Hallandale Beach, Florida
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Hallandale Beach (formerly known simply as Hallandale) is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, the son of a Swedish worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad.[5] It is also part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,217.
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Coordinates: 25°59′12″N 80°8′46″W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Florida |
County | Broward |
Settled (Halland Settlement) | c. 1895[5] |
Incorporated (Town of Hallandale) | May 11, 1927[6] |
Incorporated (City of Hallandale) | August 27, 1947[6] |
Incorporated (City of Hallandale Beach) | August 27, 1999[6] |
Government | |
• Type | Commission-Manager |
• Mayor | Joy F. Cooper |
• Vice Mayor | Anabelle Lima-Taub |
• Commissioners | Joy D. Adams, Michele Lazarow, and Mike Butler |
• City Manager | Dr. Jeremy Earle |
• City Clerk | Jenorgen M. Guillen |
Area | |
• City | 4.61 sq mi (11.95 km2) |
• Land | 4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) 7.47% |
Elevation | 6 ft (2 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 41,217 |
• Density | 9,785.61/sq mi (3,778.14/km2) |
• Metro | 5,564,635 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 33009 |
Area code(s) | 754, 954 |
FIPS code | 12-28452[8] |
GNIS feature ID | 0283628[9] |
Website | hallandalebeach |
The city is known as the home of Gulfstream Park (horse racing and casino) and Big Easy Casino, a greyhound racing track which hosts the World Classic. The area surrounding those two major places created a sizable downtown financial district, with offices for a number of banks and brokerage houses, plus many restaurants. Together with neighbouring Hollywood, Florida, it is a popular centre for snowbird tourists and migrants from the Canadian province of Québec,[10] for whom it is called "Canada's southernmost city" or the "southernmost Canadian city".[1][2]