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Renting an Apartment in North Miami
What You Should Know
North Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Originally named "Fulford" after Captain William H. Fulford, the city changed
its name to North Miami Beach in 1931. The population was 40,786 at the 2000
census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 39,921.
Geography
Although the North Miami Beach boundaries once stretched to the Atlantic Ocean,
this city on the Intracoastal Waterway no longer has any beaches within its city
limits, although they are a short distance away across the inlet.
Demographics
There were 13,987 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all
households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average
family size was 3.44.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.4%
from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there
were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,377, and the median income
for a family was $35,047. Males had a median income of $26,278 versus $22,110
for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,699. About 18.4% of
families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including
25.1% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.
Attractions
Attractions in vicinity of North Miami Beach include a line of popular ocean
beaches. Haulover Park, operated by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation, has
a well known clothing optional beach.
North Miami Beach also has an authentic Medieval Spanish monastery. This stone
building around a patio, the cloisters of the Monastery of St. Bernard de
Clairvaux, was built in Sacramenia, Segovia, Spain in the 12th century. It was
purchased by William Randolph Hearst in the 1920s, dismantled and shipped to the
United States, and reassembled after Hearst's death in North Miami Beach in the
1950s. It is a tourism attraction and a popular spot for weddings.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools operated the public schools in North Miami
Beach.
North Miami Beach High School is in North Miami Beach.