Editing Wilton Manors, Florida

{{Short description|City in Florida, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = City of Wilton Manors
| name               = Wilton Manors, Florida
| settlement_type    = [[City (Florida)|City]]
| nickname           = The Island City.
               Tagline: Life's Just Better Here
| motto              = 
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| image_caption      = Wilton Manors City Hall in 2010.
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| map_caption        = Location of Wilton Manors in [[Broward County, Florida]]
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| map_caption1       = U.S. Census Map
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Florida}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]]
| government_footnotes = 
| established_title  = [[Settler colonialism|Settled (Colohatchee Settlement)]]
| established_date   = Late 1800s – Early 1900s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiltonmanorshistoricalsociety.org/pdfs/2014/Colohatchee_Train_Station.pdf |title=Wilton Manors Historical Society Historical Notes, July 2013: Colohatchee Train Station |publisher=By Ron Ulm with Benjamin Little and the Wilton Manors Historical Society |access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pUNejI_PeosC&q=colohatchee+settlement+oakland+park&pg=PA7 |title=Wilton Manors: From Farming Community to Urban Village (page 17) |year=2009 |publisher=By Benjamin B. Little and the Wilton Manors Historical Society |isbn=9780738567617 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pUNejI_PeosC&q=colohatchee+settlement+oakland+park&pg=PA7 |title=Images of America: Oakland Park (pages 7-17) |year=2009 |publisher=By Anne Salle and the Oakland Park Historical Society |isbn=9780738567617 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref>
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (Village of Wilton Manors)]]
| established_date2  = May 13, 1947<ref name=WilMan>{{cite web |url=http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/DemographicsAndEconomics/Documents/bbtn38.pdf |title=Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5) |publisher=www.broward.org |access-date=July 8, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010175608/http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/DemographicsAndEconomics/Documents/bbtn38.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2015 }}</ref>
| established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (City of Wilton Manors)]]
| established_date3  = May 13, 1953<ref name=WilMan/>
| government_type    = [[Council-Manager government|Commission-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Scott Newton
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = Michael Bracchi
| leader_title2      = [[City Council|Commissioners]]
| leader_name2       = Chris Caputo,<br/> Don D'Arminio, and<br/> Paul Rolli
| leader_title3      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name3       = Leigh Ann Henderson
| leader_title4      = [[City Clerk]]
| leader_name4       = Faith Lombardo
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 5.10
| area_land_km2      = 5.10
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.97
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.97
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| area_water_percent = 0
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_note    = 
| population_total   = 11426
| population_density_sq_mi = 5800.00
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 2
| elevation_ft       = 9
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 33305, 33306, 33311, 33334
| area_code          = [[Area code 954|954]], [[Area code 754|754]]
| website            = {{URL|https://www.wiltonmanors.gov|wiltonmanors.gov}}
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 12-78000<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0293390<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| footnotes          = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
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| population_est     = 
| population_density_km2 = 2239.70
}}

'''Wilton Manors''' is a [[City (Florida)|city]] in [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], [[Florida]], United States. Wilton Manors is part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]], which was home to 6,166,488 people at the 2020 census. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 11,426.

== History ==
In the early 20th century, the area now known as Wilton Manors was known as Colohatchee. A train stop along the [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] near the current NE 24th Street shared that name. The name Wilton Manors was coined in 1925 by Ned Willingham, a [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] transplant and land developer. Wilton Manors was incorporated in 1947.

The city is home to a sizable [[LGBT]] population and has become a destination for LGBT tourists, who frequent its many nightclubs and gay-owned businesses along the main street, [[Wilton Drive]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaywiltonmanorsinfo.com/|title=Gay Wilton Manors News - Gay Wilton Manors News|work=gaywiltonmanorsinfo.com}}</ref> the 2010 U.S. Census reported that it is second only to [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]] in the proportion (15%) of gay couples relative to the total population.<ref name="typepad.com">{{cite web|url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/09/the-census-confirms-it-wilton-manors-is-one-of-the-united-states-gayest-places.html|title=The Census confirms it: Wilton Manors in No. 2 nationally for most gay couples per 1,000 - Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida|work=typepad.com}}</ref> It contains a large [[The Pride Center at Equality Park|Pride Center]], the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center, and a branch of the [[Stonewall National Museum and Archives]], whose main facility is in neighboring [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]. A city web page highlights LGBT+ life in Wilton Manors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wiltonmanors.com/290/LGBT-Life-in-Wilton-Manors|title=LGBT+ Life in Wilton Manors {{!}} Wilton Manors, FL - Official Website|website=www.wiltonmanors.com|access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> As of the November 2018 elections, Wilton Manors became the first city in Florida and only the second city in the United States to have an all-LGBT+ governing body.<ref>{{cite news
|first=Sally
|last=James
| title=Wilton Manors Votes Straight Gay
|newspaper=[[South Florida Gay News]]
|date=November 7, 2018
|page=18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/wilton-manors/fl-ne-wilton-manors-all-lgbt-city-commission-20181107-story.html|title=First for Florida: Voters elect all-LGBT City Commission in Wilton Manors|date=November 7, 2018|last=Man|first=Anthony|newspaper=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|language=en-US|access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref>

