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Broward County, Florida

90 topographic sheets cover 174 settlements here, and 39 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

39 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Florida within the United States
Broward County within Florida

What the record shows

  • 2,894 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 39 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 32 buildings, 3 sites, 2 structures, 1 district and 1 object.
  • 5 of the 39 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 175 populated places in this county; 174 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

39

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bonnet Housebuilding198484000832
Bryan Buildingbuilding199797001282
James D. and Alice Butler Housebuilding199595000916
Cap's Placebuilding199090001227
Croissant Park Administration Buildingbuilding200101000761
Davie Schoolbuilding198888000223
Davie Woman's Clubbuilding201616000267
Deerfield Schoolbuilding199090000319
Deerfield Schoolbuilding199999000525
Dillard High School, Oldbuilding199191000107
Fort Lauderdale Woman's Clubbuilding2019100003404
Sam Gilliam Housebuilding200101000289
Hammerstein Housebuilding200505000051
Hillsboro Inlet Light Stationstructure197479000661
Hollywood Boulevard Historic Business Districtdistrict199999000231
Hollywood Garden Clubbuilding200505000052
Hollywood Woman's Clubbuilding199595000055
Dr. Willard Van Orsdel King Housebuilding200606000059
Link Trainer Buildingbuilding199898000454
Lock No. 1, North New River Canalstructure197878000932
Mai-Kai Restaurantbuilding201414000951
New River Innbuilding197272000303
North Woodlawn Cemeterysite2017100001861
Nyberg-Swanson Housebuilding199999000583
Oakland Park Elementary Schoolbuilding198888000714
Pompano Beach Moundsite201414000151
SS COPENHAGEN (shipwreck)site200101000532
Sample Estatebuilding198484000834
Sample-McDougald Housebuilding200404000970
Seaboard Air Line Railway Station, Oldbuilding199090000597
South Side Schoolbuilding200606000617
St. Anthony Schoolbuilding199797001171
Stranahan Housebuilding197373000569
Alfred and Olive Thorpe Lustron Housebuilding200707001114
U.S. Car. No. 1object197777000401
Villa Providencebuilding201313000962
West Side Grade School, Oldbuilding201212000790
Williams Housebuilding200505001089
Joseph Wesley Young Housebuilding198989001076

