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| imagesize = | image_caption =| mapsize = 250x200px| map_caption = Interactive map of Fort Lauderdale| image_map1 = | mapsize1 = 250px| map_caption1 = | subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = United StatesU.S. state>State| subdivision_name1 = FloridaList of counties in Florida>CountyBroward County, Florida>Browardframe=yesframe-width=300frame-align=centertitle=Bostonstroke-width=2id=Q165972}}municipal incorporation>Established| established_date = March 27, 1911Council-manager government>Commission-ManagerList of mayors of Fort Lauderdale, Florida>MayorDean Trantalis (Democratic Party (United States)>D)| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor| leader_name1 = Pamela Beasley-Pittman| leader_title2 = CommissionersPUBLISHER=WWW.FLORIDALEAGUEOFCITIES.COM ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190301203034/HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDALEAGUEOFCITIES.COM/RESOURCES/MUNICIPAL-DIRECTORY URL-STATUS=DEAD, HTTP://WWW.FORTLAUDERDALE.GOV/GOVERNMENT/CITY-COMMISSION >TITLE=CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FL: CITY COMMISSION ACCESS-DATE=2019-03-01, | leader_title3 = City ManagerPUBLISHER=WWW.FORTLAUDERDALE.GOV ARCHIVE-DATE=2019-03-01 URL-STATUS=DEAD, | leader_title4 = City ClerkPUBLISHER=WWW.FORTLAUDERDALE.GOV ARCHIVE-DATE=2019-03-01 URL-STATUS=DEAD, | unit_pref = ImperialPUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, October 31, 2021, | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 94.01| area_land_km2 = 89.58| area_water_km2 = 4.44| area_total_sq_mi = 36.30| area_land_sq_mi = 34.59| area_water_sq_mi = 1.71| area_water_percent = 4.712020 United States Census>2020WEBSITE=P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE ACCESS-DATE=21 MARCH 2023, | population_total = 182760| pop_est_as_of = 2022| population_est = 183146WEBSITE=FLORIDA ACCESS-DATE=27 MAY 2023, May 2023, List of United States cities by population>142nd in the United States10th in Florida| population_density_km2 = 2040.21| population_density_sq_mi = 5284.07| timezone = Eastern (EST)| utc_offset = −5| timezone_DST = EDT| utc_offset_DST = −4| pushpin_map = USA| pushpin_label = Fort Lauderdale| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States26N9region:US-FL_type:city(183,000)|display=inline,title}}PUBLISHER=FALLING RAIN GENOMICS, 2007-09-23, | elevation_m = 2.75| elevation_ft = 9| postal_code_type = ZIP CodesACCESS-DATE=15 FEBRUARY 2015, North American Numbering Plan>Area codesArea code 754>754, 954Federal Information Processing Standard>FIPS code| blank_info = 12-24000Geographic Names Information System>GNIS feature IDTITLE=US BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY >DATE=2007-10-25, | blank2_name = Primary Airport| blank2_info = Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airportwww.fortlauderdale.gov}}| footnotes = | named_for = William Lauderdale}}Fort Lauderdale ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɔː|d|É™r|d|eɪ|l}} {{respell|LAW|dÉ™r|dayl}}) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, {{convert|30|mi}} north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida. After Miami and Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale is the third-most populous city in the Miami metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019.WEB, March 6, 2020, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas, chrome-www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf, January 3, 2020, Executive Office of the President, 59, Built in 1838 and first incorporated in 1911, Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War.NEWS, A look at Fort Lauderdale, from the 1880s to today,www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-fort-lauderdale-historical-photo-gallery-20170228-photogallery.html, February 14, 2022, sun-sentinel.com, The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale (1782–1838), younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale. Development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict. Three forts named “Fort Lauderdale” were constructed including the first at the fork of the New River, the second at Tarpon Bend on the New River between the present-day Colee Hammock and Rio Vista neighborhoods, and the third near the site of the Bahia Mar Marina.WEB, Fort Lauderdale and the Second Seminole War,www.fortlauderdale.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=2740, City of Fort Lauderdale, February 14, 2022, Known as the “Venice of America”, Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of inland waterways across the city.WEB, About Fort Lauderdale,www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/about-fort-lauderdale, City of Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 14, 2022, In addition to tourism, Fort Lauderdale has a diversified economy including marine, manufacturing, finance, insurance, real estate, high technology, avionics/aerospace, film, and television production. The city is a popular tourist destination with an average year-round temperature of {{convert|75.5|F|C|abbr=on}} and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. Greater Fort Lauderdale, encompassing all of Broward County, hosted more than 13 million overnight visitors in 2018.PRESS RELEASE, Visit Lauderdale Debuts as New Tourism Brand for Greater Fort Lauderdale During National Travel and Tourism Week,www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visit-lauderdale-debuts-as-new-tourism-brand-for-greater-fort-lauderdale-during-national-travel-and-tourism-week-301284647.html, 14 February 2022, PR Newswire, en, Each year nearly four million cruise passengers pass through its Port Everglades, making it the third largest cruise port in the world.WEB, See which Florida cruise ports are among the largest in the world,www.bizjournals.com/orlando/morning_call/2015/06/see-which-florida-cruise-ports-are-among-the.html, www.bizjournals.com, 14 February 2022, With over 50,000 registered yachts and 100 marinas, Fort Lauderdale is also known as the yachting capital of the world.“WEB, Fort Lauderdale Yacht Charters {{!, Tours, Taxis & Events |url=https://www.sunny.org/yachting/ |publisher=www.sunny.org |access-date=14 February 2022 |language=en-us}}

History

The area in which the city of Fort Lauderdale would later be founded was inhabited for more than two thousand years by the Tequesta Indians.NEWS,fulltext.fcla.edDLData/SN/SN01480340/0016_003/file5.pdf, Three Tequesta and Seminole hunting camps on the edge of the Everglades, Hughes, Kenneth J, Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission)., 16, 1993, 31–42, 2007-07-01, 3 and 4, Contact with Spanish explorers in the 16th century proved disastrous for the Tequesta, as the Europeans brought with them diseases, such as smallpox, to which the native populations possessed no resistance. For the Tequesta, disease, coupled with continuing conflict with their Calusa neighbors, contributed greatly to their decline over the next two centuries.NEWS, http:fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/SN/SN01480340/0002_003/file66.pdf, A History of Broward County, McGoun, Bill, Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission), 1978, 2, 15–22, 2007-07-03, 3 and 4, By 1763, there were only a few Tequesta left in Florida, and most of them were evacuated to Cuba when the Spanish ceded Florida to the British in 1763, under the terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years’ War. Although control of the area changed between Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Confederate States of America, it remained largely undeveloped until the 20th century.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}The Fort Lauderdale area was known as the “New River Settlement” before the 20th century. In the 1830s, there were approximately 70 settlers living along the New River. William Cooley, the local Justice of the Peace, was a farmer and wrecker, who traded with the Seminole Indians. On January 6, 1836, while Cooley was leading an attempt to salvage a wrecked ship, a band of Seminoles attacked his farm, killing his wife and children, and the children’s tutor. The other farms in the settlement were not attacked, but all the white residents in the area abandoned the settlement, fleeing first to the Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, and then to Key West.WEB,www.voneresearch.org/HistoryB.htm, Coastal History â€“ The Seminole War Period, Vone Research, 2007-07-21,www.voneresearch.org/HistoryB.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070928014231www.voneresearch.org/HistoryB.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070928014231www.voneresearch.org/HistoryB.htm, September 28, 2007, dead, The first United States stockade named Fort Lauderdale was built in 1838,NEWS,fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/SN/SN01480340/0004_001/file29.pdf, Records in the Military Archives Division Which Relate to South Florida, Butler, Stuart, 4, 11–20, 1981, Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission)., 2007-07-15, 1 and 2, and subsequently was a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War. The fort was abandoned in 1842, after the end of the war, and the area remained virtually unpopulated until the 1890s. It was not until Frank Stranahan arrived in the area in 1893 to operate a ferry across the New River, and the Florida East Coast Railroad’s completion of a route through the area in 1896, that any organized development began. The city was incorporated in 1911, and in 1915, was designated the county seat of newly formed Broward County.NEWS,fulltext.fcla.edu//DLData/SN/SN01480340/0011_003/file5.pdf, The Creation of Broward County: Victory in Tallahassee, Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission), 1988, 11, 6–8, 2007-07-02, 3 and 4, Fort Lauderdale’s first major development began in the 1920s, during the Florida land boom.NEWS,fulltext.fcla.edu//DLData/SN/SN01480340/0008_001/file4.pdf, Foundations of Broward County Waterwaysfirst=Cooper year=1985, 8access-date=2007-07-14 1926 Miami HurricaneHTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MFL/NEWPAGE/BROWARD_EVENTS.HTML PUBLISHER=NOAA ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20080418062208/HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MFL/NEWPAGE/BROWARD_EVENTS.HTML URL-STATUS=DEAD, and the Great Depression of the 1930s caused a great deal of economic dislocation. In July 1935, an African-American man named Rubin Stacy was accused of robbing a white woman at knifepoint. He was arrested and being transported to a Miami jail when police were run off the road by a mob. A group of 100 white men proceeded to hang Stacy from a tree near the scene of his alleged robbery. His body was riddled with some 20 bullets.NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MOB IN FLORIDA>DATE = 20 JULY 1935Nazi Germany to discredit U.S. critiques of its own persecution of Jews, Communists, and Catholics.NAZI PRESS SCORNS U.S. ON LYNCH HORRORSJOURNAL = THE PITTSBURGH COURIER, When World War II began, Fort Lauderdale became a major U.S. base, with a Naval Air Station to train pilots, radar operators, and fire control operators. A Coast Guard base at Port Everglades was also established.NEWS,fulltext.fcla.edu//DLData/SN/SN01480340/0014_001/file3.pdf, Submarines and Soldiers: Fort Lauderdale in World War II, 1991, George, Paul S., Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission), 14, 2–14, 2007-07-05, 1 and 2, Until July 1961, only whites were allowed on Ft. Lauderdale beaches. There were no beaches for African-Americans in Broward County until 1954, when “the Colored Beach,” today Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, was opened in Dania Beach; however, no road was built to it until 1965. On July 4, 1961, African Americans started a series of wade-ins as protests at beaches that were off-limits to them, to protest “the failure of the county to build a road to the Negro beach.“NEWS, The Long Hard Fight for Equal Rights: A History of Broward County’s Colored Beach and the Fort Lauderdale Beach ‘Wade-ins’ of the Summer of 1961, William G., Crawford, Jr., Tequesta, 67, 2007pages=19–49, {{rp|30}}Deborah Work, My Soul Is a Witness: A History of Black Fort Lauderdale, pp. 138-48 On July 11, 1962, a verdict by Ted Cabot went against the city’s policy of racial segregation of public beaches, and Broward County beaches were desegregated in 1962.Today, Fort Lauderdale is a major yachting center,PRESS RELEASE,www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=447, Greater Fort Lauderdale 2006 Statistics, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, March 2007, 2007-07-18, dead,www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=447," title="web.archive.org/web/20070929000625www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=447,">web.archive.org/web/20070929000625www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=447, 2007-09-29, one of the nation’s largest tourist destinations, and the center of a metropolitan division with 1.8 million people.WEB,www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/metro-micro/p25-1136.html, Population Change in Central and Outlying Counties of Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000 to 2007, June 2009, U.S. Census Bureau, April 24, 2021,

