Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ceety
Ceety o Fort Lauderdale
Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Banner Seal
Eik-name(s):  Venice o Americae
U.S. Census Bureau cairt
Coordinates: 26°8′N 80°9′W
Kintra	Unitit States o Americae
State	Florida
Coonty	Broward
Established	Mairch 27, 1911
Govrenment
• Teep	Commission-Manager
• Mayor	Jack Seiler
• Vice Mayor	Robert L. McKinzie
• Commissioners	Bruce G. Roberts, Dean J. Trantalis, and Romney Rogers
• Ceety Manager	Lee R. Feldman
• Ceety Clerk	Arleen Gross
Area
• Ceety	99.9 km2 (38.6 sq mi)
• Land	90.0 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
• Water	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)  9.87%
Elevation	2.75 m (9 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Ceety	172,389 (US: 132nt)
• Density	1,838.3/km2 (4,761/sq mi)
• Metro	5,762,717 (US: 8t)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33301, 33304-33306, 33308-33309, 33312-33313, 33315-33316, 33334, 33394
Aurie code(s)	754, 954
FIPS code	12-24000
GNIS featur ID	0282693
Wabsteid	www.fortlauderdale.gov

Fort Lauderdale (pronounced /ˌfɔrt ˈlɔːdərdeɪl/ ^{(deprecatit template)}) is a ceety in the U.S. state o Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the coonty seat o Broward Coonty. Accordin tae 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the ceety haed a population o 183,606. It is a principal ceety o the Sooth Florida metropolitan aurie, which is hame tae ower 5,413,212 fowk.

The ceety is a popular tourist destination, wi 10.35 million visitors in 2006. Fort Lauderdale is sometimes kent as the "Venice o Americae" acause o its expansive an intricate canal seestem. The ceety is a major yachtin center, wi 42,000 resident yachts an 100 marinas an boatyards in 2006. The ceety sits 23 miles north o Miami. Fort Lauderdale an the surroondin aurie host ower 4,000 restaurants an 120 nichtclubs in 2006.

Fort Lauderdale is named efter a series o forts built bi the Unitit States durin the Seicont Seminole War. The forts teuk their name frae Major William Lauderdale, who wis the commander o the detachment o sodgers who built the first fort. Housomeivver, development o the ceety did no begin till 50 years efter the forts wur abandoned at the end o the conflict. Three forts named "Fort Lauderdale" wur constructit; the first wis at the fork o the New River, the seicont at Tarpon Bend, in what is nou kent as the Sailboat Bend neighborhuid, an the third near the site o the Bahia Mar Marina.