Photographs from libraries nationwide

42 of 202 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 202 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Beauty on the beach at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Beauty on the beach at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A vista of surf and sand at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
A vista of surf and sand at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Governors' Club Hotel, For Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Governors' Club Hotel, For Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
General beach scene looking north, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
General beach scene looking north, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Moonlight and palms along New River, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Moonlight and palms along New River, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
United States Post Office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
United States Post Office, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Las Olas Blvd, looking towards Hendricks Island, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Las Olas Blvd, looking towards Hendricks Island, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A tropical scene at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
A tropical scene at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Andrews Avenue looking north, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Andrews Avenue looking north, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Andrews Avenue looking south, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Andrews Avenue looking south, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Abeona, docked at Andrews Bridge, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Abeona, docked at Andrews Bridge, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Along the coast at Ft. Lauderdale beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Along the coast at Ft. Lauderdale beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Crowd viewing finish of race at Gulfstream Park Race Course- Hallendale near Hollywood, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
Crowd viewing finish of race at Gulfstream Park Race Course- Hallendale near Hollywood, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The finish of a race at Gulfstream Park Race Course at Hallendale- Near Hollywood, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
The finish of a race at Gulfstream Park Race Course at Hallendale- Near Hollywood, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of Paddock-Gulfstream Park Race Course at Hallendale near Hollywood, Fla., Boston Public Library - undated
View of Paddock-Gulfstream Park Race Course at Hallendale near Hollywood, Fla.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Paddock at Gulfstream Park Race Track, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
The Paddock at Gulfstream Park Race Track, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gulfstream Park, at Hallandale, near Hollywood, Florida, the "track by the sea". One of the nation's most scenic race courses., Boston Public Library - undated
Gulfstream Park, at Hallandale, near Hollywood, Florida, the "track by the sea". One of the nation's most scenic race courses.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gulfstream Park, at Hallandale, near Hollywood, Florida, "the track by the sea". One of the nation's most scenic race courses., Boston Public Library - undated
Gulfstream Park, at Hallandale, near Hollywood, Florida, "the track by the sea". One of the nation's most scenic race courses.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
On the turn at Gulfstream Park Race Course, Hallandale, near Miami, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
On the turn at Gulfstream Park Race Course, Hallandale, near Miami, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gulfstream Park, at Hallandale, near Miami, Florida, the "track by the sea". One of the Nation's most scenic race courses., Boston Public Library - undated
Gulfstream Park, at Hallandale, near Miami, Florida, the "track by the sea". One of the Nation's most scenic race courses.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Seville Court Motel, Boston Public Library - undated
Seville Court Motel. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Home of the Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park Race Course, Boston Public Library - undated
Home of the Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park Race Course. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Beauty on the Beach at Hollywood Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Beauty on the Beach at Hollywood Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Enjoying the sun at Hollywood Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Enjoying the sun at Hollywood Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bird's-eye view of Hollywood Beach and inland waterway, Hollywood, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bird's-eye view of Hollywood Beach and inland waterway, Hollywood, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Pompano Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Pompano Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Pompano Beach, perfectly beautiful, Boston Public Library - undated
Pompano Beach, perfectly beautiful. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Shopping center, Pompano Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Shopping center, Pompano Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
It's great to be in Pompano Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
It's great to be in Pompano Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sunrise at Hillsboro Lighthouse near Pompano, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Sunrise at Hillsboro Lighthouse near Pompano, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Fishing pier and beach at Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Fishing pier and beach at Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Chanticleer Motel, 430 So. Federal Highway, Dania, Florida. Our sunshine home, Boston Public Library - undated
The Chanticleer Motel, 430 So. Federal Highway, Dania, Florida. Our sunshine home. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Screw Pine Tree (Pandanus Utilus), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Screw Pine Tree (Pandanus Utilus), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sausage Tree (Kigelia Pinnata), Flamingo Groves, Davie, near Dania, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Sausage Tree (Kigelia Pinnata), Flamingo Groves, Davie, near Dania, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Farmer's market at Pompano, Florida, world's largest produce platform, Boston Public Library - undated
Farmer's market at Pompano, Florida, world's largest produce platform. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bird's-eye view of entrance to Port Everglades, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Bird's-eye view of entrance to Port Everglades, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sapodilla or Chicle Tree (Achras Sapote), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Sapodilla or Chicle Tree (Achras Sapote), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Creatureland, on U.S. 1- Pompano Beach, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Creatureland, on U.S. 1- Pompano Beach, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sausage Tree (Kigelia Pinnata), Flamingo Groves, Davie, near Dania, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Sausage Tree (Kigelia Pinnata), Flamingo Groves, Davie, near Dania, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Egg Fruit Tree (Lucuma Nervosa), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Egg Fruit Tree (Lucuma Nervosa), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cluster Fig (Ficus Glomerata), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida, Boston Public Library - undated
Cluster Fig (Ficus Glomerata), Flamingo Groves, Davie, Florida. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
L & L Sunrise Efficiency Court, Boston Public Library - undated
L & L Sunrise Efficiency Court. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,116 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-29, scale 1:24000
1962-01-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-29, scale 1:24000
1962-01-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-29, scale 1:24000
1962-01-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-10, scale 1:24000
1969-06-10, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-10, scale 1:24000
1969-06-10, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-19, scale 1:119404
1970-11-19, scale 1:119404. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-19, scale 1:119404
1970-11-19, scale 1:119404. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1950-11-29, scale 1:57000
1950-11-29, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-01-11, scale 1:57000
1951-01-11, scale 1:57000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-15, scale 1:23600
1952-12-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-15, scale 1:23600
1952-12-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-15, scale 1:23600
1952-12-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-12-15, scale 1:23600
1952-12-15, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-01-25, scale 1:23600
1953-01-25, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-11, scale 1:23600
1957-12-11, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-12-11, scale 1:23600
1957-12-11, scale 1:23600. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-01-20, scale 1:40000
1960-01-20, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-10-21, scale 1:24000
1961-10-21, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-01-29, scale 1:24000
1962-01-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-10, scale 1:24000
1969-06-10, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-06-10, scale 1:24000
1969-06-10, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-19, scale 1:118456
1970-11-19, scale 1:118456. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-11-19, scale 1:120052
1970-11-19, scale 1:120052. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-10, scale 1:82200
1971-02-10, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-10, scale 1:82200
1971-02-10, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-10, scale 1:82200
1971-02-10, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-02-10, scale 1:82200
1971-02-10, scale 1:82200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-12, scale 1:76000
1972-12-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-12, scale 1:76000
1972-12-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-12, scale 1:76000
1972-12-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-12-12, scale 1:76000
1972-12-12, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-04, scale 1:76000
1973-02-04, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-02-04, scale 1:76000
1973-02-04, scale 1:76000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