Population size

After the war ended, service members returned to the area, spurring an enormous population explosion that dwarfed the 1920s boom. The 1960 census counted 83,648 people in the city, about 230% of the 1950 figure.WEB,www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/11085788v1p11ch2.pdf, Census of Population:1960 Florida-Volume I Part 11, United States Census Bureau, 11–9, 2007-07-01, A 1967 report estimated that the city was approximately 85% developed,NEWS,fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/SN/SN01480340/0014_003/file4.pdf, Downtown Fort Lauderdale: Its Demise and Renaissance in the Post-War Era, George, Paul S., Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission), 1991, 14, 9–19, 2007-07-17, 3 and 4, and the 1970 population figure was 139,590.WEB,www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_fl1-01.pdf, 1970 Census of Population, United States Census Bureau, 11–12, 2007-07-01, After 1970, growth in the area shifted to suburbs to the west. As cities such as Coral Springs, Miramar, and Pembroke Pines experienced explosive growth, Fort Lauderdale’s population stagnated, and the city actually shrank by almost 4,000 people between 1980, when the city had 153,279 people,WEB,www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flABCs1-01.pdf, 1980 Census of Population, United States Census Bureau, 11–20, 2007-07-01, and 1990, when the population was 149,377. A slight rebound brought the population back up to 152,397 at the 2000 census. Since 2000, Fort Lauderdale has gained slightly over 18,000 residents through annexation of seven neighborhoods in unincorporated Broward County.WEB,naturescape-broward.com/planningservices/bbtn41.pdf, Broward by the Numbers:Unincorporated Broward, December 2005, Broward County Planning Services Division, 2007-07-15,naturescape-broward.com/planningservices/bbtn41.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20070810220305naturescape-broward.com/planningservices/bbtn41.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20070810220305naturescape-broward.com/planningservices/bbtn41.pdf, August 10, 2007, dead,

Geography

Location

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|99.9|km2|order=flip}}, {{convert|90.0|km2|order=flip}} of which is land and {{convert|9.9|km2|order=flip}} of which is water (9.87%).WEB,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1224000,factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1224000," title="archive.today/20200212182237factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1224000,">archive.today/20200212182237factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1224000, dead, February 12, 2020, Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fort Lauderdale city, Florida, U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder, October 22, 2013, Fort Lauderdale is known for its extensive network of canals; there are {{convert|165|mi|km|0}} of waterways within the city limits.WEB,www.fortlauderdale.gov/about.htm, About Fort Lauderdale, City of Fort Lauderdale, 2007-07-17, dead,www.fortlauderdale.gov/about.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070807204136www.fortlauderdale.gov/about.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070807204136www.fortlauderdale.gov/about.htm, 2007-08-07, The city of Fort Lauderdale is adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, includes {{convert|7|mi|km|0}} of beaches,WEB,www.fortlauderdale.gov/beach/index.htm, Fort Lauderdale Beach, City of Fort Lauderdale, 2007-07-17, dead,www.fortlauderdale.gov/beach/index.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070705184409www.fortlauderdale.gov/beach/index.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070705184409www.fortlauderdale.gov/beach/index.htm, 2007-07-05, and borders the following municipalities:{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}(File:Fort Lauderdale Aerial Shot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aerial photo of Fort Lauderdale)(File:Tarpon River Neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida .jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Tarpon River neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale)On its east:

• Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
• Sea Ranch Lakes

On its south:

• Hollywood
• Dania Beach

On its southwest:

• Davie

On its west:

• Plantation
• Lauderhill
• Lauderdale Lakes

On its northwest:

• North Lauderdale
• Oakland Park
• Tamarac

On its north:

• Wilton Manors
• Pompano Beach

The northwestern section of Fort Lauderdale is separate from the remainder of the city, connected only by the Cypress Creek Canal as it flows under I-95. This section of Fort Lauderdale borders the cities of Tamarac and Oakland Park on its south side. Oakland Park also borders Fort Lauderdale on the west side of its northeastern portion. The greater portion of Fort Lauderdale in the south is bordered, along its north side by Wilton Manors.NEWS, Harrison, Carlos, Wilton Manors: South Florida’s Most Famous Gayborhood,www.visitflorida.com/en-us/travel-ideas/wilton-manors-gayborhood-in-south-florida.html, 23 January 2021, Visit Florida, WEB, Discover Which Municipalities Are Bordering Fort Lauderdale,www.thesourcetreatmentcenter.com/blog/municipalities-bordering-fort-lauderdale-florida/, The Source, 23 January 2021, 1 May 2020, Off the coast of Fort Lauderdale is the Osborne Reef, an artificial reef made of discarded tires that has proven to be an ecological disaster.NEWS,www.nbcnews.com/id/17189132, Tire reef off Florida proves a disaster, Associated Press, February 16, 2007, 2007-06-21, The dumping began in the 1960s, with the intent of providing habitat for fish, while disposing of trash from the land. However, in the rugged and corrosive environment of the ocean, nylon straps used to secure the tires wore out, cables rusted, and tires broke free. The tires posed a particular threat after breaking free from their restraints. The tires then migrated shoreward, and ran into a living reef tract, washed up on its slope, and killed many things in their path. In recent years, thousands of tires have also washed up on nearby beaches, especially during hurricanes. Local authorities are now working to remove the 700,000 tires, in cooperation with the U.S. Army, Navy, and Coast Guard.NEWS, Loney, Jim, July 9, 2007, Florida raises ill-fated artificial reefs,www.reuters.com/article/us-reef-tires-feature-idUSN2943349920070709, Reuters, 2007-07-10,

Neighborhoods

{{See also|List of neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale}}Fort Lauderdale has a program for designating and recognizing neighborhoods. Under the Neighborhood Organization Recognition Program,WEB , more than 60 distinct neighborhoods have received official recognition from the city. An additional 25–30 neighborhoods exist without official recognition, although the city’s neighborhood map displays them as well.WEB ,

