Map of the municipalities (colored) and census-designated places (gray) of Miami-Dade County.

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.

Municipalities

Skyline of Downtown Miami
Coral Gables
Miami Beach
Aventura
Opa-locka

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
1Miami GardensCityMay 13, 2003111,640
2AventuraCityNovember 7, 199540,242
3Golden BeachTown1929961
4Sunny Isles BeachCity199722,342
5North Miami BeachCity192743,676
6North MiamiCityMay 27, 195360,191
7Bal HarbourVillageJune 16, 19473,093
8Bay Harbor IslandsTownApril 19475,922
9Indian CreekVillage193984
10SurfsideTownMay 18, 19355,689
11Biscayne ParkVillage19333,117
12Miami ShoresVillageJanuary 2, 193211,567
13El PortalVillageDecember 7, 19371,986
14North Bay VillageCity19458,159
15Opa-lockaCity192616,463
16Miami LakesTownDecember 5, 200030,467
17HialeahCity1925223,109
18Hialeah GardensCityDecember 194823,068
19MedleyTown19491,056
20DoralCityJune 24, 200375,874
21Miami SpringsCity192613,859
22Virginia GardensVillageJuly 10, 19472,364
23SweetwaterCity194119,363
24MiamiCityJuly 28, 1896442,241
25Miami BeachCityMarch 26, 191582,890
26Key BiscayneVillage199114,809
27West MiamiCity19477,233
28Coral GablesCity192549,248
29South MiamiCityJune 24, 192712,026
30PinecrestVillageMarch 12, 199618,388
31Palmetto BayVillageSeptember 10, 200224,439
32Cutler BayTownNovember 9, 200545,425
33HomesteadCity191380,737
34Florida CityCity191413,085

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.

Census-designated places

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
aIves Estates25,005
bOjus19,673
cGolden Glades32,499
dCountry Club49,967
ePalm Springs North5,030
fPinewood17,246
gWestview9,923
hWest Little River34,128
iGladeview14,927
jBrownsville16,583
kFountainebleau59,870
lTamiami54,212
mUniversity Park45,284
nWestchester56,384
oCoral Terrace23,142
pFisher Island561
qGlenvar Heights20,786
rOlympia Heights12,873
sWestwood Lakes11,373
tSunset15,912
uKendall80,241
vKendale Lakes55,646
wKendall West36,536
xThe Hammocks59,480
yThe Crossings23,276
zPalmetto Estates13,498
aaRichmond Heights8,944
bbThree Lakes16,540
ccCountry Walk16,951
ddRichmond West35,884
eeWest Perrine10,602
ffSouth Miami Heights36,770
hhGoulds11,446
iiPrinceton39,308
jjNaranja13,509
kkLeisure City26,324
llHomestead Base999

The former CDP of Lakes by the Bay (gg in the map) is now part of the Town of Cutler Bay.

Other unincorporated communities

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.

City districts and neighborhoods

District / neighborhood Municipality
AndoverMiami Gardens
Biscayne GardensGolden Glades
Bunche ParkMiami Gardens
Carol CityMiami Gardens
Coral Way VillageWestchester
CutlerPalmetto Bay
DadelandKendall
East PerrinePalmetto Bay
Green-Mar AcresKendall
Hawley HeightsKendall
HowardKendall
Lake LucerneMiami Gardens
Lakes by the BayCutler Bay
Norwood (Norland)Miami Gardens
Opa-locka NorthMiami Gardens
Saga BayCutler Bay
Scott LakeMiami Gardens
South BeachMiami Beach
West KendallKendall
WynwoodMiami

See also

  • C-9 Basin
  • Miami metropolitan area
  • Category:Cities in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Category:Villages in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Category:Towns in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Category:Census-designated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Category:Former census-designated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Category:Unincorporated communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida
  • Category:Neighborhoods in Miami
  • Category:Neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County, Florida

References

  1. 1 2 "United States Census Bureau: QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "US Decennial Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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