Golden Beach, Florida

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Golden Beach, Florida
Town
Town of Golden Beach
Seal
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries
Coordinates: 25°57′54″N80°7′21″W / 25.96500°N 80.12250°W / 25.96500; -80.12250
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Established	1924
Incorporated	May 23, 1929
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
•  Mayor	Glenn Singer
•  Vice Mayor	Kenneth Bernstein
•  Councilmembers	Bernard Einstein, Judy Lusskin, and Jaime Mendal
•  Town Manager	Alexander Diaz
•  Town Clerk	Lissette Perez
Area [1]
• Total	0.42 sq mi (1.07 km2)
• Land	0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.0%
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	961
• Density	2,947.85/sq mi (1,139.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33160
Area code(s)	305, 786
FIPS code	12-26250 [3]
GNIS feature ID	0283145 [4]
Website	www.goldenbeach.us

Golden Beach is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, between the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. The town is part of South Florida's Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 961. ^[2]

Geography

Golden Beach is located in the northeast corner of Miami-Dade County at 25°57′54″N80°07′21″W / 25.964869°N 80.122481°W / 25.964869; -80.122481 . ^[5] It is on the barrier island that separates the Intracoastal Waterway from the ocean; the entire town is about one mile from north to south, and four blocks from east to west. It is bordered to the south by the city of Sunny Isles Beach, to the west by the city of Aventura, and to the north by the city of Hallandale Beach in Broward County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km²), of which 0.33 square miles (0.85 km²) are land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²), or 21.45%, are water. ^[1]

Golden Beach is known as a very upscale community, and many of its houses are worth over a million dollars. Several celebrities, including Bill Gates, own homes there.^{[ citation needed ]} Eric Clapton's album 461 Ocean Boulevard was named after the Golden Beach house at that address, a photo of which is also featured on the album cover. ^[6] High-rise construction and commercial development are not permitted within the town limits.

In 1981, all but one of the roads into the town from A1A were closed as a means of preventing "criminals, curious tourists from nearby hotels, joggers and Haitian refugees" from entering Golden Beach. ^[7] The blockades remained and the Strand continues to be the only road into town and is still patrolled by a police guardhouse.

Surrounding areas

  Broward County (Hallandale Beach)
  Broward County (Hallandale Beach) Atlantic Ocean
  Aventura   Atlantic Ocean
  Aventura Atlantic Ocean
  Sunny Isles Beach

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	36		—
1940	83		130.6%
1950	156		88.0%
1960	413		164.7%
1970	849		105.6%
1980	612		−27.9%
1990	774		26.5%
2000	919		18.7%
2010	919		0.0%
2020	961		4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

2020 census

Golden Beach racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^[9]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	608	63.27%
Asian (NH)	3	0.31%
Some Other Race (NH)	7	0.73%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	18	1.87%
Hispanic or Latino	325	33.82%
Total	961

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 961 people, 190 households, and 156 families residing in the town.

2010 census

Golden Beach Demographics
2010 Census	Golden Beach	Miami-Dade County	Florida
Total population	919	2,496,435	18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010	0.0%	+10.8%	+17.6%
Population density	2,737.7/sq mi	1,315.5/sq mi	350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)	97.8%	73.8%	75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)	71.8%	15.4%	57.9%
Black or African-American	1.7%	18.9%	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	26.2%	65.0%	22.5%
Asian	0.3%	1.5%	2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan	0.0%	0.2%	0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial)	0.0%	2.4%	2.5%
Some Other Race	0.2%	3.2%	3.6%

As of 2010, there were 355 households, out of which 19.2% were vacant. In 2000, 49.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.55.

2000 census

In 2000, the town population was spread out, with 34.6% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $136,686, and the median income for a family was $141,557. Males had a median income of $81,193 versus $58,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $73,053.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 55.01% of the population, while Spanish accounted for 35.09% of the populace, speakers of Hebrew made up 4.40%, French was at 3.85%, and Russian was the mother tongue for 1.65% of residents. ^[10]

Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Golden Beach.

All residents are zoned to Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 in Sunny Isles Beach for elementary and K–8. ^[11] Prior to August 2008 residents were zoned to Highland Oaks Elementary School. ^[12] Residents who want a standard comprehensive middle school instead of a K–8 may choose to enroll at a separate middle school, ^[11] Highland Oaks Middle School. ^[13] Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus is the zoned senior high school. ^[14] Prior to the opening of Mourning in 2009, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School served Eastern Shores. ^[15]

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
2. "P1. Race – Golden Beach town, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. Sokol, Brett. "Musical Mecca: After 30 years, they still flock to that most fabled of oceanfront homes" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine , Miami New Times , 9 December 2004.
7. Associated Press, "Town Closes its Doors to Crime and Tourists", The Dispatch (Lexington, North Carolina), 21 October 1981.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
10. "MLA's Data Center Results of Golden Beach, FL". Modern Language Association . Retrieved 2007-10-27.
11. "NORMAN S. EDELCUP/SUNNY ISLES BEACH K-8 Boundary Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools . Retrieved 2021-06-28.
12. Boyd-Barret, Claudia (2007-02-04). "K-8 center will ease overcrowding at schools". The Miami Herald . pp. 8, 46. - Clipping of first and of second page from Newspapers.com.
13. "HIGHLAND OAKS MS Boundary Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools . Retrieved 2021-06-28.
14. "ALONZO AND TRACY MOURNING SENIOR HIGH BISCAYNE BAY Boundary Description". Miami-Dade County Public Schools . Retrieved 2021-06-28.
15. "SS_QQQ1_1-24-09.pdf Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine ." Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High Biscayne Bay Campus. Retrieved on May 6, 2012.

External links

• Official website