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Fort Lauderdale has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). While the city does not have a fully dry season, much of the seasonal rainfall comes between May and October. Winters are frequently dry and sunny, and drought can be a concern in some years.Fort Lauderdale is situated in USDA hardiness zones 10b to 11a near the coast.The wet season runs from May through October, and weather is typically hot, humid, and wet with average high temperatures of {{convert|86|-|90|F|C|0}} and lows of {{convert|73|-|78|F|C|0}}. During this period, more than half of summer days may bring brief afternoon or evening thunderstorms with lightning and bursts of intense rainfall. The record high temperature of {{convert|100|F|C|0}} was recorded on June 22, 2009, and August 4, 1944.The dry season often arrives some time in November, and lasts through early to mid April. Seasonable weather is often warm, dry, and sunny. Average high temperatures of {{convert|75|–|83|F|C|0}} and lows of {{convert|60|–|70|F|C|0}} are typical in the dry season. On rare occasions, cool fronts may make it all the way south to Fort Lauderdale, and the city will see a day or two of highs in the 60s °F (16–21 Â°C) and lows in the 40s °F (4–10 Â°C). Rare frosts occur every few decades, and only once in recorded history have snow flurries been reported in the air, which occurred on January 19, 1977.Lardner Jr., George; Meyers, Robert. “Miami Is Hit by First Recorded Snow: State of Emergency Is Eyed for Virginia Thousands Idled as Cold Closes Factories, Businesses”. The Washington Post. January 20, 1977. p. A1. “It also snowed in Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Fort Myers, and yes, even in the Bahamas.”South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) January 19, 2007. During the dry season (winter), brush fires can be a concern in many years.Annual average precipitation is {{convert|60.95|in|mm|sigfig=3}}, with most of it occurring during the wet season from May through October. However, rainfall occurs in all months, even during the drier months from November through April, such as during the April 2023 flash flood where about two feet of rain fell in half a day. Fort Lauderdale has an average of 131 precipitation days annually. The hurricane season is between June 1 and November 30, with major hurricanes most likely to affect the city or state in September and October.WEB {{Clear}}{{Weather boxFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Florida (1991–2020 normals,{{efn>Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1912–present)|single line = Y| Jan high F = 75.6| Feb high F = 77.4| Mar high F = 79.7| Apr high F = 82.9| May high F = 85.8| Jun high F = 88.4| Jul high F = 90.0| Aug high F = 90.0| Sep high F = 88.3| Oct high F = 85.4| Nov high F = 80.8| Dec high F = 77.7|year high F = 83.5|Jan mean F = 68.3|Feb mean F = 70.3|Mar mean F = 72.6|Apr mean F = 76.4|May mean F = 79.7|Jun mean F = 82.5|Jul mean F = 83.8|Aug mean F = 84.0|Sep mean F = 82.7|Oct mean F = 79.9|Nov mean F = 74.6|Dec mean F = 71.2|year mean F = 77.2| Jan low F = 60.9| Feb low F = 63.3| Mar low F = 65.6| Apr low F = 69.9| May low F = 73.5| Jun low F = 76.6| Jul low F = 77.6| Aug low F = 77.9| Sep low F = 77.1| Oct low F = 74.4| Nov low F = 68.3| Dec low F = 64.7|year low F = 70.8|Jan avg record high F =83.8|Feb avg record high F =85.7|Mar avg record high F =88.4|Apr avg record high F =90.2|May avg record high F =91.7|Jun avg record high F =93.6|Jul avg record high F =94.0|Aug avg record high F =93.6|Sep avg record high F =92.6|Oct avg record high F =90.7|Nov avg record high F =86.4|Dec avg record high F =84.6|year avg record high F=95.0|Jan avg record low F = 43.1|Feb avg record low F = 47.0|Mar avg record low F = 50.8|Apr avg record low F = 58.3|May avg record low F = 65.8|Jun avg record low F = 71.0|Jul avg record low F = 72.3|Aug avg record low F = 72.6|Sep avg record low F = 72.3|Oct avg record low F = 63.8|Nov avg record low F = 54.3|Dec avg record low F = 48.1|year avg record low F= 40.7|Jan record high F = 92|Feb record high F = 94|Mar record high F = 94|Apr record high F = 96|May record high F = 97|Jun record high F = 100|Jul record high F = 99|Aug record high F = 100|Sep record high F = 99|Oct record high F = 95|Nov record high F = 91|Dec record high F = 90|Jan record low F = 28|Feb record low F = 28|Mar record low F = 32|Apr record low F = 40|May record low F = 49|Jun record low F = 57|Jul record low F = 64|Aug record low F = 66|Sep record low F = 61|Oct record low F = 46|Nov record low F = 35|Dec record low F = 29|precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation inch = 2.90| Feb precipitation inch = 2.38| Mar precipitation inch = 2.38| Apr precipitation inch = 3.02| May precipitation inch = 5.56| Jun precipitation inch = 9.55| Jul precipitation inch = 5.41| Aug precipitation inch = 7.89| Sep precipitation inch = 8.02| Oct precipitation inch = 7.37| Nov precipitation inch = 3.69| Dec precipitation inch = 2.78|year precipitation inch = 60.95| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in| Jan precipitation days = 7.0| Feb precipitation days = 5.9| Mar precipitation days = 6.3| Apr precipitation days = 6.6| May precipitation days = 10.4| Jun precipitation days = 16.0| Jul precipitation days = 15.7| Aug precipitation days = 17.0| Sep precipitation days = 16.1| Oct precipitation days = 12.2| Nov precipitation days = 9.6| Dec precipitation days = 8.4| year precipitation days = 131.2|source 1 = NOAAWEB,w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mfl, NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, May 14, 2021, WEB,www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00012849&format=pdf, Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, May 14, 2021, }}

