Editing Biscayne Park, Florida

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|leader_name              = Jonathan E. Groth
|leader_title1            = [[Vice Mayor]]
|leader_name1             = Ryan Huntington 
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|leader_name2             = Veronica Amsler,<br/>MacDonald Kennedy, and<br/>Art Gonzalez 
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|leader_name4             = Pamela Latimore
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'''Biscayne Park''' is a village in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], United States. It's also part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was at 3,117 residents.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
Biscayne Park was developed in the 1920s by Arthur Griffing and annexed into the city of [[Miami]] in 1925.<ref name=MiamiAnnex>{{cite web|url=https://cdm17273.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17273coll20/id/149 |title=Original Miami, incorporated 1896, with subsequent annexations, dis-annexations & re-annexations |publisher=[[Digital Public Library of America]] |access-date=August 14, 2023}}</ref> With the arrival of the [[Great Depression]], Miami gave up its jurisdiction, and Biscayne Park was incorporated as its own town in 1931.<ref name=MiamiAnnex/> In 1933, the town decided to become a village, and changed its name to the '''Village of Biscayne Park'''.

==Geography==
Biscayne Park is located {{convert|9|mi|0}} north of [[downtown Miami]] at {{Coord|25|52|55|N|80|10|51|W|type:city}} (25.881972, –80.180868).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by the city of [[North Miami, Florida|North Miami]] and to the south by the village of [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]]. The Biscayne Canal forms the southwest border of the village, and the [[Florida East Coast Railway]] forms the southeast border.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}}, or 2.82%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

===Surrounding areas===
* {{pad|15.5em}} [[North Miami, Florida|North Miami]]
* {{pad|10em}} [[North Miami, Florida|North Miami]] [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[North Miami, Florida|North Miami]]
* Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]] [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] {{pad|1.5em}}[[Image:Right.svg|20px]] Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]]
* {{pad|9.1em}} [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]] [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]]
* {{pad|15.2em}} [[Miami Shores, Florida|Miami Shores]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 500
|1950= 2009
|1960= 2911
|1970= 2717
|1980= 3088
|1990= 3068
|2000= 3269
|2010= 3055
|2020= 3117
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Biscayne Park racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1206600&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,202
|38.56%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|334
|10.72%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|5
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|86
|2.76%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|1
|0.03%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|19
|0.61%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|122
|3.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,348
|43.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,117'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,117 people, 901 households, and 620 families residing in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Biscayne Park village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Biscayne+Park+village;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2010 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="float: center; margin-right: 2em; width: 35%; font-size: 75%;" 
!colspan=4|Biscayne Park Demographics
|-
![[United States Census, 2010|2010 Census]]||Biscayne Park||Miami-Dade County||Florida
|-
|Total population||3,055||2,496,435||18,801,310
|-
|Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010||–6.5%||+10.8%||+17.6%
|-
|Population density||4,843.1/sq&nbsp;mi||1,315.5/sq&nbsp;mi||350.6/sq&nbsp;mi
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White or Caucasian]] (including [[White Hispanic]])||72.4%||73.8%||75.0%
|-
|([[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian]])||43.4%||15.4%||57.9%
|-
|[[Black (U.S. Census)|Black or African-American]]||17.6%||18.9%||16.0%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]||35.2%||65.0%||22.5%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]||3.3%||1.5%||2.4%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Native Alaskan]]||0.2%||0.2%||0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]]||0.1%||0.0%||0.1%
|-
|[[Multiracial American|Two or more races (Multiracial)]]||3.6%||2.4%||2.5%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some Other Race]]||2.8%||3.2%||3.6%
|}

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 3,055 people, 1,166 households, and 755 families residing in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Biscayne Park village, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Biscayne+Park+village;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
In 2000, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12. Estimated median household income in 2015: $82,888. Estimated per capita income in 2015: $32,505.

In 2000, the village population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males.  For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 89.8 men.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $48,313, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Men had a median income of $39,964 versus $33,125 for women. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,923.

In 2000, speakers of [[English language|English]] as a [[first language]] was at 59.60%, with [[Spanish language|Spanish]] at 29.27%, [[Haitian Creole|French Creole]] at 9.40%, and [[French language|French]] at 1.74% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=6600&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results of Biscayne Park, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=October 29, 2007}}</ref>

==Government==
The village is governed by a mayor, vice mayor and three commissioners. It also has a village manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor and Commissioners |url=https://www.biscayneparkfl.gov/index.asp?SEC=4516B002-1F29-4888-ADCE-C9AF6D27752C&Type=B_LIST |publisher=Village of Bicayne Park |access-date=July 28, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.biscayneparkfl.gov}}

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[[Category:Villages in Miami-Dade County, Florida]]
[[Category:Villages in Florida]]
[[Category:1920s establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places established in the 1920s]]