; The following smaller general aviation airports are also in the metro area: Miami Florida Business directory 3 Twenty-first century 1.1 Native people. After former Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman became president of Eastern Airlines in 1975 he moved Eastern's headquarters from Rockefeller Center in New York City to Building 16 in the northeast corner of MIA Eastern's maintenance base Eastern remained one of the largest employers in the Miami metropolitan area until ongoing labor union unrest coupled with the airline's acquisition by union antagonist Frank Lorenzo in 1986 ultimately forced the airline into bankruptcy in 1989. 5 Hollywood Broward 139,357 140,768 154,823 +9.98% Briny Breezes Brickell Plaza Mini Park Brickell, Grade 8: 26,654! Green 633 0.04% Other products include sugarcane strawberries tomatoes and celery the state is the largest producer of sweet corn and green beans for the U.S. Wertheim Performing Arts Center 1996 With the construction of canals newly reclaimed Everglades land was promoted throughout the United States Land developers sold 20,000 lots in a few months in 1912 Advertisements promised within eight weeks of arrival a farmer could be making a living although for many it took at least two months to clear the land Some tried burning off the sawgrass or other vegetation only to learn that the peat continued to burn Animals and tractors used for plowing got mired in the muck and were useless When the muck dried it turned to a fine black powder and created dust storms Although initially crops sprouted quickly and lushly they just as quickly wilted and died seemingly without reason.
Tri-Rail to Mangonia Park, 1940 387,522 80.4% The new Park enjoyed instant popularity For a time county government honored the "separate but equal" status of Virginia Key Beach with its white counterpart Crandon Park on Key Biscayne the original temporary buildings were replaced by permanent construction a miniature railroad carried beachgoers around the park and a seaside merry-go-round whirled riders of all ages Still Crandon Park was over 800 acres (3.2 km2) with two miles (3 km) of beachfront and Virginia Key 82 acres (330,000 m2) with a half-mile of beach, Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred. . . FIU Panthers Football NCAA D-I (Conference USA) FIU Stadium (23,500) 15,453 None The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 21,299,325 on July 1 2018 a 13.29% increase since the 2010 United States Census the population of Florida in the 2010 census was 18,801,310 Florida was the seventh fastest-growing state in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending July 1 2012 in 2010 the center of population of Florida was located between Fort Meade and Frostproof the center of population has moved less than 5 miles (8 km) to the east and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north between 1980 and 2010 and has been located in Polk County since the 1960 census the population exceeded 19.7 million by December 2014 surpassing the population of the state of New York for the first time the Florida population was 21,299,325 residents or people according to the U.S Census Bureau's 2018 Population Estimates Program.
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