Demographics

{{US Census population|1920=2065|1930=8666|1940=17996|1950=36328|1960=83648|1970=139590|1980=153279|1990=149377|2000=152397|2010=165521|2020=182760|estimate=183146|estyear=2022|align-fn=centerWEBSITE=U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 1920–1970WEB, Census Counts: 1890-2020,edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/data-a-to-z/FLmunicipalcensus.xls, Florida Municipal Population Census Counts: 1890 to 2020, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, The Florida Legislature, 12 April 2023,edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/data-a-to-z/FLmunicipalcensus.xls," title="web.archive.org/web/20220404171529edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/data-a-to-z/FLmunicipalcensus.xls,">web.archive.org/web/20220404171529edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/data-a-to-z/FLmunicipalcensus.xls, 4 April 2022, 2023, live, 1980WEB, General Population Characteristics FLORIDA 1980 Census of Population,www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flABCs1-02.pdf, 07553445v1chA-Cpt11sec1ch002.pdf, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, 1990WEB, 1990 Census of Population General Population Characteristics Florida Section 1 of 2,www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-11-1.pdf, Florida: 1990, Part 1, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, 2000WEB, PL002: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=PL002&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALPL2000.PL002, PL002 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE [73], U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, 2010WEB, P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=P2&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2, P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, 2020 2022}}Fort Lauderdale is the second-largest city in the Miami metropolitan area and the largest city in Broward County, holding nearly a tenth of the county’s population. It grew at a fast pace throughout the first seventy years of the twentieth century, with its population expanding from 91 in 1900 to 139,590 in 1970. After this, it experienced a period of slow growth. During the 1970s, the city’s population only grew by 10.2% to 153,279 in 1980.This began a period of stagnation for the city of Fort Lauderdale, even as the metro area and the county continued their population boom. In the 1980s, the population of the city shrank for the first time, and by the 1990 census the number of residents of Fort Lauderdale fell just below 150,000. The next decade saw a slight rebound, but by the time of the 2000 census, the city’s population was at 152,397, still below its first peak in 1980.In the 21st century, the population grew significantly. By the 2010 census, the city’s population had reached 165,521 as its population grew by 8.6% over the previous decade. By the 2020 census, the city’s population had reached 182,760 as its population grew by 10.4% over the previous decade.{|class=“wikitable” style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;“!Historical demographics!style="width: 5em;“|2020!style="width: 5em;“|2010!style="width: 5em;“|2000!style="width: 5em;“|1990!style="width: 5em;“|1980White (non-Hispanic)|47.5%|52.5%|57.5%|64.5%|74.5%Hispanic or Latino|19.2%|13.7%|9.5%|7.2%|4.2%Black or African American (non-Hispanic)|27.1%|30.4%|28.5%|27.3%|20.5%Asian American and Pacific Islander Americans>Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)|2.0%|1.5%|1.0%|0.8%0.8%Native American (non-Hispanic)|0.2%|0.2%|0.2%|0.2%Some other race (non-Hispanic)|0.7%|0.3%|0.2%|0.1%Two or more races (non-Hispanic)|3.3%|1.4%|3.2%|N/A|N/A!style="text-align:left“|Population!style="text-align:right“|182,760!style="text-align:right“|165,521!style="text-align:right“|152,397!style="text-align:right“|149,377!style="text-align:right“|153,279{|class=“wikitable collapsible collapsed” style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;“!Racial compositionbefore 1980 WEB, Table 10. Florida - Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Large Cities and Other Places; Earliest Census to 1990,www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/FLtab.pdf, Table 10. Florida - Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Large Cities and Other Places; Earliest Census to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 22 March 2023,web.archive.org/web/20180828170235/https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/FLtab.pdf, 28 August 2018, 13 July 2005, dead, !style="width: 4em;“|1970!style="width: 4em;“|1960!style="width: 4em;“|1950!style="width: 4em;“|1940!style="width: 4em;“|1930White Americans (including White Hispanic>Hispanic) |77.0%African Americans (including Black Hispanic>Hispanic)|23.0%Asian Americans (including Asian Hispanic>Hispanic)|N/AOther races (U.S. Census) (including Hispanic or Latino Americans>Hispanic)|< 0.1%Hispanic or Latino |N/ANon-Hispanic White |N/A!align=“left” |Population!139,590 !!83,648 !!36,328 !!17,996 !!8,666{|class=“wikitable” style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;“!Demographic characteristics!style="width: 7em;“|2020WEB, H1 | OCCUPANCY STATUS,data.census.gov/table?q=H1&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.H1, H1: OCCUPANCY STATUS - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 20 March 2023, WEB, P12 | SEX BY AGE FOR SELECTED AGE CATEGORIES,data.census.gov/table?q=P12&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALDHC2020.P12, P12: SEX BY AGE FOR SELECTED ... - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 27 May 2023, WEB, P13 | MEDIAN AGE BY SEX,data.census.gov/table?q=P13&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALDHC2020.P13, P13: MEDIAN AGE BY SEX - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 27 May 2023, !style="width: 7em;“|2010WEB, H1 | OCCUPANCY STATUS,data.census.gov/table?q=H1&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.H1, H1: OCCUPANCY STATUS - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 20 March 2023, WEB, P12 | SEX BY AGE,data.census.gov/table?q=P12&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P12, P12: SEX BY AGE - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 20 March 2023, WEB, P13 | MEDIAN AGE BY SEX,data.census.gov/table?q=P13&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P13, P13: MEDIAN AGE BY SEX - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 20 March 2023, !style="width: 7em;“|2000WEB, H003 | OCCUPANCY STATUS [3],data.census.gov/table?q=H003&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.H003, H003: OCCUPANCY STATUS [3] - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 20 March 2023, WEB, P012 | SEX BY AGE [49],data.census.gov/table?q=P012&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P012, P012: SEX BY AGE [49] - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 20 March 2023, WEB, P013 | MEDIAN AGE BY SEX [3],data.census.gov/table?q=P013&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P013, P13: MEDIAN AGE BY SEX [3] - Census Bureau Table, U.S. Census Bureau, 20 March 2023, !style="width: 7em;“|1990!style="width: 7em;“|1980Households|103,140|93,159|80,862|66,440|67,623Persons per household|1.77|1.78|1.88|2.25|2.27{{abbrSex ratio measured in number of males per 100 females}}|109.7|111.8|110.0|101.7|92.5Ages 0–17|16.2%|17.6%|19.4%|18.8%|19.3%Ages 18–64|64.6%|67.1%|65.3%|63.4%|61.6%Ages 65 +|19.2%|15.3%|15.3%|17.8%|19.1%Median age|43.9|42.2|39.3|37.1|36.3!style="text-align:left“|Population!style="text-align:right“|182,760!style="text-align:right“|165,521!style="text-align:right“|152,397!style="text-align:right“|149,377!style="text-align:right“|153,279{|class=“wikitable” style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;“!colspan=“4“|Economic indicators!style="width: 14em;“|2017–21 American Community Survey!style="width: 7em;“|Fort Lauderdale!style="width: 7em;“|Broward County!style="width: 7em;“|Florida{{abbrMedian income in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars}}S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 ... - CENSUS BUREAU TABLE >URL=HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/TABLE?Q=S2001&G=040XX00US12_050XX00US12011_160XX00US1224000&TID=ACSST5Y2021.S2001 PUBLISHER=U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 21 March 2023, |$38,304|$36,222|$34,367{{abbrMedian household income in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars}}S1901: INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ... - CENSUS BUREAU TABLE >URL=HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/TABLE?Q=S1901&G=040XX00US12_050XX00US12011_160XX00US1224000&TID=ACSST5Y2021.S1901 PUBLISHER=U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 21 March 2023, |$66,994|$64,522|$61,777Poverty RateS1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST ... - CENSUS BUREAU TABLE >URL=HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/TABLE?Q=S1701&G=040XX00US12_050XX00US12011_160XX00US1224000&TID=ACSST5Y2021.S1701 PUBLISHER=U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 21 March 2023, |15.4%|12.4%|13.1%{{abbrPercentage of the population aged 25+ with a high school diploma or higher}}S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - CENSUS BUREAU TABLE >URL=HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/TABLE?Q=S1501&G=040XX00US12_050XX00US12011_160XX00US1224000&TID=ACSST5Y2021.S1501 PUBLISHER=U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, 21 March 2023, |89.1%|90.0%|89.0%{{abbrPercentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher}}|39.3%|34.3%|31.5%{{abbrPercentage of the population aged 25+ with an advanced degree}}|15.5%|13.1%|11.7%{|class=“wikitable” style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;“!style="width: 20em;“|Language spoken at home{{refn|group=note|name=languages|Language spoken at home among residents at least five years old; only languages (or language groups) which at least 2% of residents have spoken at any time since 1980 are mentioned}}!style="width: 5em;“|2015{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2015Language|Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;WEB, C16001: LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME FOR ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=C16001&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=ACSDT5Y2017.C16001&moe=true, C16001 | LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census}}!style="width: 5em;“|2010{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2010Language|Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;WEB, B16001: LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=B16001&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=ACSDT5Y2012.B16001&moe=true, B16001 | LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census}}!style="width: 5em;“|2000WEB, PCT010: AGE BY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=PCT010&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF32000.PCT010, PCT010 | AGE BY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER [83], U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, !style="width: 5em;“|1990WEB, 1990 Census of Population General Social and Economic Characteristics Florida Section 1 of 3,www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-2/cp-2-11-1.pdf, Florida: 1990, Part 1, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, !style="width: 5em;“|1980WEB, General Social and Economic Characteristics FLORIDA 1980 Census of Population,www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flABCs1-09.pdf, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, English|71.4%|74.0%|75.1%|80.7%|90.3%Spanish or Spanish Creole|15.9%|13.0%|9.4%|6.8%|3.6%French or Haitian Creole|6.9%|7.4%|9.6%|7.6%|1.6%Other languages|5.8%|5.6%|5.9%|4.9%|4.5%{|class=“wikitable” style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;“!style="width: 20em;“|Nativity!style="width: 5em;“|2015{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2015Nativity|Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;WEB, B05001: Nativity and Citizenship ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=B05001&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=ACSDT5Y2017.B05001&moe=true, B05001 | Nativity and Citizenship Status in the United States, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, WEB, B05006: PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=B05006&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=ACSDT5Y2017.B05006&moe=true, B05006 | PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census}}!style="width: 5em;“|2010{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2010Nativity|Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;WEB, B05001: NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=B05001&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=ACSDT5Y2012.B05001&moe=true, B05001 | NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, WEB, B05006: PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=B05006&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=ACSDT5Y2012.B05006&moe=true, B05006 | PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census}}!style="width: 5em;“|2000WEB, P021: PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=P021&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF32000.P021, P021 | PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS [15], U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, WEB, PCT019: PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE ... - Census Bureau Table,data.census.gov/table?q=PCT019&g=160XX00US1224000&tid=DECENNIALSF32000.PCT019, PCT019 | PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION [126], U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, !style="width: 5em;“|1990WEB, 1990 Census of Population General Social and Economic Characteristics Florida Section 2 of 3,www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-2/cp-2-11-2.pdf, Florida: 1990, Part 2, U.S. Census Bureau, 21 March 2023, !style="width: 5em;“|1980% population native-born|76.2%|78.1%|78.3%|82.6%|90.1%... born in the United States|73.7%|75.7%|76.4%|80.8%|89.0%... born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas|1.5%|1.5%|1.1%|0.9%1.1%... born to American parents abroad|1.0%|0.9%|0.8%|0.9%’’’% population Immigration to the United States{{refn>group=noteOnly countries of birth which at least 1.5% of residents were born in at any time since 1980 are mentioned}}|23.8%|21.9%|21.7%|17.4%|9.9%’’’... born in Haiti|4.6%|4.1%|5.8%|4.3%name=NotCountedSeparately|Not counted separately; aggregated into “Other” category}}... born in Jamaica|2.3%|2.0%|1.7%|1.1%|0.7%... born in Cuba|1.6%|1.8%|1.3%|1.2%|0.9%... born in other countries|15.3%|14.0%|12.9%|10.8%|8.3%{{As of|2010}}, those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 52.5% of Fort Lauderdale’s population. Out of the 52.5%, 10.3% were Irish, 10.1% German, 8.1% Italian, 7.1% English, 3.0% Polish, 2.1% French, 1.9% Russian, 1.7% Scottish, 1.2% Scotch-Irish, 1.0% Dutch, 1.0% Swedish, 0.6% Greek, 0.6% Hungarian, 0.5% Norwegian, and 0.5% French Canadian.{{As of|2010}}, those of African ancestry accounted for 31.0% of Fort Lauderdale’s population, which includes African Americans. Out of the 31.0%, 10.0% were West Indian or Afro-Caribbean American (6.4% Haitian, 2.5% Jamaican, 0.4% Bahamian, 0.2% Other or Unspecified West Indian, 0.2% British West Indian, 0.1% Trinidadian and Tobagonian, 0.1% Barbadian), 0.6% were Black Hispanics, and 0.5% Subsaharan African.WEB,www.census.gov, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data, United States Census Bureau, October 26, 2015, WEB,www.census.gov, Fort Lauderdale, Florida: SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES - 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, United States Census Bureau, October 26, 2015, {{As of|2010}}, those of Hispanic or Latino ancestry accounted for 13.7% of Fort Lauderdale’s population. Out of the 13.7%, 2.5% were Cuban, 2.3% Puerto Rican, 1.7% Mexican, 1.1% Colombian, 0.9% Guatemalan, 0.8% Salvadoran, 0.6% Honduran, and 0.6% Peruvian.WEB,www.census.gov, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hispanic or Latino by Type: 2010 - 2010 Census Summary File 1, United States Census Bureau, October 26, 2015, {{As of|2010}}, those of Asian ancestry accounted for 1.5% of Fort Lauderdale’s population. Out of the 1.5%, 0.4% were Indian, 0.3% Filipino, 0.3% Other Asian, 0.2% Chinese, 0.1% Vietnamese, 0.1% Japanese, and 0.1% Korean.{{As of|2010}}, 0.6% were of Arab ancestry.In 2010, 7.1% of the population considered themselves to be of only American ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity).In 2000, Fort Lauderdale had the twenty-sixth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the US, at 6.9% of the city’s population,WEB,www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html, Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities, Epodunk.com, 2007-10-22,www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120923063913www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120923063913www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html, 2012-09-23, dead, and the 127th highest percentage of Cuban residents, at 1.7% of the city’s residents.WEB,www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html, Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities, Epodunk.com, 2007-10-22, 2012-11-22,www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121122040230www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121122040230www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html, dead, The city, along with adjacent small cities Oakland Park and Wilton Manors, is known for its notably large LGBT community, and has one of the highest ratios of gay men and lesbians, with gay men being more largely present.WEB, The Miami Herald,miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/09/the-census-confirms-it-wilton-manors-is-one-of-the-united-states-gayest-places.html, Steve Rothaus’ Gay South Florida, Miamiherald.typepad.com, 2012-12-18, WEB, Ost, Jason,www.urban.org/publications/900695.html, Facts and Findings from The Gay and Lesbian Atlas, Urban.org, 2012-12-18, August 5, 2010,www.urban.org/publications/900695.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100805102121www.urban.org/publications/900695.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100805102121www.urban.org/publications/900695.html, dead, The city is also known as a popular vacation spot for gays and lesbians,NEWS, Lee, Gary, Where the Boys Are, Part 2: Watch out, South Beach. Fort Lauderdale is making its moves as a top gay spot,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/13/AR2005051300662.html, 2 September 2010, The Washington Post, 15 May 2005, with many LGBT or LGBT-friendly hotels and guesthouses.WEB,www.gayftlauderdale.com/fortlauderdale/hotelsgayclothingoptional/, Hotels « Categories « Gay Fort Lauderdale Guide Gay Ft. Lauderdale Hotels, Gayftlauderdale.com, 2017-01-23, Fort Lauderdale hosts the Stonewall Library & Archives, and in neighboring Wilton Manors, there is the Pride Center, a large LGBT community center, in addition to the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center. The current Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Dean Trantalis, is the first openly gay person to hold this office.WEB,www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/dean-trantalis-makes-history-as-first-openly-gay-mayor-of-fort-lauderdale, Dean Trantalis makes history as first openly gay mayor of Fort..., Burke, Peter, www.local10.com, en-US, 2018-10-16, 2018-03-14,

