Facts About Fort Lauderdale
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Fort Lauderdale is the county seat and largest city in Broward County with an estimated population of 182,760, as of 2020, making it the tenth-largest city in Florida.
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Fort Lauderdale was incorporated as a city in 1911 and has a population of around 180,000.
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Fort Lauderdale is home to the largest number of recreational boats per capita in the United States.
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Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War.
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Fort Lauderdale is home to the Bonnet House Museum and Gardens, which is a 35-acre estate that features a historic house, tropical gardens, and a nature trail.
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The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale, the younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale.
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Fort Lauderdale is Known as the “Venice of America,” Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of inland waterways across the city.
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Fort Lauderdale has nearly 250 days of sunshine per year and a yearly average of 74.45°F.
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The city is also home to the Stranahan House, which is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The city is home to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a professional soccer team that plays in the North American Soccer League.
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Fort Lauderdale has a diversified economy including marine, manufacturing, finance, insurance, real estate, high technology, avionics/aerospace, film, and television production.
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Fort Lauderdale has 23 incredible miles of beaches crammed into 38.6 square miles, making the city around 2/3rds beach.
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The Fort Lauderdale area was known as the “New River Settlement” before the 20th century.
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Fort Lauderdale has a total area of 38.6 square miles, 34.7 square miles of which is land and 3.8 square miles of which is water.
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Fort Lauderdale is also known as the yachting capital of the world.
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The city is also home to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which is the 21st busiest airport in the United States.
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The city is also home to the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which is the largest in-water boat show in the world.
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Fort Lauderdale is home to the Port Everglades, which is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world.
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Fort Lauderdale’s sister cities are Agogo, Ghana; Horizonte, Brazil; Cap-Haïtien, Haiti; Duisburg, Germany; Gold Coast, Australia; Haifa, Israel; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Mar del Plata, Argentina; Margarita Island, Venezuela; Mataró, Spain; Medellín, Colombia; Muğla, Turkey; Panama City, Panama; Quepos, Costa Rica; Rimini, Italy; La Romana, Dominican Republic & São Sebastião, Brazil.
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Fort Lauderdale was featured in a popular 1960s movie, “Where the Boys Are”.