Surfside, Florida

Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,744.

Town of Surfside, Florida Surfside
Town
Surfside, Florida, commercial district on Harding Ave
Seal
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries
Coordinates: 25°52′42.27″N 80°7′33.58″W
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	Guillermo Olmedillo
• Town Clerk	Sandra Novoa
Area [1]
• Total	0.56 sq mi (1.46 km^2)
• Land	0.56 sq mi (1.44 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km^2)  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/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code	33154
Area code(s)	305, 786
FIPS code	12-70075[3]
GNIS feature ID	0291892[4]
Website	http://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov

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 Atlantic Ocean

Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek   Atlantic Ocean

  Miami Beach 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%
2019 (est.)	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]

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. [13]

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "MLA's Data Center Results of Surfside, FL". Modern Language Association. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
7. "Ancestry Map of Brazilian Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
8. "Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
9. "Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
10. "Ancestry Map of Peruvian Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
11. "Ancestry Map of Trinidadian and Tobagonian Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
12. "Ancestry Map of Venezuelan Communities". Epodunk.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
13. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-33-million-cash-penthouse-sale-gives-miamis-condo-market-a-jolt-11608060824. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Town of Surfside Official Government Website
• Visit Surfside Official Tourism Website