Editing Surfside, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Surfside, Florida
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Florida]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade]]
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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|title=Town Commission |url=https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/departments-services/town-commission |publisher=Town of Surfside, Florida |date=September 8, 2024}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Charles W. Burkett
|leader_title1            = [[Deputy mayor|Vice Mayor]]
|leader_name1             = Tina Paul
|leader_title2            = [[City commission government|Commissioners]]
|leader_name2             = Ruben A. Coto<br>Nelly Velasquez<br>Gerardo Vildostegui
|leader_title3            = [[City manager|Town Manager]]
|leader_name3             = Peter M. Jankowski
|leader_title4            = [[Municipal clerk|Town Clerk]]
|leader_name4             = Sandra N. McCready
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = May 18, 1935
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 33154
|area_code                = [[Area codes 305, 786, and 645|305, 786, and 645]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 12-70075
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|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/|townofsurfsidefl.gov}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Surfside''' is a town in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Florida]], United States. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to '''Surfside Beach''' on the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The town is bordered on the south by the [[North Beach (Miami Beach)|North Beach]] neighborhood of [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], on the north by [[Bal Harbour, Florida|Bal Harbour]], on the west by [[Biscayne Bay]], and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It also serves as part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]]. The population was 5,689 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Surfside_town,_Florida?g=160XX00US1270075 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=September 8, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Between 1923 and 1925, the Tatum Brothers subdivided the land on what is now Surfside.<ref name=75th>{{Cite news|url=https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/about-surfside/75thanniversarysouvenirprogram.pdf |title=Town of Surfside 75th Anniversary |publisher=Surfside}}</ref>

Starting in 1924, Henri Levy developed Biscaya Island and a portion of land from 87th to 92nd Streets.<ref name=75th/>

In 1929–1930, [[Russell Pancoast]], built the Surf Club 90th Street and [[Collins Avenue]].<ref name=75th/>

In 1935, fearing annexation by the city of [[Miami Beach, Florida]], 35 members of the privately-owned club incorporated the Town of Surfside and financed the venture with a $28,500 loan.<ref name=75th/>

Spearman Lewis was the first mayor of Surfside.<ref name=75th/>

In 1956, Surfside purchased the Lehman Estate on the northeast corner of 93rd Street and Collins Avenue. It acquired additional land via [[eminent domain]] and then built a community center.<ref name=75th/>

In 1960, Hawthorne Park was dedicated.<ref name=75th/>

On March 1, 1973, Surfside signed a contract with [[Miami-Dade County]] to outsource fire/rescue services.<ref name=75th/>

In 1983, [[The Shul of Bal Harbour]] was established at 9540 Collins Avenue.<ref name=75th/>

===Condominium building collapse===
{{main|Surfside condominium collapse}}
On June 24, 2021, at 1:22 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building at 8777 Collins Avenue, partially collapsed, causing 98 deaths, in one of the deadliest structural failures in United States history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/surfside-collapse-last-victim.html |title=Final Victim of Surfside Condo Collapse Is Identified |first1=Giulia |last1=Howard |first2=Patricia |last2=Mazzei |first3=Audra D. S. |last3=Burch |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 26, 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/15/us/miami-dade-building-collapse-thursday/index.html |title=The death toll in the Surfside condo collapse has risen to 97 |first1=Madeline |last1=Holcombe |first2=Amir |last2=Vera |work=[[CNN]] |date=July 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article252594518.html |title=After demolition of Surfside condo, more victims are being found in original rubble |first1=Samantha J. |last1=Gross |first2=Joey |last2=Flechas |first3=Jay |last3=Weaver |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=July 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Death toll hits 10 in Champlain condo collapse on fifth day of search for 151 missing |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article252414358.html |last1=Brown |first1=Julie K. |last2=Neal |first2=David J. |last3=Rabin |first3=Charles |last4=Chang |first4=Daniel |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=June 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/27/miami-condo-collapse-surfside-champlain-towers-2018-report-dead-missing |title=Miami condo collapse: death toll rises to nine as crews search pile for survivors |first=Richard |last=Luscombe |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> The building's 40-year recertification was in progress and the roof was being repaired. The cause of the collapse of the structure has not been established.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.564|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.557|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.007|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

===Surrounding areas===
: {{pad|14.5em}} [[Bal Harbour, Florida|Bal Harbour]]
: {{pad|5.7em}} [[Bay Harbor Islands, Florida|Bay Harbor Islands]] [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Atlantic Ocean]]
: [[Bay Harbor Islands, Florida|Bay Harbor Islands]], [[Indian Creek, Florida|Indian Creek]] [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] {{pad|1.5em}}[[Image:Right.svg|20px]] [[Atlantic Ocean]]
: {{pad|8.5em}} [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Atlantic Ocean]]
: {{pad|14.2em}} [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]]

