Editing Lighthouse Point, Florida

{{Distinguish|Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point}}
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|leader_name              = Kyle Van Buskirk
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|leader_name1             = Sandy Johnson
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'''Lighthouse Point''', officially the '''City of Lighthouse Point''', is a suburb of Fort Lauderdale located in [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], Florida, United States. The suburb was named for the [[Hillsboro Inlet Light]]house, which is located in nearby [[Hillsboro Beach, Florida|Hillsboro Beach]]. The city is a part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of Lighthouse Point was 10,486.

==Geography==

Lighthouse point is located at {{coord|26.274691|-80.089414|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2|0}}, of which {{convert|2.29|sqmi|km2|0}} is land and {{convert|.11|sqmi|km2|0}} (4.58%) is water.

Lighthouse Point is located in northeastern Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

To its north:
* [[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]]

To its east:
* [[Hillsboro Beach, Florida|Hillsboro Beach]] (across the [[Intracoastal Waterway]])

To its west and south:
* [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]]

Lighthouse Point is known for boating as the vast majority of the city is built on canals built during the 1950s to 1960s. This created a large amount of water front housing and made boating and fishing popular.

Through the [[Hillsboro Inlet]], boats can reach [[the Bahamas]] within 40 miles to [[Bimini]] or 60 miles to [[Grand Bahama]].

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1960= 2453
|1970= 9071
|1980= 11488
|1990= 10378
|2000= 10767
|2010= 10344
|2020= 10486
|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"
|+'''Lighthouse Point 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=1600000US1240450&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2022-02-11|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|8,523
|81.28%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|140
|1.34%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|5
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|198
|1.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|4
|0.04%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|48
|0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|387
|3.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,181
|11.26%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''10,486'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 10,486 people, 5,475 households, and 3,025 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Lighthouse Point City, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Lighthouse+Point+city;+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|Lighthouse Point Demographics
|-
![[United States Census, 2010|2010 Census]]||Lighthouse Point||Broward County||Florida
|-
|Total population||10,344||1,748,066||18,801,310
|-
|Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010||–3.9%||+7.7%||+17.6%
|-
|Population density||4,484.0/sq&nbsp;mi||1,444.9/sq&nbsp;mi||350.6/sq&nbsp;mi
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White or Caucasian]] (including [[White Hispanic]])||94.0%||63.1%||75.0%
|-
|([[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian]])||87.7%||43.5%||57.9%
|-
|[[Black (U.S. Census)|Black or African-American]]||1.7%||26.7%||16.0%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]||7.5%||25.1%||22.5%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]||1.6%||3.2%||2.4%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Native Alaskan]]||0.3%||0.3%||0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]]||0.0%||0.1%||0.1%
|-
|[[Multiracial American|Two or more races (Multiracial)]]||1.6%||2.9%||2.5%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some Other Race]]||0.8%||3.7%||3.6%
|}
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 10,344 people, 4,555 households, and 2,839 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Lighthouse Point City, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Lighthouse+Point+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
In 2000, 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.65.

In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 16.2% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $53,038, and the median income for a family was $72,418. Males had a median income of $51,897 versus $32,929 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $40,839. About 2.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as their [[first language]] were 19.18%, while 74.64% spoke Spanish as theirs. Other languages spoken as a first language are Italian 1.93%, French 1.22%, German at 1.06%, and Portuguese at 0.71%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=40450&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center results for Lighthouse Point, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=2007-09-23}}</ref>

==Media==

Lighthouse Point is part of the [[Miami]]-[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]-[[Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]] media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio |title=Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005 |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |access-date=2007-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807070323/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/ |archive-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and the seventeenth largest television market<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv |title=Top 50 TV markets ranked by households |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |access-date=2007-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807070323/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/ |archive-date=2007-08-07 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'' and ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', and their Spanish-language counterparts ''[[El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida|El Sentinel]]'' and ''[[El Nuevo Herald]]''.

Each house, apartment and business in Lighthouse Point receives the monthly lifestyle magazine "Lighthouse Point" created and mailed by publishers Susan and Richard Rosser.

==Education==

[[Broward County Public Schools]] serves the community.<ref>"[https://city.lighthousepoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/City-Map.pdf City Map]." City of Lighthouse Point. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> All residents are zoned to Norcrest Elementary School ([[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]]),<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/NorcrestElementary.pdf Norcrest Elementary]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> Deerfield Beach Middle School,<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/middle/DeerfieldBeachMiddle.pdf Deerfield Beach Middle]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> and [[Deerfield Beach High School]] (located in Deerfield Beach).<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/high/DeerfieldBeachHigh.pdf Deerfield Beach High]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> It is also in the service area of the [[magnet school]] [[Pompano Beach High School]].<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/Domain/13425/Maps/School%20Boundary%20Maps/2018-19/High/PompanoBeachHigh.pdf Pompano Beach High]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

Originally [[North Broward Preparatory School]] was located in the city. It was established there in 1957, but is no longer located in Lighthouse Point.<ref>"[https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/wps-florida Our History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103205809/https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/wps-florida |date=2014-11-03 }}." [[North Broward Preparatory School]]. Retrieved on 26 February 2012.</ref>

== Lighthouse Point Library ==

Mission Statement: The Doreen Gauthier Lighthouse Point Library was established (1965) for the purpose of providing community members of all ages with informational, recreational, cultural, and educational enrichment through access to print materials, digital resources, current technologies, services, programs, and a professional library staff.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lighthouse Point Library: Location and Mission Statement|url=https://lighthousepointlibrary.com/community/location-and-staff/}}</ref><ref>Cavallaro, Jeanne F., "Lighthouse Point Library" (1990). Digital Collection - Florida Studies Center Publications. Paper 90.
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/flstud_pub/90</ref><ref>Michael d’Oliveira. 2015. “Lighthouse Point Library’s History Is One of Change, Advancement.” ''Pelican, The'' (Pompano Beach, FL), January 23.</ref>

The first part-time library was a small room in the Beacon Light Shopping Center where the owner gave this area rent free for three months as a gesture of goodwill.<ref name="LHPL">{{Cite web|title=Lighthouse Point Library|url= https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fl_library_history/49/}}</ref> The branch began building its collection with duplicate copies of titles from Pompano and Deerfield Beach Libraries, as well as donations from the general public.<ref name="LHPL"/> On March 30, 1965, a glamorous Library Ball was held, with the Lighthouse Point Bank underwriting the cost of the event as well as cosponsoring the affair. The event raised over $5,000.<ref name="LHPL"/> By 1966 the library owned more than 3,000 items, and the tradition of having a Library Ball was continued annually from 1966 to 1971.<ref name="LHPL"/> In January 1968 a lease was signed for a rental of two empty stores in the Venetian Isles Shopping Center, and by this point the library had 921 members.<ref name="LHPL"/> Circulation grew from 314 books in 1965 to over 10,000 books in 1968.<ref name="LHPL"/> In 1972, the Library began to function under the jurisdiction of the City of Lighthouse Point.<ref name="LHPL"/> In 1984, the [[Publix]] in the Venetian Sopping center announced its plan to take over the entire shopping area, and the contents of the library was moved into a huge trailed unit in November 1985 and stored on the grounds of the Trinity United Methodist Church.<ref name="LHPL"/> The city commission pitched an idea to build a complex with the library as a focal point, and in the meantime library staff worked out of the storage unit.<ref name="LHPL"/> It wasn't until May 1987 that the move into the current permanent library began with over 20,000 items and more than 7,000 library memberships.<ref name="LHPL"/>

The library has a print collection of over 40,000 circulating titles, patron wifi access, public computers, a fax machine, scanning and printing, AWE Kids Learning Stations, Overdrive eBooks and streaming audio-books, access to the Florida Electronic Library and digital research databases, audio books on CD, DVDs, magazines and newspapers, study rooms (by appointment), and exam proctoring (by appointment only).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lighthouse Point Library|url=https://lighthousepointlibrary.com/community/get-lhp-card/}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[The Paul and Young Ron Show|Paul Castronovo]], radio personality
* [[Ben Klassen]], founder of the religion [[Creativity (religion)|Creativity]]
* [[Bruce Nickells]], [[harness racing]] driver<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161122154239/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-10-19/sports/8902050288_1_breeders-crown-filly-colt `Star` Leads Nickells Down The Filly Way]</ref>   
* [[Mike Phipps]], College Football Hall of Fame member
* [[Nevin Shapiro]], University of Miami football [[Booster club|booster]] who is currently imprisoned for orchestrating a $930 million [[Ponzi scheme]]
* [[John Spadavecchia]], professional poker player

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.lighthousepoint.com/ City of Lighthouse Point] official website

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