Homestead, Florida

Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The population of the city is 60,512. In addition to being a Miami suburb, it's a major agricultural area, and is home to Florida's largest Mudsdale ranch.
Homestead 	Florida
Incorporated 	February 8, 1913
Mottos 	"Gateway to Everglades & Biscayne National Parks", "Discover The Opportunities"
County 	Miami-Dade
Population 	60,512
Elevation 	3 ft (1 m)
Mayor 	German España
City Guildmaster	Juan Martín San Martín
ZIP codes 	33030, 33033, 33035, 33090
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
63.54% Hispanic or Latino (38,449)
19.57% Black or African American (11,842)
14.47% White (8,756)
2.42% Other (1,465)
26.9% (16,277) of Homestead residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Homestead has high rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 315 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 18.50 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Miami-Dade County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Much of the city was devastated by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and it began to turn for the worse after that.
* The city of Homestead is located near the southern terminus of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike, which is in Florida City, just to the south.
* The city is home to Homestead Air Reserve Base, a campus of Miami-Dade College and a satellite campus of South Florida Battle Academy.
* Jeff Zucker, current president of CNN Worldwide, was born in Homestead.
* The annual Florida Mudsdale Festival is held in Homestead.
* Some of the notable unincorporated communities in the area are Redland, Leisure City, Naranja, and Princeton.
* The Florida Department of Corrections operates the Dade Correctional Institution and the Homestead Correctional Institution in an unincorporated area near Homestead. The Dade CI was originally the Dade Correctional Institution Annex, and the Homestead CI was originally the Dade Correctional Institution; the two received their current names on July 1, 2003.
* On October 11, 1957, a plane carrying a nuclear bomb crashed on takeoff at Homestead Air Reserve Base.
* Most major national car and truck rental companies have rental locations in Homestead or its immediate surroundings.
* Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) runs several Metrobus routes connecting the Homestead/Florida City area to the rest of Miami-Dade County. Express routes run along the South Miami-Dade Busway, connecting the area with Metrorail and the rest of the Metrobus network and on to Tri-Rail, Amtrak and Miami International Airport. In addition, MDT operates Dade-Monroe Express service from Florida City to the Upper Keys.
* Team Flare runs a popular game corner in Homestead, which has an underground hideout that visiting trainers cannot access.
* The city is home to Homestead-Miami Speedway, which from 2002 to 2019, hosted the final race of the season in all of NASCAR's top three divisions.
* Homestead has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a few contest halls and showcase theaters, Homestead General Aviation Airport, Walmart, Nintendo World, Solstice Apparel, Publix, Splashdown Zone, Lowe's, Winn-Dixie, OfficeMax, some fast food and a little bit of chain restaurants, a few sports complexes, plenty of public battle fields, a little bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a few shopping centers, a little bit of hotels/motels, La Michoacana Paleteria, Mamma Mia, La Cruzada, Casavana Cuban Cuisine, Chefs on the Run Assorted Cuisine, White Lion Cafe, Yardie Spice, Casita Tejas Mexican, La Patrona Bakery, Sabor Tropical Supermarket, Sam's Country Kitchen, Soriano Brothers, Sweet Bakery Cafeteria, El Nicamex, Havanas Bakery Cafe, Taqueria Morelia, Restaurant El Trovador, a few movie theaters, Wonder Games, and a few other things.
Category:Florida Cities