Opa-locka is a city in Miami-Dade County,Florida,United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 16,463,up from 15,219 in 2010.
Joseph Xavier Carollo is a Cuban-American politician who served as mayor of Miami from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2001. Following his loss in the 2001 mayoral election,he served as Doral,Florida city manager from January 2013 until his firing in April 2014;he was reinstated in June 2017,then immediately resigned. He successfully ran for election to the Miami city commission in 2017.
The government of Miami-Dade County is defined and authorized under the Constitution of Florida,Florida law,and the Home Rule Charter of Miami-Dade County.
The Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) is a system of libraries in Miami-Dade County,Florida.
John Washington Sewell was a businessman and the third Mayor of Miami.
Carlos Antonio Giménez is a Cuban-born American politician and retired firefighter serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 28th congressional district. He was redistricted from Florida's 26th congressional district. A Republican,he served as mayor of Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 to 2011,and was the fire chief of the City of Miami Fire Department.
The government of the city of Miami,Florida,is organized under the City Charter,which provides for a mayor-commissioner form of city government.
Everest George "E. G." Sewell was a merchant and three-time Mayor of Miami,serving as the city's 13th,16th and 19th mayor.
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census,making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States. It is Florida's third largest county in terms of land area with 1,946 square miles (5,040 km2). The county seat is Miami,the core of the nation's ninth-largest and world's 65th-largest metropolitan area with a 2020 population of 6.138 million people,exceeding the population of 31 of the nation's 50 states as of 2022.
John B. Reilly was the first Mayor of Miami.
Parker Adair "P. A." Henderson was a businessman and politician. He was the seventh and eleventh Mayor of Miami.
Chapman Field is a horticulture and agronomy research facility of the Agricultural Research Service,a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),located in Miami,Florida. Dating from 1898,it is one of the oldest entities in South Florida. The USDA also refers to it as the Miami Station.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Miami in Miami-Dade County,Florida,United States.
Charles Doyle Leffler 'Uncle Charlie' was a business leader and politician. He was the city of Miami's 10th Mayor.
John W. Watson Sr. was an American politician and businessman who served in a number of elected positions throughout Florida.
William Pruden Smith was a prominent attorney and the City of Miami's ninth mayor.
Edward Coleman Romfh was a businessman and politician. He was the 12th Mayor of Miami. Romfh was considered one of the City of Miami's pioneers.
James Edward 'J.E.' Lummus (1867-1955) was a banker,businessman and 2nd Mayor of the City of Miami.
John Newton Lummus Sr. was a banker,businessman and first mayor of the city of Miami Beach.