Economy

File:Sunset in downtown 194344.jpg|thumb|Fort Lauderdale’s central business district is the largest in Broward County, and second-largest in South Florida after MiamiMiamiFort Lauderdale’s economy has diversified over time. From the 1940s through the 1980s, the city was known as a spring break destination for college students.NEWS,historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/sfh-1991-1.pdf, Where the boys were, George, Paul S., 1991, South Florida History Magazine, 16 November 2017, Historical Association of Southern Florida, 1, 5–8, HistoryMiami,historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/sfh-1991-1.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160313063950historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/sfh-1991-1.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160313063950historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/sfh-1991-1.pdf, 13 March 2016, dead, The college crowd has since dwindled, however, with the city now attracting wealthier tourists.WEB,www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=ft_lauderdale@64, Fort Lauderdale Travel Guide, Fodor’s, 2007-06-21, Cruise ships and nautical recreation provide the basis for much of the revenue raised by tourism. There is a convention center west of the beach and southeast of downtown, with {{convert|600000|sqft|m2|0}} of space, including a {{convert|200000|sqft|m2|0|adj=on}} main exhibit hall.WEB,www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=60, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau, Fact Sheet-Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, 2007-07-18, dead,www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=60," title="web.archive.org/web/20070929000703www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=60,">web.archive.org/web/20070929000703www.sunny.org/media/index.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=60, 2007-09-29, Approximately 30% of the city’s 10 million annual visitors attend conventions at the center.PRESS RELEASE,www.ftlauderdalecc.com/pdfs/newsletter21.pdf, Fall 2006 newsletter:The Way We Were, Fall 2006, Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, 2007-07-18, dead,www.ftlauderdalecc.com/pdfs/newsletter21.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20070810220305www.ftlauderdalecc.com/pdfs/newsletter21.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20070810220305www.ftlauderdalecc.com/pdfs/newsletter21.pdf, 2007-08-10, The downtown area, especially around Las Olas Boulevard, first underwent redevelopment starting in 2002,WEB, Las Olas Boulevard needs help, yet Mayor Seiler does nothing.,www.abetterftlauderdale.com/?p=884, A Better Fort Lauderdale: New Visions for Our City, 3 October 2012,www.abetterftlauderdale.com/?p=884," title="web.archive.org/web/20130724161433www.abetterftlauderdale.com/?p=884,">web.archive.org/web/20130724161433www.abetterftlauderdale.com/?p=884, 2013-07-24, dead, and now hosts many new hotels and high-rise condominium developments.NEWS, Owers, Paul, Developers look to revive stretch of New River in Fort Lauderdale,articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-01-06/features/fl-commercial-development-20120108_1_las-olas-riverfront-shirttail-charlie-coffee-shop, Sun Sentinel, 3 October 2012, January 11, 2012,articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-01-06/features/fl-commercial-development-20120108_1_las-olas-riverfront-shirttail-charlie-coffee-shop," title="web.archive.org/web/20120111041828articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-01-06/features/fl-commercial-development-20120108_1_las-olas-riverfront-shirttail-charlie-coffee-shop,">web.archive.org/web/20120111041828articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-01-06/features/fl-commercial-development-20120108_1_las-olas-riverfront-shirttail-charlie-coffee-shop, dead, The city’s central business district is the largest downtown in Broward County, although there are other cities in the county with commercial centers. Office buildings and high-rises include: Las Olas River House, Las Olas Grand, 110 Tower (formerly AutoNation Tower), Bank of America Plaza, One Financial Plaza, Broward Financial Center, One East Broward Boulevard, Barnett Bank Plaza, PNC Center, New River Center, One Corporate Center, SunTrust Centre, 101 Tower, and SouthTrust Tower.WEB,www.Skyscraperpage.com, SkyscraperPage.com, September 2, 2010, Other improvements include a wide array of new boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}Fort Lauderdale is a major manufacturing and maintenance center for yachts. The boating industry is responsible for over 109,000 jobs in the county.WEB, Cantanese Center for Urban and Environmental Studies, Interim Boat Facility Siting Plan, Draft, Broward County Environmental Protection Department, January 2005,www.broward.org/bio/bri00622.pdf, 38, 2007-07-22,www.broward.org/bio/bri00622.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20070810220306www.broward.org/bio/bri00622.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20070810220306www.broward.org/bio/bri00622.pdf, August 10, 2007, dead, With its many canals, and proximity to the Bahamas and Caribbean, it is also a popular yachting vacation stop, and home port for 42,000 boats, and approximately 100 marinas and boatyards. Additionally, the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world’s largestWEB, World’s Largest Boat Show Opens amid Cautious Optimism,www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111026006438/en/World%E2%80%99s-Largest-Boat-Show-Opens-Cautious-Optimism, Business Wire, 3 October 2012, 2011-10-26, boat show, brings over 125,000 people to the city each year.Visitor numbers {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726110723test.ifbso.com/index.php/visitor-numbers |date=July 26, 2010 }}, International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO)WEB,ci.ftlaud.fl.us/news/2006/boatshow.htm, 47th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, City of Fort Lauderdale, 2007-07-22, dead,ci.ftlaud.fl.us/news/2006/boatshow.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070929024629ci.ftlaud.fl.us/news/2006/boatshow.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070929024629ci.ftlaud.fl.us/news/2006/boatshow.htm, 2007-09-29,

Top employers

According to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance 2020 report,WEB, The Alliance - Business Facts & Statistics,www.gflalliance.org/information-center/business-facts-statistics/, www.gflalliance.org, 25 March 2022, the city’s top employers include:{| class=“wikitable”! Employer! Employees|AutoNation|3,000|Citrix|1,700Kaplan, Inc.>Kaplan|1,291|Rick Case Automotive Group|905|Sun-Sentinel|897

