Coral Springs , officially Coral Springs City , is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Fort Lauderdale. At the Census of the United States 2010, the city has a population of 121,096. This is the main city in the Miami metropolitan area, which is home to about 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
The city, officially leased on July 10, 1963, was planned by the master and was mainly developed by Coral Ridge Properties, purchased by Westinghouse in 1966. The city's name is derived from the company name, and was chosen after several previous proposals have been considered and rejected. Regardless of its name, there are no springs in the city; Florida springs are found in the central and northern parts of the state.
During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s the young city grew rapidly, adding more than 35,000 inhabitants every decade. Coral Springs has a strict building code, designed to maintain the city's distinctive aesthetic appeal. Effective city fiscal management has maintained a high bond rating, and the city has won awards for its overall feasibility, low crime rate, and family-friendly orientation.
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History
Coral Springs is a planned community. Prior to its incorporation as a town in July 1963, the area that is now the source of the Coral Springs is part of the 20,000 hectare (81 km km) marshy land purchased by Henry Lyons between 1911 and 1939. After several floods in 1947, Florida created the Florida and Southern Flood Control District of Florida (now the Southern Florida Water Management District). Canals and embankments spend most of the area where Coral Springs is built. After the soil is dried and cleaned, most of the area is used as a pea field. After Lyons's death in 1952, his heirs turned the focus into livestock.
A post-World War II real estate boom in South Florida attracted developers. Coral Ridge Properties, which already has some developments in Broward County, purchased 3,869 acres (16 km km) of land from the Lyons family on December 14, 1961 for $ 1 million. The city of Coral Springs was inaugurated on July 10, 1963. Other names considered for the new town include "Curran Village," "Pompano Springs" and "Quartermore". In 1964, the company had developed a master plan for a city of 50,000 people. On July 22, 1964, the first sale of 536 buildings netted $ 1.6 million. The landmark covered bridge was built in the same year to promote the city. In 1965, Coral Ridge Properties purchased an additional 6,000 acres (24km 2 ) from the Lyons family, increasing the city's land area to 16 square miles (41 km 2 ). The election of the first city government was held in 1967.
The city added 19 public schools, regional malls, shopping centers and parks between 1970 and 2000 in response to rapid population growth. The development of the Sawgrass Toll Road in 1986 brought more growth. A museum and a theater opened in the 1990s. The city achieved housing construction in 2003 and is very close to commercial development.
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Awards and ratings
In 2012, the city is ranked 94th overall and third in Florida on the ' 100 Best Places for Life list published by Money Magazine .
In 2007, Coral Springs became the first state or local government in the country to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
The city has received the Florida Sterling Award for administrative excellence twice, in 1997 and 2003.
Crime
The low historical crime rate in the city was damaged in the early 1990s, when gang violence gangs into headlines, with fights and killings reported. Violence subsided and the city returned to a peaceful state earlier in 1995.
Geography and climate
Coral Springs is located on 26 Â ° 16? 14? N 80 Â ° 15? 33? W . According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​24.0 square miles (62.1 km 2 ), 23.8 square miles (61.6 km 2 ) among them is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km 2 ) of which is water (0.83%). Coral Springs is bordered by Parkland towns to the north, Coconut Creek to the east, Margate and North Lauderdale to the southeast and Tamarac to the south. To the West lies The Everglades.
Cityscape
Coral Springs is a vast city, with some tall or prominent structures. The city's tallest building is a 12-story (Country Club Tower) condominium, with the top five buildings on 10 floors, including three office buildings along University Drive, one of the city's main streets. Buildings include Selected Exchange Towers (originally Bank of Coral Springs Building), 210 Tower, Bank of America Center and Briarwood Tower.
Coral Ridge Properties establishes strict landscape laws and marks for the city - a question in the original version of Trivial Pursuit notes that the city hosts the first McDonald's without the distinctive Golden Arches sign. Restrictions on commercial signs, exterior paint colors, roofing materials, recreational vehicles and vessel storage, and landscape specifications are all strictly enforced; consequently, the value of real estate in the city is significantly higher than the county as a whole. In 2006, the average price of a single family home in Coral Springs was US $ 415,000, while the statewide average price was US $ 323,000.
