. From 2007 to 2016 FIU ranked 1st in the State University System of Florida in energy conservation and sustainability, In recent years[when?] Miami has promoted the arts business and the performing arts such as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts the second-largest performing arts center in the U.S Other projects include the new Miami Marlins Stadium Miami Streetcar Port of Miami Tunnel and Museum Park which includes the Miami Art Museum and the Miami Science Museum. . 5 Athletics College of Health Building 1989, 1.1 Beginnings Miami, officially the City of Miami is an American city that is the seat of Miami-Dade County and is the cultural economic and financial center of South Florida the city covers an area of about 56 square miles (150 km2) between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States with an estimated 2018 population of 470,914 the Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people the second-most populous in the southeastern United States and the seventh-largest in the nation the city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S with over 300 high-rises 55 of which exceed 490 ft (149 m). 1950 693,705 79.0% Red mangroves in Everglades National Park 3 Wildlife and preservation Main article: Brickell. Miami Florida Business directory (19.8) 73.1. 12 Cultural institutions Orlando International Airport is the busiest airport in the state with 44.6 million total passengers traveled in 2017, The northern side of Miami includes Midtown a district with a great mix of diversity ranging from West Indians to Hispanics to European Americans the Edgewater neighborhood of Midtown is mostly composed of high-rise residential towers and is home to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Wynwood is an art district with ten galleries in former warehouses as well as a large outdoor mural project the wealthier residents of Miami usually live in the Design District and the Upper Eastside which has many 1920s homes as well as examples of Miami Modern architecture in the MiMo Historic District the northern side of Miami also has notable African-American and Caribbean immigrant communities including Little Haiti Overtown (home of the Lyric Theater) and Liberty City, 3 Factors towards globalization Palm Springs. .
Contents There were 776,774 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them 47.7% were married couples living together 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.4% were non-families 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.35. Occupation Income and Industries 3.7.1 Green Library (29.4) 88.6 Slavery war and disenfranchisement The Florida peninsula is a porous plateau of karst limestone sitting atop bedrock known as the Florida Platform the largest deposits of potash in the United States are found in Florida the largest deposits of rock phosphate in the country are found in Florida Most of this is in Bone Valley. . . In the early 20th century land speculators discovered Florida and businessmen such as Henry Plant and Henry Flagler developed railroad systems which led people to move in drawn by the weather and local economies From then on tourism boomed fueling a cycle of development that overwhelmed a great deal of farmland. Florida Memorial University (private), 2.4 Physical and social factors From October to June the surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea Denmark Strait and Baltic Sea, Forbes 459 The North Bay of the Biscayne Bay lies between Miami Beach barrier island and Miami on the mainland it has been severely affected over the last century by raw sewage releases urban runoff shoreline bulkheading dredging the creation of artificial islands and the loss of natural fresh water flow into the bay However water quality has steadily improved since regular monitoring began in 1979 North Bay accounts for only 10% of the water area of the bay.
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