Arts and culture

(File:Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. USA - near Riverwalk at Night.jpg|thumb|Downtown nightlife.){{See also|List of museums in Fort Lauderdale, Florida}}Like many parts of Florida, the city’s population has a strong seasonal variation, as “snowbirds” from the northern United States, Canada, and Europe spend the winter and spring in Florida.NEWS,travel.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/realestate/greathomes/02florida.html?pagewanted=1, Snowbirds flock together for winter, Lawlor, Julia, The New York Times, 2 February 2007, 16 July 2007, The city is known for its beaches, bars, nightclubs, and history as a spring break location, back in the 1960s and 1970s, for tens of thousands of college students.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/weekinreview/19marsh.html?ex=1300424400&en=c0c4cc57f4708c4d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss, Marsh, Bill, The innocent birth of the spring bacchanal, The New York Times, 19 March 2006, 13 May 2007, The city has discouraged college students from visiting the area since the mid-1980s, however, by passing strict laws aimed at preventing the mayhem that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s. The city had an estimated 350,000 college visitors for spring break 1985;NEWS,www.polkonline.com/stories/033001/sta_spring-break.shtml, Fort Lauderdale says goodbye to wild, youthful spring breaks, Weber, Janelle, Associated Press, 30 March 2001, 15 July 2007,www.polkonline.com/stories/033001/sta_spring-break.shtml," title="web.archive.org/web/20070927015809www.polkonline.com/stories/033001/sta_spring-break.shtml,">web.archive.org/web/20070927015809www.polkonline.com/stories/033001/sta_spring-break.shtml, 27 September 2007, dead, by 1989, that number had declined to about 20,000. Since the 1990s, Fort Lauderdale has increasingly catered to those seeking the resort lifestyle seasonally or year-round, and is often a host city to many professional venues, concerts, and art shows.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}Fort Lauderdale’s arts and entertainment district, otherwise known as the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District, runs east–west along Las Olas Boulevard, from the beach to the heart of downtown. The district is anchored in the West by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, and runs through the city to the intersection of Las Olas and A1A. This intersection is the “ground zero” of Fort Lauderdale Beach, and is the site of the Elbo Room bar featured in the 1960 film Where the Boys Are, which led in large measure to the city’s former reputation as a spring break mecca. The city and its suburbs host over 4,100 restaurants and over 120 nightclubs, many of them in the arts and entertainment district. The city is also the setting for the 1986 movie Flight of the Navigator, and host of Langerado, an annual music festival. In 2013, the county welcomed about 1.3 million LGBT travelers who spent about $1.5 billion in area restaurants, hotels, attractions, and shops, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.NEWS, Daniel, Diane, Courting Transgender Tourists (Published 2015),www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/travel/lgbt-gay-travel.html, 23 January 2021, The New York Times, 16 September 2015,

Film festival

The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival has been presented annually since 1986.WEB, BCFS presents FLiFF36, Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival,fliff.com/, 5 May 2022,

Sites of interest

File:New River (Fort Lauderdale, Florida).jpg|thumb|The New River provides a popular and scenic route for watercraft.]]Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is a {{convert|180|acre|km2|adj=on}} park along the beach, with nature trails, camping and picnicking areas, canoeing, and features the Terramar Visitor Center, with exhibits about the ecosystem of the park.WEB,www.abfla.com/parks/HughTaylorBirch/hughtaylorbirch.html, Florida State Parks—Hugh Taylor Birch State Recreation Area, Florida Division of Recreation and Parks, 2007-07-23, Hugh Taylor Birch came to Florida in 1893. He purchased ocean-front property for about a dollar per acre, he eventually owned a 3.5-mile stretch of beachfront.WEB,www.floridastateparks.org/park-history/Hugh-Taylor-Birch, Florida State Parks, Florida State Parks, 2017-01-23, The Bonnet House is a historic home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Bonnet House’s modern history began when Birch gave the Bonnet House property as a wedding gift to his daughter, Helen, and her husband, Chicago artist Frederic Clay Bartlett in 1919. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic places in 1984, and declared a historic landmark by the City of Fort Lauderdale in 2002.WEB,www.bonnethouse.org/history/, Ft. Lauderdale Bonnet House Museum and Gardens Historic Estate History, Bonnethouse.org, 2014-06-20, 2017-01-23, Henry E. Kinney Tunnel on U.S. Route 1 is the only tunnel on a state road in the state of Florida.WEB,www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/kidzone/PhotoZone/kinneytunnel.htm, KidZone—Henry E. Kinney Tunnel, Florida State Department of Transportation, 2007-07-23,www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/kidzone/PhotoZone/kinneytunnel.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20071102080721www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/kidzone/PhotoZone/kinneytunnel.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20071102080721www.dot.state.fl.us/publicinformationoffice/kidzone/PhotoZone/kinneytunnel.htm, November 2, 2007, dead, It was constructed in 1960, and its {{convert|864|ft|m|0|adj=on}} length travels underneath the New River and Las Olas Boulevard.Just minutes from the beach is the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District in downtown Fort Lauderdale, home to cultural attractions, shops, parks, and restaurants. Along the Riverwalk’s brick-lined meandering promenade, visitors can enjoy many attractions, such as: the Broward Center for the Performing Arts; Museum of Discovery and Science, with its AutoNation 3D IMAX Theater; Florida Grand Opera; Fort Lauderdale Historical Center; Stranahan House; and the Museum of Art.WEB,www.sunny.org/ways-to-play/, Things to Do in Fort Lauderdale | Attractions, Shopping & Tours, Sunny.org, 2017-01-23, Las Olas Boulevard is a popular thoroughfare in downtown Fort Lauderdale that runs from Andrews Avenue in the Central Business District to A1A and Fort Lauderdale Beach. The boulevard is a popular attraction for locals and visitors, being ideally situated close to Fort Lauderdale beach, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and Port Everglades. It is considered to be South Florida’s most architecturally unique, authentic, and eclectic shopping and dining district.WEB,www.lasolasboulevard.com/, Official Website of Las Olas BoulevardLas Olas Boulevard, Lasolasboulevard.com, 2017-01-23, In addition to its museums, beaches, and nightlife,WEB,www.fortlauderdaledaily.com/features/editors-picks-ultimate-guide-fort-lauderdales-restaurants-venues-and-more, Editors’ Picks: The Ultimate Guide To Fort Lauderdale’s Restaurants, Venues And More, Fort Lauderdale Daily, en, 2019-08-08, Fort Lauderdale is home to: the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, a large indoor/outdoor flea market, and the site of the world’s largest drive-in movie theater, with 13 screens;NEWS,www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-11-05/news/the-sultan-of-swap/1, The Sultan of Swap, Rowe, Sean, Miami New Times, November 5, 1998, 2007-07-23, North Woodlawn Cemetery, an African-American cemetery east of Interstate 95 near Sunrise Boulevard, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017;NEWS, Fort Lauderdale African-American cemetery added to historic register, Dan, Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel,www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-reg-woodlawn-cemetery-historic-place-20171221-story.html, December 21, 2017, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, an evangelical megachurch in Fort Lauderdale;WEB,hirr.hartsem.edu/cgi-bin/mega/db.pl?db=default&uid=default&view_records=1&ID=*&sb=4&State=FL, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Hartford Institute for religion research, September 21, 2019, and the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show,WEB,www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fort-lauderdale-boat-show/, September 21, 2019, Boat Show, Sun-Sentinel, September 21, 2019, where almost 500 boats, yachts, and mega-yachts are on display.WEB,www.flibs.com/en/home.html, Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show - Boats on Display, Informa, September 21, 2019,

Historic structures

The following are images of some of the remaining historical structures in Fort Lauderdale. Some are listed in the National Register of Historic Places:WEB,www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/fl/broward/state.html, National Register of Historical Places - FLORIDA (FL), Broward County, Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com, 2017-01-23, WEB,www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g34227-d636962-i67982460-Carrie_B_Cruises_Fort_Lauderdale_Broward_County_Florida.html, Haus von Bugsy Siegel - Picture of Carrie B Cruises, Fort Lauderdale, TripAdvisor, 2013-06-16, 2017-01-23, WEB, McCaughan, Sean,miami.curbed.com/maps/the-38-essential-miamisouth-florida-hotels/hyatt-regency-pier-66, And Now, The 38 Essential Miami/South Florida Hotels - Curbed Miami, Miami.curbed.com, 2013-06-24, 2017-01-23, {{Gallery|mode=packed-hover|title=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|width=180px|height=200px|align=centerThe Bonnet House was built in 1895 and is at 900 Birch Road. In 1919, the owner, Hugh Taylor Birch, gave the property to his daughter Helen and artist Frederic Clay Bartlett as a wedding gift. The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984; reference #84000832.The Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King House was built in 1951 and is at 1336 Seabreeze Boulevard. On February 21, 2006, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places; reference #06000059. The Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel House in Fort Lauderdale, Florida along the riverside of New River. This was the residence of the infamous mobster known as Bugsy Seigel.Stranahan House, the oldest building in Fort Lauderdale, originally built as a trading post.}}

