Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a city in and the county seat of Broward County, Florida. The population of the city is 165,521. It is a principal city of the Miami metro, and is a popular tourist destination, with an average year-round temperature of 75.5F and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. Greater Fort Lauderdale, encompassing all of Broward County, hosted 13 million overnight visitors in 2018. There were over 560 hotels, and nearly 36,000 hotel rooms. From that, the county collected nearly $87 million from its 5% hotel development tax it charges. Additionally, 3.89 million cruise passengers passed through its Port Everglades, making it the 3rd largest cruise port in the world.
Fort Lauderdale 	Florida
Incorporated 	March 27, 1911
Nickname 	Venice of America
County 	Broward
Population 	165,521
Elevation 	9 ft (2.75 m)
Mayor 	Libby Richardson
City Guildmaster	Anderius Rodgers
ZIP codes 	33301-33309, 33311-33312, 33315-33316, 33334, 33338-33339, 33348, 33394
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
50.03% White (82,810)
31.63% Black or African American (52,354)
15.25% Hispanic or Latino (25,241)
3.09% Other (5,116)
18.2% (30,124) of Fort Lauderdale residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Fort Lauderdale has above average and considerably high rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 267 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 20.61 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Broward County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The area is served by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. Broward County Transit (BCT), the county bus system, provides local bus transportation. BCT provides for connections with the bus systems in other parts of the metropolitan area: Metrobus in Dade County and Palm Tran in Palm Beach County. Tri-Rail, a commuter rail system, connects south Florida's major cities and airports.
* Fort Lauderdale is a major yachting center, and one of the nation's largest tourist destinations.
* A satellite campus of South Florida Battle Academy, The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, City College, and a satellite campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are located here.
* Coral Ridge Country Club and Fort Lauderdale Country Club provide a little bit of golfing opportunity.
* Team Flare has one of its two big operation centers in Florida here, the other located in Miami.
* Fort Lauderdale is somewhat famous for its Pomeg Berries.
* Companies based in the Fort Lauderdale area include AutoNation, Citrix Systems, Commcare Pharmacy, DHL Express, Spirit Airlines, and National Beverage Corporation. The largest employers in the county are Tenet Healthcare, which employs 5,000 people; American Express, which employs 4,200; FirstService Residential, which employs 3,900; Motorola, which employs 3,000, and Maxim Integrated Products, which employs 2,000.
* Fort Lauderdale was recently listed as 2017's third best city out of 150 U.S. cities by WalletHub for summer jobs, and the 24th best city to start a career in.
Category:Florida Cities