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Margate, Florida

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Coral Springs-Margate census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33063. The Survey maps it on the Fort Lauderdale North quadrangle. 58,712 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 10 feet above sea level.

Margate within Broward County

Then and now

1945 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 50 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Margate, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Margate, surveyed 1945

Compare 1945 against another survey:

Population over time

2 figures

Margate grew from 53,284 to 58,712 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
201053,284
202058,712+5,428 (+10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 18 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

9 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Margate between 2003 and 2019, burning about 3,720 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Natural1

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
13 June 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,700 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTHE REFUGE FIRE
12 May 2015Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTENT POLE (6)
12 May 2008Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceALMOST FIRE
9 April 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceGREEN ROAD (06)
5 April 2018Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSANDY RIDGE ( 06 )
23 April 2019Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTRAINING (6)
7 January 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceSANDY RIDGE 2
3 January 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceSANDY RIDGE ONE (06)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Broward County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Margate: 10 producers, 1 past producer. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand, Silica. 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
101 Sand PitSilicaProducer
Desrocher Sand and Rock - Desrocher PitSandProducer
Sawgrass Mining - Sawgrass PitSandProducer
H L Westberry Rock and FillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pit No. 4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Prospect Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Margate PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pit No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pompano PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Prospect PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Broward County

Storms near this place

17 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Margate in 17 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 6 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 3 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
March 2015Thunderstorm WindMargate1 hurtA 40' by 80' vendor tent at the Margate City Fair collapsed as strong winds from a thunderstorm outflow moved through the area. One person suffered minor injuries from a cut to his right foot. Measured winds in the general area at the time were 52 mph at Liberty Elementary School slightly over 1 mile from the fair location.
February 2015LightningMargate1 hurtA Broward County Sheriff's deputy who was directing traffic in Tamarac was injured after lightning struck a nearby utility box. The lightning struck an Florida Power & Light signal box at the corner of the intersection of University Drive and Southgate Boulevard and that transferred some residual electricity to the deputy.||The deputy felt a tingling and was transported to a nearby hospital for examination. Time is estimated.
August 2005LightningMargate1 hurtA 46-year-old female postal worker was critically injured while delivering mail. Lightning struck an oak tree next to the mail box and knocked the woman unconscious. She was admitted to a local hospital.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindMargate$10,000One large tree and several smaller trees were downed just north of the intersection of Lyons Road and Hammock Boulevard. Additional trees and limbs fell on another home in Coconut Creek, piercing through the ceiling and leading to significant water damage. Additional downed trees were reported in Margate. Nearby mesonet observations recorded wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. Information received from NWS employee and from local media outlets. Time estimated from radar.
July 2007LightningMargate$8,000Lightning struck a two-story house in the 3000 block of Green Turtle Place. A 3-foot hole was left in the roof, and a second floor bedroom caught fire. There were no injuries as no one was home.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindMargate$5,000A thunderstorm wind gust produced tree damage and damaged screen patios in a Margate neighborhood northwest of HCA Florida Northwest Hospital. Time is estimated via radar.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindMargate$5,000Broadcast media reported a large outdoor contraption, consisting of mesh netting well-attached to a solid wooden enclosure, was fully lofted and tilted vertically, colliding with backyard facing side of a house. Mesh was damaged. Backyard lawn recreational items also toppled. This thunderstorm wind damage was in association with a microburst. Estimated wind gusts near 60 mph based primarily on magnitude of damage as well as strength of storm observed on radar.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMargate$1,000Broadcast media reported several large trees snapped in the Woodlake Isles Community in Margate. Time and wind speed estimated from radar.
February 2023FloodMargate-Report received via social media of flooded streets in Deerfield Beach on Green Road between the Florida Turnpike and Military Trail. Rainfall of 3-4 inches was noted in the area.
July 2020HailMargate-Report from MPING: Penny size hail from thunderstorms.
March 2016Funnel CloudMargate-Public reported brief funnel cloud at the intersection of the Florida Turnpike and Sample Road.
June 2014HailMargate-A trained spotter reported penny size hail 1 mile east southeast of Margate.
April 2013HailMargate-A spotter reported nickel sized hail at the intersection of Hillsboro Blvd. and U.S. 441.
April 2013HailMargate-A spotter reported quarter to half dollar sized hail near the Florida Turnpike and the Sawgrass Expressway.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMargate-A skywarn spotter estimated wind gusts of around 60 mph near the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Banks Road in Margate. Some tree limbs downed with at least one hitting a car.
February 2007HailMargate-Observed near Rock Island Road in Margate.
April 2003HailMargate-A SKYWARN spotter saw one inch hail in Margate and police reported 3/4 inch hail in Coconut Creek.

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
Hammondville0.3 miles18
Fair Gate1.1 miles18
Coconut Creek Park1.3 miles18
Margate Estates1.5 miles18
Coconut Creek1.5 miles16
North Lauderdale2.1 miles18
Collier Park2.6 miles18
Sabal Palms Estates2.7 miles18

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 MargateAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q989468The 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 286413. 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.