to the  2010 U.S. Census , the city had a population of 107,167. Miami Gardens was incorporated on May 13, 2003.  The city's  neighborhoods  of  Andover ,  Bunche Park ,  Carol City ,  Lake Lucerne ,  Norland ,  Opa-Locka North , and  Scott Lake  were previously  unincorporated areas  within  Miami-Dade County