Weston (Florida)
Broward County
12-76582
Weston is a city in Broward County in the U.S. state of Florida with 65,333 inhabitants ( 2010).
2008 Weston was dubbed by Money Magazine as the best city in the state of Florida.
- 4.1 parks
Geography
Weston is located west of Sunrise and Davie and north of Southwest Ranches and Pembroke Pines on the edge of the Everglades.
Climate
The winters in Weston are usually dry and warm, the summer usually hot and humid.
Demographics
According to the 2010 census, the then 65,333 inhabitants distributed to 24,394 households. The population density was 1,062.3 inh. / Km ². 85.8 % of the population were white, 4.4% African American, 0.1% Native American and 4.6 % Asian Americans. 2.7% were members of other ethnic groups and 2.4% in different ethnic groups. 44.9 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 17.9 % of all households lived in 52.8 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 83.7 % 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 3.08 and the average family size is 3.38 people.
33.6 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 20.0 % were 20-39 years old, 34.6 % were 40-59 years old and 11.9 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 38 years. 48.5 % of the population were male and 51.5 % female.
The average annual income was $ 94,084, while 4.9 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 62.54 % of the population spoke Spanish 31.40% and 6.06% had a different mother tongue.
Schools and Education
Weston has first-class schools. The Cypress Bay High School is one of the largest schools in the United States.
(equivalent to the German primary school; class 1 to 5)
- Country Isles Elementary School
- Eagle Point Elementary School
- Everglades Elementary School
- Gator Run Elementary School
- Indian Trace Elementary School
- Manatee Bay Elementary School
( " High school "; class 6 to 8)
- Falcon Cove Middle School
- Tequesta Trace Middle School
(corresponding to the secondary schools )
- Cypress Bay High School
- Sagemont School
- Broward College ( smaller campus)
Culture and sights
Parks
In the west there are several parks:
- Tequesta Trace Park: has among other things baseball and soccer fields.
- Vista Park: It located near the Cypress Bay High School and Falcon Cove Middle School.
- Weston Regional Park: has a swimming pool, as well as a baseball and soccer field, playgrounds and much more.
Traffic
The urban area is affected by crosses or from Interstate 75, U.S. Highway 27 and the Florida State Roads 25, 84, 818 and 820. Not far northeast of the city branches on a traffic junction I-595 toward Fort Lauderdale and the SR 869 ( Sawgrass Expressway toll road) in the direction of Deerfield Beach I-75.
Crime
The crime rate in 2010 was 74 points ( U.S. average: 266 points ) in the low range. There were three rapes, five robberies, 30 injuries, 135 burglaries, 585 thefts, 36 car thefts and one arson.
Famous people
- Carlos Pena Jr. ( * 1989), actor and singer
- Pretty Ricky, hip- hop group
- Angelo Dundee ( b. 1923 ), former boxing trainer (eg: Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali )
- Sugar Ray Leonard, boxer
- Roberto Moreno ( born 1959 ), race car driver
- Will Allen (born 1978 ), football player for the Miami Dolphins
- Jason Taylor ( born 1974 ), football player for the Miami Dolphins
- John Dahl, former football player for the Miami Dolphins
- Dan Marino ( born 1961 ), NFL Hall of Fame quarterback for the Miami Dolphins
- Andre Goodman (born 1978 ), football player for the Denver Broncos
- Brandon Jackson, football player for the Cleveland Browns
- Eddie Jones, former NFL player
- Bernie Kosar, former quarterback for the Cleveland Browns and the Miami Dolphins, college quarterback of the University of Miami Hurricanes
- Randy McMichael, football player with the San Diego Chargers
- Joey Porter, football player for the Arizona Cardinals
- Jose Canseco, former baseball player
- Bartolo Colon, baseball player of the New York Yankees
- Al conductor, former baseball player in the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Florida Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays
- Hanley Ramirez, Baseball Player of the Florida Marlins
- Manny Ramirez, former baseball player
- Rodney Rogers, a former NBA player