Since the late 1990s, the Wilton Drive main street corridor has undergone an economic transformation. Formerly a sleepy street lined with small retail shops, Wilton Drive is now the city's arts and entertainment district, home to numerous restaurants, bars, shops, condos and rental developments that have blossomed over the last decade. Many of the businesses in the arts and entertainment district are LGBT-owned and/or operated, and "The Drive" has become a local, regional, and national destination for LGBT+ tourism. In late 2018, construction began on a "Complete Streets"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smartgrowthamerica.org/program/national-complete-streets-coalition/|title=National Complete Streets Coalition|website=Smart Growth America|language=en-US|access-date=March 10, 2019}}</ref> project that will see wider sidewalks, on-street parking, buffered bike lines, and the reduction of vehicular lanes from four to two. Construction of the roadway portion of the project is projected to be completed in late 2019, followed by the landscaping portion of the project.

Another example of the economic revitalization in Wilton Manors is the Highland Estates neighborhood, bordered by NE 26th Street on the south, Dixie Highway on the east, the North Fork of the Middle River on the north, and NE 6th Avenue on the west, was significantly transformed in the decade from 1995 to 2005 from a blighted area to an upscale neighborhood with multiple new modern townhouse developments. Citywide real estate prices increased with, and even ahead of, the national trend in the years of the expansion of the housing bubble (2000–2007). In 2007, the city's taxable property values had grown to $1.26 billion, according to the Broward County Property Appraiser's office. Again following the national trend as the housing bubble burst, Wilton Manors real property taxable values fell 36% from 2007 through 2011. An upward trend in values resumed in 2012 and has continued through the present, with Wilton Manors consistently ranking in the top tier of cities in Broward County with the highest increases in taxable property values. According to the Broward County Property Appraiser, the city's 2019 taxable values are approximately $1.48 billion and total assessed market values are just over $2.22 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bcpa.net/Includes/Downloads/2019/June1stUseCodeSummaries/2019%20Wilton%20Manors%20June%20Use%20Code%20Summary.pdf|title=Market Values}}</ref>

Wilton Manors is home to several recreational facilities, the largest of which are Hagen Park, Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve, and Island City Park Preserve. Other Wilton Manors parks include Donn Eisele Park, Snook Creek Park and Boat Ramp, and Colohatchee Park, a {{convert|9.3|acre|m2|-3|abbr=on}} recreational facility complete with a boardwalk for nature observation, a dog park, and a boat ramp for watercraft entry. In addition, there are several pocket parks throughout the city. Another major city park is Mickel Field, which was traditionally a busy hub for local baseball and softball leagues. At the request of the surrounding neighborhood residents, Mickel Field underwent a significant renovation and re-opened in Summer 2015 with new walking trails, fitness station, picnic and performance pavilion, and other new facilities more in tune with the needs of current residents. In 2019, a significant renovation was completed at Colohatchee Park.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

=== 2021 Stonewall Pride Parade accident ===
On June 19, 2021, at the start of the Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors, a member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus lost control of the truck he was driving, which was to be a part of the parade, and drove into other members of his group, killing 75-year-old James Fahy and injuring 2 others, one of whom was put into critical condition, before going on to strike a nearby garden store. The driver, identified as 77-year-old Fred Johnson Jr., narrowly missed [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]], who was seated in a [[convertible]] at the time of the accident. The accident caused the parade to be canceled.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Driver Apologizes, Police ID Victims of Deadly Crash at Wilton Manors Pride Parade|url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/driver-apologizes-police-id-victims-of-deadly-crash-wilton-manors-pride-parade/2477533/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=NBC 6 South Florida|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.94|sqmi|km2|0|lk=on}}, all land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|access-date=April 23, 2011|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Wilton Manors is bordered on the north by the North Fork of the Middle River and the city of [[Oakland Park, Florida|Oakland Park]]; to the south, the boundaries include the South Fork of the Middle River and the city of Fort Lauderdale; the eastern terminus of the city limits extends to near Federal Highway ([[U.S. Route 1 in Florida|US 1]]); and the westernmost boundary reaches [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]].<ref name="GR1" /> Wilton Manors completely surrounds the separately incorporated village of [[Lazy Lake, Florida|Lazy Lake]]. Since it is surrounded by water, Wilton Manors has gained the nickname "Island City."

