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Plantation, Florida
Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of July 2006 the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 86,138. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.

The city's name comes from the prior owner of the land the Everglades Plantation Company. The official motto of Plantation is "The Grass is Greener." Plantation also suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005.

Plantation City Hall was the backdrop for part of the film, There's Something About Mary. Mary's childhood home was also filmed a few miles from City Hall. Plantation Golf Course is the site of the famous Caddyshack pool scene.

  


 


Plantation is located at 26°7′28″N 80°14′58″W / 26.12444°N 80.24944°W / 26.12444; -80.24944 (26.124354, -80.249503).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.93 square miles (57 km2). 21.74 square miles (56 km2) of it is land and 0.19 square miles (0 km2) of it (0.87%) is water.

Plantation is located in central Broward County. It is bordered by Lauderhill to the northeast, Sunrise to the north and west, Davie to the south, and Fort Lauderdale to the east.
 
As of the census of 2000, there were 82,934 people, 33,244 households, and 22,206 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,815.2/mi² (1,472.9/km²). There were 34,999 housing units at an average density of 1,610.0/mi² (621.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.34% White (68% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.78% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.00% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.09% of the population.

There were 33,244 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $66,135, and the median income for a family was $80,434. Males had a median income of $44,838 versus $32,360 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,250. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 78.00% of the population, while Spanish was at 13.00%, French Creole at 2.24%, French speakers made up 1.30%, Hebrew comprised 0.72%, Portuguese speakers comprised 0.71%, Italian was at 0.58%, German at 0.54%, and Arabic was the mother tongue of 0.46% of all residents.

 

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- Dania Beach - Oakland Park
- Davie - Pembroke Pines
- Fort Lauderdale - Plantation
- Hallandale - Pompano Beach
- Hillsboro Beach - Sunrise
- Hollywood - Southwest Ranches
- Lauderdale by the Sea - Weston
- Lauderhill - Wilton Manors
 
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