History

The city was originally going to be named "Sunnydale", but William Safire, a friend of the developer, convinced him to change his mind. Safire felt that "Sunnydale" sounded like a neighborhood in Brooklyn. A discussion between the two ensued. The developer stated that there were no hills in the new town, to which Safire replied, "There are probably no dales in Lauderdale, either!" From that discussion, the name "Lauderhill" was coined. In 1970, the Inverrary Country Club was built, and in 1972 its golf course became home to the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic. Gleason himself built his final home on the golf course. Up until the late 1980s-early 1990s, Lauderhill was mostly a retirement community for Jewish people and a second home for snowbirds (especially in the Inverrary neighborhood). It is now home to mostly West Indians and African Americans, but it still has a sizeable White, Jewish, and Hispanic population in the Northwest section, and in the Inverrary neighborhood, located north of Oakland Park Boulevard and west of University Drive). On November 9, 2007 in the Central Broward Regional Park the Main Event cricket field was opened. The park features many other sports venues as well.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 57,585 people, 22,810 households, and 14,279 families residing in the city. The population density was 7,892.8/mi² (3,045.7/km²). There were 25,751 housing units at an average density of 3,529.5/mi² (1,362.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 33.83% White (29.6% were Non Hispanic White,) 58.77% African American and Black (a large part from the Caribbean), 0.12% Native American, 1.58% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.61% from other races, and 4.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.

Lauderhill has a high foreign-born population, with a noticeable proportion from the West Indies. 33.65% of Lauderhill's population was born outside of the United States. 24.63% were born in the Caribbean, 14.73% from Jamaica alone. Other major West Indian populations were born in Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Dominica, The Bahamas, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean nations.

There were 22,810 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 20.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,515, and the median income for a family was $36,723. Males had a median income of $29,756 versus $25,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,243. About 15.5% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English as a first language was spoken by 79.14% of the population, while Haitian Creole was at 7.85%, Spanish language at 6.92%, French language at 2.69%, Yiddish language at 0.59%, and Hebrew language at 0.45% of residents.

As of 2000, Lauderhill had the third highest percentage of Jamaican residents in the United States, at 17.6% of the city's population, and the eighteenth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the United States, at 9.1% of the city's population (tied with Mangonia Park, Florida.)

Education

• Lauderhill Middle School

Future Of Lauderhill

The City of Lauderhill, now in its fourth decade of progress, is meeting the challenges of the future, by developing a new perspective on growth management and economic, residential and commercial development. Planned growth and redevelopment, economic enhancement opportunities, neighborhood preservation and improved human and social services are all city objectives, which will be met by strategic planning, expanding existing resources and creative financing techniques. With these tools, Lauderhill gains the momentum necessary to reshape its urban environment to meet future community needs, goals and desires. Lauderhill was incorporated in 1959 with approximately 100 residents and many acres of developable land. From beautiful grazing pastures, single-family homes began to dominate an early, urban landscape. Lauderhill grew by nearly 30,000 residents between 1970 and 1980, primarily as a result of the promotional activities of the Jackie Gleason Inverarry Golf Classic and the “Inverrary lifestyle”. Inverrary’s tropical landscaping, towering trees, waterfalls and waterways exemplify its atmosphere of quality living. These high standards set the guidelines used by future developers of quality communities citywide.

Lauderhill encompasses 8.6 square miles, with a population of over 70,000 persons and contains an abundance of fine single and multi-family residences. Our business community is diverse, ranging from service organizations to light industry. Residents and business owners are key assets of the community. They are informed, active and concerned. Lauderhill is known for its innovative efforts to improve the quality of life, including health and social services programs, recreational activities and events for the appreciation of culture and the arts.

                                                                                           

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