List of communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Map of the municipalities (colored) and census-designated places (gray) of Miami-Dade County.

Communities in Miami-Dade County, all located in the county's eastern half, include 34 municipalities (19 cities, 6 towns and 9 villages), 37 census-designated places, and several unincorporated communities. The county seat is Miami, which is also the most populous city.

Municipalities

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Skyline of Downtown Miami
Coral Gables
Miami Beach
Aventura
Opa-locka

Miami-Dade County has nineteen cities, six towns, and nine villages. No apparent differences in government structure or population exist between these three categories, however. The communities below are numbered according to the provided image.

Municipality populations are based on the 2020 US Census using their QuickFacts with 5,000 residents and above, while municipalities under 5,000 people are based on their US Decennial Census.[1][2]

# Incorporated Community Designation Date incorporated Population
1 Miami Gardens City May 13, 2003 111,640
2 Aventura City November 7, 1995 40,242
3 Golden Beach Town 1929 961
4 Sunny Isles Beach City 1997 22,342
5 North Miami Beach City 1927 43,676
6 North Miami City May 27, 1953 60,191
7 Bal Harbour Village June 16, 1947 3,093
8 Bay Harbor Islands Town April 1947 5,922
9 Indian Creek Village 1939 84
10 Surfside Town May 18, 1935 5,689
11 Biscayne Park Village 1933 3,117
12 Miami Shores Village January 2, 1932 11,567
13 El Portal Village December 7, 1937 1,986
14 North Bay Village City 1945 8,159
15 Opa-locka City 1926 16,463
16 Miami Lakes Town December 5, 2000 30,467
17 Hialeah City 1925 223,109
18 Hialeah Gardens City December 1948 23,068
19 Medley Town 1949 1,056
20 Doral City June 24, 2003 75,874
21 Miami Springs City 1926 13,859
22 Virginia Gardens Village July 10, 1947 2,364
23 Sweetwater City 1941 19,363
24 Miami City July 28, 1896 442,241
25 Miami Beach City March 26, 1915 82,890
26 Key Biscayne Village 1991 14,809
27 West Miami City 1947 7,233
28 Coral Gables City 1925 49,248
29 South Miami City June 24, 1927 12,026
30 Pinecrest Village March 12, 1996 18,388
31 Palmetto Bay Village September 10, 2002 24,439
32 Cutler Bay Town November 9, 2005 45,425
33 Homestead City 1913 80,737
34 Florida City City 1914 13,085

The current unincorporated place of Islandia (#35 in the map) was a city founded on December 6, 1960, with a 2010 census population of 18, but was disincorporated on March 16, 2012, and will no longer appear on the US Census.

Census-designated places

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As of the 2020 United States Census, there are 37 census-designated places in Miami-Dade County. The populations listed below are based on that census.[1][2] The CDP's are lettered according to the image above.

# Census-designated place Population
a Ives Estates 25,005
b Ojus 19,673
c Golden Glades 32,499
d Country Club 49,967
e Palm Springs North 5,030
f Pinewood 17,246
g Westview 9,923
h West Little River 34,128
i Gladeview 14,927
j Brownsville 16,583
k Fountainebleau 59,870
l Tamiami 54,212
m University Park 45,284
n Westchester 56,384
o Coral Terrace 23,142
p Fisher Island 561
q Glenvar Heights 20,786
r Olympia Heights 12,873
s Westwood Lakes 11,373
t Sunset 15,912
u Kendall 80,241
v Kendale Lakes 55,646
w Kendall West 36,536
x The Hammocks 59,480
y The Crossings 23,276
z Palmetto Estates 13,498
aa Richmond Heights 8,944
bb Three Lakes 16,540
cc Country Walk 16,951
dd Richmond West 35,884
ee West Perrine 10,602
ff South Miami Heights 36,770
hh Goulds 11,446
ii Princeton 39,308
jj Naranja 13,509
kk Leisure City 26,324
ll Homestead Base 999

The former CDP of Lakes by the Bay (gg in the map) is now part of the Town of Cutler Bay.

Other unincorporated communities

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The boundaries of these communities are loose and may overlap with each other as well as with the census-designated places.

The degree of development in these areas varies considerably. For instance, Frog City is a ghost town, while Little Gables is a densely populated suburban area and Redland is a rural but significantly populated region.

City districts and neighborhoods

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See also: Neighborhoods in Miami
District / neighborhood Municipality
Andover Miami Gardens
Biscayne Gardens Golden Glades
Bunche Park Miami Gardens
Carol City Miami Gardens
Coral Way Village Westchester
Cutler Palmetto Bay
Dadeland Kendall
East Perrine Palmetto Bay
Green-Mar Acres Kendall
Hawley Heights Kendall
Howard Kendall
Lake Lucerne Miami Gardens
Lakes by the Bay Cutler Bay
Norwood (Norland) Miami Gardens
Opa-locka North Miami Gardens
Saga Bay Cutler Bay
Scott Lake Miami Gardens
South Beach Miami Beach
West Kendall Kendall
Wynwood Miami

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "United States Census Bureau: QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "US Decennial Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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