Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida
HBMBR
Skyline
Flag of Hollywood, Florida
Official seal of Hollywood, Florida
Nickname: 
Diamond of the Gold Coast
Location of Hollywood in Florida
Location of Hollywood in Florida
Coordinates: 26°01′49″N 80°09′23″W / 26.03028°N 80.15639°W / 26.03028; -80.15639
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyBroward
FoundedFebruary 18, 1921
IncorporatedNovember 28, 1925
Named afterHollywood, Los Angeles
Government
 • TypeCommission-manager
 • MayorJosh Levy
Area
 • Total
30.78 sq mi (79.71 km2)
 • Land27.25 sq mi (70.58 km2)
 • Water3.53 sq mi (9.13 km2)  11.23%
Elevation13 ft (4.0 m)
Population
 • Total
153,067
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
152,650
 • Rank176th in the United States
12th in Florida
 • Density5,601.6/sq mi (2,162.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
33004, 33009, 33019-33021, 33023, 33024, 33312, 33314, 33316
Area codes954, 754
FIPS code12-32000[5]
GNIS feature ID2404719[2]
Websitehollywoodfl.org

Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb in the Miami metropolitan area. The population of Hollywood was 153,067 as of 2020,[3] making it the third-largest city in Broward County.

History

Hollywood Beach during the COVID-19 pandemic in late October 2020,

In 1920, Joseph Young was elected the first mayor in 1925. The town quickly became home to northerners known as "snowbirds", who fled south during the winter and returned north during the summer. By 1960, Hollywood had more than 2,400 hotel units and 12,170 single-family homes.[6]

The Florida guide, published by the Federal Writers' Project, describes the development of Hollywood, an early example of the planned communities that proliferated in Florida during the real-estate boom of the 1920s:

During the early days of development here, 1,500 trucks and tractors were engaged in clearing land and grading streets; two yacht basins, designed by General George Washington Goethals, chief engineer in the construction of the Panama Canal, were dredged and connected with the Intracoastal Waterway. A large power plant was installed, and when the city lights went on for the first time, ships at sea reported that Miami was on fire, and their radio alarms and the red glow in the sky brought people to the rescue from miles around.[7]

Hollywood was severely damaged by the 1926 Miami hurricane; local newspapers reported that it was second only to Miami in losses from the storm.[6]

Hurricane Irma hit Florida in 2017, causing damage and power outages in Hollywood. 12 residents of the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills died of heat exposure. Four nursing-home staff were charged with negligence and manslaughter.[8] Charges were dropped against the 3 nurses[9] and the nursing home chief was acquitted.[10]

Timeline

  • 1921 – Hollywood by the Sea platted on land of Joseph Wesley Young[11][12]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 30.8 square miles (80 km2), of which 3.46 square miles (9 km2) are covered by water (11.23%).[19]

Hollywood is in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5 to 6 miles (8.0 to 9.7 km) of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach.

Climate

Hollywood has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af), with long, hot, humid, and rainy summers and short, warm, and dry winters.

Climate data for Hollywood, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 87
(31)
88
(31)
91
(33)
96
(36)
98
(37)
98
(37)
97
(36)
97
(36)
95
(35)
93
(34)
91
(33)
90
(32)
98
(37)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 84.7
(29.3)
85.7
(29.8)
87.7
(30.9)
89.2
(31.8)
90.5
(32.5)
92.1
(33.4)
93.4
(34.1)
93.3
(34.1)
92.4
(33.6)
91.1
(32.8)
87.1
(30.6)
86.0
(30.0)
94.7
(34.8)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 76.1
(24.5)
77.2
(25.1)
78.9
(26.1)
82.0
(27.8)
84.6
(29.2)
87.7
(30.9)
89.6
(32.0)
89.9
(32.2)
88.1
(31.2)
85.1
(29.5)
81.0
(27.2)
78.0
(25.6)
83.2
(28.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 67.6
(19.8)
68.9
(20.5)
70.9
(21.6)
75.0
(23.9)
78.2
(25.7)
81.3
(27.4)
82.9
(28.3)
83.3
(28.5)
82.0
(27.8)
79.0
(26.1)
73.9
(23.3)
70.1
(21.2)
76.1
(24.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 59.2
(15.1)
60.5
(15.8)
63.0
(17.2)
67.9
(19.9)
71.7
(22.1)
74.8
(23.8)
76.2
(24.6)
76.7
(24.8)
75.8
(24.3)
72.8
(22.7)
66.7
(19.3)
62.2
(16.8)
69.0
(20.6)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 42.9
(6.1)
45.5
(7.5)
50.3
(10.2)
57.5
(14.2)
64.6
(18.1)
70.6
(21.4)
71.9
(22.2)
72.5
(22.5)
71.9
(22.2)
63.2
(17.3)
53.4
(11.9)
49.5
(9.7)
40.3
(4.6)
Record low °F (°C) 34
(1)
35
(2)
40
(4)
49
(9)
56
(13)
63
(17)
64
(18)
69
(21)
65
(18)
52
(11)
46
(8)
34
(1)
34
(1)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.82
(72)
2.75
(70)
3.41
(87)
3.35
(85)
6.60
(168)
8.84
(225)
6.74
(171)
7.46
(189)
8.67
(220)
8.22
(209)
3.72
(94)
2.46
(62)
65.04
(1,652)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 7.2 6.1 6.3 6.9 10.4 14.4 15.4 15.4 16.0 12.8 9.8 8.2 128.9
Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)[20][21]
Hollywood Beach in March 2008

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19302,869—
19406,239117.5%
195014,351130.0%
196035,237145.5%
1970106,873203.3%
1980121,32313.5%
1990121,6970.3%
2000139,35714.5%
2010140,7681.0%
2020153,0678.7%
2022 (est.)152,650Decrease−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1960–1970[22] 1980[23] 1990[24]
2000[25] 2010[26] 2020[3] 2022[4]
Historical racial composition 2020[3] 2010[26] 2000[25] 1990[24] 1980[23]
White (non-Hispanic) 37.2% 47.5% 61.6% 78.5% 90.0%
Hispanic or Latino 39.9% 32.6% 22.5% 11.9% 5.3%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 16.5% 15.4% 11.5% 8.1% 4.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 2.6% 2.4% 2.0% 1.2% 0.8%
Native American (non-Hispanic) 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0.9% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 2.8% 1.5% 1.9% N/A N/A
Population 153,067 140,768 139,357 121,697 121,323
Demographic characteristics 2020[27][28][29] 2010[30][31][32] 2000[33][34][35] 1990[24] 1980[23]
Households 72,585 71,070 68,426 52,904 50,764
Persons per household 2.11 1.98 2.04 2.30 2.39
Sex Ratio 94.9 96.1 94.1 90.0 87.8
Ages 0–17 19.1% 20.3% 21.3% 19.1% 19.8%
Ages 18–64 62.8% 64.6% 61.4% 57.8% 55.0%
Ages 65 + 18.1% 15.1% 17.3% 23.1% 25.1%
Median age 42.6 41.1 39.2 40.1 43.1
Population 153,067 140,768 139,357 121,697 121,323
Economic indicators
2017–21 American Community Survey Hollywood Broward County Florida
Median income[36] $32,371 $36,222 $34,367
Median household income[37] $56,912 $64,522 $61,777
Poverty Rate[38] 12.4% 12.4% 13.1%
High school diploma[39] 88.2% 90.0% 89.0%
Bachelor's degree[39] 29.9% 34.3% 31.5%
Advanced degree[39] 12.2% 13.1% 11.7%
Language spoken at home[note 1] 2015[note 2] 2010[note 3] 2000[42] 1990[43] 1980[44]
English 52.5% 56.9% 66.5% 78.1% 85.1%
Spanish or Spanish Creole 33.9% 30.2% 21.5% 11.1% 4.7%
French or Haitian Creole 4.8% 4.5% 3.5% 2.7% 1.4%
Italian N/A[note 4] 0.6% 1.1% 1.9% 2.8%
Other Languages 8.8% 7.8% 7.4% 6.2% 6.0%
Nativity 2015[note 5] 2010[note 6] 2000[49][50] 1990[51][43] 1980[44]
% population native-born 64.8% 66.8% 73.7% 82.2% 86.4%
... born in the United States 61.0% 63.2% 70.2% 79.5% 85.1%
... born in Puerto Rico or Island Areas 2.3% 2.4% 2.6% 1.8% 1.3%
... born to American parents abroad 1.4% 1.2% 1.0% 0.9%
% population foreign-born[note 7] 35.2% 33.2% 26.3% 17.8% 13.6%
... born in Cuba 5.0% 3.8% 2.8% 2.1% 1.5%
... born in Colombia 3.6% 3.2% 2.8% 0.8% N/A[note 4]
... born in Haiti 2.5% 2.4% 1.1% 0.4% N/A[note 4]
... born in Jamaica 2.2% 2.3% 2.0% 0.8% 0.3%
... born in Peru 1.8% 2.0% 1.1% 0.4% N/A[note 4]
... born in the Dominican Republic 1.7% 1.4% 0.9% 0.4% 0.1%
... born in Canada 1.3% 1.2% 1.9% 1.9% 1.6%
... born in other countries 17.1% 16.9% 13.7% 11.0% 10.1%

As of 2000, Hollywood had the 75th-highest percentage of Cuban residents in the U.S., at 4.23% of its population,[52] and the 65th-highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.26% (tied with both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York.)[53] It also had the 57th-highest percentage of Peruvian residents in the US, at 1.05% (tied with Locust Valley, New York),[54] and the 20th-highest percentage of Romanian residents in the US, at 1.1% (tied with several other areas).[55]

Economy

Before it dissolved, Commodore Cruise Line and its subsidiary Crown Cruise Line were headquartered in Hollywood.[56]

Aerospace and electronics parts manufacturer HEICO is headquartered in Hollywood.[57]

Since 1991, the Invicta Watch Group, a manufacturer and marketer of timepieces and writing instruments, has been headquartered in Hollywood, where it also operates its customer-service call center.

Public facilities

Hollywood's public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools.[58] The public high schools are Hollywood Hills High School, McArthur High School, South Broward High School, and Sheridan Technical College and High School.

There is a Hollywood Police Department.

Notable people

The television game show Hollywood Squares taped a week of shows at the historic Diplomat Hotel in 1987 and featured aerial footage shot over Hollywood, Florida.[61]

Episode 15 of season six of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos featured scenes shot in the vicinity of the Hollywood Beach Marriott along Carolina Street.[62]

The comedy series Big Time in Hollywood, FL is set in Hollywood.

Sister cities

Hollywood's sister cities are:[63]

Notes

  1. ↑ Language spoken at home among residents at least five years old; only languages (or language groups) which at least 2% of residents have spoken at any time since 1980 are mentioned
  2. ↑ Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;[40] the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census
  3. ↑ Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;[41] the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the 2000 census
  4. 1 2 3 4 Not counted separately; aggregated into "Other" category
  5. ↑ Refers to 2013–2017 American Community Survey data;[45][46] the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census
  6. ↑ Refers to 2008–2012 American Community Survey data;[47][48] the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the 2000 census
  7. ↑ Only countries of birth which at least 1.5% of residents were born in at any time since 1980 are mentioned

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