North Central Florida, 2.1 1900s to 1930s: the Magic City, As of 2010 those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 57.9% of Florida's population Out of the 57.9% the largest groups were 12.0% German (2,212,391) 10.7% Irish (1,979,058) 8.8% English (1,629,832) 6.6% Italian (1,215,242) 2.8% Polish (511,229) and 2.7% French (504,641) White Americans of all European backgrounds are present in all areas of the state in 1970 non-Hispanic whites were nearly 80% of Florida's population Those of English and Irish ancestry are present in large numbers in all the urban/suburban areas across the state Some native white Floridians especially those who have descended from long-time Florida families may refer to themselves as "Florida crackers"; others see the term as a derogatory one Like whites in most other states of the southern U.S. they descend mainly from English and Scots-Irish settlers as well as some other British American settlers. According to the 2016 American Community Survey 72.3% of working city of Miami residents commuted by driving alone 8.7% carpooled 9% used public transportation and 3.7% walked About 1.8% used all other forms of transportation including taxicab motorcycle and bicycle About 4.5% of working city of Miami residents worked at home in 2015 19.9% of city of Miami households were without a car which decreased to 18.6% in 2016 the national average was 8.7 percent in 2016 Miami averaged 1.24 cars per household in 2016 compared to a national average of 1.8 per household, A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program, With the rise of sea levels that occurred during the Pleistocene approximately 17,000 years ago the runoff of water from Lake Okeechobee slowed and created the vast marshland that is now known as the Everglades Slower runoff also created an accumulation of almost 18 feet (5.5 m) of peat in the area the presence of such peat deposits dated to about 5,000 years ago is evidence that widespread flooding had occurred by then! Further information: Elections in Florida Politics of Florida Political party strength in Florida and United States presidential elections in Florida. 12.1 Museums and historic sites In the 1960s and 1970s the Attorney General's authority was used to grant parole or special permission to allow Cubans to enter the country However parole only allows an individual permission to enter the country not to stay permanently to allow these immigrants to stay the Cuban Adjustment Act was passed in 1966 This act provides that the immigration status of any Cuban who arrived since 1959 who has been physically present in the United States for at least a year "may be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence" (green card holder) the individual must be admissible to the United States (i.e not disqualified on criminal or other grounds). In 2017 breakout artist XXXTentacion brought the "soundcloud rap" movement towards the mainstream the movement predominately based in South Florida takes its name from the audio distribution platform Soundcloud where the artists generally post their music the style of music brought forward by SoundCloud rap is heavily distorted bass intentionally bad mixing and fast tempos the main artists in this movement are XXXTentacion Lil Pump Wifisfuneral Ski Mask the Slump God and Smokepurpp XXXTentacion was featured on the XXL 2017 Freshman cover Lil Pump Ski Mask the Slump God Smokepurrp and Wifisfuneral were all featured on the XXL 2018 Freshman cover, 7 History Broward County Miami-Dade County Tri-Rail fare zone boundary.
Immanuel Lutheran Church In 1961 the school system started a "Spanish for Spanish" program With help from the Ford Foundation the program was modified into a full bilingual education curriculum with a pilot program at Coral Way Elementary School the program was successful and paved the way for the Bilingual Education Act of 1968. Main article: Barry Buccaneers, Undergraduate Concourse D; 14 Plantation Broward 82,934 84,955 94,288 +10.99% Languages As of 2000 the percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all made up 23.1% of the population the percentage of residents born in Florida was 26.9% the percentage of people born in another U.S state was 25.0% and the percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S was 6.4% while the percentage of foreign born residents was 41.7%, The metropolitan areas of Miami Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach are located on a rise in elevation along the eastern coast of Florida called the Eastern Coastal Ridge that was formed as waves compressed ooids into a single formation Along the western border of the Big Cypress Swamp is the Immokolee Ridge (or Immokolee Rise) a slight rise of compressed sand that divides the runoff between the Caloosahatchee River and the Big Cypress This slight rise in elevation on both sides of the Everglades creates a basin and forces water that overflows Lake Okeechobee to creep toward the southwest Under both the Miami Limestone formation and the Fort Thompson limestone lies the Biscayne Aquifer a surface aquifer that serves as the Miami metropolitan area's fresh water source Rainfall and stored water in the Everglades replenish the Biscayne Aquifer directly! . . Main category: History of the Atlantic Ocean, In the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections Barack Obama carried the state as a northern Democrat attracting high voter turnout especially among the young Independents and minority voters of whom Hispanics comprise an increasingly large proportion 2008 marked the first time since 1944 when Franklin D Roosevelt carried the state for the fourth time that Florida was carried by a Northern Democrat for president, Other professional teams The island is mainly occupied by the Virginia Key Beach Park Miami Seaquarium Miami-Dade's Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Other facilities include the former Miami Marine Stadium the National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center and an office of the U.S National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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