Broward County, Florida

**Broward County** is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 1,944,375 people lived there. This makes it the second most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

## Data

Broward County is part of the _Miami metropolitan area_, which was home to more than 6 million people at the 2020 census.

In the U.S. Census of 2020 the Ethnic/Race Demographics were:
- White (non-Hispanic): 33.1%
- White including "White Hispanics": 39.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic): 26.6%
- Black including Black Hispanics: 27.4%
- Hispanic or Latino of any race: 31.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic): 3.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native (non-Hispanic): 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Other Races (non-Hispanic): 1.1%
- Two or more races (non-Hispanic): 3.8%

Broward county was created in 1915 and was named with the second surname name of the former Florida governor: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Since then it has had a great growth in the XX century, mainly as "retirement place" for old people from northeastern US and  French Canada.

### Government links/Constitutional offices

- Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners
- Broward County Supervisor of Elections
- Broward County Property Appraiser
- Broward County Sheriff's Office

#### Special Districts

- Broward County Public Schools
- Broward Health (formerly North Broward Hospital District)
- South Broward Hospital District(Memorial Healthcare System)
- South Florida Water Management District

#### Judicial branch

- Broward County Clerk of Courts
- Broward County Public Defender
- Broward State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit
- Circuit and County Court for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida

### Tourism links

- Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Broward County
- **settlement type**: List of counties in Florida, County
- **image blank emblem**: Logo of Broward County, Florida.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **image map**: Map of Florida highlighting Broward County.svg
- **map caption**: Location in Florida
- **pushpin map**: USA
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within the United States
- **pushpin label position**: top
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: Metro area
- **subdivision name2**: Miami metropolitan area, Miami
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: April 30, 1915
- **named for**: Napoleon B. Broward
- **seat type**: County seat
- **seat**: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
- **seat1 type**: Largest city
- **seat1**: Fort Lauderdale
- **parts type**: Incorporated cities
- **parts**: 24
- **unit pref**: US
- **area total sq mi**: 1323
- **area land sq mi**: 1203
- **area water sq mi**: 120
- **area total km2**: 3426
- **area land km2**: 3116
- **area water km2**: 310
- **elevation max ft**: 29
- **elevation min ft**: 0
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 1944375
- **population rank**: List of the most populous counties in the United States, 17th in the United States
List of counties in Florida, 2nd in Florida
- **population density km2**: 625
- **population density sq mi**: 1618
- **timezone**: Eastern Time Zone
- **utc offset**: −5
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time
- **utc offset dst**: −4
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area codes
- **area code**: Area codes 754 and 954, 754, 954
- **blank name sec1**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info sec1**: 12011
- **blank1 name sec1**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank name sec2**: Primary airport
- **blank info sec2**: Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
- **blank1 name sec2**: Secondary airport
- **blank1 info sec2**: Miami International Airport (MIA)
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
- **blank2 name sec2**: Interstate Highway System, Interstates
- **blank2 info sec2**:
- **blank3 name sec2**: U.S. Routes
- **blank3 info sec2**:
- **blank4 name sec2**: List of state roads in Florida, State roads
- **blank4 info sec2**:
- **blank emblem alt**: Logo