Deerfield Beach, Florida

City of Deerfield Beach
—  City  —
Deerfield Beach with pier in background
Seal
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°19′05″N 80°05′59″W / 26.31806°N 80.09972°W / 26.31806; -80.09972Coordinates: 26°19′05″N 80°05′59″W / 26.31806°N 80.09972°W / 26.31806; -80.09972
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Incorporated	June 11, 1925
Government
– Mayor	Peggy Noland
Area[1]
– City	14.9 sq mi (38.7 km2)
– Land	13.4 sq mi (34.8 km2)
– Water	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)  10.05%
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2010)
– City	75,018
– Density	5,020.6/sq mi (1,938.4/km2)
– Metro	5,564,635
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	33441–33443
Area code(s)	754, 954
FIPS code	12-16725[2]
GNIS feature ID	0281460[3]
Website	http://www.deerfield-beach.com/

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, USA. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,018. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.

History

Deerfield Beach Train Station

Deerfield Beach's history dates back to 1890 when a small settlement named Hilsboro was developed along the Hilsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was now served by its own post office and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the Hilsboro River.^[4]

By the early twentieth century, as the town's population continued to grow, the Florida East Coast Railroad constructed tracks en route to Miami bisecting Deerfield. Deerfield's early settlers were mostly farmers who grew pineapples, tomatoes, green beans, squash and fished along the Intracoastal Waterway. Through the 1940s, Deerfield remained a largely agricultural based community, but during the decade the town's name was changed to Deerfield Beach.^[4]

Geography and weather

A look inland at Deerfield Beach

Deerfield Beach is located at 26°18′19″N 80°07′11″W / 26.305223°N 80.119817°W / 26.305223; -80.119817.^[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.9 square miles (39 km²), of which 13.4 square miles (35 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (4 km²) is water (10.05%).

Deerfield Beach has a Tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am), with hot summer days, frequent thunderstorms in the summer, with rain less frequent in the fall, and a threat of a light winter freeze from late November through early March caused by occasional cold fronts from the north, and even then not every year.

During the summer months average temperatures tend to be in the 80's, while during the winter temperatures tend to be in the 60's. July is generally the warmest month of the year with an average maximum temperature of 92 °F (33.3 °C), while the coldest month of the year is February with an average minimum temperature of 58 °F (14.4 °C). The all-time record high is 101 °F (38.3 °C) recorded in 1981, while the all-time record low is 21 °F (−6.1 °C) which was recorded in 1995.^[6] The year-round average temperature is 77 °F (25.0 °C).^[4]

The annual average precipitation at Deerfield Beach is 57.27 Inches. Summer months tend to be wetter than winter months. The wettest month of the year is June with an average rainfall of 7.3 Inches.^[6]

Demographics

Deerfield Beach with the pier visible in the background

As of 2010, there were 42,671 households, of which 21.8% were vacant. As of 2000, 16.3% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.72.

In 2000, the city the population was spread out with 15.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $34,041, and the median income for a family was $44,853. Males had a median income of $35,154 versus $27,451 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,296. About 9.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 75.36%, while speakers of Spanish made up 8.70%. Portuguese was spoken by 4.89%, French Creole 3.42%, French 2.16%, Italian 1.51%, and Yiddish comprised 1.17% of the population.^[7]

As of 2000, Deerfield Beach also had the ninth largest Brazilian and Brazilian American population (as a percentage of total population) in the United States at 3.5%, and the second largest in Florida; only North Bay Village had a greater percentage, at 6%.^[8] It also had the 59th largest proportion of Haitian and Haitian American residents in the United States, at 3.5%.^[9]

Points of interest

Deerfield Beach

Deerfield Beach Pier

Deerfield Beach City Hall

Deerfield Beach Elementary School

• Deerfield Beach Arboretum
• Deerfield Beach Pier
• Deerfield Island Park
• Quiet Waters Park

Education

There are five public schools located in Deerfield Beach, as well as numerous private institutions. Public schools are administered by the Broward County Public Schools district.

Public schools

• Deerfield Beach Elementary School
• Deerfield Park Elementary School
• Quiet Waters Elementary School
• Deerfield Beach Middle School
• Deerfield Beach High School

Private schools

• Highlands Christian Academy
• Zion Lutheran Christian School
• St. Ambrose Catholic School

Libraries

There are two locations of the Broward County Library system in Deerfield Beach.

• Century Plaza
• Percy White

Recent events

Marwan Al-Shehhi and several other September 11, 2001 hijackers stayed at the Panther Motel in Deerfield Beach in early September 2001.^[10]

In recent years, development near Deerfield's beachfront has been a major source of local controversy. Groups such as "Original Save Our Beach" have actively opposed this development.

Transportation

• Deerfield Beach (Tri-Rail station)
• Broward County Transit

Companies based in Deerfield Beach

• Advanced Processing & Imaging
• JM Family Enterprises
• Southeast Toyota Distributors

Sister city

Deerfield Beach has one sister city,^[11] as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Acre, North District, Israel

See also

• Broward County Library
• Broward County Public Schools
• Ace Hood

References

1. ^ "Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000". US Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US12&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-format=ST-7. Retrieved 2007-09-25. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "City of Deerfield Beach 2010/2011 Approved Budget" (PDF). City of Deerfield Beach. http://www.deerfield-beach.com/documents/Budget/APPROVED%20web%20version.PDF. Retrieved 2010-10-09. 
5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Average Weather for Deerfield Beach, FL - Temperature and Precipitation". www.weather.com. http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USFL0109?from=search. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
7. ^ "MLA Data Center Results for Deerfield Beach, FL". Modern Language Association. http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=16725&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r. Retrieved 2007-09-25. 
8. ^ "Ancestry Map of Brazilian Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Brazilian.html. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
9. ^ "Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities". Epodunk.com. http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html. Retrieved 2008-06-23. 
10. ^ "Panther Motel in Deerfield Beach, Fla.". Associated Press. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-092701atta4_gjq3zvke,1,101470.photo. Retrieved 2007-09-25. ^{[dead link]}
11. ^ "Online Directory: Florida, USA". Sister Cities International. http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/FL. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 

External links

• City of Deerfield Beach