Miami Springs, Florida
| Miami Springs, Florida | ||
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| City of Miami Springs | ||
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| Motto: At the Heart of it All! | ||
 Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida |
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 U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits |
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| Coordinates: 25°49′11″N 80°17′28″W / 25.81972°N 80.29111°WCoordinates: 25°49′11″N 80°17′28″W / 25.81972°N 80.29111°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 Florida
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 Miami-Dade
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| Incorporated | August 23, 1926 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • Mayor | Zavier Garcia | |
| • Vice Mayor | Jaime Petralanda | |
| • Councilmembers | Billy Bain, Bob Best, and Roslyn Buckner | |
| • City Manager | Ron Gorland | |
| • City Clerk | Erika Gonzalez-Santamaria | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2) | |
| • Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) | |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • City | 13,809 | |
| • Density | 4,795.4/sq mi (1,851.5/km2) | |
| • Metro | 5,422,200 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP codes | 33142, 33166 | |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786 | |
| FIPS code | 12-45200 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0286762 | |
| Website | http://www.miamisprings-fl.gov | |
Miami Springs is a city located in Dade County, Florida. The city was founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, "The Father of Naval Aviation", and James Bright, during the famous "land boom" of the 1920s and was originally named Country Club Estates. It, along with other cities in Dade County such as Coral Gables, Florida and Opa-locka, Florida, formed some of the first planned communities in the state. Like its counterparts, the city had an intended theme which in its case, was to reflect a particular architecture and ambiance.
In this case it was a regional style of architecture called Pueblo Revival developed in the southwest, primarily New Mexico, and incorporating design elements of Pueblo architecture. Other buildings incorporated Mission style design. In fact, the original Hotel Country Club was designed to resemble a Pueblo village.
Shortly prior to incorporation in 1926, the city was renamed after a spring located in the area which provided parts of Miami with fresh water until the mid-1990s. As of 2013, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,316.
Miami Springs is located at 25°49′11″N 80°17′28″W / 25.819725°N 80.291071°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2). 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.34%) is water.
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