89 stations, 16 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

127 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 6-1BFort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; Intracoastal Waterway; Commissioner's District line; Middle River
  • 6-1CFort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Commissioner's District line; Intracoastal Waterway
  • 6-1AFort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by 10th, Federal Hwy.; City limits; Middle River; Commissioner's District line, 6th 14th Ave, N. E.
  • 6-2Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; Federal Hwy.; N.E. 10th; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-3Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; Florida East Coast Railway; N.E. 12th; N.E. 4th Ave.
  • 6-4Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; N.E. 4th Ave.; N.E. 12th, N.W. 12th; N.W. 6th Ave., N.W. 17th, N.W. 9th Ave.
  • 6-5Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; N.W. 9th Ave., N.W. 17th, N.W. 6th Ave.; N.W. 13th; N.W. 15th Ave.
  • 6-6Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; N.W. 15th Ave., N.W. 10th Ct., N.W. 15th Ave.; N.W. 6th; N.W. 18th Ave., N.W. 10th Ct., N.W. 18th Ave.
  • 6-7Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by City limits; N.W. 18th Ave.; N.W. 10th Ct., N.W. 18th Ave.; N.W. 6th, Commissioner's District line; City limits
  • 6-8Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by N.W. 13th; N.W. 11th Ave., N.W. 10th Pl., N.W. 10th Ter.; N.W. 6th; N.W. 15th Ave., N.W. 10th Ct., N.W. 15th Ave.
  • 6-9Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by N.W. 13th; N.W. 6th Ave.; N.W. 10th, N.W. 6th Ave. N.W. 6th; N.W. 10th Ter., N.W. 10th Pl., N.W. 11th Ave.
  • 6-10Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by N.W. 12th, N.E. 12th; Florida East Coast Railway N.W. 6th; N.W. 6th Ave., N.W. 10th, N.W. 6th Ave.
  • 6-11Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by N.E. 10th; N.E. 14th Ave.; N.E. 6th, N.W. 6th; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-12Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by N.W. 6th, N.E. 6th; N.E. 6th Ave.; E. Broward Blvd., Broward Blvd.; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-13Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by N.W. 6th; Florida East Coast Railway; N.W. 4th; N.W. 7th Ave.
  • 6-14Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by N.W. 4th; Florida East Coast Railway; W. Broward Blvd.; N.W. 7th Ave.
  • 6-15Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1 Bounded by W. Broward Blvd; Florida East Coast Railway; New River; S.W. 7th Ave.
  • 6-16Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 1, excluding Broward and Governors' Club Hotels Bounded by W. Broward Blvd., E. Broward Blvd.; S.E. 6th Ave.; New River; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-17Broward Hotel (In Fort Lauderdale city, Commissioner's District 1)
  • 6-18Governors' Club Hotel 1 (In Fort Lauderdale city, Commissioner's District 1)
  • 6-19BFort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by East Las Olas Blvd.; Intracoastal Waterway; Commissioner's District line; S.E. 26th Ave.
  • 6-19CFort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3, excluding Lauderdale Beach Hotel Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Atlantic Ocean; Commissioner's District line; Intracoastal Waterway
  • 6-19AFort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; Intracoastal Waterway, East Las Olas Blvd., S.E. 26th Ave.; Commissioner's District line; Sospiro Canal, S.E. 4th, S.E. 17th Ave., Broward Blvd., N.E. 1st, Gordon Rd.
  • 6-20Lauderdale Beach Hotel (In Fort Lauderdale city, Commissioner's District 3)
  • 6-21Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by N.E. 6th, Commissioner's District line; Gordon Rd.; N.E. 1st, Victoria Park Rd., E. Broward Blvd.; N.E. 14th Ave.
  • 6-22Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by N.E. 6th; N.E. 14th Ave.; E. Broward Blvd.; N.E. 6th Ave.
  • 6-23Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3, excluding Champ Carr Hotel Bounded by E. Broward Blvd.; S.E. 17th Ave.; S.E. 4th, Sospiro Canal; New River; S.E. 6th Ave.
  • 6-24Champ Carr Hotel (In Fort Lauderdale city, Commissioner's District 3)
  • 6-25Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by N.W. 6th; N.W. 7th Ave.; W. Broward Blvd.; N.W. 9th Ave.
  • 6-26Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by N.W. 6th; N.W. 9th Ave.; W. Broward Blvd.; N.W. 11th Ave., N.W. 4th, N.W. 11th Ave.
  • 6-27Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by N.W. 6th; N.W.11th Ave., N.W. 4th, N.W. 11th Ave.; W. Broward Blvd.; N.W. 14th Ave., N.W. 4th, N.W. 14th Ave.
  • 6-28Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by Commissioner's District line; N.W. 6th N.W. 14th Ave., N.W. 4th, N.M. 14th Ave.; W. Broward Blvd.; North Fork New River, City limits
  • 6-29Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by North Fork New River; New River, South Fork New River; City limits; City limits
  • 6-30Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by West Broward Blvd.; S.W. 7th Ave.; New River; North Fork New River
  • 6-31Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 3 Bounded by New River; Florida East Coast Railway; S.W. 7th S.W. 9th Ave.; South Fork New River
  • 6-32Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by New River; S.E. 6th Ave.; S.E. 7th, S.W. 7th; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-33Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by New River, Commissioner's District line; City limits; City limits, Turning Basin, Intracoastal Waterway Channel, S.E. 9th; S.E. 6th Ave.
  • 6-34Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4, excluding U.S. Naval Magazine, Port Everglades, Fla., including Coast Guard Group Bounded by S.E. 4th, Intracoastal Waterway Channel, Turning Basin; City limits, S.E. 24th; S.E. 6th Ave.
  • 6-35U.S. Naval Magazine, Port Everglades, Fla., including Coast Guard Croup (In Fort Lauderdale city, Commissioner's District 4)
