List of communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida Facts for Kids

Map of the cities, towns, villages (colored) and special areas (gray) in Miami-Dade County.

Miami-Dade County is a big area in Florida. It has many different communities where people live. These communities are mostly in the eastern part of the county. They include 34 official cities, towns, and villages. There are also 37 special areas called census-designated places. Plus, there are other communities that are not officially part of any city. The main city and government center is Miami. It is also the biggest city with the most people.

Cities, Towns, and Villages in Miami-Dade
Special Areas: Census-Designated Places
Other Communities Without Official Borders
Neighborhoods Inside Cities
See also

Cities, Towns, and Villages in Miami-Dade

The skyline of Downtown Miami

The City Hall in Coral Gables

A view of Miami Beach

The skyline of Aventura

The City Hall in Opa-locka

Miami-Dade County has different types of official communities. These are called municipalities. There are nineteen cities, six towns, and nine villages. Even though they have different names, like "city" or "town," they often have similar ways of being governed.

The numbers in the table below match the map you see. The population numbers come from the 2020 US Census. For communities with 5,000 or more residents, we use QuickFacts. For smaller places, we use the US Decennial Census.

#	Community Name	Type	Date it became official	Number of people
1	Miami Gardens	City	May 13, 2003	111,640
2	Aventura	City	November 7, 1995	40,242
3	Golden Beach	Town	1929	961
4	Sunny Isles Beach	City	1997	22,342
5	North Miami Beach	City	1927	43,676
6	North Miami	City	May 27, 1953	60,191
7	Bal Harbour	Village	June 16, 1947	3,093
8	Bay Harbor Islands	Town	April 1947	5,922
9	Indian Creek	Village	1939	84
10	Surfside	Town	May 18, 1935	5,689
11	Biscayne Park	Village	1933	3,117
12	Miami Shores	Village	January 2, 1932	11,567
13	El Portal	Village	December 7, 1937	1,986
14	North Bay Village	City	1945	8,159
15	Opa-locka	City	1926	16,463
16	Miami Lakes	Town	December 5, 2000	30,467
17	Hialeah	City	1925	223,109
18	Hialeah Gardens	City	December 1948	23,068
19	Medley	Town	1949	1,056
20	Doral	City	June 24, 2003	75,874
21	Miami Springs	City	1926	13,859
22	Virginia Gardens	Village	July 10, 1947	2,364
23	Sweetwater	City	1941	19,363
24	Miami	City	July 28, 1896	442,241
25	Miami Beach	City	March 26, 1915	82,890
26	Key Biscayne	Village	1991	14,809
27	West Miami	City	1947	7,233
28	Coral Gables	City	1925	49,248
29	South Miami	City	June 24, 1927	12,026
30	Pinecrest	Village	March 12, 1996	18,388
31	Palmetto Bay	Village	September 10, 2002	24,439
32	Cutler Bay	Town	November 9, 2005	45,425
33	Homestead	City	1913	80,737
34	Florida City	City	1914	13,085

There was once a city called Islandia. It is shown as #35 on the map. It became a city in 1960 and had only 18 people in 2010. But it stopped being a city in 2012. Now it is just an unincorporated area.

Special Areas: Census-Designated Places

A census-designated place (CDP) is a special area that is not an official city or town. However, the US Census Bureau counts the people living there. This helps them gather information about populations. As of the 2020 United States Census, Miami-Dade County has 37 CDPs. The letters in the table below match the map.

#	Special Area Name	Number of people
a	Ives Estates	25,005
b	Ojus	19,673
c	Golden Glades	32,499
d	Country Club	49,967
e	Palm Springs North	5,030
f	Pinewood	17,246
g	Westview	9,923
h	West Little River	34,128
i	Gladeview	14,927
j	Brownsville	16,583
k	Fountainebleau	59,870
l	Tamiami	54,212
m	University Park	45,284
n	Westchester	56,384
o	Coral Terrace	23,142
p	Fisher Island	561
q	Glenvar Heights	20,786
r	Olympia Heights	12,873
s	Westwood Lakes	11,373
t	Sunset	15,912
u	Kendall	80,241
v	Kendale Lakes	55,646
w	Kendall West	36,536
x	The Hammocks	59,480
y	The Crossings	23,276
z	Palmetto Estates	13,498
aa	Richmond Heights	8,944
bb	Three Lakes	16,540
cc	Country Walk	16,951
dd	Richmond West	35,884
ee	West Perrine	10,602
ff	South Miami Heights	36,770
hh	Goulds	11,446
ii	Princeton	39,308
jj	Naranja	13,509
kk	Leisure City	26,324
ll	Homestead Base	999

The special area called Lakes by the Bay (gg on the map) is now part of the Town of Cutler Bay.

Other Communities Without Official Borders

Some areas in Miami-Dade County are called "unincorporated communities." This means they are not part of any official city, town, or village. Their borders are not always clear and can sometimes overlap with other areas.

These communities can be very different from each other. For example, Frog City is like a ghost town with very few people. But Little Gables is a busy suburban area. Redland is more rural but still has many residents.

Neighborhoods Inside Cities

Many cities have smaller parts within them called neighborhoods or districts. These are areas that have their own unique feel or history. Here are some examples of neighborhoods and the cities they belong to:

Neighborhood or District	City or Town
Andover	Miami Gardens
Biscayne Gardens	Golden Glades
Bunche Park	Miami Gardens
Carol City	Miami Gardens
Coral Way Village	Westchester
Cutler	Palmetto Bay
Dadeland	Kendall
East Perrine	Palmetto Bay
Green-Mar Acres	Kendall
Hawley Heights	Kendall
Howard	Kendall
Lake Lucerne	Miami Gardens
Lakes by the Bay	Cutler Bay
Norwood (Norland)	Miami Gardens
Opa-locka North	Miami Gardens
Saga Bay	Cutler Bay
Scott Lake	Miami Gardens
South Beach	Miami Beach
West Kendall	Kendall
Wynwood	Miami

List of communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida facts for kids

Contents

Cities, Towns, and Villages in Miami-Dade

Special Areas: Census-Designated Places

Other Communities Without Official Borders

Neighborhoods Inside Cities

See also