The city center in this city is the focus of a vast rebuilding plan, estimated to cost nearly US $ 700 million. The plan to revitalize the city's core begins with an open shopping and entertainment center - "The Walk" - and continues with the development of "One Charter Place," which opened in April 2007. When completed, the developed central area will offer offices, retail and government centers new, covering about three million square feet of floor space, in addition to about 1,000 residential units and a new hotel.
The Town of Recreation Park and Coral Springs Recreation Park operates over 50 city parks, including water parks and skate parks, covering over 675 acres (2.7 km 2 ). Coral Springs's largest park is Mullins Park (70 acres). Of the four conservation areas in town, Sandy Ridge Sanctuary is the largest, at 38 acres (150,000 m 2 ).
Climate
Coral Springs has a tropical climate. Average monthly rainfall is higher than April to September, with January and February being the driest month. The average monthly rainfall ranges from 2.8 inches (7 cm) in January and February to 7.3 inches (19 cm) in June. The cyclone season is from June to November, with September as the month where hurricanes are most likely to occur. The most powerful storm to attack Coral Springs since its founding was Wilma in 2005; the eye of the storm broke through the city. The city estimates that "as a result of a number of storms and storms that struck Coral Springs in 2004/2005, and in particular as a result of Hurricane Wilma, tree cover canopy across the city has decreased by about a third."
Demographics
As of 2010, there were 45,433 households, with 8.1% vacant. In 2000, 19,151 (43.2%) of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26,875 (60.6%) were married couples living together, 7,663 (17.3%) had households women without husbands, and 8.387 (18.9%) were not family. 5,922 of all households (13.4%) consisted of individuals and 1,408 (3.2%) had individuals living alone aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.45.
In 2000, the age distribution of cities was as follows: 38,335 residents (27.8%) under the age of 18, 14,560 (10.5%) from 18 to 24, 35,927 (26.0%) from 25 to 44, 39,821 ( 28.8%) from 45 to 64, and 9358 (6.8%) aged 65 years or older. The median age was 35.7 years. For every 100 women, there are 93.5 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 85.7 men.
In 2000, the average income for households in the city was US $ 69,808, and the average income for families was $ 76,106. Men have an average income of $ 47,427 versus $ 34,920 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 29,285. About 5.8% of families and 7.3% of the population are below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under the age of 18 and 2.1% of those aged 65 and older.
In 2000, those who speak English only at home accounted for 74.6% of the population. Other languages ​​used at home include Spanish (15.0%), French Creole (2.2%), Portuguese (1.4%), French (1.1%), and Italian (0.8%.)
In 2000, 2.1% of the city's population came from Haiti, 2.1% of the population came from Colombia, and 1.7% of the population came from Cuba.
Government and infrastructure
Coral Springs uses a form of commission-municipal government manager, with all the government forces leaning on legislative bodies called commissions. Coral Springs Commission consists of five elected commissioners, one of whom is the mayor of the city and the other is the deputy mayor. The mayor and vice mayor serve a two-year term; the commissioner serves a four-year term. The offices are not partisan; no candidate is allowed to declare party affiliation. The role of the commission is to pass the procedures and resolutions, adopt regulations, and appoint city officials, including city managers. While the mayor serves as commission chairman, the city manager is the head of city administration, and is responsible for the administration of all departments. The city commission meets regularly every two weeks. In 2014, the Mayor is Walter "Skip" Campbell. Vice Mayor is Lou Cimaglia, other commissioners are Joy Carter, Dan Daley & amp; Larry Vignola. The City Manager is Mike Goodrum.
The inner city buses are provided for free by the local government. Regional transportation is provided by Broward County Transit. The nearest passenger airport to Coral Springs is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which is 27 miles (43 km) southeast. The only limited access road in Coral Springs is the Sawgrass Expressway (State Road 869), which borders the city on the north and west. Major roads in the city include Atlantic Boulevard, University Drive, and Sample Road.
Coral Springs is served by Broward Health, and is home to 200 beds of Coral Springs Medical Center. The hospital received 99 (out of 100) from the Joint Commission, ranking above 2% of the more than 9,000 hospitals surveyed.
Coral Springs water supply comes from Biscayne Aquifer, the main source of drinking water in South Florida. There are four different water districts within the city; Providers are Coral Springs City Water District, Coral Springs Improvement District, North Springs Improvement District and Royal Utilities. The South Florida Water Management District provides flood control protection and water supply protection for local residents, controls all water shortage management efforts and establishes water restrictions when necessary. The collection and disposal of waste or municipal waste is provided by Waste Pro. Power services distributed by Florida Power & amp; Light.
