| Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| City |
| City of Fort Lauderdale |
Downtown Fort Lauderdale
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| Nickname(s): Venice of America |
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Coordinates:  26°8′N 80°9′W |
| Country |
 United States of America |
| State |
 Florida |
| County |
 Broward |
| Established |
March 27, 1911 |
| Government |
| • Type |
Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor |
Dean Trantalis (D) |
| • Vice Mayor |
Robert L. McKinzie[1] |
| • Commissioners |
Heather Moraitis, Steven Glassman, Ben Sorensen [2] |
| • City Manager |
Lee R. Feldman[3] |
| • City Clerk |
Arleen Gross[4] |
| Area[5] |
| • City |
36.31 sq mi (94.05 km2) |
| • Land |
34.62 sq mi (89.67 km2) |
| • Water |
1.69 sq mi (4.37 km2) 9.87% |
| Elevation[6] |
9 ft (2.75 m) |
| Population (2010) |
| • City |
165,521 |
| • Estimate (2016)[7] |
178,752 |
| • Density |
5,162.81/sq mi (1,993.39/km2) |
| • Metro |
5,762,717 (US: 8th) |
| Time zone |
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) |
EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes |
33301, 33304-33306, 33308-33309, 33312-33313, 33315-33316, 33334, 33394[8] |
| Area code(s) |
754, 954 |
| FIPS code |
12-24000 |
| GNIS feature ID |
0282693[9] |
| Website |
www.fortlauderdale.gov |
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