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Deerfield Beach, Florida

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Deerfield Beach census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33441. The Survey maps it on the Boca Raton quadrangle. 86,859 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 13 feet above sea level.

Deerfield Beach within Broward County

Then and now

1946 to 1987

The same ground, surveyed 41 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Deerfield Beach, surveyed 1987
Topographic sheet of Deerfield Beach, surveyed 1946

Compare 1946 against another survey:

On record in Deerfield Beach

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Deerfield Beach grew from 75,018 to 86,859 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201075,018
202086,859+11,841 (+16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

10 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Deerfield Beach between 2005 and 2019, burning about 75 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 June 2012Smoking3.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSUGAR SAND PARK ( 50 )
12 May 2015Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTENT POLE (6)
9 April 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceGREEN ROAD (06)
7 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBOCA COMMAND
6 April 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLYNN UNIVERSITY FIRE
30 April 2007Power generation/transmission/distribution5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGLADES COMMAND
24 April 2019Arson/incendiarism20 acresFlorida Forest ServiceHIGHLAND SCRUB (6)
26 February 2010Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceDEERFIELD FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Broward County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Deerfield Beach: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Griffin Brothers - Rock Quarry Number 2SandProducer
Deerfield QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
H L Westberry Rock and FillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pit No. 4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pompand PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pompano PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Broward County

Storms near this place

21 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deerfield Beach in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 3 waterspout, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
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.
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.
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.
July 2001LightningDeerfield Beach1 hurtAn air conditioning repairman was knocked down and injured by a nearby lightning strike while working on the roof of a four-story condominium. He was transported to a hospital with numbness on his right side.
May 1998LightningDeerfield Beach1 hurtno account filed
October 2025Flash FloodDeerfield Beach$15,000Social media depicts several stalled cars along NW 4th Street in Deerfield Beach. Water level is about halfway up SUV size tires.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindDeerfield Beach$1,000Report from MPING of 1-inch tree limbs broken and shingles blown off in Deerfield Beach near Military Trail and SW 10th Street.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindDeerfield Beach$1,000Picture received via twitter of a large tree toppled onto a parked car in Deerfield Beach. Time estimated based on radar and nearby reports of strong wind gusts and damage.|Nearest ASOS at Pompano Beach Airpark recorded a peak wind gust of 57 mph/49 knots. Small hail (approximately 0.50 inches) was also reported from MPING with this thunderstorm.
July 2020FloodDeerfield Beach-Both a NWS employee and members of the public reported flooding in the Palm Beach County area. Traffic reports of flooding in the vicinity of Interstate 95 South and west of Clear Lake. Also, a NWS employee reported a parking lot flooded near the intersection of South Military Trail/Florida Highway 809 and Summit Boulevard.
February 2015Thunderstorm WindDeerfield Beach-Power lines were reported down at Boynton Beach Road and Hagen Ranch Road.
January 2011Thunderstorm WindDeerfield Beach-A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 62 mph in Deerfield Beach.
August 2011LightningDeerfield Beach-A crane was struck by lightning at the Dixie Flyover construction site. The current traveled down the crane and to the operator. The operator suffered first degree burns on his right arm and abdomen.
March 2010Heavy RainDeerfield Beach-Multiple supercells and a squall line moved through South Florida the morning of the 29th. Heavy Rainfall and poor drainage combined to cover and even close some streets in Deerfield Beach including portions of SE 2nd Street, SE 8th Avenue, SE 9th Street, and SW 34th Avenue.
July 2009HailDeerfield Beach-The public reported hail the size of pennies.
August 2006Tornado (F0)Deerfield Beach-Waterspouts witnessed by several people came onshore near the Deerfield Beach Pier as a tornado. The tornado lasted about 1 minute before dissipating. No damage was reported.
November 2005Flash FloodDeerfield Beach-Public and law enforcement reported flooding of homes, cars, and streets in northeastern Broward County from Deerfield Beach south to Pompano Beach and Oakland Park. Persistent showers developed over northeastern Broward County late in the evening of Friday 11/19 and reached its peak during the early morning hours of Saturday 11/20. Doppler radar estimated up to 5 inches of rain in a two-hour period between midnight and 2:00 AM over these areas.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindDeerfield Beach-Several trees were blown down.
September 2000WaterspoutDeerfield Beach-A SKYWARN spotter sighted a waterspout in the Atlantic.
January 1999WaterspoutDeerfield Beach-A pilot reported a waterspout in the Atlantic six miles offshore Deerfield Beach.
June 1997Funnel CloudDeerfield Beach-reported by tv channel 7 moving east northeast
March 1999WaterspoutDeerfield Beach-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Broward County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Carver Heights0.3 miles17
College Park0.5 miles17
Little Harbor on the Hillsboro0.6 miles17
Barwal0.8 miles17
Arlington Park0.9 miles17
The Cove0.9 miles17
Shorewood1.0 miles17
Ocean Vue1.2 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Deerfield BeachAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q584849The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 281460. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.