Biscayne Park, Florida
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Village of Biscayne Park Biscayne Park |
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The historic Village Hall Log Cabin, which serves as Commission chambers for all meetings, as well as other Board meetings, and for special events.
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 Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida |
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 U.S. Census Bureau map showing village boundaries |
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| Coordinates: 25°52′18.62″N 80°10′55.13″W / 25.8718389°N 80.1819806°WCoordinates: 25°52′18.62″N 80°10′55.13″W / 25.8718389°N 80.1819806°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Florida
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| County |
 Miami-Dade
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| Incorporated (town) | December 31, 1931 |
| Incorporated (village) | June 16, 1933 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Tracy Truppman |
| • Vice Mayor | David Coviello |
| • Commissioners | Jenny Johnson-Sardella, Roxanna Ross and William Tudor. |
| • Village Clerk | Maria C. Camara |
| Area | |
| • Village | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Village | 3,147 |
| • Density | 4,843.1/sq mi (1,869.9/km2) |
| • Metro | 5,564,635 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip Code | 33161 |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786 |
| FIPS code | 12-06600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0278854 |
| Website | http://www.biscayneparkfl.gov/ |
Biscayne Park is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Biscayne Park was developed in the 1920s by Arthur Griffing. Biscayne Park was originally a neighborhood of the City of Miami when it was annexed into the City of Miami in 1925. With the arrival of the Great Depression, the City of Miami gave up its jurisdiction and Biscayne Park was incorporated as its own town in 1931. In 1933, the town decided to become a village, and changed its name to the Village of Biscayne Park.
Biscayne Park is located at 25°52′55″N 80°10′51″W / 25.88194°N 80.18083°W (25.881972, -80.180868). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
As of 2010, there were 1,324 households out of which 9.3% were vacant. In 2000, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.
In 2000, the village population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $48,313, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Males had a median income of $39,964 versus $33,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,923. About 9.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.
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