census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...
(CDP) in
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
,
Florida
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, United States. The population was 34,699 at the 2010 census.
Most of West Little River was originally a neighborhood of the
City of Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at th ...
when it was annexed into the city of Miami in 1925. With the arrival of the
Great Depression
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, the City of Miami gave up its jurisdiction and West Little River became an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County.
Geography
West Little River is located at (25.856923, -80.237020). West Little River borders Pinewood and
Miami Shores
Miami Shores is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
History
By the early 1900s, the area encompassing today's Miami Shores Village was occupied by a starch (coontie) mill, a tomato packing plant, a saw mill, a pineapple planta ...
to the east, Hialeah to the west, and Gladeview and the Miami neighborhood of Liberty City to the south.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.08%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race''
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 32,498 people, 9,519 households, and 7,386 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 10,298 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 32.53%
White
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(3.4% were Non-Hispanic White,) 57.22%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
Pacific Islander
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, 5.49% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
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* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
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, and 4.25% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
or Latino of any race were 40.05% of the population.
There were 9,519 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were
married couples
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living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.39 and the average family size was 3.75.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.
As of 2000, speakers of
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
as a
first language
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accounted for 53.61% o residents,
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
mother tongue
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of 4.93% of the population.
As of 2000, West Little River had the thirtieth highest percentage of
Cuba
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n residents in the US, with 16.78% of the populace. It had the thirty-first highest percentage of
Haiti
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an residents in the US, at 6.0% of the population (tied with Miramar), and the ninth highest percentage of
Nicaragua
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n residents in the US, at 3.58% of its population. It also had the fifty-eighth most Dominicans in the US, at 2.42%, while it had the fourteenth highest percentage of
Hondurans
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, at 2.18% of all residents. West Little River's Bahamian community had the sixth highest percentage of residents, which was at 1.2% (tied with
North Miami
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.) It is also home to the ninety-fourth highest percentage of
Guatemala
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n residents in the US, at 1.2% of the population as well (tied with three other US areas, including Bonita Springs, Fla.)
The median income for a household in the CDP was $26,686, and the median income for a family was $29,013. Males had a median income of $22,058 versus $20,524 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $12,026. About 24.7% of families and 29.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 38.6% of those under age 18 and 28.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
The
Miami-Dade Police Department
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U.S. Census Bureau
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. Retrieved on March 12, 2010.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...
operates area public schools:
Elementary schools
*Broadmoor Elementary School
*Miami Park Elementary School
*Dr. Henry W. Mack/West Little River Elementary School
**Formerly West Little River Elementary, renamed in 2004 after the chairperson of the MDCPS audit committee.Pinzur, Matthew I. "WHAT'S IN A NAME?" ''
Miami Herald
The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by the McClatchy Company and headquartered in Doral, Florida, a city in western Miami-Dade County and the Miami metropolitan area, several miles west of Downtown Miami.NewsBank
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History
John Naisbitt, the author of the book ''Megatrends'', founded NewsBank.Andrews 1998, p. 17. The company was launched ...
, Record # 0604060114.
*Arcola Lake Elementary School
Middle schools
*Madison Middle School
High schools
*
Miami Central High School
Miami Central Senior High School is a secondary school located at 1781 NW 95th Street in West Little River, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.0.1%
80.7% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Miami Central has a large Hait ...
*
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School
William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, commonly referred to as Turner Tech, is a secondary technical school located at 10151 NW 19th Avenue in West Little River, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Colleges and universities
*
Miami-Dade College
Miami Dade College (Miami Dade, MDC or Dade) is a public college in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1959, it has a total of eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers throughout Miami-Dade County. It is the largest college in the Florida Colle ...
- North Campus (public college)
Libraries
Miami-Dade Public Library
The Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) is a system of libraries in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Governance
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operates area public libraries:
*North Central Library
Amtrak
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:
Metrorail:
*
Northside
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Music
* Northside (band), a musical group from Manchester, England
* NorthSide, an American record label
* NorthSide Festival (Denmark), a music festival in Aarhus, Denmark
* " Norf Norf", a 2015 song by Vinc ...
Silver Star
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'' and '' Silver Meteor'' service, (NW 79th Street and NW 37th Avenue)