Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately 24 miles (north of Miami. The town's population was 110,320 at the 2020 census, making it the largest town in Florida by population. Davie is a principal town of the Miami metropolitan area. Horseback riding is common, as many of its historic buildings include ranches and other Western establishments.
Prior to European colonization, the Tequesta were the indigenous people of what is now Davie. A few campsites and graves have been found in Davie, the oldest dating back 5,000 to 7,000 years in Pine Island Ridge. After Spanish colonization, many of the Tequesta died and the remaining few either escaped to Havana with the Spanish when Florida became a British colony, or they assimilated into the newly arrived Seminoles in the late 18th century.
Davie was previously known as Zona, but within a few years it was given the name Davie in gratitude for the school Robert Parsell Davie built and his other contributions.
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Davie is located at 26453N 801649W / 26.08139N 80.28028W / 26.08139; -80.28028.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.7 square miles (of which 34.9 square miles (is land and 0.85 square miles ((is water.
Davie has a tropical monsoon climate (with hot, humid summers and warm winters.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 105,691 people, 35,644 households, and 24,596 families residing in the town.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 91,922 people, 33,249 households, and 22,313 families residing in the town.
As of 2000, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.
In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $47,014, and the median income for a family was $56,290. Males had a median income of $38,756 versus $30,016 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,271. About 6.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, those who spoke only English at home made up 75.47% of the population, while those who spoke Spanish made up 18.74%, and French speakers made up 1.13% of residents. A few other languages spoken were Italian at 0.73%, Chinese at 0.53%, Portuguese 0.51%, and Haitian Creole being the mother tongue of 0.38% of the population.
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Broward County Public Schools operates public schools.
Catholic schools are under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami: