Indian Creek, Florida

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Indian Creek, Florida
Village
Village of Indian Creek
Indian Creek, Looking toward 41st Street Bridge, Miami Beach, Florida (8029950230).jpg
1930s postcard of Indian Creek, looking toward 41st Street Bridge
Nickname: 
Billionaire Bunker [1]
Motto: 
"Protect. Serve."
Miami-Dade County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Indian Creek Highlighted.svg
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
Indian Creek.gif
U.S. Census Bureau map showing village boundaries
Coordinates: 25°52′45″N80°7′52″W / 25.87917°N 80.13111°W / 25.87917; -80.13111
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States of America
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County Flag of Miami-Dade County, Florida.png Miami-Dade
Incorporated May 17, 1939
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 •  Mayor Bernard Klepach
 •  Vice Mayor Javier Holtz
 •  Council Members Robert Diener,
Irma Braman, and
Irwin E. Tauber
 •  Village Manager Guillermo Olmedillo
 •  Village Clerk Roseann Prado
Area
[2]
 • Total0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)
 • Land0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total84
 • Density196.26/sq mi (75.78/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
33154
Area code(s) 305, 786, 645
FIPS code 12-33425 [4]
Website indiancreekvillagefl.gov

Indian Creek is a village, Gated community, and man-made barrier island [1] in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It has 41 residential home sites and the Indian Creek Country Club. The village is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The concentration of highly affluent people on the island has earned it the nickname Billionaire Bunker. [1] The population was 84 at the 2020 census. [3] In 2017 the island was said to be home to 41 waterfront residential home sites and 29 estate homes. All the waterfront homes surround the Indian Creek country club and golf course, which takes up most of the land on the island. Residents of the island are said to have access to the country club which is said to very exclusive, though not all of them are members of the country club. The village has its own government and law enforcement. [5]

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History

The island of Indian Creek was said to have been created in the 1900s due to excavation of drainage for Biscayne Bay and was an uninhabited and underdeveloped Mangrove forest until 1928, when the country club and housing lots were established after a group of Midwestern businessmen bought the island as a real estate venture. [6] The village was an Unincorporated area until it was incorporated by an act of the Florida legislature in 1939, at which point the island had 17 residents and the country club had 180 members. [7] For many years the island served as a space for vacation rentals for the Miami-area elite, until recent years when elite residents from outside the area began living there full-time. [8]

Geography

Indian Creek is located in northeastern Miami-Dade County at 25°52′45″N80°7′52″W / 25.87917°N 80.13111°W / 25.87917; -80.13111 (25.879156, –80.131130). [9] It occupies an island bordered by Biscayne Bay to the west, Indian Creek to the south and east, and Indian Creek Lake to the north. Neighboring communities are Bay Harbor Islands to the north, Surfside to the east, Miami Beach to the south, and North Miami to the west, across Biscayne Bay. Automobile access is via a bridge from Surfside.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.2 km2). 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) of it are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (8.55%) are water. [2]

The island is connected by a bridge which connects the island to Surfside, Florida and is guarded by a police checkpoint that turns away non-residents and unauthorized persons from visiting the island. The island has only one road, Indian Creek Island road, a 1.6 mile private two lane road that goes from the east to the west side of the island and connects the homes and the country club. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1950 46—
1960 6234.8%
1970 8232.3%
1980 10325.6%
1990 44−57.3%
2000 33−25.0%
2010 86160.6%
2020 84−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]

2020 census

Indian Creek racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [11]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)4654.76%
Black or African American (NH)00.00%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)00.00%
Asian (NH)55.95%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)00.00%
Some other race (NH)22.38%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)910.71%
Hispanic or Latino 2226.19%
Total84100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 84 people, 12 households, and 10 families residing in the village. [12]

2010 census

Indian Creek Demographics
2010 Census Indian CreekMiami-Dade CountyFlorida
Total population862,496,43518,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010+160.6%+10.8%+17.6%
Population density200.6/sq mi1,315.5/sq mi350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)98.8%73.8%75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)70.9%15.4%57.8%
Black or African-American 0%18.9%16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27.9%65.0%22.5%
Asian 1.2%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 0.0%3.2%3.6%

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 86 people, 24 households, and 19 families residing in the village. [13]

As of 2013, English was the mother tongue for 40.00% of the population, while other Indo-European languages were spoken by 32.70% of all residents. Speakers of Spanish accounted for 27.30%, while the combined total of those who spoke an Asian language or Pacific Islander language made up 0.00%. The rest of the people who spoke any other languages in Indian Creek were at 0.00%. In total, 60.00% of the populace spoke something other than English as their first language. [14]

2000 census

In 2000, 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 28.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.33.

In 2000, the village population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.8 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $46,875 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $137,382. There were 21.4% of families and 29.4% of the population living below the poverty line.

Politics

In the 2016 presidential election, Indian Creek went to Donald Trump with 20 votes (56%) while Hillary Clinton received 16 votes (44%). [15] In the 2020 presidential election, Indian Creek tallied 42 votes (79%) for Donald Trump and 11 votes (21%) for Joe Biden. [16]

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Education

Residents are assigned to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor K–8 Center in Bay Harbor Islands serves as the local elementary and K–8 school. Residents who want to have a conventional middle school may instead choose the zoned middle school, [17] Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School. [18] Miami Beach Senior High School is the senior high school serving Surfside. [19]

Notable people

Other notable residents both past and present have included:

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Indian Creek is a partly natural and partly man-made waterway in the city of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It starts as a man-made canal where Biscayne Bay meets Lincoln Road, and runs along Dade Boulevard, forming the boundary between South Beach and the rest of the city. At 24th street the canal opens into the natural waterway and continues north through the city past Allison Island where it opens into Biscayne Bay, until 71st Street where it merges with Normandy and Tatum Waterways and is no longer called Indian Creek. The barrier island touts only 40 waterfront property parcels arranged around an ultra private 18-hole golf course which is why it is referred to as the Billionaire Bunker. Southbound is named Indian Creek Drive wherever the road runs along the creek.

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