Surfside, Florida

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Surfside, Florida
Town
Surfside, Florida, commercial district on Harding Ave
Surfside, Florida, commercial district on Harding Ave
Official seal of Surfside, Florida
Seal
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries
U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries
Country  United States of America
State  Florida
County Miami-Dade
Incorporated May 18, 1935
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • Mayor Charles W. Burkett
 • Vice Mayor Tina Paul
 • Commissioners Eliana Salzhauer Charles Kesl Nelly Velasquez
 • Town Manager Andrew Hyatt
 • Town Clerk Sandra McCready
Area[1]
 • Total 0.56 sq mi (1.46 km2)
 • Land 0.56 sq mi (1.44 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)  47.42%
Elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,744
 • Estimate (2019)[2] 5,651
 • Density 10,145.42/sq mi (3,914.67/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip Code 33154
Area code(s) 305, 786
FIPS code 12-70075[3]
GNIS feature ID 0291892[4]
Website http://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov

Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States with a population of about 6,000. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to Surfside Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The town is bordered on the south by the North Beach neighbourhood of Miami Beach, on the north by Bal Harbor, on the west by Biscayne Bay, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi). 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) of it is land and 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) of it (47.42%) is water.

Surrounding areas

  Bal Harbour
  Bay Harbor Islands Up arrow left.svg Up-1.svg Up arrow right.svg Atlantic Ocean
Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek Left.svg  Right.svg Atlantic Ocean
  Miami Beach Down arrow left.svg Down arrow.svg Down arrow right.svg Atlantic Ocean
  Miami Beach

Street names

Avenues in Surfside are named for British and American authors and run in alphabetical order from east to west.

  • Abbott
  • Byron
  • Carlyle
  • Dickens
  • Emerson
  • Froude
  • Garland
  • Hawthorne
  • Irving

In 1979, 95th Street in Surfside was renamed "Isaac Singer Boulevard" to reflect the residency of the famous Yiddish author Isaac Bashevis Singer on that street from 1977 until his death in 1991.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1940 295 —
1950 1,852 527.8%
1960 3,157 70.5%
1970 3,614 14.5%
1980 3,763 4.1%
1990 4,108 9.2%
2000 4,909 19.5%
2010 5,744 17.0%
Est. 2019 5,651 [2] −1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
Surfside Demographics
2010 Census Surfside Miami-Dade County Florida
Total population 5,744 2,496,435 18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 +17.0% +10.8% +17.6%
Population density 10,067.9/sq mi 1,315.5/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 94.6% 73.8% 75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 50.1% 15.4% 57.9%
Black or African-American 1.3% 18.9% 16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 46.5% 65.0% 22.5%
Asian 1.3% 1.5% 2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 1.7% 2.4% 2.5%
Some Other Race 1.0% 3.2% 3.6%

As of 2010, 32.9% of the 3,890 households were vacant. In 2000, 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 32.9% of households were one person, and 15.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.75.

In 2000, the town's population was spread out, with 16.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $50,927, and the median family income was $56,327. Males had a median income of $47,147 versus $39,181 for females. The per capita income for the town was $38,375. About 6.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, Spanish was spoken as a first language by 49.41% of residents, while English was spoken by 42.11% of the population. Other languages spoken included Portuguese 2.36%, Russian 2.04%, German and Yiddish were both tied at 1.40%, and French was the mother tongue for 1.29% of the populace.[6]

As of 2000, Surfside had the twentieth highest percentage of Brazilian residents in the US, with 1.60% of the US populace (tied with five other places in the US, including Ojus, FL.)[7] It had the twenty-third highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 4.66% of the town's population,[8] as well as the twenty-third highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 20.15% of its population.[9] It also had the thirty-fourth most Peruvians in the US, at 1.47%,[10] while it had the eleventh highest percentage of Trinidadians and Tobagonians, at 1.30% of all residents (tied with North Amityville, New York and Gordon Heights, New York.)[11] Surfside's Venezuelan community had the eleventh highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.41% of all residents.[12]

Surfside is the Miami metropolitan area's most Jewish community. Around 2,500 Jews reside in Surfside.[13]

Real estate

In December 2020, an oceanfront condominium in Surfside sold for $33 million, one of the most expensive condo sales in South Florida history.[14]

Education

Residents are zoned to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Building collapse

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Main article: Surfside condominium building collapse

On June 24, 2021, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building at 8777 Collins Avenue partially collapsed, trapping some survivors, causing injuries to others and at least four deaths.[15] The video of the collapsed structure is online.[16] Rescue operations are lengthy, as about half of the occupants were accounted 24 hours after the collapse. Nearby buildings were evacuated as rescue operations continued.[17] The building’s 40 year inspection was in progress and the roof was being replaced. There is no speculation on the cause of the collapse of 55 units in the structure.[17]

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