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Tamarac, Florida
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| Motto(s):
"The City For Your Life!"
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Location of Tamarac, Broward County, Florida
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Florida |
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| County | Broward | ||||
| Incorporated | August 15, 1963 | ||||
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| • Type | Commission-Manager | ||||
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| • City | 12.08 sq mi (31.28 km2) | ||||
| • Land | 11.60 sq mi (30.03 km2) | ||||
| • Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) | ||||
| Elevation | 9 ft (3 m) | ||||
| Population
(2020)
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| • City | 71,897 | ||||
| • Density | 6,200.69/sq mi (2,394.08/km2) | ||||
| • Metro | 5,564,635 | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | ||||
| ZIP codes |
33309, 33319, 33320, 33321, 33351, 33359
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| Area code(s) | 954, 754 | ||||
| FIPS code | 12-70675 | ||||
| GNIS feature ID | 0300337 | ||||
Tamarac is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 71,897.
History
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In the early 1960s a young developer named Ken Behring came from the Midwest and bought land where he could, creating an active adult community of two-bedroom maintenance-free homes. He called his new city Tamarac, named after the nearby Tamarac Country Club in Oakland Park.
In 1963, Behring built and Jesse Pilch sold the city's first development east of State Road 7, Tamarac Lakes Section One and Section Two. Next came two neighborhoods of homes built on a former orange grove called Tamarac Lakes North and Tamarac Lakes Boulevard. Four of Behring's last developments were Tamarac Lakes South, then the Mainlands of Tamarac Lakes just west of State Road 7, and finally the Woodlands community.
The city's early leaders, hoping to preserve Tamarac as a bedroom community, allowed Fort Lauderdale to annex commercial pockets, forever losing land that might have bolstered the city's coffers. In the late 1970s, the city de-annexed a long line of commercial buildings from State Road 7 all the way to Northwest 31 Avenue, but it went along with Behring's vision of Tamarac as a bedroom community. The boundaries were wherever Behring decided to build homes. The city's current eastern boundaries narrow to a sliver from Northwest 31 to 37 Avenues, then widen to the south. The city's easternmost boundary extends below Commercial Boulevard to Northwest 16 Avenue. City officials had once considered revising their east city limit lines to ensure efficient delivery of government services.
Behring also named a subdivision he built in the Pinellas Park area, the "Mainlands of Tamarac By-the-Gulf".
Geography
The approximate coordinates for the City of Tamarac is located at 26°12′13″N 80°14′47″W / 26.20361°N 80.24639°W (26.203581, –80.246376).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31.3 km2), of which 11.6 square miles (30.1 km2) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) is water (3.92%).
Climate
Tamarac 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 monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification, Am).
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 5,193 | — | |
| 1980 | 29,376 | 465.7% | |
| 1990 | 44,822 | 52.6% | |
| 2000 | 55,588 | 24.0% | |
| 2010 | 60,427 | 8.7% | |
| 2020 | 71,897 | 19.0% | |
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2010 and 2020 census
| Race | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White (NH) | 29,579 | 21,741 | 48.95% | 30.24% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 13,304 | 22,877 | 22.02% | 31.82% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 73 | 69 | 0.12% | 0.10% |
| Asian (NH) | 1,504 | 2,223 | 2.49% | 3.09% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 18 | 24 | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Some other race (NH) | 274 | 673 | 0.45% | 0.94% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 962 | 2,415 | 1.59% | 3.36% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14,713 | 21,875 | 24.35% | 30.43% |
| Total | 60,427 | 71,897 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 71,897 people, 27,330 households, and 15,437 families residing in the city.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 60,427 people, 27,833 households, and 15,279 families residing in the city.
Education
Broward County Public Schools operates public schools.
Elementary schools in the Tamarac city limits include:
- Challenger Elementary School
- Tamarac Elementary School
Other elementary schools serving sections of Tamarac include Discovery Elementary School (Sunrise), Pinewood Elementary School (North Lauderdale), Park Lakes Elementary School (Lauderdale Lakes), Oriole Elementary School (Lauderdale Lakes), and Lloyd Estates Elementary School (Oakland Park).
Millennium 6–12 Collegiate Academy is the sole public secondary school in Tamarac; it was previously only a middle school, but its high school began operations in 2017. Tamarac has a middle school attendance zone serving the majority of the city (sections of the city limits west of NW 81 Avenue). High school students are not zoned to Tamarac; preference is given to those who attended Millennium middle, and those wishing to attend the high school must be eligible for dual-enrollment with Broward College. Other sections are served by Silver Lakes Middle School in North Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes Middle School in Lauderdale Lakes. and James S. Rickards Middle School in Oakland Park.
Much of Tamarac is zoned to J. P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs, and Piper High School in Sunrise, with Taravella serving northern areas and Piper serving southern areas. Other sections are assigned to Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes and Northeast High School in Oakland Park.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami operates Saint Malachy School in Tamarac.
See also
In Spanish: Tamarac (Florida) para niños