Economy
Jobs
Of the population aged 16 and older, 72.6% are in the labor force, 95% employed and 5% unemployed. 39.5% of the population work in management, professional, and related work; 32.9% in sales and office work; 12.8% in service work; 7.6% in construction, extraction, and maintenance work; 7% in production, transportation, and work moving material; and 0.1% in agriculture, fisheries, and forestry work. The industries where Coral Springs people work are 17.6% education, health and social services; 16.1% of retail trade; 12.9% professional, scientific, management, administration and waste management services; 10.1% finance, insurance, real estate, and leasing and leasing; 8.2% art, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services; 7.0% manufacturing; 6.6% of construction; Wholesale trade 5.0%; 4% transportation, warehousing and utilities; 4.9% other services (except public administration); 3.7% information; 3.6% of public administration; and 0.2% in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and hunting, and mining. 85.2% of workers work in the private sector, 9.6% in government, 5% of entrepreneurs in unrelated businesses, and 0.3% as unpaid family workers. The main commuting method is self-driving in its own car, accounting for 81.5% of commuter travel, followed by 11.2% of carpoolers and 7.4% using other methods or working from home.
Credit rating
Starting November 2015, Fitch Ratings and Standard & amp; Poor's gave the municipal bonds General Liability Bonds credit rating from AAA, while Moody's assessed AA1 bonds after a downgrade in 2014. In a 2015 report, Fitch noted that "financial operations and reserve levels remain healthy despite the economic pressures that led to reserve withdrawals in previous years. "
Property tax
By 2017, the city's property tax rate of 5.87 miles (0.587% of the rated value per year) is the second lowest of the major cities in Broward County. This rate is in addition to taxes due to Broward County, which has one of the highest property tax rates in the United States.
Primary employer
First Data and Alliance Entertainment is the largest company that has offices in Corporate Park of Coral Springs. ABB Asea Brown Boveri and Royal Plastics Group have subsidiaries based in the city as well.
Important building
The city's largest shopping center is Coral Square, which opened in October 1984 with 945,000 square feet (87,800m 2 ) retail space and more than 120 stores. University Place at City Center, at 3111 N. University Drive, is the largest office building in town - has 10 floors and 203,000 sqÃ, ft (18,900 m 2 ).
Education
According to the American Society Survey 2005 (conducted by the US Census Bureau), 39.2% of all adults over 25 years of age in Coral Springs have earned a bachelor's degree, compared with a national average of 27.2% of adults over 25 , and 91.7% of Coral Springs residents over the age of 25 receive a secondary school diploma, compared with the national average of 84.2%. Coral Springs has about 29,900 students in 2006. Students such as John Mern, Brian Zakarin, Mickael Silangil and Rohit Bhandari bring national recognition to J.P. Taravella from 2008-2012 with many of their debate championships. Three charter schools offer primary and secondary education. Higher education is offered by Barry University, Nova Southeastern University, and Broward College in partnership with Coral Springs Charter School.
Primary and secondary education is handled by Broward County Public Schools District (BCPS). BCPS operates 3 secondary schools, 4 secondary schools and 12 elementary schools within the city limits. Ramblewood Elementary School received the Sterling Florida Award for its efforts in 2006. In 2008 the Florida Department of Education awarded to all public schools in the city, with the exception of Coral Springs High School, an "A" based on their performance at the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. In 2008, Karang Springs Secondary School received "B," and in 2010 the school received "A." first In 2009, all public elementary, secondary, and charter schools received "A," except for the Barter School of the West Barter Community, which received a "B."
North Broward Preparatory School has a satellite campus in Coral Springs. The Coral Springs campus features dormitory, playground and gymnasium. The main school campus is in Coconut Creek.
Both Karang Springs High School and Forest Glen Middle School are recognized as "five star" schools by 2017. About 25 schools in Broward County receive this honor. Two other elementary schools in Coral Springs received this rating as well: Maple Wood and Park Springs Elementary School.
Sports
Coral Springs is the home of the NHL Panthers Florida team http://www.panthersiceden.com/, and has over 25 amateur sports leagues. Coral Springs Youth Soccer has over 3,000 players, playing for 284 teams in 20 separate leagues, divided by age group and gender. The Honda Classic golf tournament was played at TPC in Eagle Trace from 1984 to 1991 and 1996 and later at TPC in Heron Bay from 1997 to 2002. The short-lived professional football team of Coral Springs Kicks (USISL) is headquartered in the city.
