Golden Beach, Florida facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Golden Beach, Florida
Town
Town of Golden Beach
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Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Settled	1924
Incorporated	May 23, 1929
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area
• Total	0.42 sq mi (1.07 km2)
• Land	0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.0%
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	961
• Density	2,947.85/sq mi (1,139.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33160
Area code(s)	305, 786, 645
FIPS code	12-26250
GNIS feature ID	0283145

Golden Beach is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, between the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 US census, the town had a population of 961.

Golden Beach is known as a very upscale community, and many of its houses are worth over a million dollars. Several celebrities, including Bill Gates, own homes there. Eric Clapton's album 461 Ocean Boulevard was named after the Golden Beach house at that address, a photo of which is also featured on the album cover. High-rise construction and commercial development are not permitted within the town limits.

In 1981, all but one of the roads into the town from A1A were closed as a means of preventing "criminals, curious tourists from nearby hotels, joggers and Haitian refugees" from entering Golden Beach. The blockades remained and the Strand continues to be the only road into town and is still patrolled by a police guardhouse.

Geography

The approximate coordinates for the Town of Golden Beach is located in the northeast corner of Miami-Dade County at 25°57′54″N 80°07′21″W / 25.964869°N 80.122481°W / 25.964869; -80.122481.

It is on the barrier island that separates the Intracoastal Waterway from the ocean; the entire town is about one mile from north to south, and four blocks from east to west. It is bordered to the south by the city of Sunny Isles Beach, to the west by the city of Aventura, and to the north by the city of Hallandale Beach in Broward County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km²), of which 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²) are land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²), or 21.45%, are water.

Surrounding areas

  Broward County (Hallandale Beach)
  Broward County (Hallandale Beach) Atlantic Ocean
  Aventura   Atlantic Ocean
  Aventura Atlantic Ocean
  Sunny Isles Beach

Climate

The Town of Golden Beach has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw), bordering a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am).

Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 961 people, 175 households, and 147 families residing in the town.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 919 people, 236 households, and 202 families residing in the town.

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Golden Beach.

All residents are zoned to Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 in Sunny Isles Beach for elementary and K–8. Prior to August 2008 residents were zoned to Highland Oaks Elementary School. Residents who want a standard comprehensive middle school instead of a K–8 may choose to enroll at a separate middle school, Highland Oaks Middle School. Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus is the zoned senior high school. Prior to the opening of Mourning in 2009, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School served Eastern Shores.

See also

In Spanish: Golden Beach (Florida) para niños