the average cost of a home is $1,000. The unemployment rate is 3.7 per cent, the poverty rate is 4 per cent.

History

The first structure to be built on this uninhabited oceanfront was the Biscayne House of Refuge, constructed in 1876. The City of Miami was established in 1896 with the arrival of the railroad and developed further as a port. By 1915, three hotels and two bathhouses had been erected, an aquarium built, and an 18-hole golf course landscaped. In 1925, the Collins Bridge was replaced by the Venetian Causeway, described as "a series of drawbridges and renamed the Venetson Causeway. The Miami Beach peninsula became an island in April 1925 when Haulover Cut was created. The man-made territory of the Isle of Belle Isle, Isle of Normandy, and Isle of Sunset Islands, much of which is now Miami Beach, was created in the 1920s and '30s by dredging and filling operations. It is now 2,800 acres in size, with a population of about 100,000. It was once a 1600-acre, jungle-matted sand bar three miles out in the Atlantic, it grew to 2, 800 acres when dredging, filling and dredging operations were completed in the 1950s and 1960s. It has been called Miami Beach since the early 20th century, when it was first incorporated as a town by the Lummus brothers and later as a city by the City. It became Miami Beach in 1915 when the Town of Miami Beach was chartered on March 26, 1915, and it became a City in 1917.

Culture

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Geography

Miami Beach encounters tidal flooding of certain roads during the annual king tides. Traditional sea level rise and storm mitigation measures including sea walls and dykes, such as those in the Netherlands and New Orleans, may not work in South Florida due to the porous nature of the ground and limestone beneath the surface. Some areas of southern Florida, especially Miami Beach, are beginning to engineer specifically for sealevel rise and other potential effects of climate change. This includes a five-year, US$500 million project for the installation of 60 to 80 pumps, building of taller sea walls, planting of red mangrove trees along the sea walls. Some residents worry that the efforts will not be sufficient to successfully adapt to rising sea levels and wish the city had pursued a more aggressive plan. Others yet have voiced concerns that the plan protects big-money interests in Miami Beach. Some streets and sidewalks were raised about 2.5 ft (0.76 m) over previous levels; the four initial pumps installed in 2014 are capable of pumping 4,000 US gallons per minute. Pump failures such as during construction or power outages, including a Tropical Storm Emily-related rain flood on August 1, 2017, can cause great unexpected flooding. Combined with the higher roads and sidewalks, this leaves unchanged properties relatively lower and prone to inundation. The city has a total area of 18.7 sq mi (48.5 km²), of which 7.0sq mi (18.2 km²) is land and 11.7squ mi (30.2km²) (62.37%) is water.

Climate

Miami Beach has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) Like much of Florida, there is a wet and dry season in Miami Beach. Proximity to the moderating influence of the Atlantic gives Miami Beach lower high temperatures and higher lows than inland areas of Florida. Miami Beach is in hardiness zone 11a, with an annual mean minimum temperature of 43 °F (6 °C) Miami Beach has never reported temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F).Miami Beach's location on the Atlantic Ocean, near its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico, make it extraordinarily vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical storms. Miami has experienced several direct hits from major hurricanes in recorded weather history. The area has seen indirect contact from hurricanes: 1945 Homestead Hurricane, Betsy (1965), Inez (1966), Andrew (1992), Irene (1999), Michelle (2001), Katrina (2005), Wilma (2005) and Irma (2017). The area also has been the site of several tropical cyclones, such as Wilma in 2005 and Andrew in 1992. The island location of Miami Beach, however, creates fewer convective thunderstorms, so Miami Beach receives less rainfall in a given year than neighboring areas such as Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The tropical rainy season runs from May through October, when showers and late day thunderstorms are common. The dry season is from November through April, when few showers, sunshine, and low humidity prevail. The average temperature for Miami Beach for the past decade has been 43 °C.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 82,890 people, 40,084 households, and 21,028 families residing in the city. In 2010, those of Hispanic or Latino ancestry accounted for 53.0% of Miami Beach's population. As of 2010, the city population was spread out, with 12.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 38.0%. from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.84 and the average family size was 2.70. The per capita income for the city was $40,515. About 10.9% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those aged 65 or over. Of the city's foreign-born residents, 76% were born in Latin America, with smaller percentages from Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Due to the large Jewish community, Yiddish was spoken at the home of 0.81% of residents, while English was the mother tongue of 32.76%. Speakers of Portuguese were 338%, French were 3.38%, and 1.66%, German was 1,00%, and 0.85% Russian was home of the 0.12% Jewish population. The median income for a household in Miami Beach was $43,538, and the Median income for an family was $52,104.