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 883
|1960= 8257
|1970= 10948
|1980= 12742
|1990= 11804
|2000= 12697
|2010= 11632
|2020= 11426
|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"
|+'''Wilton Manors 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=1600000US1278000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2022-02-11|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|7,683
|67.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,130
|9.89%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|40
|0.35%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|290
|2.54%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|4
|0.04%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|68
|0.60%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|382
|3.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,829
|16.01%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''11,426'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 11,426 people, 7,034 households, and 2,272 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Wilton Manors City, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Wilton+Manors+City,+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2010 census===

{| class="wikitable" style="float: left; margin-right: 2em; width: 35%; font-size: 75%;" 
!colspan=4|Wilton Manors Demographics
|-
![[United States Census, 2010|2010 Census]]||Wilton Manors||Broward County||Florida
|-
|Total population||11,632||1,748,066||18,801,310
|-
|Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010||–8.4%||+7.7%||+17.6%
|-
|Population density||5,942.7/sq&nbsp;mi||1,444.9/sq&nbsp;mi||350.6/sq&nbsp;mi
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White or Caucasian]] (including [[White Hispanic]])||80.8%||63.1%||75.0%
|-
|([[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian]])||71.2%||43.5%||57.9%
|-
|[[Black (U.S. Census)|Black or African-American]]||12.4%||26.7%||16.0%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]||12.9%||25.1%||22.5%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]||2.2%||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)]]||1.9%||2.9%||2.5%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some Other Race]]||2.4%||3.7%||3.6%
|}

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 11,426 people, 5,975 households, and 1,953 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Wilton Manors city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Wilton+Manors+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Wilton Manors is known as a [[gay village]]. As of 2010, Wilton Manors ranks 2nd in the U.S. for its percentage of gay couples as a proportion of total population, with 140 gay couples per 1,000 residents or 1,600 persons or 14% of the inhabitants.<ref name="typepad.com"/> The Fort Lauderdale area ranks 4th in metro areas (per capita). Neighboring Oakland Park is ranked sixth on the list. Wilton Manors has approximately 1270% more resident gay couples per capita than the national average of 1.1% of the population, as of 2010.<ref name="typepad.com"/>

===2000 census===
In 2000, 18.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.0% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.91.

In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 16.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.2 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $38,366, and the median income for a family was $43,346. Males had a median income of $31,857 versus $26,522 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,770.  About 10.7% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of [[English language|English]] as a [[first language]] accounted for 78.52% of the population, while [[Spanish language|Spanish]] was at 9.37%, [[Haitian Creole|French Creole]] at 7.13%, [[French language|French]] at 2.31%, [[Italian language|Italian]] at 1.22%, as well as [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] being at 0.68%, [[German language|German]] being 0.55%, and [[Polish language|Polish]] as a [[mother tongue]] of 0.17% of all residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=78000&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results for Wilton Manors, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=September 21, 2007}}</ref>

As of 2000, Wilton Manors was the 133rd most [[Cuba]]n-populated area in the US (tied with [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey]]) at 1.58% of the population,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |title=Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=October 22, 2007}}</ref> while it had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of [[Haiti]]ans in the US, (tied with [[North Lauderdale]] and [[Florida City]]) at 6.7% of all residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=October 22, 2007}}</ref>

==Government==

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Previous Presidential Elections Results<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.browardsoe.org/Election-Information/Election-Results-Copy|title = Election Results}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2016 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|21.26% ''1,629''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''78.18%''' ''5,989''
|align="center" |0.56% ''43''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|21.77% ''1,514''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''76.08%''' ''5,292''
|align="center" |2.16% ''150''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|24.45% ''1,583''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''74.27%''' ''4,808''
|align="center" |1.3% ''85''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|24.89% ''1,637''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''74.12%''' ''4,874''
|align="center" |0.99% ''65''
|}

Since the early 2000s Wilton Manors has voted overwhelmingly [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]], higher than the state and county average.  This is largely due to the city's large [[LGBT]] population and minority residents.  In 2018 the city became the second city in the United States (after [[Palm Springs, California]]) to have a gay mayor and all-LGBT city commission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/11/florida-town-now-completely-run-lgbtq-people/|title=This Florida town is now completely run by LGBTQ people}}</ref>

The city holds nonpartisan elections to elect city officials.

