Communities in Miami-Dade County, all located in the county's eastern half, include 34 municipalities (19 cities, 6 towns and 9 villages), 37 census-designated places, and several unincorporated communities. The county seat is Miami, which is also the most populous city.
Miami-Dade County has nineteen cities, six towns, and nine villages. No apparent differences in government structure or population exist between these three categories, however. The communities below are numbered according to the provided image.
Municipality populations are based on the 2020 US Census using their QuickFacts with 5,000 residents and above, while municipalities under 5,000 people are based on their US Decennial Census. [1] [2]
| # | Incorporated Community | Designation | Date incorporated | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Gardens | City | May 13, 2003 | 111,640 |
| 2 | Aventura | City | November 7, 1995 | 40,242 |
| 3 | Golden Beach | Town | 1929 | 961 |
| 4 | Sunny Isles Beach | City | 1997 | 22,342 |
| 5 | North Miami Beach | City | 1927 | 43,676 |
| 6 | North Miami | City | May 27, 1953 | 60,191 |
| 7 | Bal Harbour | Village | June 16, 1947 | 3,093 |
| 8 | Bay Harbor Islands | Town | April 1947 | 5,922 |
| 9 | Indian Creek | Village | 1939 | 84 |
| 10 | Surfside | Town | May 18, 1935 | 5,689 |
| 11 | Biscayne Park | Village | 1933 | 3,117 |
| 12 | Miami Shores | Village | January 2, 1932 | 11,567 |
| 13 | El Portal | Village | December 7, 1937 | 1,986 |
| 14 | North Bay Village | City | 1945 | 8,159 |
| 15 | Opa-locka | City | 1926 | 16,463 |
| 16 | Miami Lakes | Town | December 5, 2000 | 30,467 |
| 17 | Hialeah | City | 1925 | 223,109 |
| 18 | Hialeah Gardens | City | December 1948 | 23,068 |
| 19 | Medley | Town | 1949 | 1,056 |
| 20 | Doral | City | June 24, 2003 | 75,874 |
| 21 | Miami Springs | City | 1926 | 13,859 |
| 22 | Virginia Gardens | Village | July 10, 1947 | 2,364 |
| 23 | Sweetwater | City | 1941 | 19,363 |
| 24 | Miami | City | July 28, 1896 | 442,241 |
| 25 | Miami Beach | City | March 26, 1915 | 82,890 |
| 26 | Key Biscayne | Village | 1991 | 14,809 |
| 27 | West Miami | City | 1947 | 7,233 |
| 28 | Coral Gables | City | 1925 | 49,248 |
| 29 | South Miami | City | June 24, 1927 | 12,026 |
| 30 | Pinecrest | Village | March 12, 1996 | 18,388 |
| 31 | Palmetto Bay | Village | September 10, 2002 | 24,439 |
| 32 | Cutler Bay | Town | November 9, 2005 | 45,425 |
| 33 | Homestead | City | 1913 | 80,737 |
| 34 | Florida City | City | 1914 | 13,085 |
The current unincorporated place of Islandia (#35 in the map) was a city founded on December 6, 1960, with a 2010 census population of 18, but was disincorporated on March 16, 2012, and will no longer appear on the US Census.
As of the 2020 United States Census, there are 37 census-designated places in Miami-Dade County. The populations listed below are based on that census. [1] [2] The CDP's are lettered according to the image above.
| # | Census-designated place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| a | Ives Estates | 25,005 |
| b | Ojus | 19,673 |
| c | Golden Glades | 32,499 |
| d | Country Club | 49,967 |
| e | Palm Springs North | 5,030 |
| f | Pinewood | 17,246 |
| g | Westview | 9,923 |
| h | West Little River | 34,128 |
| i | Gladeview | 14,927 |
| j | Brownsville | 16,583 |
| k | Fountainebleau | 59,870 |
| l | Tamiami | 54,212 |
| m | Westchester | 56,384 |
| n | Coral Terrace | 23,142 |
| o | Fisher Island | 561 |
| p | Glenvar Heights | 20,786 |
| q | Olympia Heights | 12,873 |
| r | Westwood Lakes | 11,373 |
| s | Sunset | 15,912 |
| t | Kendall | 80,241 |
| u | Kendale Lakes | 55,646 |
| v | Kendall West | 36,536 |
| w | The Hammocks | 59,480 |
| x | The Crossings | 23,276 |
| y | Palmetto Estates | 13,498 |
| z | Richmond Heights | 8,944 |
| aa | Three Lakes | 16,540 |
| bb | Country Walk | 16,951 |
| cc | Richmond West | 35,884 |
| dd | West Perrine | 10,602 |
| ee | South Miami Heights | 36,770 |
| ff | Goulds | 11,446 |
| hh | Princeton | 39,308 |
| ii | Naranja | 13,509 |
| jj | Leisure City | 26,324 |
| kk | Homestead Base | 999 |
The former CDP of Lakes by the Bay (gg in the map) is now part of the Town of Cutler Bay.
The boundaries of these communities are loose and may overlap with each other as well as with the census-designated places.
The degree of development in these areas varies considerably. For instance, Frog City is a ghost town, while Little Gables is a densely populated suburban area and Redland is a rural but significantly populated region.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |