Plantation, Florida

Plantation History Museum

Plantation is in the area of a canal once built to try to drain the Everglades, back in the early 1900's. The name comes from the Everglades Plantation Company, the company that sold some 10,000 acres to Frederick Peters in 1941 to build a town on. The settlement had a slow start but finally became an incorporated city in 1953. The population didn't really take off until the late 60's, then it boomed.

Fast Facts about Plantation, Florida

Plantation, Broward County, FL
Zip Codes: 33311, 33313, 33317, 33322-33325, 33388

Latitude: 26.124444°N
Longitude: 80.249444°W
Elevation: 9'

Education:
High School or Higher: 93.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 39.4%
Graduate or Professional Degree: 17.1%
Cost of Living Index for Plantation: 113.2

2014 Estimates:
Median Household Income: $66,200
Median Home Value: $248,000
Median Resident Age: 40.1 Years
Major Industries:
Government, Health Care, Professional Services, Construction, Educational Services, Lodging & Food Services, Waste Management, Insurance & Financial Services
Unemployed (June 2014): 4.2%

Population Demographics 2010

Total Population	84,955
Males	40,307
Females	44,648
Population by Age
Under 18	18,230
18 & over	66,725
20-24	4,965
25-34	11,919
35-49	19,011
50-64	17,649
65 & over	11,438

Population by Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	17,372
Non Hispanic or Latino	67,583
Population by Race
White	59,398
African-American	17,217
Asian	3,297
Native American	199
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	57
Other	2,353
Two or more	2,434