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Coconut Creek

Coconut Creek, Florida
City
City of Coconut Creek
Flag of Coconut Creek, Florida
Flag
Coat of arms of Coconut Creek, Florida
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "Butterfly Capital of the World"
Location in Broward County and the state of Florida
Location in Broward County and the state of Florida
Coconut Creek, Florida is located in the US
Coconut Creek, Florida
Coconut Creek, Florida
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 26°16′30″N 80°11′5″W / 26.27500°N 80.18472°W / 26.27500; -80.18472Coordinates: 26°16′30″N 80°11′5″W / 26.27500°N 80.18472°W / 26.27500; -80.18472
Country  United States of America
State  Florida
County Logo of Broward County, Florida.svg Broward
Incorporated February 20, 1967
Government
 • Type Commission-Manager
 • Mayor Mikkie Belvedere
 • Vice Mayor Josh Rydell
 • Commissioners Lou Sarbone, Sandra L. Welch, and Becky Tooley
 • City Manager Mary C. Blasi
 • City Clerk Leslie Wallace May
Area
 • City 12.0 sq mi (31.1 km2)
 • Land 11.9 sq mi (30.7 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 13 ft (4 m)
Population (2010 U.S. Census)
 • City 52,909
 • Density 1,723.8/sq mi (665.6/km2)
 • Metro 5,564,635
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 33063, 33066, 33073, 33093, 33097
Area code(s) 754, 954
FIPS code 12-13275
GNIS feature ID 0300334
Website www.coconutcreek.net

Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It had a population of 55,001 in 2012. It is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city seceded from Pompano Beach in the 1960s. It is nicknamed Butterfly Capital of the World, because it is home to the world's largest butterfly aviary, Butterfly World, with over 80 species and 5,000 individual butterflies.

Coconut Creek has an area of 12 square miles (31 km2), with approximately 50,000 residents and 1,400 businesses. Housing is primarily single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses within professionally landscaped communities.

The city took its name from the coconut trees, that were planted in the area by early developers. Robert E. Bateman, one of the developers, named Coconut Creek after combining the names of Miami-Dade County's village of Indian Creek and the Miami neighborhood of Coconut Grove.

According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 52,909. Coconut Creek is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.

The city is a well-planned community with a unique environmental consciousness touting an abundance of trees, waterways, attractive landscaped roads, beautiful parks, and butterfly gardens throughout the neighborhoods. This is due to the city's progressive planning approach to creating a unique life-style for residents and businesses. Coconut Creek is the first in the state of Florida and eleventh in the country to be certified as a "Community Wildlife Habitat".

In 2010, Money magazine named the city of Coconut Creek the 48th best small town to live in the United States.

Playful City USA, a national program advocating for local policies that increase play opportunities for children and is a key platform in combating the play deficit, named Coconut Creek a 2012 Playful City USA. KaBOOM! selected Coconut Creek for its outstanding dedication to play.


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