Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of 1 July 2006, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 145,879.^[3] Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now the tenth largest city in Florida.^[6] Hollywood is a Principal City of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people.^[7]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Notable residents
5 Law Enforcement Controversy
6 Neighborhoods
7 Sister Cities
8 Transportation
9 References
10 Sources
11 External links

[edit] Geography

Hollywood is located at 26°1′17″N, 80°10′30″W (26.021467, -80.174910).^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.8 square miles (80 km²). 27.34 square miles (71 km²) of it is land and 3.46 square miles (9 km²) of it is water (11.23%).^[1]

Hollywood is located in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5-6 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach. Hollywood is bounded by the following municipalities:

To the north:

To the northwest:

To the west:

Pembroke Pines

To the southwest:

Miramar

To the south:

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 139,357 people, 59,673 households, and 34,490 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,097.2/mi² (1,968.0/km²). There were 68,426 housing units at an average density of 2,502.8/mi² (966.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.35% White (61.6% were Non-Hispanic White,)^[9] 12.09% African American or Black, 0.27% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.95% from other races, and 3.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.53% of the population.

There were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.00.

Sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean in Hollywood

Hollywood's paved beach Broadwalk

The city's age demographic shows a mixed population with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,714, and the median income for a family was $44,849. Males had a median income of $33,102 versus $27,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,097. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 66.94% of residents, Spanish accounted for 21.62%, French made up 2.06%, French Creole consisted of 1.32%, Italian comprised 1.12%, Romanian was at 0.91%, Hebrew at 0.88%, Portuguese 0.84%, and German as a mother tongue was 0.72% of the population.^[10]

As of 2000, Hollywood had the seventy-fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 4.23% of the city's population,^[11] and the sixty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.26% of the city's population (tied with both the town and village of Mount Kisco, New York.)^[12] It also had the fifty-seventh highest percentage of Peruvian residents in the US, at 1.05% of the city's population (tied with Locust Valley, New York,)^[13] and the twentieth highest percentage of Romanian residents in the US, at 1.1% of the it's population (tied with several other areas in the US.)^[14]

[edit] Education

Hollywood's public schools are operated by the Broward County Public Schools.

[edit] Public High Schools

[edit] Public Middle Schools

Apollo Middle School
Attucks Middle School
Driftwood Middle School
McNicol Middle School

[edit] Public Elementary Schools

Mary M. Bethune Elementary School
Boulevard Heights Elementary School
Colbert Elementary School
Driftwood Elementary School
Hollywood Central Elementary School
Hollywood Hills Elementary School
Hollywood Park Elementary School
Oakridge Elementary School
Orange Brook Elementary School
Sheridan Hills Elementary School
Sheridan Park Elementary School
Stirling Elementary School
West Hollywood Elementary School

[edit] Notable residents

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Joe Trohman, Fall Out Boy Guitarist
Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti, actress, One Tree Hill
Bella Thorne, actress, model
Victoria Justice, actress, model
Tracy Lindsey Melchior, actress
Jamie Westenhiser, Playboy Playmate
Erasmus James, defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL
Joseph Trohman, Fall Out Boy lead guitarist
Michael Mizrachi, World Poker Tour winner
Janice Dickinson, model, author
Oddibe McDowell, American Baseball Player
Bryant McFadden, cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL
Veronica Lake, actress, World War II pin-up girl
Scotty Emerick, singer-songwriter
Mike Napoli, Catcher, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Danny McManus, Former CFL Quarterback and current broadcaster for TSN's CFL games.
Dana Hartwig, Pivot person for the New York Metros, water ballet team
Cyrus Bolooki, drummer of New Found Glory

[edit] Law Enforcement Controversy

Recently several Hollywood Police Department officers have been implicated in a wide-reaching corruption investigation by the FBI, and a few officers turned state's evidence in order to reduce their potential sentences.^[15] Several officers faced trial and one was convicted in August 2007.^[16]

[edit] Neighborhoods

These are the neighborhoods and communities that are officially recognized by the City of Hollywood.^[17]^[18]

441 Corridor
Alandco
Arapahoe Farms
Beverly Hills
Beverly Park
Boulevard Heights
Carriage/Carriage Hills
Central Business District

Condo Presidents
Downtown Hollywood
Driftwood/Driftwood Acres
East Lake
Emerald Hills
Emerald Oaks
Emerald Point
Estates of Fort Lauderdale

Highland Gardens
Hillcrest
Hollywood Beach
Hollywood Gardens
Hollywood Hills
Hollywood Lakes
Hollywood North Beach
Hollywood South Central Beach

L'Etoile at Emerald Point
Lake Eden
Lakes of Emerald Hills
Lawnacres
Liberia
Mapleridge
Martin Luther King Jr. Community
North Central

Oak Point
Oakridge
Oakwood Hills
Park East
Park Side
Playland/Playland Village
Playland Estates
Quadomain

Royal Poinciana
Sheridan Oaks
Stirling Commercial
The Homes at East Lake
The Townhouses of Emerald Hills
The Wood of Emerald Hills
T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park
Washington Park

[edit] Sister Cities

See also: List of sister cities in Florida

Hollywood has eight sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):

[edit] Transportation

Hollywood is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the 23rd busiest airport in the United States.^[19]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Florida by Place. Population, Housing, Area, and Density: 2000. US Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Hollywood, United States Page. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ ^a ^b Annual Estimates of the population for the Incorporated Places of Florida (XLS). US Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
^ ^a ^b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Hollywood History. City of Hollywood. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (XLS). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ Demographics of Hollywood, FL. MuniNetGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
^ MLA Data Center results for Hollywood, FL. Modern Language Association. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
^ Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ Ancestry Map of Colombian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ Ancestry Map of Peruvian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ Ancestry Map of Romanian Communities. Epodunk.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ "Four Hollywood Florida Police Officers Take Step Toward Corruption Plea Deals", The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida), 19 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (10 August 2007). "Former Hollywood police officer sentenced in corruption probe". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Hollywood, FL Homeowners Association/Communities. hollywoodfl.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ Hollywood, FL Neighborhood Map. hollywoodfl.org. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL/KFLL), FL, USA. Airport Technology.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.

