Broward County, Florida
Broward County (/ˈbraʊ.ərd/ BROURD, BROW-(w)ərd) is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with 1,944,375 residents as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Lauderdale, which had a population of 182,760 as of 2020.
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Images, from top down, left to right: Fort Lauderdale skyline; Hollywood Beach Boardwalk; Hollywood water tower; Tarpon River neighborhood; Dania Beach pier; life guard station on Las Olas Beach; Sawgrass Mills shopping mall in Sunrise; Amerant Bank Arena; docked boats in Pompano Beach | |
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Broward County Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Region | South Florida |
| Metro area | Miami |
| Founded | April 30, 1915 |
| Named for | Napoleon B. Broward |
| County seat | Fort Lauderdale |
| Largest city | Fort Lauderdale (population, total area) Davie (land area) |
| Incorporated cities | 24 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager government |
| • Body | Board of County Commissioners |
| • Board of County Commissioners | |
| • Mayor | Nan H. Rich (D) |
| • Vice Mayor | Beam Furr (D) |
| • County administrator | Monica Cepero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,322.817 sq mi (3,426.08 km2) |
| • Land | 1,203.105 sq mi (3,116.03 km2) |
| • Water | 119.712 sq mi (310.05 km2) |
| Highest elevation Pine Island Ridge in Davie | 29 ft (9 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,944,375 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 1,947,026 |
| • Rank | 17th in the United States 2nd in Florida |
| • Density | 1,618.33/sq mi (624.84/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $146.735 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| ZIP Codes | 33004, 33009, 33019–33021,33023–33029, 33060, 33062–33069, 33071, 33073, 33076, 33301, 33304–33306, 33308–33317, 33319, 33321–33328, 33330–33332, 33334, 33351, 33441–33442 |
| Area codes | 754/954 |
| FIPS code | 12011 |
| GNIS feature ID | 295753 |
| Primary airport | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport FLL (major/international) |
| Secondary airport | Miami International Airport- MIA (international/neighboring county)- Palm Beach International Airport- PBI (international/neighboring county)- North Perry Airport- HWO (regional)- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport- FXE (regional)- Pompano Beach Airpark- PMP (regional) |
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| Commuter rail | Amtrak, Brightline, Tri-Rail |
| Website | www |
Broward County is one of the three counties that make up the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. It is also one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the entire country.
The county has 31 municipalities (including 24 incorporated cities) and many unincorporated areas. It's also Florida's seventh-largest county in terms of land area, with 1,322.8 square miles (3,426 km2). Broward County's urbanized area occupies 427.8 square miles of land. The largest portion of the county is the Conservation Area that extends to the county's Western border. The conservation area is 796.9 square miles and consists of wetlands. At its widest points, the County stretches approximately 50.3 miles east to west and approximately 27.4 miles from north to south, averaging 5 to 25 feet in elevation.