Everything about Virginia Gardens Florida totally explained
Virginia Gardens is a village in
Miami-Dade County,
Florida,
United States. The population was 2,348 at the 2000 census. According to the
U.S. Census Bureau's
2004 estimates, the village had a population of 2,294.
History
The tiny enclave of Virginia Gardens was born out of the love of horses. In 1947, neighboring Miami Springs passed an ordinance outlawing horses from their city limits, so about 50 citizens decided to form their own city next door.
Virginia Gardens got its name because many of the founding residents were wealthy transplants who aptly named the village after their home state. At the time of incorporation, many of the residents owned large estates, some up to five acres, where they could ride and enjoy their horses.
Geography
Virginia Gardens is located at (25.809175, -80.296697).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8
km² (0.3
mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,348 people, 890 households, and 596 families residing in the village. The
population density was 3,021.9/km² (7,820.6/mi²). There were 925 housing units at an average density of 1,190.5/km² (3,080.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.35%
White (28.6% were Non-Hispanic Whites,) 2.26%
African American, 0.17%
Native American, 1.53%
Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander, 4.73% from
other races, and 5.96% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 67.25% of the population.
There were 890 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were
married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,197, and the median income for a family was $44,800. Males had a median income of $31,302 versus $26,274 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $21,139. About 9.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of
Spanish as a
first language made up 71.66%, and
English as a
mother tongue accounted for 28.33% of the population.
As of 2000, Virginia Gardens had the nineteenth highest percentage of
Cuban residents in the US, with 26.11% of the populace. It had the tenth highest percentage of
Colombian residents in the US, at 7.16% of the village's population, and the seventh highest percentage of
Peruvian residents in the US, at 3.24% of the it's population. It also had the fifteenth most
Nicaraguans in the US, at 2.51%, while it had the sixtieth highest percentage of
Dominicans, at 2.39% of all residents (tied with
North Miami Beach.) Virginia Gardens'
Venezuelan community had the eighth highest percentage of residents, which was at a 1.58% populace, while the
Guatemalan community had the ninety-eighth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.15% (tied with
Bokeelia, FL.) It's also home to the forty-sixth highest percentage of
Ecuadorian residents in the US, at 1.32% of the population, as well as being home to the forty-second highest percentage of
Honduran, at 1.11% (tied with
Atlantic City, New Jersey.)
Education
Virginia Gardens is a part of
Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Public High School
Further Information
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