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. Special features Lamme and Oldakowski identify several demographic political and cultural elements that characterize South Florida and distinguish it from other areas of the state Many of its differences appear to be driven by its proportionately higher level of migration from the northern U.S states and from the Caribbean and Latin America particularly in the densely populated Miami area Politically South Florida is more liberal than the rest of the state While less than 10% of people in either North or Central Florida felt their area was liberal over a third of South Floridians described their region as such 38% characterized the area as conservative; 26% as moderate This tracks with South Florida's demographics and Lamme and Oldakowski's findings parallel Barney Warf and Cynthia Waddell's research on Florida's political geography during the 2000 Presidential election the economy in South Florida is very similar to that in Central Florida Compared to the more diversified economy in North Florida tourism is by far the most significant industry in South and Central Florida with a much smaller but vibrant agricultural industry, Plymouth Congregational Church in Coconut Grove, Post-war history 1.4 1980s to 1990s. Miami Art Deco District, Another major Cuban exodus occurred in 1994 to prevent it from becoming another Mariel Boatlift the Clinton Administration announced a significant change in U.S policy In a controversial action the administration announced that Cubans interdicted at sea would not be brought to the United States but instead would be taken by the Coast Guard to U.S military installations at Guantanamo Bay or to Panama During an eight-month period beginning in the summer of 1994 over 30,000 Cubans and more than 20,000 Haitians were interdicted and sent to live in camps outside the United States, Miami Florida Business directory Masters Doctorate The Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Miami-Dade County Florida the department serves 29 municipalities and all unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County from 60 fire stations the Department also provides fire protection services for Miami International Airport Miami Executive Airport and Opa-locka Airport! 3 Demographics After the Second Seminole War ended in 1842 William English re-established a plantation started by his uncle on the Miami River He charted the "Village of Miami" on the south bank of the Miami River and sold several plots of land in 1844 Miami became the county seat and six years later a census reported there were ninety-six residents in the area the Third Seminole War was not as destructive as the second but it slowed the settlement of southeast Florida At the end of the war a few of the soldiers stayed. According to Miami's Beacon Council the top government employers in 2014 in the county were:. ; SR 874 (Don Shula Expressway): 826/Bird Road to Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike/Kendall, (22.8) 75.1 4.1.1 Elections of 2000 to present The formation of the Central American Isthmus closed the Central American Seaway at the end of the Pliocene 2.8 Ma ago the formation of the isthmus resulted in the migration and extinction of many land-living animals known as the Great American Interchange but the closure of the seaway resulted in a "Great American Schism" as it affected ocean currents salinity and temperatures in both the Atlantic and Pacific Marine organisms on both sides of the isthmus became isolated and either diverged or went extinct. Tri-Rail service on the FEC line would bring Tri-Rail to Downtown's transit hub Government Center Station connecting Downtown directly to Midtown Miami/Miami Design District Upper East Side/Miami Shores North Miami North Miami Beach/Aventura Downtown Hollywood and Downtown Fort Lauderdale Currently rail commuters must transfer onto the Metrorail in Hialeah to get to Downtown Miami's Downtown Development Authority along with Miami-area politicians are actively lobbying to bring Tri-Rail to the city core, Allyson Maynard Gibson 1975 Attorney General of the Bahamas, Skybus SAC Lima Satellite imagery of the Miami Metropolitan Area.

1930 110,637 274.1% Main article: Opening of the North Atlantic Ocean Eastern North Atlantic. Native American: 0.2% [12,487] In the 2010s there was a second skyscraper building boom. Notable alumni Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, 3 Demographics The city is a major music production city and attracts many annual music festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, Government Center is one of the main stations for Metrorail and Metromover. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is also the home to Urban Search and Rescue Florida Task Force 1 as well as EMS operations consisting of 57 Advanced Life Support units staffed by 760 state-certified paramedics and 640 state-certified emergency medical technicians, City of Miami Cemetery, 8.1 Fisheries FIU currently has over 180,000 alumni around the world in more than 30 countries FIU graduates more than 10,000 students a year and confers more than half of all degrees awarded by universities in Miami Alumni services is run by the Florida International University Alumni Association which sponsors numerous alumni events galas and ceremonies annually. Florida's Turnpike Extension, High rise construction in Downtown Miami in 2007, Other races: 3.5% [214,451] As with all vernacular regions South Florida has no official boundaries or status and is defined differently by different sources at different times a 2007 study of Florida's regions by Ary Lamme and Raymond K Oldakowski found that Floridians surveyed identified "South Florida" as comprising the southernmost sections of peninsular Florida That area includes the Miami metropolitan area (generally defined as Miami-Dade Broward and Palm Beach counties) the Florida Keys included in Monroe county and the interior region known as the Glades Additionally Southwest Florida representing the state's southern Gulf Coast has emerged as a directional vernacular region Some respondents from as far northwest as the southern Tampa Bay area identified their region as being in South Florida rather than Southwest or Central Florida However the University of South Florida founded in 1956 is located in Tampa at that time prior to the changes quickly brought by the Florida Constitution of 1968 south Florida was much less important politically and the term was used more loosely Tampa is not usually considered part of south Florida; Miami Orange Bowl (24.5) The airport is American Airlines' primary gateway to Latin America (Central America Caribbean Sea / West Indies islands South America) along with a domestic hub for its regional affiliate American Eagle in the U.S..A it also serves as a focus city for Avianca Frontier Airlines and LATAM both for passengers and cargo operations in the past it has been a hub for Braniff International Airways Eastern Air Lines Air Florida the original National Airlines the original Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am") United Airlines Iberia Airlines and Fine Air; Rock Downtown Miami is centered on the Central business district (CBD) best known by local Miamians as simply "Downtown" Although distinct neighborhoods with different characters the following neighborhoods are often labeled under the umbrella term of "Downtown Miami":. Major league teams 12.2 Theatres and performance arts Paul Cejas School of Architecture Building 2003!