  • 6-36Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by S.W. 7th; S.E. 7th; S.E. 6th Ave.; S.E. 14th Ct., S.E. 4th Ave., S.E. 15th, 15th; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-37Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by S.W. 7th; Florida East Coast Railway; S.W. 16th; S.W. 9th Ave.
  • 6-38Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by South Fork New River; S.W. 9th Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 6-39Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by S.W. 16th; Florida East Coast Railway; S.W. 24th; S.W. 9th Ave.
  • 6-40Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by S.W. 15th, S.E. 15th, S.E. 4th Ave., S.E. 14th Ct.;S.E. 6th Ave.; S.E. 24th, S.W. 24th; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-41Fort Lauderdale city - That part in Commissioner's District 4, excluding U.S. Naval Air Station (part) Bounded by S.W. 24th, S.E. 24th; City limits; City limits; City limits
  • 6-42U.S. Naval Air Station - That part in Fort Lauderdale city, Commissioner's District 4 (Remainder of U.S. Naval Air Station is in Dania city and Commissioner's District 4)
  • 6-43Commissioner's District 1, outside Fort Lauderdale city: Oakland Park city - That part east of F. E.C. Railroad
  • 6-44Oakland Park city - That part west of Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-45Wilton Manor village
  • 6-46ACommissioner's District 1 - That part west of N. Andrews Ave. Extension, outside Fort Lauderdale city, Seminole Indian Reservation and excluding West Prospect Field (part)
  • 6-46BCommissioner's District 1 - That part east of N. Andrews Ave. Extension, outside Fort Lauderdale and Oakland Park cities and Wilton Manors village
  • 6-47West Prospect Satellite Field - That part in Commissioner's District 1 (Remainder of West Prospect Satellite Field is in Commissioner's District 2)
  • 6-48Commissioner's District 1 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Commissioner's District 1 is in Fort Lauderdale city)
  • 6-48Commissioner's District 1 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Commissioner's District 1 is in Fort Lauderdale city)
  • 6-49Commissioner's District 2: Deerfield Beach town - That part Bounded by Town limits; Town limits; Town limits; Federal -. Hillsboro Ave., Kings Hwy.
  • 6-50Deerfield Beach town - that part Bounded by Town limits; Kings Hwy., E. Hillsboro Ave., Federal Hwy.; Town limits; Dixie Hwy., N.W. 2nd
  • 6-51Deerfield Beach town - That part Bounded by Town limits; N.W. 2nd, Dixie; Town limits; Town limits
  • 6-52Hillsboro Beach town
  • 6-53Lauderdale - by - the - Sea town
  • 6-54Pompano Beach city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; City limits; U.S. Hwy. 1
  • 6-55Pompano Beach city - That part excluding North Pompano Satellite Field - U. S. Naval Air Station Bounded by City limits; City limits, U.S. Hwy. 1; Ocean Dr., N. E. 9th Ave., N.E. 3rd; Florida East Coast Railway, City limits
  • 6-56North Pompano -Satellite Field - U.S.Naval Air Station (In Pompano beach city)
  • 6-57BPompano Beach town - That part Bounded by City limits; N.W. 2nd; N.E. 3rd, State Hwy. 814; City limits
  • 6-57APompano Beach town - That part Bounded by City limits; Florida East Coast Railway; N.E. 3rd; N.W. 2nd
  • 6-58Pompano Beach city - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 814, N.W. 3rd; Florida East Coast Railway; City limits; City limits
  • 6-59Pompano Beach city - That part Bounded by N.E. 3rd, N.E. 9th Ave., Ocean Dr.; U.S. Hwy. 1; City limits; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-60ACommissioner's District 2 - That part north of the township line between Townships 48 and 49 South, outside Pompano Beach city and Deerfield Beach town and Seminole Indian Reservation
  • 6-60BCommissioner's District 2 - That part south of the Township line between Townships 48 and 49 South, outside Pompano Beach city and Lauderdale by the Sea town, excluding West Prospect Satellite Field (part)
  • 6-61West Prospect Satellite Field - That part in Commissioner's District 1 (Remainder of West Prospect Satellite Field is in Commissioner's District 2)
  • 6-62Commissioner's District 2 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation
  • 6-62Commissioner's District 2 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation
  • 6-63ACommissioner's District 3 outside Fort Lauderdale city: Commissioner's District 3 - That part east of Daviero Rd. extended, outside Fort Lauderdale city
  • 6-63BCommissioner's District 3 - That part west of Daviero Rd. extended, outside Seminole Indian Reservation
  • 6-64Commissioner's District 3 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Commissioner's District 3 is in Fort Lauderdale city)
  • 6-64Commissioner's District 3 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Commissioner's District 3 is in Fort Lauderdale city)
  • 6-65Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 4, excluding that part of Dania city in this enumeration district Bounded by City limits; City limits; Commissioner's District line, Sheridan Intracoastal Waterway; Intracoastal Waterway Channel
  • 6-66Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 4, excluding Boat Facility Station Bounded by City limits; Intracoastal Waterway Channel, Intracoastal Waterway; Dania Cut-Off Canal; City limits
  • 6-67Boat Facility Station (In Hollywood city, Commissioner's District 4)
  • 6-68Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by Dania Cut-Off Canal; Intracoastal Waterway; Dania Beach Rd.; City limits
  • 6-69Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by City limits, Dania Beach Rd.; Intracoastal Waterway; Commissioner's District line, Sheridan, Commissioner's District line, Sheridan; City limits
  • 6-70Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 4 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Sheridan, Commissioner's District line, Sheridan; City limits
  • 6-71Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5, excluding Hollywood Beach Hotel Bounded by Sheridan, Commissioner's District line; City limits; City limits; City limits, Intracoastal Waterway