Regional Sportsplex features jogging tracks, aquatic centers, tennis courts, ice rinks and dog parks. NHL Florida Panthers do a lot of their training in Saveology Iceplex, part of Sportsplex. International Tennis Championships - Men's ATP International tennis tournament held at Sportsplex from 1993 to 1998.
A number of professional athletes come from Coral Springs: MLS footballers Stephen Herdsman, Latvian High League footballer Nate Weiss, NFL footballers Dan Morgan, Todd Weiner, Darius Butler, Steve Hutchinson, Cody Brown and Sam Young, and Baseball League players Main Anthony Rizzo from Chicago Cubs.
Professional golfer Lexi Thompson, the youngest winner to have toured the LPGA at the age of 16, was born in Coral Springs.
Some athletes who participated in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing came from or currently reside in Coral Springs, including Misty May-Treanor beach gold medalist, swimmer Dara Torres silver medalist (who lives in Parkland, Florida but trains in Coral Springs) , and Walter Dix track-and-field bronze medalist.
North Springs Little League, located north of Coral Springs, won the regional south-east senior league championship. Beyond this, they came out of the US pool in the world series and played a match against Panama, which aired on ESPN 2, in a championship game. The small League of North Springs lost in the last game 5-4.
Media and culture
Coral Springs is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States. The main daily newspapers are South Florida-Sun Sentinel and The Miami Herald , and their Spanish-language fellow El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald .
The city is home to two local weekly newspapers, Coral Springs Forums and Our Town News . Both publications focus on local issues and humanitarian stories. The Coral Springs forum was founded in 1971 by local high school students, the publication was sold after their graduation to the locals. Then the company became a subsidiary of the Tribune Company, publisher of South Florida-Sun Sentinel .
The Coral Springs Arts Center opened in 1990. Originally planned to be a gymnasium, a $ 4 million renovation in 1996 added 1,471 theater seats. The theater features popular show programs and the annual Broadway series. The 8,000 square foot (700 m) Coral Springs Art Museum has a small number of exhibits and focuses on art classes and programs for local communities. There is currently a public library in the city, Northwest Regional Library, affiliated with the County Broward County Library system. The New Found Glory band came from Coral Springs and was formed in the city.
The "Our Town" Festival has been held continuously since 1979, first sponsored by the Coral Springs Chamber of Commerce, and promoted by non-profit organizations since 1997. The event features car shows, beauty contests and carnivals. The festival attracted over 100,000 visitors in 1984, and the city estimated 200,000 visitors at the 1990 event. A parade was added to the show in 1985; since 1994, the parade has been run as a separate event during the Christmas season. Several other festivals are held throughout the year, such as "Fiesta Coral Springs", Hispanic culture celebrations, and Arts Festival. At the 25th Birthday Party of Coral Springs, the Guinness World Record for "Biggest Hamburger and Milkshake" broke down on July 10, 1988. The hamburger measured 26 feet (8 m) in diameter and weighed 5063 pounds. The record stands for more than a year.
Coral Springs has two designated Florida Heritage sites. The Coral Springs Covered Bridge was the first structure built in the city, in 1964. The steel bridge, 40 feet (12 m) in length, is the only closed bridge in Florida on a public-street right. The American Snuff Company provides two historical designs for the side of the bridge, to make the structure appear older. The Covered Bridge is depicted in the Coral Springs seal. The Coral Springs Historical Museum begins as a real estate office. Built outside the city limits, a one-room wooden structure was moved to Coral Springs and became its first administrative building. Then used as the first police station, and as a club Jaycees; moved to a city dump in 1976, where it was used as a fire-fighting training site for smoke drills. After it was accidentally burned, public outrage prompted the relocation of buildings to Mullins Park for recovery. Since 1978, it has become a historical museum of the city. The exhibits in the museum are historical items and models of the city.
Coral Springs is the twin town of ParaÃÆ'so, Costa Rica.
Famous citizen
- Elliott Maddox (born 1947), major league baseball player
- Laine Selwyn (born 1981), a professional female basketball player
- Todd Weiner (born 1975), the offensive of American football in the National Football League
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External links
- Official website
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