Miami-Dade Coonty, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida | |||||
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Coonty | |||||
Miami-Dade County | |||||
![]() The Miami-Dade County Courthouse | |||||
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![]() Location in the U.S. state o Florida | |||||
![]() Florida's location in the U.S. | |||||
Foondit | January 18, 1836 | ||||
Named for | Francis L. Dade | ||||
Seat | Miami | ||||
Lairgest ceety | Miami | ||||
Area | |||||
• Tot | 2,431 sq mi (6,296 km2) | ||||
• Laund | 1,898 sq mi (4,916 km2) | ||||
• Watter | 533 sq mi (1,380 km2) | ||||
Population (est.) | |||||
• (2015) | 2,693,117 | ||||
• Density | 1,378.9/sq mi (532/km²) | ||||
Congressional destricts | 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th | ||||
Time zone | Eastren: UTC-5/-4 | ||||
Wabsteid | www |
Miami-Dade Coonty (commonly cried Dade Coonty, Dade, Metro-Dade or Greater Miami) is a coonty locatit in the sootheastren pairt o the State o Florida an is the soothmaist coonty on the U.S. mainland. Accordin tae the 2015 census, the coonty haed a population o 2,693,117,[1] makkin it the maist populous coonty in Florida an the seivent-maist populous coonty in the Unitit States.[2] It is Florida's third-lairgest coonty in terms o laund aurie an aw, wi 1,946 square mile (5,040 km2). The coonty seat is Miami.[3]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived frae the original on 14 Julie 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ↑ MiamiHerald.com
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.
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