Kendall, Florida

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Kendall is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the area had a population of 80,241.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

History

Much of what is now Kendall was purchased from the State of Florida in 1883 by the Florida Land and Mortgage Company. It was named for Henry John Broughton Kendall, a director of the company, who moved to the area in the 1900s to manage the company's land. As the land was not open to homesteading, development was slow well into the 20th century. A post office opened in 1914, and the first school opened in 1929. After the end of the land boom in 1926, some residents left. Two Seminole camps were in the Kendall area, and Seminoles continued to live there into the 1940s.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Prior to the 1950s, the term "Kendall" was used to describe a region centered around U.S. Route 1, bounded by Snapper Creek to the north, the Everglades to the west, Old Cutler Road to the east, and the former community of Rockdale to the south. This area was largely uninhabited, generally consisting of pine rockland interspersed with fields and groves. As the region experienced rapid development in the 1950s, the moniker "Kendall" came to refer to the various communities built in the vicinity of present-day Pinecrest and the eastern half of the current Kendall CDP. When growth shifted west in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the usage of the term steadily shifted west concurrently, and today it is most often applied to the area more formally known as West Kendall. Prior to incorporation in 1996, the Village of Pinecrest was still included in the official boundaries of Kendall CDP.

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Dadeland Mobile Home Park neighborhood near Kendall destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

In August 1992, Kendall and the surrounding South Dade area were severely damaged by Hurricane Andrew. Many of the homes and businesses in the area were destroyed. In the subsequent years, the area was slowly rebuilt.<ref>[1]
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Geography

Kendall is located Template:Convert southwest of downtown Miami at Template:Coord (25.666781, −80.356533).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the east by the village of Pinecrest, to the southeast by the village of Palmetto Bay, to the south by Palmetto Estates and Richmond Heights, to the southwest by Three Lakes, to the west by The Crossings, to the northwest by Kendale Lakes, to the north by Sunset, and to the northeast by Glenvar Heights.

U.S. Route 1 forms the eastern boundary of Kendall; it leads northeast to Miami and southwest Template:Convert to Homestead. The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike forms the western boundary of Kendall, leading north Template:Convert to Doral and south Template:Convert to its southern terminus at Florida City. The Don Shula Expressway (Florida State Road 874) crosses Kendall from northeast to southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kendall CDP has a total area of Template:Convert; Template:Convert of it are land and Template:Convert of it (3.03%) are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Climate

Kendall has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) which is similar to the remainder of Miami-Dade County, although its inland location does make it cooler at night and warmer during the day compared to coastal areas such as Miami Beach.

Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

Kendall 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)	21,432	16,781	28.44%	20.91%
Black or African American (NH)	2,680	2,339	3.56%	2.91%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	37	31	0.05%	0.04%
Asian (NH)	2,190	2,087	2.91%	2.60%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)	24	13	0.03%	0.02%
Some other race (NH)	232	369	0.31%	0.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	738	1,558	0.98%	1.94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48,038	57,063	63.74%	71.11%
Total	75,371	80,241	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 80,241 people, 27,691 households, and 19,077 families residing in the CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 75,371 people, 27,287 households, and 18,812 families residing in the CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2000 census

In 2000, 33.4% households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

In 2000, 23.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $51,330 and the median family income was $61,241. Males had a median income of $42,875 and females $31,416. The per capita income was $27,914. About 5.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

In 2000, 52.46% of residents spoke Spanish at home, while those who spoke only English comprised 40.38%. Speakers of Portuguese were 1.49% of the population, French 1.12%, and French Creole 0.95%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Transportation

Template:See also Kendall is served by Metrobus throughout the area, and by the Metrorail at:

• Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Dadeland North (SW 70th Avenue and U.S. 1)
• Template:Rcb Template:Rcb Dadeland South (Dadeland Boulevard and U.S. 1)

Both stations provide metro service from Dadeland to nearby commercial centers like the city of Coral Gables, Downtown Miami, and Miami International Airport. Dadeland South station is a major transit depot in the area, connecting the southernmost cities of Homestead and Florida City to Metrorail via limited-stop bus rapid transit along the South Miami-Dade Busway.

Economy

Pollo Tropical has its headquarters in Dadeland,<ref name="PolloAboutUs">"About Us." Pollo Tropical. Retrieved on February 2, 2012. "Brothers Larry and Stuart Harris open first Pollo Tropical® in Miami at 741 NW 37th Avenue."</ref> Kendall.<ref name="PolloHQaddy">"Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. 2010 Annual Report Template:Webarchive." Carrols Restaurant Group. 38. Retrieved on February 2, 2012. "We also lease approximately 13,500 square feet at 7300 North Kendall Drive, 8th Floor, Miami, Florida, which houses most of our administrative operations for our Pollo Tropical restaurants."</ref><ref name="KendallMap">"Kendall CDP, FloridaTemplate:Dead link." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.</ref><ref>"SOMERSET ACADEMY SHARKS TAKE A BITE AT FUNDRAISING, BENEFIT AT POLLO TROPICAL® ON APRIL 14 Template:Webarchive." Pollo Tropical. April 6, 2010. Retrieved on February 2, 2012. "7300 NORTH KENDALL DRIVE, EIGHTH FLOOR MIAMI, FLORIDA 33176"</ref> The headquarters moved to Dadeland in 1994.<ref name="PolloAboutUs"/>

Kendall is the site of Dadeland Mall, an upscale indoor shopping mall in East Kendall with Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and JCPenney as anchor stores. In South Kendall, directly south of Dadeland Mall on US-1 is The Falls (mall), an open-air shopping mall with Macy's as anchor store as well as a Regal Cinema.

