Broward County | |
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Images, from top down, left to right: Fort Lauderdale skyline; Tarpon River neighborhood; Dania Beach pier; FLA Live Arena; docked boats in Pompano Beach | |
Coordinates: 26°11′37″N 80°28′36″W / 26.193535°N 80.476683°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
Metro area | Miami |
Founded | April 30, 1915 |
Named for | Napoleon B. Broward |
County seat | Fort Lauderdale |
Largest city | Fort Lauderdale |
Incorporated cities | 24 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,323 sq mi (3,426 km2) |
• Land | 1,203 sq mi (3,116 km2) |
• Water | 120 sq mi (310 km2) |
Highest elevation | 29 ft (9 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,944,375 |
• Rank | 17th in the United States 2nd in Florida |
• Density | 1,618/sq mi (625/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
Area codes | 754, 954 |
FIPS code | 12011 |
GNIS feature ID | 295753 |
Primary airport | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) |
Secondary airport | Miami International Airport (MIA) Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) |
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Website | www |
Broward County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 1,944,375 people lived there.[3] This makes it the second most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.