  • 6-72Hollywood Beach Hotel (In Hollywood city, Commissioner's District 5)
  • 6-73Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by City limits, Sheridan, Commissioner's District line, Sheridan, Commissioner's District line; Intracoastal Waterway; Johnson, Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-74Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by Sheridan, Commissioner's District line, Sheridan, City limits; Florida East Coast Railway; Johnson; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 6-75Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by City limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad; City limits; City limits, Park Rd., N. 33rd Ave.
  • 6-76Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by City limits; N. 33rd Ave., Park Rd.; Grant; N. 48th Ave.
  • 6-77Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by City limits; N. 50th Ave., N. 48th Ave.; Hollywood Blvd.; City limits
  • 6-78Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by Grant; Park Rd.; Hollywood Blvd., N. Circle Dr., Hollywood Blvd.; N. 48th Ave.
  • 6-79Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5, excluding U.S. Naval Air Gunners School Bounded by Hollywood Blvd., N. Circle Dr., Hollywood Blvd.; Park Rd.; City limits; City limits
  • 6-80U.S. Naval Air Gunners School (In Hollywood city, Commissioner's District 5) - No population
  • 6-81Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by Johnson; Florida East Coast Railway; Monroe; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 6-82AN/A
  • 6-82BN/A
  • 6-83Park View Hotel (In Hollywood city, Commissioner's District 5)
  • 6-84AN/A
  • 6-84BN/A
  • 6-84CN/A
  • 6-85Hollywood city - That part in Commissioner's District 5 Bounded by Monroe; Florida East Coast Railway; City limits; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 6-86Dania city - That part situated entirely within the corporate limits of Hollywood Bounded by Hollywood city limits; Atlantic Ocean; Hollywood city limits; Hollywood city limits
  • 6-87Dania city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Dania Beach Rd., E. Dania Beach Blvd., W. Dania Beach Blvd.; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-88Dania city - That part excluding U.S. Naval Air Station (part) Bounded by City limits; Florida East Coast Railway; N.W. 1st, Tigertail Blvd.; City limits
  • 6-89U.S. Naval Air Station - That part in Dania city (Remainder of U.S. Naval Air Station is in Fort Lauderdale city and Commissioner's District 4)
  • 6-90Dania city - That part Bounded by Tigertail Blvd., N.W. 1st; Florida East Coast Railway; City limits; City limits
  • 6-91Dania city - That part Bounded by W. Dania Beach Blvd.; Federal Hwy.; Dixie Hwy. Crossover; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-92Dania city - That part Bounded by E. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach Rd.; City limits; Charleston, S.E. 7th; Federal Hwy.
  • 6-93Dania city - That part Bounded by S.E. 7th, Charleston; City limits; City limits; Federal Hwy.
  • 6-94Dania city - That part Bounded by Dixie Hwy. Crossover; Federal Hwy.; City limits; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-95Osceola Park-Pine Tree Park, unincorporated bounded by South Fork of New River; Fort Lauderdale city limits; Port Railroad; Seaboard Air Line Railroad
  • 6-96Commissioner's District 4 - That part outside Dania and Hollywood Commissioner's cities, Osceola Park-Pine Tree Park, unincorporated Seminole Indian Reservation and excluding U. S. Naval Air Station (part) Forman Field-Naval Air Station aux. Field for Miami, Sterling Field-N. 1. S. Aux. Field for Miami (See separate map for boundaries of Osceola Park-Pine Tree, unincorporated)
  • 6-97U.S. Naval Air Station - That part in Commissioner's District 4 (Remainder of U.S. Naval Air Station is in Dania and Fort Lauderdale cities) - No population
  • 6-98Sterling Field - Naval Air Station Auxiliary Field for Miami (In Commissioner's District 4) - No population
  • 6-99Forman Field-Naval Air Station Auxiliary Field for Miami (In Commissioner's District 4)
  • 6-100Commissioner's District 4 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood cities)
  • 6-100Commissioner's District 4 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Commissioner's District 4 is in Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood cities)
  • 6-101Hallandale city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limits; Hallandale Beach Blvd.; N.E. 14th Ave.
  • 6-102Hallandale city - That part Bounded by City limits; N.E. 14th Ave.; Hallandale Beach Blvd.; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-103Hallandale city - That part Bounded by City limits; Florida East Coast Railway; Hallandale Beach Blvd.; City limits
  • 6-104Hallandale city - That part Bounded by Hallandale Beach Blvd.; Florida East Coast Railway; City limits; City limits
  • 6-105Hallandale city - That part Bounded by Hallandale Beach Blvd., City limits; City limits; City limits; Florida East Coast Railway
  • 6-106West Hollywood unincorporated Bounded by West McKinley, State Rd. 7, Bendle Rd.; Hollywood city limits; Hollywood Blvd.; State Rd. 7, Johnson, Groveland Ave.
  • 6-107ACommissioner's District 5 - See sketch in Mr. Kerlin's office
  • 6-107BCommissioner's District 5 - See sketch in Mr. Kerlin's office - unable to give figures for A & B
  • 6-107CN/A
  • 6-108U.S. Naval Air Gunners School-Range Area (In Commissioner's District 5) - No population
  • 6-109Commissioner's District 5 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Seminole Indian Reservation is in Collier, Glades and Hendry counties) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 5 is in Hollywood city)
  • 6-109Commissioner's District 5 - That part in Seminole Indian Reservation (Remainder of Seminole Indian Reservation is in Collier, Glades and Hendry counties) (Remainder of Commissioner's District 5 is in Hollywood city)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

