Kendale Lakes, Florida

Kendale Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) and a suburb of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 55,646 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

History

Kendale Lakes (and all of West Kendall) once had a large Miami Jewish population; many prominent attorneys lived there throughout the mid and late 70s. It was truly a bedroom community up until the mid to late 80s.

El Dorado Blvd was once a walk-through outdoor mall with many mom and pop stores called the Kendale Lakes Mall. It was a destination for locals and had many specialty shops like Second Skin, Smatt Bootery, Sentry Drugs, Mightiest Mortals and restaurants like Fiesta Tacos, The Carvery, Cozzoli's Pizza, Tiger Tea House and Burns Bakery to name but a few. Kendale Lakes Mall remains a source of nostalgia for many locals who grew up in the area during the late 1970s and 1980s.

The Kendale Lakes Country Club was bought by the Miccosukee tribe. It originally was an amenity offered to local homeowners. It is still surrounded by tree lined streets - a canopy of trees and lush green lawns. Coral rocks cover a moat which is located around its circumference, and it is dotted with lakes. At one time there was a small sandy beach and picnic area and pier which is now closed. There are remnants of the old pier. There were two pools at the country club (one for family and one for adults only) including an Olympic size pool, replaced now by a volleyball court.

As of October 20, 2024 the last continental Kmart store is located here.

Geography

Kendale Lakes is located Template:Convert west-southwest of downtown Miami at Template:Coord (25.708464, -80.411610).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the north by Tamiami, to the northeast by Westwood Lakes, to the southeast by Kendall, to the south by The Crossings, to the southwest by The Hammocks, and to the west by Kendall West.

The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike forms the eastern edge of Kendale Lakes, with access from Exits 20 and 23. The highway leads north and east Template:Convert to Florida's Turnpike between Miramar and Miami Gardens, and south Template:Convert to its end at U.S. Route 1 in Florida City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kendale Lakes CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 6.19%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Demographics

2020 census

Kendale Lakes CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2010	% 2020
White (NH)	5,937	4,363	10.57%	7.84%
Black or African American (NH)	631	537	1.12%	0.97%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	14	7	0.02%	0.01%
Asian (NH)	721	633	1.28%	1.14%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)	1	6	0.00%	0.01%
Some other race (NH)	50	171	0.09%	0.31%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	210	407	0.37%	0.73%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48,584	49,522	86.53%	88.99%
Total	56,148	55,646	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 55,646 people, 18,517 households, and 14,516 families residing in the CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 56,148 people, 17,984 households, and 14,240 families residing in the CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2000 census

As of 2000, 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.40.

In 2000, the CDP the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $44,156, and the median income for a family was $46,001. Males had a median income of $30,754 versus $26,134 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,592. About 8.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 82.44% of residents, while English made up 15.15% and French Creole was 0.84% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Public schools

Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools.<ref name=KendaleLakesmap>Template:Cite web - Compare this map to school addresses to confirm the locations.</ref>

Elementary schools:

• Bent Tree Elementary School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Kendale Lakes Elementary School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> - Kendale Lakes Elementary is located on SW 80th Street and SW 142nd Avenue in the Kendale Lakes Park, just south of the Kendale Lakes Golf Course. The students are known as the Kendale Lakes Tigers, although previously, they were the Sailboats.Template:Citation needed
• Royal Green Elementary School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

K-8 schools:

• Ethel Koger Beckham K-8 Center<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare the address to the CDP map.</ref>
• Winston Park K-8 Center<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare address to the CDP map.</ref>

Secondary schools:

• Howard D. McMillan Middle School<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare address to the CDP map.</ref>
• Miami Sunset High School<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare address to the CDP map.</ref>

Charter and private schools

Charter schools:

• Archimedean Schools (K-12), including Archimedean Upper Conservatory<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare address to the CDP map.</ref>
• Somerset Palms Academy (K-8)<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare address to the CDP map.</ref>
• Academir Preparatory Academy (elementary)<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare address to the CDP map.</ref>

Private schools:

• Calusa Preparatory School (K-12)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami operates Catholic schools. Good Shepherd School (K-8) is in Kendale Lakes.<ref name=KendaleLakesmap/><ref>Template:Cite web - Compare this address to the CDP map.</ref>

Holy Cross Academy was formerly in Kendale Lakes CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web - Compare with the school's full street address and location.</ref><ref name=BergerAlleged>Template:Cite web</ref> It closed in 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>