Sports

Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale was the home of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, which played in the most recent incarnation of the North American Soccer League. It was the home of the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers, which played in the previous version of the North American Soccer League. The Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer played home games at this stadium from 1998 to 2001. The Florida Atlantic University Owls football team played its home games at Lockhart Stadium from 2003 through 2010.NEWS, Lockhart Stadium,www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/sports/lockhart-stadium-PLENT000193.topic, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 3 December 2011, November 4, 2011,www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/sports/lockhart-stadium-PLENT000193.topic," title="web.archive.org/web/20111104210014www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/sports/lockhart-stadium-PLENT000193.topic,">web.archive.org/web/20111104210014www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/sports/lockhart-stadium-PLENT000193.topic, dead, NEWS, Harwitt, Sandra, New FAU stadium can’t help winless Owls,www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/23/2467617/new-fau-stadium-cant-help-winless.html, 3 December 2011, Miami Herald, October 23, 2011, The Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids compete in the United States Australian Football League WEB,usafl.com/clubs/fort-lauderdale, }The New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, and Kansas City Royals used to conduct spring training in the city at Fort Lauderdale Stadium.{{cite web,mlb.mlb.com/spring_training/ballpark.jsp?c_id=bal&year=2007, Spring Training:Ballpark Information, Baltimore Orioles/Major League Baseball, 2007-10-20, Fort Lauderdale is also home to the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex, which is at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. It contains two {{convert|25|yd|m|adj=on}} by 50-meter competition pools, as well as one 20 by {{convert|25|yd|m|adj=on}} diving well. The complex is open to Fort Lauderdale residents, and has also been used in many different national and international competitions since its opening in 1965. Ten world records have been set there, from Catie Ball’s 100 m breaststroke in 1966,WEB,www.zwemkroniek.com/recordhistorie.php?record=wrd50&afstand=100school, Recordhistorie Wereldrecords dames(50m):100 meter schoolslag, Zwemkroniek, 2007-12-05, nl, to Michael Phelps’ 400 m individual medley in 2002.WEB,www.zwemkroniek.com/recordhistorie.php?record=wrh50&afstand=400wissel, Recordhistorie Wereldrecords heren (50m):400 meter wisselslag, Zwemkroniek, 2007-12-05, nl, DRV PNK Stadium was opened in 2020 as the home of Inter Miami CF II (then Fort Lauderdale CF) which played in USL League One from 2020 to 2021 and plays in MLS Next Pro from 2022, and the temporary home of 2020 MLS expansion team Inter Miami CF, until the completion of Miami Freedom Park in Miami.The War Memorial Auditorium has hosted professional wrestling, boxing, and mixed martial arts shows since its opening in 1950. In 2019, the Florida Panthers signed a 50-year lease with the venue, with plans to renovate it and add hockey facilities.WEB,www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2019/10/18/Facilities/NHL-Panthers.aspx, NHL Panthers To Pay For $45M War Memorial Auditorium Renovation, Sports Business Journal, October 18, 2019, July 23, 2021, subscription,

Government

(File:The Fort Lauderdale City Hall in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.jpg|thumb|Fort Lauderdale City Hall){{See also|List of Mayors of Fort Lauderdale}}Fort Lauderdale has a commission-manager form of government. City policy is set by a city commission of five elected members: the mayor and four district commission members. In 1998, the municipal code was amended to limit the mayoral term. The mayor of Fort Lauderdale now serves a three-year term, and cannot serve more than three consecutive terms.WEB,www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=10787&sid=9, Fort Lauderdale Municipal Code Sec. 3.02. Creation, composition and term of commission, Municipal Code Corporation, 2007-07-23, The current mayor is Dean Trantalis, who succeeded Jack Seiler in 2018. The longest-serving mayor is Jim Naugle, who served from 1991 to 2009.WEB,www.fortlauderdale.gov/commission/bios/naugle.htm, Mayor Jim Naugle, City of Fort Lauderdale, 2007-07-20, dead,www.fortlauderdale.gov/commission/bios/naugle.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070810204204www.fortlauderdale.gov/commission/bios/naugle.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070810204204www.fortlauderdale.gov/commission/bios/naugle.htm, 2007-08-10, Administrative functions are performed by a city manager, who is appointed by the city commission. Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department provides Fire and Emergency Medical Services.The town of Fort Lauderdale council in 1911 appointed Kossie A. Goodbread as its first City Marshal.WEB,www.flpd.org/about-flpd/police-history, Police History | Fort Lauderdale Police Department, www.flpd.org, G. D. Tenbrook, appointed Marshal in 1920, was the first to receive the title of Chief of Police. Between 1924 and 1926, the size of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department increased from two officers to 26 officers. Scott Israel, later the Sheriff of Broward County and the Opa-locka Police Chief, worked for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department from 1979 to 2004.NEWS, Valys, Phillip, Who is Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel?,www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-florida-school-shooting-who-is-broward-sheriff-scott-israel-20180223-story.html, April 23, 2018, Sun-Sentinel, February 24, 2018,www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-florida-school-shooting-who-is-broward-sheriff-scott-israel-20180223-story.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180303185800www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-florida-school-shooting-who-is-broward-sheriff-scott-israel-20180223-story.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180303185800www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-florida-school-shooting-who-is-broward-sheriff-scott-israel-20180223-story.html, 3 March 2018, live, As of 2022, the department had 499 officers.WEB,www.policedatainitiative.org/participating-agencies/ft-lauderdale-florida-police/, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Police, April 6, 2017, Police Data Initiative,

Education

{{See also|List of schools in Fort Lauderdale}}According to 2000 census data, 79.0% of the city’s population aged 25 or older were high school graduates, slightly below the national figure of 80.4%. Additionally, 27.9% held at least a baccalaureate, slightly higher than the national figure of 24.4%. Broward County Public Schools operates 23 public schools in Fort Lauderdale. The 2007 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) results for Fort Lauderdale’s public schools were mixed; while 10 (of 16) elementary schools and one (of four) middle schools received “A” or “B” grades, Sunland Park Elementary SchoolWEB,www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/elementary.htm,www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/elementary.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20040618165613www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/elementary.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20040618165613www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/elementary.htm, dead, 2004-06-18, FCAT School Grades—Elementary, Broward County Public Schools, 2007-07-23, and Arthur Ashe Middle SchoolWEB,www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/middle.htm,www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/middle.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20040618171645www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/middle.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20040618171645www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/middle.htm, dead, 2004-06-18, FCAT School Grades—Middle, Broward County Public Schools, 2007-07-23, received failing grades. Boyd Anderson High School, which is in Lauderdale Lakes but whose attendance zone includes part of Fort Lauderdale, also received a failing grade.WEB,www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/high.htm,www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/high.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20040618170802www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/high.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20040618170802www.browardschools.com/schools/fcat/high.htm, dead, 2004-06-18, FCAT School Grades—High, Broward County Public Schools, 2007-07-23, None of the three failing schools have failed twice in a four-year period, thus triggering the “Opportunity Scholarship Program” school choice provisions of the Florida’s education plan.WEB,www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Information/OSP/, Opportunity Scholarship Program, Florida Department of Education, 2007-07-23, dead,www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Information/OSP/," title="web.archive.org/web/20070726215844www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Information/OSP/,">web.archive.org/web/20070726215844www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Information/OSP/, 2007-07-26, Ten institutions of higher learning have main or satellite campuses in the city:{{div col|colwidth=30em|small=yes}}

• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
• Broward College BC (Willis Holcombe Downtown Center)
• City College
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (satellite campus)
• Florida Atlantic University FAU (satellite campus)
• Florida International University FIU (satellite campus)
• Keiser University
• Jersey College
• Nova Southeastern University NSU
• University of Phoenix (Cypress Creek Learning Center)

{{div col end}}Additionally, the Davenport, Iowa-based Kaplan University’s Corporate headquarters and an academic support center are in the city.WEB,www.kaplan.com/aboutkaplan/pressreleases/archive/2007/july+11+-+Cypress+2.htm, Newsroom, Kaplan, August 31, 2010, dead,www.kaplan.com/aboutkaplan/pressreleases/archive/2007/july%2B11%2B-%2BCypress%2B2.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20081120042706www.kaplan.com/aboutkaplan/pressreleases/archive/2007/july%2B11%2B-%2BCypress%2B2.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20081120042706www.kaplan.com/aboutkaplan/pressreleases/archive/2007/july%2B11%2B-%2BCypress%2B2.htm, November 20, 2008,

Media

{{see also|List of newspapers in Florida|List of radio stations in Florida|List of television stations in Florida}}Fort Lauderdale is served by English-language newspapers South Florida-Sun SentinelWEB, Jerabek, Samantha, Discover the Best Fort Lauderdale, Florida Media Outlets,blueinteractiveagency.com/seo-blog/2019/03/fort-lauderdale-florida-media-outlets/, Blue Interactive, 23 January 2021, 21 March 2019, and The Miami Herald, Spanish-language newspapers El Sentinel, El Nuevo Herald, and an alternative newspaper New Times Broward-Palm Beach.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Transportation

{{multiple image| caption_align = center| header_align = center| align = right| direction = vertical| width = 220| image1 = 10.EastSunriseBoulevard.FLFL.11March2012_(6921797692).jpg| width1 = | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = Tri_Rail_Locomotive_805_Ft_Lauderdale_Tri_Rail_Station_(8620221514).jpg| width2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = | image3 = Brightline train at Fort Lauderdale station.jpg| width3 = | alt3 = | caption3 = | footer_background = | footer_align = | footer = Fort Lauderdale is serviced by three major forms of public transit: Broward County Transit bus system (top), commuter rail Tri-Rail (middle), and inter-city rail Brightline (bottom).}}