542 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 542 of them, burning about 804,452 acres. 236 started naturally and 55 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural236
Equipment and vehicle use110
Arson/incendiarism55
Railroad operations and maintenance43
Misuse of fire by a minor28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Debris and open burning26
Recreation and ceremony11
Smoking2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 April 1999Arson/incendiarism158,000 acresMiccosukee TribeSTATE FIRE
7 June 2014Natural57,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceALLIGATOR (06)
2 June 2006Natural49,500 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTHE HEAT FIRE
23 June 2019Natural42,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSAWGRASS (6)
22 February 1997Equipment and vehicle use41,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceOH NO FIRE
16 April 2007Equipment and vehicle use39,000 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTHE FRANCIS TAYLOR FIRE
24 May 2017Natural29,937 acresFlorida Forest ServiceDRAGONFLY (6)
25 May 1999Natural27,000 acresSeminole TribeBURNOUT

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2025

60 of 1,174 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 1,174 reports for this county, causing 33 deaths, 210 injuries and about $168,747,700 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind385
Hail210
Tornado146
Lightning133
Funnel Cloud96
Flood75
Waterspout46
Flash Flood35
Heavy Rain22
Rip Current21
Wildfire5

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2000LightningCoconut Creek2 killedTwo boys who were swimming in a community pool, died when lightning struck nearby, shocking them unconscious and causing them to drown.
March 1980Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 33 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
June 2001LightningFt Lauderdale1 killed, 7 hurtA man was directly struck and killed by lightning while standing on Fort Lauderdale beach. Seven other people standing nearby were affected, one seriously. When the lightning struck, the thunderstorm was located over the mainland, several miles away. It was raining lightly and thunder could be heard.
April 2002Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killed, 6 hurtA 67-year old Canadian visitor drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of the beach across from 1151 State Road A1A. Six other people were rescued and hospitalized at various times and locations along the surf beaches of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. East winds had increased to 15 to 20 mph after several days of cloudy and rainy weather.
May 2018LightningBoca Raton1 killed, 2 hurtA 53-year-old woman was killed when struck by a lightning strike while working at C.W. Hendrix Farms in Parkland. Two other people in the immediate area were also struck and taken to nearby hospitals.
October 2005LightningCoconut Creek1 killed, 2 hurtCoconut Creek PD reported that 3 teenagers were struck by lightning during a football game just before they could seek shelter off the football field at Monarch High School during a rapidly approaching thunderstorm. One person died, and two were injured. The game had already been stopped and people were being directed to shelter when the lightning struck.
May 2004Rip CurrentLauderdale By The Se1 killed, 2 hurtA 64-year-old Oakland Park man drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of beach. Two other people were rescued and treated at the hospital.
December 1998Rip CurrentPompano Beach1 killed, 2 hurtno account filed
June 2017LightningHollywood N Perry Ar1 killed, 1 hurtMultiple members of media reported two men were struck by lightning at a construction site at the Pines City Center in Pembroke Pines. A 34-year-old man was struck directly while the other indirectly. Both men were taken to a local area hospital. The man who was struck directly had entry and exit wounds and was given CPR by other construction workers before rescue crews arrived. He was transported to a local hospital where he died. The other man who was struck indirectly complained of numbness and was transported to the hospital where he was later released.||Time of the report is when the call was received by 911, and archived data showed lightning in that area around the time of the call.
May 2014LightningPompano Beach1 killed, 1 hurtBroadcast media relayed a report of two male construction workers struck by lightning from a thunderstorm just northwest of their location while working on a roof of a auto dealership at 909 South Federal Highway in Pompano Beach. Both men were transported to a local hospital. One of them, a 55-year-old, was in critical condition. He died from his injuries a few days later on Monday, June 2nd.
July 2006LightningCoral Spgs1 killed, 1 hurtA 38-year-old Miami man died when lightning struck him as he was riding his ATV (all-terrain vehicle) in the Everglades about 10 miles west of Highway 27 near the Broward/Palm Beach County line. His 16-year-old daughter was riding was him and was injured, although she survived the strike. The man and his daughter were headed back towards shelter several miles away as a thunderstorm approached the area, when the lightning struck the ATV.
August 2003Rip CurrentDeerfield Beach1 killed, 1 hurtStrong onshore winds continued during the second day of the three-day Labor Day Weekend. Two local residents swimming in the ocean late at night were caught in a rip current. One of the women drowned. On Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31, more than 100 persons were rescued from rip currents along the beaches of southeast Florida.
August 2002LightningTamarac1 killed, 1 hurtTwo women standing about 30 feet apart on the bank of a canal while fishing were affected by a lightning strike. One women died four days later from her injuries.
July 1996Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killed, 1 hurtno account filed
June 2024LightningMiramar1 killedBroadcast media reported that a 19-year-old male was killed by lightning strike as he was jogging at Vista View Park in Davie during a thunderstorm.
September 2024LightningHollywood N Perry Ar1 killedBroadcast media reported that a 16-year-old boy was killed by lightning after being struck while riding a bicycle in the 600 block of SW 67th Avenue in Pembroke Pines during a thunderstorm. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Time is approximate and is based on the timing of a severe thunderstorm that was affecting the area at the time, as well as from National Lightning Detection Network data showing several cloud-to-ground strikes in close proximity.
June 2018LightningCoral Spgs1 killedA 55 year-old man was struck by lightning while carrying a weed wacker in the area of 7400 NW 4th place in Margate. He was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, and died from his injuries on Friday, June 15th.
June 2009LightningCoral Spgs1 killedA 53-year-old lawn care worker was struck and killed by a lightning strike as he was cutting grass at an apartment building in Coral Springs.
May 2007LightningMiramar1 killedLightning struck and killed a 24-year old man who was laying tile on the roof of a home in western sections of Miramar. The force of the lightning knocked out a second worker, but he regained consciousness and did not require further medical attention.
July 2007LightningDeerfield Beach1 killedA 36-year-old man was killed when lightning struck his tank while scuba diving off the coast near Deerfield Beach. The man had just resurfaced when lightning struck his tank. Frequent lightning and very heavy rain was occurring at the time of the lightning strike.
August 2007LightningWest Dixie Bend1 killedA 24-year-old man was struck and killed by lightning while doing landscape work at a private residence in Parkland. The man was working with three other men when the lightning struck. It was not raining at the time, but there were dark storm clouds in the distance. None of the other men were injured.
January 2005Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killedA resident of a nearby condominium drowned in a rip current at the beach in the 3400 Block of Galt Ocean Mile. Winds were east at 15 to 20 mph and the time of low tide was 8 AM.
July 2005Rip CurrentHollywood1 killedStrong east winds created by Hurricane Dennis created rip currents that drowned a man off Hollywood Beach.
June 2005Rip CurrentHollywood1 killedA woman of unknown age drowned when likely caught in a rip current along Hollywood Beach.
September 2003Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killedA man drowned in a rip current at Fort Lauderdale Beach.
