Coral Springs, Florida
| Coral Springs, Florida | |||||
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| City of Coral Springs | |||||
Downtown Coral Springs in July 2007
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| Motto: "Everything Under the Sun!" | |||||
 Location in Broward County and the U.S. state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 26°16′14″N 80°15′33″W / 26.27056°N 80.25917°WCoordinates: 26°16′14″N 80°15′33″W / 26.27056°N 80.25917°W | |||||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 Florida
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 Broward
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| Incorporated | July 10, 1963 | ||||
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| • Type | Commission-Manager | ||||
| • Mayor | Walter "Skip" Campbell (D) | ||||
| • Vice Mayor | Dan Daley | ||||
| • Commissioners | Lou Cimaglia, Joy Carter, and Larry Vignola | ||||
| • City Manager | Erdal Dönmez | ||||
| • City Clerk | Debra Dore Thomas | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 24.0 sq mi (62.1 km2) | ||||
| • Land | 23.8 sq mi (61.6 km2) | ||||
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) | ||||
| Elevation | 13 ft (3 m) | ||||
| Population (2010) | |||||
| • Total | 121,096 | ||||
| • Density | 5,089.8/sq mi (1,965.2/km2) | ||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||||
| Zip Codes | 33065, 33067, 33071, 33073, 33075, 33076, 33077 | ||||
| Area code(s) | 754 and 954 | ||||
| FIPS code | 12-14400 | ||||
| GNIS feature ID | 0307614 | ||||
| Website | www |
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Coral Springs, officially the City of Coral Springs, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 121,096. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
The city, officially chartered on July 10, 1963, was master-planned and primarily developed by WCI Communities, then known as Coral Ridge Properties, a division of Westinghouse. The city's name is derived from the company's name, and was selected after several earlier proposals had been considered and rejected. Despite the name, there are no springs in the city; Florida's springs are found in the central and northern portions of the state.
During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s the young city grew rapidly, adding over 35,000 residents each decade. Coral Springs has notably strict building codes, which are designed to maintain the city's distinctive aesthetic appeal. The city government's effective fiscal management has maintained high bond ratings, and the city has won accolades for its overall livability, its low crime rate, and its family-friendly orientation.
Coral Springs is a planned community. Prior to its incorporation as a city in July 1963, the area which is now Coral Springs was part of 20,000 acres (81 km2) of marshy lands bought by Henry Lyons between 1911 and 1939. After several floods in 1947, Florida created the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District (now the South Florida Water Management District). Canals and levees drained much of the area upon which Coral Springs was built. After the land was drained and cleared, most of the area was used as a bean farm. After Lyons' death in 1952, his heirs changed the focus to cattle.
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