Hallandale Beach, Florida
Hallandale Beach | |
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Sunset at Hallandale Beach | |
| Nickname(s): "Southernmost Canadian City" "Canada's Southernmost City" | |
| Motto(s): "Progress. Innovation. Opportunity." "City of Choice" | |
Location of Hallandale Beach, in Broward County, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 25°59′12″N 80°8′46″W / 25.98667°N 80.14611°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Settled (Halland Settlement) | c. 1895 |
| Incorporated (Town of Hallandale) | May 11, 1927 |
| Incorporated (City of Hallandale) | August 27, 1947 |
| Incorporated (City of Hallandale Beach) | August 27, 1999 |
| Named after | Luther Halland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Joy F. Cooper |
| • Vice Mayor | Anabelle Lima-Taub |
| • Commissioners | Joy D. Adams, Michele Lazarow, and Mike Butler |
| • City Manager | Dr. Jeremy Earle |
| • City Clerk | Jenorgen M. Guillen |
| Area | |
| 4.61 sq mi (11.95 km2) | |
| • Land | 4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) 7.47% |
| Elevation | 6 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 41,217 | |
| • Density | 9,785.61/sq mi (3,778.14/km2) |
| • Metro | 5,564,635 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33009 |
| Area code(s) | 754, 954 |
| FIPS code | 12-28452 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0283628 |
| Website | hallandalebeach |
Hallandale Beach (formerly known simply as Hallandale) is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, the son of a Swedish worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. It is also part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2023 census, the population was 41,547.
The city is known as the home of Gulfstream Park (horse racing and casino) and Big Easy Casino, a greyhound racing track which hosts the World Classic. It also has a sizable downtown financial district with banks, brokerage houses and restaurants. Together with neighbouring Hollywood, Florida, it is a popular centre for Canadian tourists, leading to its description as "Canada's southernmost city."