Prior to its dissolution, Air Florida was headquartered in the Dade Towers in what is now the Kendall CDP.<ref name="KendallMap"/><ref>466 World Airline Directory. Flight International. March 20, 1975.</ref>

Government and infrastructure

The Miami-Dade Police Department operates the Kendall District Station in the CDP.<ref name="KendallMap"/><ref>"Kendall District Station Template:Webarchive." Miami-Dade Police Department. Retrieved September 8, 2012. "7707 SW 117th Avenue Miami, FL 33183-3899 USA"</ref>

Notable people

• Hank Kaplan, boxing historian<ref name="ESPN">Kaplan, member of boxing Hall of Fame, dies at 88</ref>
• Janet Reno, 78th U.S. Attorney General<ref>Malcolm, Andrew. "Janet Reno to be named for Alonzo Mourning or something like that", Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.</ref>
• O. J. Simpson, American football player<ref>"OJ Simpson cleared of 'road rage'", BBC News, October 21, 2001. Retrieved June 17, 2009.</ref>

Education

Primary, middle and secondary schools

Public schools

The first public school in Kendall was Kendall School, now renamed Kenwood K-8 Center. Kenwood is the site of the Kenwoods Hammock, a native forest planting which has become a world-renowned stop for bird watchers.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Kendall.

Kindergarten - 12th grade

• Instructional Center System Wide<ref name="schools">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ruth Owen Kruse Education Center<ref name="schools"/>

High schools

• Miami Killian High School is in the CDP.<ref>"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Kendall CDP, FL" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2015. Pages: 1, 2, and 3.</ref><ref>Home. Miami Killian High School. Retrieved on January 8, 2017. "Miami Killian Senior High School | 10655 SW 97TH AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33176" - Put the whole address in a map program and you will see it is in Kendall CDP.</ref>
• Miami Palmetto High School in Pinecrest serves a portion of the CDP.<ref>" Furthermore, in West Kendall Miami Sunset High Schoolserves the community. Boundaries". Miami Palmetto High School. Accessed October 30, 2008.</ref>
• School for Advanced Studies (Kendall campus)<ref name="schools"/>
• Miami Sunset Senior High School
• Felix Varela Senior High School

Middle schools

• Archimedean Middle Conservatory (charter)<ref name="schools"/>
• Miami MacArthur South<ref name="schools"/>
• Pinecrest Academy (North Campus) (charter)<ref name="schools"/>
• Hammocks Middle School
• Howard D. McMillan Middle School
• Arvida Middle School
• Miami Arts studio

Elementary schools

• Academir Charter School West<ref name="schools"/>
• Archimedean Academy (charter)<ref name="schools"/>
• Bowman Foster Ashe Elementary School
• Calusa Elementary School
• Christina M. Eve Elementary School
• Claude Pepper Elementary School
• Dante B. Fascell Elementary School
• Devon Aire K–8 Center
• Dr. Manuel C. Barreiro Elementary School
• Gilbert Porter Elementary School
• Jane S. Roberts K–8 School
• Kendale Elementary<ref name="schools"/>
• Kendale Lakes Elementary
• Kenwood Elementary
• Leewood Elementary School<ref name="schools"/>
• Oliver Hoover Elementary School
• Santa Fe Advantage Academy (charter)<ref name="schools"/>
• Sunset Park Elementary School<ref name="schools"/>
• Vineland K–8 Center<ref name="schools"/>
• Winston Park K–8 Center
• William H. Lehman Elementary<ref name="schools"/>

Private schools

• Atlantis Academy (K–12)<ref name="schools"/>
• Calusa Preparatory School
• Cattoira Montessori School (PK–5)<ref name="schools"/>
• Children's Resources (PK–2)<ref name="schools"/>
• Florida Christian School
• Gateway Christian School
• Greenfield Day School (K–8)<ref name="schools"/>
• Islamic School of Miami
• Kendall Christian School (PK–5)<ref name="schools"/>
• Killian Oaks Academy<ref name="schools"/>
• La Scuola (PK–3)<ref name="schools"/>
• Learning Links Schoolhouse (K–5)<ref name="schools"/>
• St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami)
• St. John Neuman School (PK–8)<ref name="schools"/> - Established in 1981.<ref name=NeumannHome>Template:Cite web - Compare address to Kendall CDP map</ref>
• Westminster Christian School
• Westwood Christian School

Colleges and universities

• College of Business and Technology<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (Kendall Campus)
• Kaplan University (Support Center)
• Keiser University (Kendall Campus)
• Miami-Dade College (Kendall Campus)
• Nova Southeastern University (Miami Student Educational Center)
• Polleo Institute (Tertiary education)

Supplementary schools

Miami Hoshuko, a weekend school for Japanese citizens, previously held classes at the Kendall United Methodist Church,<ref name=Ortega>Template:Cite news - Clipping of first and of second and third pages from Newspapers.com.</ref> now in Pinecrest but formerly in the Kendall CDP as of 1990.<ref>

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Media

Kendall is served by the Miami market for local radio and television. Kendall has its own newspaper, The Kendall Gazette, which is published twice monthly and is part of Miami Community Newspapers.

External links

• Template:Cite web - The Kendall CDP as of 1990 is on pages 85, 100, 101, 102, 114, 115, and 116.