Opa-locka North, Florida

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox settlement Opa-locka North is a neighborhood in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. It was formerly a census-designated place. The population was 6,224 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Opa-locka North is located at Template:Coord (25.921121, -80.262795).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert. Template:Convert of it is land and Template:Convert of it (4.80%) is water.

Demographics

Opa-locka North CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000
White alone (NH)	343	5.51%
Black or African American alone (NH)	4,568	73.39%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	7	0.11%
Asian alone (NH)	29	0.47%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	2	0.03%
Other race alone (NH)	10	0.16%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	76	1.22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,189	19.10%
Total	6,224	100.00%

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 6,224 people, 1,502 households, and 1,264 families residing in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,588 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 20.07% White (5.5% were Non-Hispanic White,)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 74.98% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.83% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.10% of the population.

There were 1,502 households, out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 31.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 3.79.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 21.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,618, and the median income for a family was $32,283. Males had a median income of $25,777 versus $21,112 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $10,780. About 17.2% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, English as a first language accounted for 75.24% of all residents, while Spanish was spoken by 21.04%, French Creole was at 3.27%, and Jamaican Creole as a mother tongue made up 0.44% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates area public schools.<ref name=CDPmap>Template:Cite web - Pages 1 and 2</ref> Golden Glades Elementary School is in the former CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jann Mann Educational Center, an alternative middle and high school, is also in the former CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Monsignor Edward Pace High School is in the former CDP.<ref name=CDPmap/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Florida Memorial University (previously Florida Memorial College) is in the former CDP, as is the SEED Foundation Miami School, on the FMU campus.<ref name=CDPmap/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> St. Thomas University is also in the former CDP.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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Further reading

• Template:Cite web - Pages 1 and 2
• The 1990 U.S. Census Bureau map of Dade County, Florida has this CDP on Page 3

External links

• City of Miami Gardens official site