===Street names===
Avenues in Surfside are named for British and American authors and run in alphabetical order from east to west.
In 1979, 95th Street in Surfside was renamed "Isaac Singer Boulevard" to reflect the residency of the famous Yiddish author [[Isaac Bashevis Singer]] on that street from 1977 until his death in 1991.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 295
|1950= 1852
|1960= 3157
|1970= 3614
|1980= 3763
|1990= 4108
|2000= 4909
|2010= 5744
|2020= 5689
|estyear=2023
|estimate=5472
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=September 8, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 8, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Surfside, Florida – Racial Composition'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Surfside town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Surfside%20town,%20Florida&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref><br>(NH = Non-Hispanic)<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Surfside town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1270075&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Surfside town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1270075&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|2,880
|2,717
|50.1%
|47.76%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|53
|59
|0.9%
|1.04%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|2
|0.0%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|75
|79
|1.3%
|1.39%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|3
|0.0%
|0.05%
|-
|[[Some Other Race]] (NH)
|16
|69
|0.3%
|1.21%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|46
|248
|0.8%
|4.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|2,673
|2,512
|46.5%
|44.16%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,744'''
|'''5,689'''
|'''100.0%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 5,689 people, 2,302 households, and 1,551 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Surfside%20town,%20Florida%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=September 8, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|10213.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,675 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 59.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.0% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|some other races]] and 31.4% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 44.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Surfside town, Florida |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/surfside-town-florida/160-1270075/ |access-date=September 8, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 5,744 people, 2,609 households, and 1,521 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|10067.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,890 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.0% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|some other races]] and 1.7% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 46.5% of the population.

===Languages===
As of 2000, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] was spoken as a [[first language]] by 49.41% of residents, while [[English language|English]] was spoken by 42.11% of the population. Other languages spoken included [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] 2.36%, [[Russian language|Russian]] 2.04%, [[German language|German]] and [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] were both tied at 1.40%, and [[French language|French]] was the [[mother tongue]] for 1.29% of the populace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=70075&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA's Data Center Results of Surfside, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]]}}</ref>

===Jewish population===
As of 2021, approximately one-third of the population of Surfside are [[Jews]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Karabelnicoff |first=Shaked |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Surfside: Miami's 'most' Jewish community |url=https://jewishunpacked.com/unpacked-surfsides-jewish-community/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Unpacked |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jta.org/2021/06/25/united-states/the-deadly-building-collapse-in-surfside-struck-a-growing-diverse-jewish-community |title=The deadly building collapse in Surfside struck a growing, diverse Jewish community |first=BEN |last=SALES |work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |date=June 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/how-the-worlds-jewish-community-came-together-to-bring-aid-to-surfside-672513 |title=How the world's Jewish community came together to bring aid to Surfside |first=RON |last=KAMPEAS |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |date=July 11, 2021}}</ref> It is also the most Jewish community in the [[Miami metropolitan area]]. Around 2,500 Jews reside in Surfside.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/miamis-most-jewish-neighborhood-is-home-to-an-aggressively-un-kosher-deli/ |title=Miami's most Jewish area is home to 'aggressively' un-kosher deli |first=CHARLES |last=DUNST |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=July 9, 2018}}</ref> Including neighboring areas, 34% of Jews describe themselves as [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]], 24% as [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]], 18% as [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] and 24% as "just Jewish".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/30/surfside-condo-jewish-community/ |title=Surfside's Jewish community grows closer after tower collapse: 'It's three degrees of separation' |first1=Laura |last1=Reiley |first2=Brittany |last2=Shammas |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=June 30, 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
Residents are assigned to [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]].

Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor K–8 Center in [[Bay Harbor Islands]] serves as the local elementary and [[K–8 school]]. Residents who want to have a conventional middle school may instead choose the zoned middle school,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor K-8 Center Boundaries Legal Description |publisher=[[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] |url=http://www.dadeschools.net/schools/schoolinformation/school_boundaries.asp?id=0241}}</ref> Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miami Beach Nautilus MS Boundaries Legal Description |publisher=[[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] |url=http://www.dadeschools.net/schools/schoolinformation/school_boundaries.asp?id=6541}}</ref> [[Miami Beach Senior High School]] is the senior high school serving Surfside.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miami Beach SHS Boundaries Legal Description |publisher=[[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] |url=http://www.dadeschools.net/schools/schoolinformation/school_boundaries.asp?id=7201 }}</ref><!--Used https://app.guidek12.com/miami/school_search/current/ to see a map-->

==Notable people==
* [[Philip B. Hofmann]], former CEO of Johnson & Johnson
* [[Jared Kushner]], son-in-law of incumbent U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] and [[Senior Advisor to the President]] between 2017 and 2021.<ref name=surfsideivanka /><ref name=surfsidejared />
* [[Rudolph W. Riefkohl]], officer in United States Army
* [[Isaac Bashevis Singer]], Yiddish writer, lived in Surfside from 1977 until his death in 1991
* [[Sid Tepper]], songwriter, lived in Surfside from 1970 to 2004
* [[Ivanka Trump]], daughter of former U.S. President Donald Trump and Senior Advisor to the President between 2017 and 2021<ref name=surfsideivanka>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/politics/inside-beach-town-where-jared-kushner-and-ivanka-trump-avoid-the-spotlight/|title=Inside Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's Life in the Tiny Beach Town Where They Avoid the Spotlight|first=Aaron|last=Parsley|publisher=People|date=February 15, 2022}}</ref><ref name=surfsidejared>{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-surfside-florida-neighbor-drama.html|title=Ivanka and Jared Can't Escape Neighbor Drama|first=Margaret|last=Hartmann|publisher=New York Magazine|date=February 9, 2022|accessdate=December 1, 2022}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In 2018, Josh's Deli offerings of "Jewban" and "Spicy Tuna Latke" were featured in ''[[Food Paradise (season 17)]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Surfside (Florida)}}
* [https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/ Town of Surfside – Official Website]
* [https://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/departments-services/visit-surfside Visit Surfside – Official Tourism]

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