April 2002Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killedA 51-year old Canadian visitor drowned in a rip current at an unguarded section of Fort Lauderdale beach near the 4200 block of El Mar Drive.
June 2001Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killedA father drowned in a rip current while attempting to save his children. The children were uninjured.
June 1998LightningMiramar1 killedA 38-year-old woman was struck by lightning in her backyard under a avacado tree. It was not raining at the time. The bolt struck her in the belt buckle. At the 3700 block of SW 1232nd Ave.
August 1997LightningFt Lauderdale1 killedvictim was waiting at bus stop next t o palm tree at 2595 e. sunrise blvd.
April 1999Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killedno account filed
July 1996Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killedno account filed
August 1996Rip CurrentFt Lauderdale1 killedno account filed
April 1956Tornado (F3)not stated20 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 1996LightningPembroke Pines11 hurtno account filed
March 1972Tornado (F2)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1965Tornado (F3)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Port Everglades4 hurtFire Rescue and video report confirmed a waterspout came onshore Fort Lauderdale Beach around 1200 PM EDT. Inflatable bounce-house was lifted into the air. Four people were injured, including one adult and three children. One of the injuries was serious. The rating was EF0 with a maximum distance estimated to be 100 yards and maximum width estimated to be 10 yards.
July 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
October 1999Tornado (F1)Ft Lauderdale3 hurt, $300,000no account filed
April 1995TornadoPompano Beach3 hurt, $10,000A waterspout moved ashore in Pompano Beach in the midst of a seafood festival. Two large tents were mangled. Three persons suffered minor injuries from flying debris.
July 2013Tornado (EF0)Pompano Beach Airpar3 hurtA waterspout moved onshore during a lifeguard competition near the Pompano Beach Fishing Pier. Tents were blown down and there were three minor injuries.
September 1996Lightning(Fll)Ft Laudrdl Intl3 hurtno account filed
March 1983Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 1961Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
January 2016Tornado (EF1)(Fxe)Ft Laudrdl Exec2 hurt, $850,000The tornado first touched down near the intersection of NW 2nd Court and NW 43rd Avenue, snapping and uprooting several trees and damaging fences as it traveled to the northeast. Damage was reported across NW 42nd Avenue, Palmetto Drive, and Coconut Creek Boulevard in the path of the tornado. Discontinuous damage to trees and power lines occurred as the tornado then travelled across the Broward College North Campus. On the north end of campus, several cars in the north parking lot near the Health Sciences Building were tossed into each other. The tornado then crossed Coconut Creek Parkway just to the west of the Florida Turnpike, flipping a community bust on the road. The driver of the bus sustained a minor injury. On the north side of the road, the tornado moved through the Wynmoor Village Condo Complex where the most significant damage was reported. Numerous trees were uprooted across the complex, with a few snapped in half and debarked, along with snapped light poles and damage to fences. Several mid-level condo buildings sustained moderate roof damage where roofing material and portions of concrete block were peeled off and thrown several yards, damaging numerous cars in the parking lot. The tornado then crossed the Florida's Turnpike near the mile marker 67 entrance and exit ramps. Several cars were tossed and damaged along the Turnpike, including one southbound travelling car that was flipped into the northbound lane, resulting in a minor injury. The tornado then weakened as it moved to the east side of the Turnpike, where large limbs were broken off trees, power lines knocked down, and smaller trees uprooted along Blount Road. Minor roof damage occurred to the North Homeless Assistance Center in this area. A tractor trailer was flipped at the Whole Foods Warehouse along NW 19th street and Blount Road, before the tornado travelled further northeast causing moderate tree damage along NW 25th Avenue. The tornado lifted near Copans Road and NW 25th Street.
April 1993Tornado (F1)Fort Lauderdale2 hurt, $500,000A small tornado hop-scotched along a 3-mile path in Fort Lauderdale causing extensive roof damage and broken windows to approximately 8 homes and an apartment complex. Several cars were damaged or destroyed by flying debris or falling trees. About one-third of the surface of the roof of a Broward County Public Library was ripped off. Windows in a nearby shopping center were blown out. Two minor injuries from flying glass were reported.
February 1998Tornado (F1)Deerfield Beach2 hurt, $382,000Touched down near dixie just north of Sample Rd. Proeceeded north northwest to Pompano Beach High School on SW 15th ST then proceeded northeast to SE 2nd AVE/SE 10th ST. The tornado may have skipped off the ground a few times. At Deerfield High School a dugout on the athletic field was destroyed. At SE 10th ST/SW First Way several trees were uprooted and roofing material travelled two blocks through the air. There was a report of a dumpster traveling rapidly down the street. Most of the damage was uprooted trees...damaged roofs and power outages. Car accidents resulted and commercial signs were destroyed.
May 1979Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1967Tornado (F1)not stated2 hurt, $30no account filed
August 2016LightningCoral Spgs2 hurtA male store employee and male store customer were behind a local furniture store near Hiatus Road and West McNab Road attempting to restart and stalled car when lightning struck approximately 1000 feet to their west. One man was reported to have been knocked off of his feet, while the other, who was in contact with a metal object was shocked. The men were transported to Broward Medical Center and reported to be in stable condition. Information relayed via CBS Miami.
June 2007LightningPompano Beach2 hurtA woman and her toddler-aged daughter were struck by lightning while waiting for a bus. The woman felt electricity in her hands. Both people were able to make it inside of a Wendy's Restaurant and call for help. Paramedics treated the two at the restaurant and convinced them to go to the hospital to be looked at.
June 2006LightningCoral Spgs2 hurtTwo male landscape maintenance workers in their 30s were injured by a lightning strike after attempting to take shelter beneath a tree at the former Broken Woods Country Club near Sample Road and University Drive. Both men were conscious but told paramedics they felt numb. Both men had exit wounds on their legs.
May 2004Rip CurrentLauderdale By The Se2 hurtA pregnant woman was caught in a rip current at an unguarded beach north of Commercial Boulevard. The woman was rescued by several people passing by who pulled her to shore with a garden hose. One of the rescuers and the woman herself were hospitalized.
June 2004LightningMiramar2 hurtTwo construction workers were injured when lightning struck a nearby crane. The thunderstorm was approaching from about four miles away and it was not raining at the time the lightning struck.
July 2001LightningCoconut Creek2 hurtTwo boys, ages 13 and 11, were injured when lightning struck the tree in which they were attempting to descend. The boys had been playing in a tree house, and after hearing thunder began climbing down. The 13-year old was critically injured when he fell on his head.
April 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
January 1991Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
June 1997Tornado (F1)Sunrise Golf Vlg1 hurt, $1,000,000tornado touched down at commercial blvd/nob hill intersection. one car was flipped there. tornado moved southwest to near nw103 st/nw 45 ave. several roofs were damaged. numerous windows were broken. small trees were uprooted and power lines knocked down. several cars were damaged by flying debris.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindE Central1 hurt, $55,000A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts up to 80 mph and quarter-size hail from Davie to Fort Lauderdale. The wind blew down trees and power lines which sparked a fire that destroyed a $50 thousand house, and caused electric outages to 5,000 customers. A large tent was destroyed by thunderstorm winds, slightly injuring one person and ruining $5 thousand in fireworks.
April 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurt, $50,000High winds overturned a moving tractor trailer on Interstate 95, slightly injuring the driver, and closing the southbound lanes for 2.5 hours.

