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Renting an Apartment in South Miami
What You Should Know
South Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. An early
land owner of the area, W.A. Larkins owned property west of Red Road and Sunset
Drive. He built the first grocery store in the area, and as the community grew,
a post office was placed in the community. Larkins became the first Postmaster,
and the community took the name of "Larkins". A depot was placed along the
Florida East Coast Railway. In 1926, area residents wanted to incorporate their
area, and because of the booming city to the north of them, they chose the name
of "South Miami". The original town boundaries were Red Road on the east,
Kendall Drive to the south, Palmetto Road to the west (now Palmetto Expressway),
and Bird Road to the north. In 1933, the original six square miles of South
Miami were reduced to just over three miles due to an effort to reduce municipal
responsibilities. The city's size was reduced again in 1937, and many of the
northern city residents sued to get out of the city. This is why the city of
South Miami has the most irregular boundaries of any city in Miami-Dade County
today. The population was 10,741 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population
recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 11,274.
Demographics
There were 4,301 households out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all
households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average
family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 8.2%
from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there
were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,488, and the median income
for a family was $57,791. Males had a median income of $37,250 versus $29,772
for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,526. About 8.9% of
families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including
22.0% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
South Miami is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. Schools
include South Miami Elementary School and South Miami High School.