Opa-locka, Florida
Miami -Dade County
12-51650
Opa- locka is a city in Miami -Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida with 15 219 inhabitants ( 2010). The city, founded in the 1920s has a variety of buildings in the style of oriental architecture.
Geography
Opa- locka is located approximately 10 miles north of Miami. Adjacent municipalities are Miami Gardens, Hialeah and North Miami.
History
The city's name was borrowed from the language of the Seminoles. This called the area Opa- tisha - Wocka - locka (large island covered with trees and swamps ), which was shortened to Opa- locka. The city's founding goes back to aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. He was the architect Bernhardt Muller numerous buildings built with oriental elements, the streets are named partly after characters from the Thousand and One Nights. Opa- locka in 1926 received a city charter. After the Great Miami Hurricane in the same year and the succumbing of the Florida land boom, the young community benefited from the establishment of a naval base. After its closure in the 1950s, Opa- locka was transformed from a suburb inhabited by white middle-class to a community with a predominantly colored and less affluent population. From the 1980s increased crime and unemployment, 2003, Opa- locka the highest violent crime rate of small towns in Florida. In addition, in 2002 the state had to take over the finances of the short term because of mismanagement in distress city.
Demographics
According to the 2010 census, the then 15 219 inhabitants distributed to 5,966 households. The population density was 1358.8 inh. / Km ². 27.7 % of the population were white, 65.8 % African American, 0.2% Native American and 0.2 % Asian Americans. 4.0% were members of other ethnic groups and 2.1% in different ethnic groups. 35.3 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 24.8 % of all households lived in 44.1 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 68.5 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.98 and the average family size is 3.52 people.
32.4 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 29.1% were 20-39 years old, 24.2% were 40-59 years old and 14.2% were at least 60 years old. The median age was 31 years. 47.4 % of the population were male and 52.6 % female.
The average annual income was $ 22,214, while 32.6 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 68.44 % of the population spoke Spanish 28.29% and 3.27 % had a different mother tongue.
Monuments
Opa- locka In there are more than 20 buildings that are on the National Register of Historic Places. It is still existing buildings held in oriental style buildings from the 1920s.
- Baird House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,313
- Bush Apartments, since 1987 - No. 87,001,314
- Cravero House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,315
- Crouse House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,316
- Etheredge House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,317
- Griffiths House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,318
- Haislip House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,319
- Helm Stores and Apartments, since 1987 - No. 87,001,321
- Helms House, since 1987 - No. 87.00132 million
- Higgins duplex, since 1987 - No. 87,001,322
- Harry Hurt Building, since 1982 - No. 82,004,795
- King Trunk Factory and Showroom, since 1987 - No. 87,001,323
- Longhouse, 1987 - No. 87,001,324
- Opa- locka Company Administration Building, since 1982 - No. 82,004,796
- Opa- locka Fire and Police Station, since 1987 - No. 87,001,325
- Opa- locka Railroad Station, 1987 - No. 87,000,998
- Opa- locka Bank, since 1983 - No. 83.00142 million
- Root Building, since 1987 - No. 87,001,326
- Taber duplex, since 1987 - No. 87,001,327
- Tinsman House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,328
- Tooker House, since 1987 - No. 87,001,329
- Wheeler House, since 1987 - No. 87.00133 million
City Hall ( Opa- locka Company Administration Building )
Old Train Station
Harry Hurt Building
Traffic
Opa- locka lead through the Florida State Roads 9, 817, 916, 924 and 953 In the town there is a station on the Tri-Rail on the railway line from Miami to Mangonia Park. In addition, the Opa- locka Executive Airport national is within the city limits. The Miami International Airport is located 10 km south of Opa- locka.
Personalities
- Randall Bailey ( born 1974 ), boxer
- Flo Rida ( born 1979 ), rapper