Transportation

Public Transportation in Miami Beach is operated by Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) South Beach Local (SBL) is one of the most heavily used lines in Miami and connects all major points of South Beach to other major bus lines in the city. The Airport-Beach Express (Route 150), operated by MDT, is a direct-service bus line that connects Miami International Airport to major points in South Beach. In March 2011 a public bicycle sharing system named Decobike was launched, one of only a handful of such programs in the United States. Once fully implemented, the program hopes to have around 1000 bikes accessible from 100 stations throughout Miami Beach, from around 85th Street on the north side of Miami Beach all the way south to South Pointe Park. The ride costs $2.65, and runs every 30 minutes from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. There are no direct Metrorail stations, but numerous Metrobus lines connect to Downtown Miami andmetrorail (i.e., the 'S' bus line) Some of the busiest Metrobus routes are the L and S, with some of the routes such as the S and L being the busiest bus routes in Miami. There is no direct Metrobus station, but several lines connect Downtown Miami to the South Beach station of the same name, which is located on the opposite side of the city from Miami Beach. Miami Beach has no direct Amtrak stations.

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Miami Beach. Private schools include Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy, St. Patrick Catholic School, Landow Yeshiva Lubavitch Educational Center, and Mechina High School. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami operates St.Patrick Catholic School. Miami Beach High was constructed in 1926, and classes began in 1928. In the early history of Miami Beach, there was one elementary school and the Ida M. Fisher junior-senior high school. The archdiocese formerly operated Saint Joseph School in Miami Beach; it is no longer in operation. The city is home to the Miami Beach Yacht Club, which was founded in the early 1900s. The Miami Beach Pier is a popular tourist attraction. The board of directors of the Miami Yacht club was formed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was the first of its kind in the South Florida area. The club has been in operation since the 1960s, and is still in operation today. It is located on Miami Beach's South Beach peninsula, near the city's downtown area. It opened in the 1970s and has been there ever since. It has been the site of several high schools, including North Beach Elementary and South Pointe Elementary. It also has a number of private schools, such as Mater Beach Academy and Landow yeshiva. The public schools include North Beach High School, Biscayne Elementary, North Beach Middle School, and Southpointe Academy. The school district also operates Miami Beach Senior High.

Colleges and universities

The Florida International University School of Architecture has a sister campus at 420 Lincoln Road in South Beach, with classroom spaces for FIU architecture, art, music and theater graduate students. Other Colleges include: Johnson & Wales University (satellite campus closing at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.) The University of Miami has a satellite campus in Miami Beach, Florida. The Miami University of Technology has a campus in Coral Gables, Florida, with a campus closing in 2020. The University of Miami University has acampus in Miami Florida, with campuses in Miami and Miami-Dade. The University of Miami University is located in Miami, Florida and has a campus in Miami Dade County. The university also has a satellite campus in South Beach, Florida with a campus in South Beach. The Florida International University School of Architecture has a sister campus at 420 Lincoln Road in South Beach, with classroom spaces for FIU architecture, art, music and theater graduate students. The campus also has classrooms for FIU university law, business and other universities. The FIU School of Architecture has a sister campus at 420 Lincoln Road in South Beverly Pleasant Hill, Miami, Florida. The sister campus also has classroom space for the Florida International University School of Architecture.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida = 65.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 50. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Miami Beach = 7.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 82,890 individuals with a median age of 44 age the population dropped by -3.15% in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 10,405.33 residents per square mile of area (4,016.92/km²). There are average 1.89 people per household in the 44,344 households with an average household income of $40,421 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.80% of the available work force and has dropped -4.51% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.18%. The number of physicians in Miami Beach per 100,000 population = 262.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Miami Beach = 47.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 118. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 252. 87 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 62.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 30, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida which are owned by the occupant = 25.66%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 42 years with median home cost = $237,010 and home appreciation of -22.85%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $14.71 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,069 per student. There are 17 students for each teacher in the school, 605 students for each Librarian and 358 students for each Counselor. 6.13% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 17.51% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 15.74% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).