Deerfield Beach, Florida

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Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, just south of the Palm Beach County line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,859,<ref name="2020CensusPopulationByRace" /> making it the tenth-largest city in Broward County. Located 41 miles north of Miami, it is a key suburb of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020.

History

Deerfield Beach's history dates to 1890, when a small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was now served by its own post office and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the river.

By the early 20th century, as the town's population continued to grow, the Florida East Coast Railroad constructed tracks en route to Miami bisecting Deerfield. Deerfield's early settlers were mostly farmers who grew pineapples, tomatoes, green beans, squash and fished along the Intracoastal Waterway. Deerfield remained a largely agricultural community, but in 1939 the town's name was changed to Deerfield Beach to let tourists know it has a beach.<ref name="history">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1952, the original Deerfield Beach Pier was built of wood.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water (7.12%).<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> Of Deerfield Beach's land mass 0.3 square miles is located on Deerfield Beach Island<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (DBI).

Climate

Deerfield Beach has a borderline tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification: Af), bordering on a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am), featuring hot summer days, frequent thunderstorms in the summer, and less frequent rain in the fall.

During the summer months average temperatures tend to be in the 80s, while during the winter temperatures tend to be in the 60s. July is generally the warmest month of the year with an average maximum temperature of Template:Convert, while the coldest month of the year is February with an average minimum temperature of Template:Convert. The all-time record high is Template:Convert recorded in 1981, while the all-time record low is Template:Convert which was recorded in 1995.<ref name="TWC">Template:Cite web</ref> The year-round average temperature is Template:Convert.<ref name="history" />

The annual average precipitation at Deerfield Beach is Template:Convert. Summer months tend to be wetter than winter months. The wettest month of the year is June with an average rainfall of Template:Convert.<ref name="TWC" />

Deerfield Beach falls under the USDA 10b Plant Hardiness zone.<ref name="USDA.gov">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Climate data for Deerfield Beach
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily daylight hours	10.5	11.5	12.0	12.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.0	12.5	11.5	11.0	10.5	12.1
Source: Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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Historical racial composition	2020<ref name="2020CensusPopulationByRace" />	2010<ref name="2010CensusPopulationByRace" />	2000<ref name="2000CensusPopulationByRace" />	1990<ref name="1990Census1" />	1980<ref name="1980Census1" />
White (non-Hispanic)	41.7%	56.0%	71.2%	78.9%	80.4%
Hispanic or Latino	20.2%	14.2%	8.7%	3.9%	2.1%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	24.4%	25.0%	15.7%	16.2%	17.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	1.5%	1.4%	0.8%	0.4%
Native American (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	1.4%	0.7%	0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	1.9%	2.1%	N/A	N/A
Population	86,859	75,018	64,583	46,325	39,193

Demographic characteristics	2020<ref name="2020CensusHouseholds">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2020CensusSexByAge">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2020CensusMedianAge">Template:Cite web</ref>	2010<ref name="2010CensusHouseholds">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2010CensusSexByAge">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2010CensusMedianAge">Template:Cite web</ref>	2000<ref name="2000CensusHouseholds">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2000CensusSexByAge">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2000CensusMedianAge">Template:Cite web</ref>	1990<ref name="1990Census1" />	1980<ref name="1980Census1" /><ref name="1980Census2">Template:Cite web</ref>
Households	46,993	42,671	37,343	23,118	18,422
Persons per household	1.85	1.76	1.73	2.00	2.13
Template:Abbr	93.5	93.4	87.2	83.2	81.8
Ages 0–17	17.7%	18.0%	15.6%	13.6%	14.6%
Ages 18–64	60.8%	60.6%	55.1%	50.1%	44.2%
Ages 65 +	21.6%	21.5%	29.3%	36.3%	41.3%
Median age	43.7	43.3	44.6	48.6	60.6
Population	86,859	75,018	64,583	46,325	39,193

Economic indicators
2017–21 American Community Survey	Deerfield Beach	Broward County	Florida
Template:Abbr<ref name="ACSPersonalIncome">Template:Cite web</ref>	$31,343	$36,222	$34,367
Template:Abbr<ref name="ACSHouseholdIncome">Template:Cite web</ref>	$49,650	$64,522	$61,777
Poverty Rate<ref name="ACSPoverty">Template:Cite web</ref>	15.6%	12.4%	13.1%
Template:Abbr<ref name="ACSEducationalAttainment">Template:Cite web</ref>	85.4%	90.0%	89.0%
Template:Abbr<ref name="ACSEducationalAttainment" />	26.9%	34.3%	31.5%
Template:Abbr<ref name="ACSEducationalAttainment" />	9.0%	13.1%	11.7%

