Editing North Miami, Florida (section)

===The 1930s===
Seven miles (11&nbsp;km) of Atlantic oceanfront beachland property from the [[Broward County]] line southward to Surfside were removed from the town limits as a result of a 1931 [[Florida Supreme Court]] decision. The 1926 hurricane ended plans for a causeway to deliver municipal services to that area of town. With no services being received, the beach area instituted a lengthy court lawsuit to separate and form their own community.

The wealthy Shoreland Company, located to the south of the Town, lobbied the 1931 [[Florida Legislature]] to officially grant their huge development the name "[[Miami Shores, Florida|Village of Miami Shores]]". The Legislature did so. It also passed an official act abolishing "Town of Miami Shores" as a name. The next step was for the local population to choose a new name. The municipality was renamed the "Town of North Miami".

During the [[Great Depression|Depression years]], in 1933, Mrs. Cecille Sevier and Mrs. Ella S. Klefeker became the first two women elected to the Town Council. The 1940s census stated that 1,973 inhabitants lived in the "Town of North Miami".