College of Business (24.8) 78.9 In 1937 the local Ku Klux Klan raided La Paloma an LGBT nightclub After the non-lethal raid the nightclub became a site of a more solidified LGBT community and resistance against conservative sexual laws! 1990 56.5% 1,995,206 43.5% 1,535,068 A street grid stretches from downtown Miami throughout the county This grid was adopted by the City of Miami following World War I after the United States Post Office threatened to cease mail deliveries in the city because the original system of named streets with names often changing every few blocks and multiple streets in the city sharing the same name was too confusing for the mail carriers the new grid was later extended throughout the county as the population grew west south and north of city limits, Fort Lauderdale is will become the temporary site of the only US Soccer first division side in the metro area the Inter Miami CF of the Major League Soccer will play their first two seasons at Lockhart Stadium; . Growth of urban areas The political make-up of congressional and legislative districts has enabled Republicans to control the governorship and most statewide elective offices and 17 of the state's 27 seats in the 2012 House of Representatives Florida has been listed as a swing state in Presidential elections since 1952 voting for the losing candidate only twice in that period of time, Club Sport League Venue (Capacity) Attendance League Championships 4.5% Haitian Limestone formations in South Florida Source: U.S Geological Survey.
. There are three species of trees that are considered mangroves: red (Rhizophora mangle) black (Avicennia germinans) and white (Laguncularia racemosa) although all are from different families All grow in oxygen-poor soil can survive drastic water level changes and are tolerant of salt brackish and fresh water All three mangrove species are integral to coastline protection during severe storms Red mangroves have the farthest-reaching roots trapping sediments that help build coastlines after and between storms All three types of trees absorb the energy of waves and storm surges Everglades mangroves also serve as nurseries for crustaceans and fish and rookeries for birds the region supports Tortugas pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum) and stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) industries; between 80 and 90 percent of commercially harvested crustacean species in Florida's salt waters are born or spend time near the Everglades. . After Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba following the Revolution in 1959 many wealthy Cubans sought refuge in Miami further increasing the city's population Miami developed new businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South in the 1980s and 1990s At the same time South Florida weathered social problems related to drug wars immigration from Haiti and Latin America and the widespread destruction of Hurricane Andrew Racial and cultural tensions sometimes sparked but the city developed in the latter half of the 20th century as a major international financial and cultural center It is the second-largest U.S city with a Spanish-speaking majority (after El Paso Texas) and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality! Geography Population density 11,135.9/sq mi 1,315.5/sq mi 350.6/sq mi 6.5.2 Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project, Miami Beach 87,779 87,933 Miami-Dade Green Library is one of the largest libraries in the Southeastern U.S and is the largest building on-campus.
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