Transit

Broward County Transit (BCT), the county bus system, provides local bus transportation. BCT provides for connections with the bus systems in other parts of the metropolitan area: Metrobus in Dade County, and Palm Tran in Palm Beach County. Tri-Rail, a commuter rail system, connects south Florida’s major cities and airports. In November 2006, Broward County voters rejectedWEB,www.browardsoe.org/ERSummaryType.aspx?eid=6&cid=1069, 2006 Elections-Funding for county-wide transportation improvements, Broward County Supervisor of Elections, 2007-07-21, dead,www.browardsoe.org/ERSummaryType.aspx?eid=6&cid=1069," title="web.archive.org/web/20070928204830www.browardsoe.org/ERSummaryType.aspx?eid=6&cid=1069,">web.archive.org/web/20070928204830www.browardsoe.org/ERSummaryType.aspx?eid=6&cid=1069, 2007-09-28, a one-cent-per-hundred sales tax increase intended to fund transportation projects, such as light rail and bus system expansion.WEB,broward.villagesquare.us/event/pennysalestax/, A Penny for Transportation?, October 10, 2018, Broward College The Village Square, April 24, 2021, The Wave, a new {{convert|2.7|mi|adj=on}} electric streetcar system costing $125 million, was being planned for the downtown. Most of the construction funding would have come from federal ($62.5 million), state ($37 million), and city taxpayers ($10.5 million), with approximately $15 million from assessments on properties within the Downtown Development Authority. Broward County (BCT) had committed to operating the system for the first 10 years at an expected annual cost of $2 million, and had guaranteed funding to cover any shortfall in ridership revenues.WEB,www.wavestreetcar.com/home, The Wave homepage, The Wave, dead,www.wavestreetcar.com/home," title="web.archive.org/web/20160121081144www.wavestreetcar.com/home,">web.archive.org/web/20160121081144www.wavestreetcar.com/home, 2016-01-21, The construction cost of $50 million per mile was considerably higher than other recently built streetcar projects, in part due to the challenges of building an electric transit system over the 3rd Avenue drawbridge. The project was canceled in 2018 by the city and the county.NEWS,www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-wave-streetcar-saga-returns-to-broward-commission-20180507-story.html, Broward follows Fort Lauderdale to end Wave streetcar project, Barszewski, Larry, May 8, 2018, South Florida Sun Sentinel, January 4, 2020, The Sun Trolley is a bus service, running buses (styled as streetcars) around Fort Lauderdale and Broward County.WEB,www.visitflorida.com/listing/sun-trolley/20566/, Sun Trolley in Fort Lauderdale | VISIT FLORIDA, www.visitflorida.com,

Passenger rail

Brightline has a station in Fort Lauderdale, which connects to Miami and West Palm Beach with multiple trains daily.NEWS, Neale, Rick, Disney Springs to get Brightline station as part of Orlando-to-Tampa train route,www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2020/11/23/disney-springs-get-brightline-station-part-orlando-tampa-train-route/6391016002/, 23 January 2021, Florida Today, Construction recently completed extending the line beyond West Palm Beach to Orlando.NEWS, Solomon, Joshua, Virgin Trains readying for first construction on Treasure Coast, staging in Fort Pierce,www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/all-aboard-florida/2019/07/31/virgin-trains-formerly-brightline-working-rail-fort-pierce/1874238001/, 23 January 2021, Treasure Coast, Tri-Rail also provides daily commuter service between Palm Beach County, Broward County (including two stations in Fort Lauderdale), and Miami-Dade County with dozens of local stations. Amtrak provides long-distance passenger service daily on the Silver Meteor and Silver Star lines connecting to cities on the Atlantic coast via the Fort Lauderdale station.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Airports

File:Fort Lauderdale, Florida - FLL from airplane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International AirportFile:Lauderdale from tri rail.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Interstate 95 as it passes through Fort Lauderdale. The city’s skyline can be seen in the background.]]File:State Road A1A north of Sunrise Blvd.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Florida State Road A1AFlorida State Road A1AFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, near Dania Beach, Florida, is the city’s main airport and is the fastest-growing major airport in the country as of 2005.NEWS,www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-02-15-orlando-airport_x.htm, Orlando surpasses Miami as Florida’s busiest airport, February 15, 2005, Associated Press, 2007-10-20, This was, in part, attributable to service by low-cost carriers, such as Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, and Silver Airways, resulting in lower airfares than nearby Miami International Airport.NEWS,query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9404E5D81F30F931A35752C0A9639C8B63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FD%2FDiscount%20Selling, Lower fares shift traffic to less-used airports, Maynard, Micheline, The New York Times, January 2, 2005, 2007-06-20, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood is an emerging international gateway for the Caribbean and Latin America. Miami International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport also serve the city.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Waterways

Fort Lauderdale is home to Port Everglades, the nation’s third busiest cruise port.WEB,broward.org/port/welcome.htm, Port Everglades, Broward County, Florida, 2007-07-17, It is Florida’s deepest port, and is an integral petroleum receiving point.WEB,broward.org/port/petroleum_extended_1.htm, Port Everglades-Petroleum, Broward County, Florida, 2007-07-17,broward.org/port/petroleum_extended_1.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20070806020133broward.org/port/petroleum_extended_1.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20070806020133broward.org/port/petroleum_extended_1.htm, August 6, 2007, dead, Fort Lauderdale is served by a regular international passenger ferry service to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas operated by Baleària Caribbean.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Roads

Broward County is served by three major interstate highways (I-75, I-95, I-595) and U.S. Highways, such as U.S. 1, US 27 and US 441. The interchange between I-95 and I-595/SR 862 is known as the Rainbow Interchange. It is also served by Florida’s Turnpike and State Highway 869, also known as the Sawgrass Expressway.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

Healthcare

Fort Lauderdale is served by Broward General Medical Center and Imperial Point Medical Center, which are operated by Broward Health, the third-largest hospital consortium in the United States. Broward General is a 716-bedWEB,www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2637, Quick Facts, North Broward Hospital District, 2007-07-20,www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2637," title="web.archive.org/web/20070927014617www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2637,">web.archive.org/web/20070927014617www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2637, September 27, 2007, dead, acute care facility that is designated as a Level I trauma center.WEB,www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2139, BGMC Services, North Broward Hospital District, 2007-07-20,www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2139," title="web.archive.org/web/20070927014643www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2139,">web.archive.org/web/20070927014643www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=2139, September 27, 2007, dead, It is also home to Chris Evert Children’s Hospital and a Heart Center of Excellence. The hospital serves as a major training site for medical students from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as nursing and paramedic programs from throughout the area.Imperial Point Medical Center is a 204-bed facility with a hyperbaric medicine program.WEB,www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=45, Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, North Broward Hospital District, 2007-07-21,www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=45," title="web.archive.org/web/20070927014605www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=45,">web.archive.org/web/20070927014605www.browardhealth.org/body.cfm?id=45, September 27, 2007, dead, Holy Cross Hospital, a 571-bedWEB,www.holy-cross.com/General/history.php, History of Holy Cross Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, 2007-07-21,www.holy-cross.com/General/history.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20070929063919www.holy-cross.com/General/history.php,">web.archive.org/web/20070929063919www.holy-cross.com/General/history.php, September 29, 2007, dead, hospital operated by the Sisters of Mercy, was named by HealthGrades as one of the 50 best hospitals in the country for 2007.WEB,www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=hospitals&modact=hospitals_search_results&prodtype=hosprat&state=FL&city=&maparea=&proc=&tabset=ab50, HealthGrades-America’s 50 Best Hospitals, HealthGrades, Inc., 2007-07-21, dead,www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=hospitals&modact=hospitals_search_results&prodtype=hosprat&state=FL&city=&maparea=&proc=&tabset=ab50," title="web.archive.org/web/20070928031051www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=hospitals&modact=hospitals_search_results&prodtype=hosprat&state=FL&city=&maparea=&proc=&tabset=ab50,">web.archive.org/web/20070928031051www.healthgrades.com/consumer/index.cfm?fuseaction=mod&modtype=hospitals&modact=hospitals_search_results&prodtype=hosprat&state=FL&city=&maparea=&proc=&tabset=ab50, 2007-09-28,

Sister cities

Fort Lauderdale’s sister cities are:WEB, Sister Cities,www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/sister-cities, fortlauderdale.gov, City of Fort Lauderdale, 2022-04-27, {{div col|colwidth=17em}}

• {{flagicon|GHA}} Agogo, Ghana
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• {{flagicon|HTI}} Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
• {{flagicon|GER}} Duisburg, Germany
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Gold Coast, Australia
• {{flagicon|ISR}} Haifa, Israel
• {{flagicon|TWN}} Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Mar del Plata, Argentina
• {{flagicon|VEN}} Margarita Island, Venezuela
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Mataró, Spain
• {{flagicon|COL}} Medellín, Colombia
• {{flagicon|TUR}} MuÄŸla, Turkey
• {{flagicon|PAN}} Panama City, Panama
• {{flagicon|CRI}} Quepos, Costa Rica
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Rimini, Italy
• {{flagicon|DOM}} La Romana, Dominican Republic
• {{flagicon|BRA}} São Sebastião, Brazil

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See also

• List of people from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• List of sister cities of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• List of tallest buildings in Fort Lauderdale

Notes

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References

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External links

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