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About Coral Gables
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami. The
population was 42,249 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by
the U.S. Census Bureau is 42,459.
The city is best known as home to the University of Miami and formerly the
National Hurricane Center. The city also has a sizable business district as
well.
Coral Gables is an extremely affluent city; its residents include upper class
businesspeople and professionals. The city is well known for its restaurants,
art galleries, unique shops and boutiques and live theatre performances.
Coral Gables was one of the first planned communities, and prefigured the
development of the gated community and the homeowners association. It was at one
point notorious for its aesthetic regulations, but they pale compared to those
currently practiced by homeowners associations. The city was developed by George
Merrick in the 1920s. The city's architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean.
Merrick designed the downtown commercial district to be only four blocks wide
and more than two miles long. The area was once serviced by a free trolley
system that ran down Ponce de Leon Boulevard, the main artery disecting the
business district. Merrick could boast that every business in Coral Gables was
less than a two block walk. The old trolley system was replaced by the
popularity of modern automobiles until a new free trolley system was initiated
in November, 2003. Now, Coral Gables is known as a pedestrian-friendly
destination. Located only four miles from Miami International Airport, the "City
Beautiful" boasts more than 140 dining establishments and gourmet shops, plus
many notable international retailers.
Geography
Coral Gables is located at 25°43′42″N, 80°16′16″W (25.728228,
-80.270986).GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 96.2
km˛ (37.2 mi˛). 34.0 km˛ (13.1 mi˛) of it is land and 62.2 km˛ (24.0 mi˛) of it
(64.64%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 42,249 people, 16,793 households,
and 10,243 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,242.4/km˛
(3,216.9/mi˛). There were 17,849 housing units at an average density of
524.9/km˛ (1,359.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 91.83% White, 3.30%
African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander,
1.49% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of
any race were 46.64% of the population.
There were 16,793 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 31.5% of all
households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average
family size was 2.92.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 13.9%
from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there
were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $66,839, and the median income
for a family was $98,553. Males had a median income of $66,178 versus $39,444
for females. The per capita income for the city was $46,163. About 4.3% of
families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6%
of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Famous people from Coral Gables
Frank Gore, professional football player, San Francisco 49ers.
Marilyn Milian, television judge, The People's Court.
Thurston Moore, rock musician.
Mimi Rogers, actress and first wife of Tom Cruise.
Jonathan Vilma, professional football player, New York Jets.
Points of interest
Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel
John C. Gifford Arboretum
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
Coral Gables Sightseeing Highlights
Education
Coral Gables schools are part of the Miami-Dade School District, which serves
almost all of metropolitan Miami. The school district has only one high school,
Coral Gables High School.