Mines and quarries

58 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 58 workings inside this county. 38 still produce and 20 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken33
Sand and Gravel, Construction11
Limestone, General7
Sand3
Silica2
Stone, Dimension1
Peat, Sand and Gravel, Construction1
Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken1
Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cypress Head PitSilica, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dania PitPeat, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Griffin Brothers PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
State Road QuarryStone, DimensionUnknown
101 Sand PitSilicaProducer
Powerline PitSilicaPast Producer
Bergeron Sand and Rock - Hollywood PitSandProducer
Desrocher Sand and Rock - Desrocher PitSandProducer
Sawgrass Mining - Sawgrass PitSandProducer
A.J. Capeletti - No. 3 PitLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
L.W. Rozzo - HollywoodLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
L.W. Rozzo - Silver LakesLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Miramar Rock - Miramar's MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Sunset Lakes Associates - Sunset Lakes MineLimestone, GeneralUnknownLimestone
Triple R Paving Inc.Limestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Vulcan Materials - Broward MineLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Hollywood Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Margate PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pegram MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pompand PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pompano PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Prospect PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sterling Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Task PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tscotis Sand MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
136th Street PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
84 PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Arvida LakeStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Arvida LakesStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bates ProjectStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Big Cypress PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Broward MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Broward Pit No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
CherokeeStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Decker QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Deem PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Deerfield QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ferncrest QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gateway QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gator Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Glades Rock Company MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
H L Westberry Rock and FillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hollywood PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hollywood PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Main QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Miramar MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Monarch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Muller's Rock PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pit No. 4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ponderosa PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Prospect Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rhodes PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rozzo MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Snake Creek MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Snake Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
State Road QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

175

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.