[edit] Sources

Florida, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, 2004, pg. 132

[edit] External links

City of Hollywood official website
Hollywood Historical Society

Hollywood, Florida is at coordinates 26°01′17″N 80°10′30″W / 26.021467, -80.17491 (Hollywood, Florida)Coordinates: 26°01′17″N 80°10′30″W / 26.021467, -80.17491 (Hollywood, Florida)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Broward County, Florida

County seat: Fort Lauderdale

Cities	Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Springs \| Dania Beach \| Deerfield Beach \| Fort Lauderdale \| Hallandale Beach \| Hollywood \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Lauderhill \| Lighthouse Point \| Margate \| Miramar \| North Lauderdale \| Oakland Park \| Parkland \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Sunrise \| Tamarac \| West Park \| Weston \| Wilton Manors

Towns	Davie \| Hillsboro Beach \| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea \| Pembroke Park \| Southwest Ranches

Villages	Lazy Lake \| Sea Ranch Lakes

CDPs	Boulevard Gardens \| Broadview Park \| Franklin Park \| Hillsboro Pines \| Hillsboro Ranches \| Pompano Estates \| Roosevelt Gardens \| Sunshine Acres \| Washington Park

Former CDPs	Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North \| Broadview-Pompano Park \| Broward Estates \| Carver Ranches \| Chambers Estates \| Chula Vista \| Collier Manor-Cresthaven \| Country Estates \| Crystal Lake \| Edgewater \| Estates of Fort Lauderdale \| Godfrey Road \| Golden Heights \| Green Meadow \| Ivanhoe Estates \| Kendall Green \| Lake Forest \| Leisureville \| Loch Lomond \| Melrose Park \| Miami Gardens \| North Andrews Gardens \| Oak Point \| Palm Aire \| Pine Island Ridge \| Pompano Beach Highlands \| Ramblewood East \| Ravenswood Estates \| Riverland Village \| Rock Island \| Rolling Oaks \| Royal Palm Ranches \| St. George \| Sunshine Ranches \| Tedder \| Terra Mar \| Twin Lakes \| Utopia \| Village Park \| West Ken-Lark

Unincorporated communities	Andytown \| Hacienda Village

Notes	† - County Seat A list of cities under 10,000 is available here.
	v • d • e South Florida metropolitan area
Counties	Miami-Dade County \| Broward County \| Palm Beach County
200,000–500,000	Miami^† \| Hialeah
100,000–200,000	Fort Lauderdale^† \| Pembroke Pines \| Hollywood \| Coral Springs \| West Palm Beach^† \| Miramar \| Miami Gardens \| Pompano Beach
50,000–100,000	Sunrise \| Miami Beach \| Boca Raton \| Plantation \| Davie \| Kendall \| Deerfield Beach \| Boynton Beach \| Delray Beach \| Weston \| Fountainbleau \| Lauderhill \| Tamarac \| North Miami \| Kendale Lakes \| Wellington \| Margate \| Tamiami \| Jupiter
10,000–50,000	Aventura \| Belle Glade \| Boca Del Mar \| Brownsville \| Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Gables \| Coral Terrace \| Country Club \| Country Walk \| Dania Beach \| Doral \| Gladeview \| Glenvar Heights \| Greenacres \| Hallandale Beach \| Hamptons at Boca Raton \| Homestead \| Ives Estates \| Kendall West \| Key Biscayne \| Kings Point \| Lake Worth \| Lake Worth Corridor \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Leisure City \| Lighthouse Point \| Miami Lakes \| Miami Springs \| North Lauderdale \| North Palm Beach \| Oakland Park \|Olympia Heights \| Opa-Locka \| Ojus \| Palm Beach Gardens \| Palmetto Bay \| Palm Springs \|Palmetto Estates \| Parkland \| Pinecrest \| Pinewood \| Princeton \| Richmond West \| Riviera Beach \| Royal Palm Beach \| Sandalfoot Cove \| South Miami \| South Miami Heights \| Sunny Isles Beach \| Sunset \| Sweetwater \| The Crossings \| The Hammocks \| University Park \| Vero Beach \| West Little River \| Westchester \| West Park, Florida \| Westwood Lakes \| Wilton Manors
Sports	Florida Marlins (baseball) \| Miami Heat (basketball) \| Miami Dolphins (football) \| Florida Panthers (ice hockey)
Airports	Miami International Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Opa-locka Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Opa-locka Executive Airport (Miami-Dade) \| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Broward) \| Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (Broward) \| Pompano Beach Airpark (Broward) \| Palm Beach International Airport (Palm Beach) \| Boca Raton Airport (Palm Beach) \| Palm Beach County Park Airport (Palm Beach) \| North Palm Beach County Airport (Palm Beach)