==Media==
{{see also|List of television stations in Florida|List of radio stations in Florida}}

Wilton Manors 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=May 25, 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070510131703/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = May 10, 2007}}</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=May 25, 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070510131703/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = May 10, 2007}}</ref> in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'' and ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', and their [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-language counterparts ''[[El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida|El Sentinel]]'' and ''[[El Nuevo Herald]]''. A number of LGBT+ publications also serve the community; including ''South Florida Gay News'', ''The Mirror'', ''OutClique'', and ''Hot Spots''.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

In 2010 Wilton Manors Main Street (now Wilton Manors Development alliance)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.developwm.org|title=Wilton Manors Development Alliance|work=developwm.org}}</ref> aided Brazos Films in the production of episode seven of their award-winning series ''One Square Mile''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://onesquaremile.tv/1sqMile/Wilton_Manors.html |title=Wilton Manors |access-date=July 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220150401/http://www.onesquaremile.tv/1sqMile/Wilton_Manors.html |archive-date=February 20, 2014 }}</ref>

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
[[Broward County Public Schools]] operates public schools.<ref name=Zoningmap>"[http://www.wiltonmanors.com/DocumentCenter/View/4/Zoning-Map-of-the-City-of-Wilton-Manors?bidId= Zoning Map]." City of Wilton Manors. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> Most portions are zoned to Wilton Manors Elementary,<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/WiltonManorsElementary.pdf Wilton Manors Elementary]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> while some are zoned to Bennett Elementary School.<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/BennettElementary.pdf Bennett Elementary]."  [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> All residential areas are zoned to Sunrise Middle School,<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/middle/SunriseMiddle.pdf Sunrise Middle]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> and [[Fort Lauderdale High School]].<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/high/FortLauderdaleHigh.pdf Fort Lauderdale High]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

In addition the community is 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>

There is also an area [[charter school]] in Wilton Manors, Somerset Academy Village.<ref>"[http://www.wiltonmanors.com/102/Schools Schools]." Wilton Manors. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami]] previously operated the Saint Clement School in Wilton Manors.<ref name=Zoningmap/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiarch.org/ministry/schools/schoolsdetail.cfm?s_id=13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204000651/http://www.miamiarch.org/ministry/schools/schoolsdetail.cfm?s_id=13|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-02-04|title=Saint Clement|publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami]]|date=2004-02-04|access-date=2020-05-09|quote=225 NW 29th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311}}</ref> It opened in the 1950s and closed in 2009. According to Akilah Johnson of the ''[[South Florida Sun Sentinel]]'', area parents indicated that St. Ambrose School in [[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]] and St. Jerome's Catholic School in Fort Lauderdale would take most of the students who could not go to Saint Clement anymore.<ref name=Johnsonschoolclosed>{{cite web|author=Johnson, Akilah|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2009-01-23-0901220520-story.html|title=Six schools to close as Archdiocese retrenches|newspaper=[[South Florida Sun Sentinel]]|date=2009-01-23|access-date=2020-05-10}} - The article identifies St. Clement as being in Wilton Manors.</ref>

===Libraries===
Wilton Manors' first library opened on June 24, 1957, as a project of the Jayceettes and staffed by volunteers. "The city took over the library in August 1958... and moved the library to the original city hall. In 1960, the building was enlarged to double its space."<ref>Thuma, Cynthia. (2005). ''Wilton Manors (Images of America Series),'' p. 64. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7385-1741-0}}.</ref>  In 2003, construction was completed on a {{convert|4000|sqft|m2|-1|abbr=on}} library expansion. This increased the facility's size to {{convert|6500|sqft|m2}}. The library, now called the Richard C. Sullivan Public Library of Wilton Manors, is not a part of the Broward County Library system. It is one of only five municipal libraries in Broward County.  The Richard C. Sullivan Public Library is a heavily used facility. The volunteer organization, Friends of the Wilton Manors Public Library, actively supports the library's collections and programming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.friendsofthewiltonmanorslibrary.org/|title=Friends of the Wilton Manors Library}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[LGBT culture in Miami]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.wiltonmanors.com/ }}
*[https://www.wmhistory.org/ Wilton Manors Historical Society]
*[http://boatrentnearme.com/ Wilton Manors Boat Rental]

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