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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