Language spoken at homeTemplate:Refn	2015Template:Refn	2010Template:Refn	2000<ref name="2000CensusLanguage">Template:Cite web</ref>	1990<ref name="1990Census2">Template:Cite web</ref>	1980<ref name="1980Census3">Template:Cite web</ref>
English	57.8%	59.3%	74.7%	85.3%	87.7%
Spanish or Spanish Creole	14.6%	12.6%	8.6%	3.2%	2.1%
French or Haitian Creole	12.5%	12.5%	5.5%	3.7%	1.5%
Portuguese	N/ATemplate:Efn	9.5%	4.9%	0.4%	N/ATemplate:Efn
Yiddish	N/ATemplate:Efn	0.6%	1.2%	2.4%	N/ATemplate:Efn
Other Languages	15.1%	5.5%	5.1%	5.0%	8.7%

Nativity	2015Template:Refn	2010Template:Refn	2000<ref name="2000CensusNativity">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2000CensusForeignBorn">Template:Cite web</ref>	1990<ref name="1990Census3">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="1990Census2" />	1980<ref name="1980Census3" />
% population native-born	66.0%	68.5%	77.3%	84.9%	85.5%
... born in the United States	63.9%	66.5%	75.8%	83.8%	84.8%
... born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas	0.9%	1.1%	0.9%	0.3%	0.7%
... born to American parents abroad	1.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%
% population foreign-born Template:Refn	34.0%	31.5%	22.7%	15.1%	14.5%
... born in Haiti	7.9%	7.3%	2.8%	2.1%	N/ATemplate:Refn
... born in Brazil	7.1%	8.3%	4.7%	0.3%	N/ATemplate:Refn
... born in Canada	2.2%	2.2%	2.0%	1.6%	1.6%
... born in Russia	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	1.4%	2.4%
... born in Poland	0.1%	0.6%	0.9%	1.7%Template:Efn	2.8%Template:Efn
... born in other countries	16.5%	13.0%	11.9%	8.0%	7.7%

Template:As of, 16.3% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.9% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.72.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $34,041, and the median income for a family was $44,853. Males had a median income of $35,154 versus $27,451 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,296. About 9.2% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Template:As of, Deerfield Beach also had the highest percentage of Brazilian and Brazilian American population (as a percentage of total population) in the United States at 11.06%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It also has a significant percentage of Haitian and Haitian American residents in the United States, at 12.1%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arts and culture

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Deerfield Beach

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Palm trees along Deerfield Beach

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Deerfield Beach City Hall

Points of interest

Deerfield Beach Arboretum
Deerfield Island Park<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Quiet Waters Park
Deerfield Beach Island (DBI)

Libraries

There are two locations of the Broward County Library system in Deerfield Beach:

Century Plaza
Percy White

Education

There are five public schools in Deerfield Beach, as well as numerous private institutions. Public schools are administered by Broward County Public Schools.<ref>"Zoning Map." Deerfield Beach. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

Elementary schools

Deerfield Beach Elementary School<ref>"Deerfield Beach Elementary." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>
Deerfield Park Elementary School
Park Ridge Elementary School
Quiet Waters Elementary School
Tedder Elementary School

Middle schools

Deerfield Beach Middle School<ref>"Deerfield Beach Middle." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>
Lyons Creek Middle School in Coconut Creek<ref>"Lyons Creek Middle." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>
Crystal Lake Middle School in Pompano Beach<ref>"Crystal Lake Middle." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

Zoned high schools

Deerfield Beach High School<ref>"Deerfield Beach High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>
Monarch High School in Coconut Creek<ref>"Monarch High." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 27, 2018.</ref>
Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach<ref>"Ely Blanche." Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

Private schools

Highlands Christian Academy
St. Ambrose Catholic School

Charter school

Somerset Academy Key<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Infrastructure

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Deerfield Beach Station, opened in 1926, currently serves Amtrak and Tri-Rail.

Transportation

Deerfield Beach station served by Amtrak and Tri-Rail
Broward County Transit

Media

Deerfield Beach is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the seventeenth largest television market<ref>Template:Cite web</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 and El Nuevo Herald. Local Deerfield-based media includes The Observer, a local weekly newspaper, and the Deerfield Times, published by Sun-Sentinel.