Miami Gardens, Florida
Miami Gardens, Florida | |
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The Sunshine State Arch of Miami Gardens | |
Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. | |
| Coordinates: 25°56′28″N 80°14′43″W / 25.94111°N 80.24528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Incorporated | May 13, 2003 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Rodney Harris |
| • Vice Mayor | Katrina Wilson |
| • Council Members | Shannon Campbell, Reggie Leon, Shannan Ighodaro, Linda Julien, and Robert L. Stephens III |
| • City Manager | Cameron Benson |
| • City Clerk | Mario Bataille |
| Area | |
| 19.00 sq mi (49.21 km2) | |
| • Land | 18.23 sq mi (47.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 111,640 | |
| • Density | 5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2) |
| • Metro | 5,564,635 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33014, 33054, 33055, 33056, 33152, 33169 |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786, 645 |
| FIPS code | 12-45050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1989951 |
| Website | miamigardens-fl.gov |
Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Miami and located 16 miles (26 km) north of downtown Miami with city boundaries that stretch from I-95 and Northeast 2nd Avenue to its east to Northwest 47th and Northwest 57th Avenues to its west, and from the Broward County line to its north to 151st Street to its south. The city's name originated from Florida State Road 860, a major roadway through the area also known as Miami Gardens Drive. It had a population of 111,640 as of 2020.
Miami Gardens is Florida's most populous city with a majority African American population and also home to the largest percentage of African Americans (66.97 percent) of any city in Florida, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is a principal city in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which is the nation's ninth-largest, and world's 65th-largest metropolitan area with a population of 6.158 million people as of 2020. Miami Gardens is the home of Hard Rock Stadium, a 64,767 capacity multi-purpose stadium that serves as the home field for both the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team.