; However this boom began to falter due to building construction delays and overload on the transport system caused by an excess of bulky building materials on January 10 1926 the Prinz Valdemar an old Danish warship on its way to becoming a floating hotel ran aground and blocked Miami Harbor for nearly a month Already overloaded the three major railway companies soon declared an embargo on all incoming goods except food the cost of living had skyrocketed and finding an affordable place to live was nearly impossible This economic bubble was already collapsing when the catastrophic Great Miami Hurricane in 1926 swept through ending whatever was left of the boom the Category 4 storm was the 12th most costly and 12th most deadly to strike the United States during the 20th century According to the Red Cross there were 373 fatalities but other estimates vary due to the large number of people listed as "missing" Between 25,000 and 50,000 people were left homeless in the Miami area the Great Depression followed causing more than sixteen thousand people in Miami to become unemployed As a result a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was opened in the area; . Greek life Miami Florida Business directory (221) 7.11. 7.1 Colleges and universities About 22.2% of families and 27.3% of the population were below the poverty line at the census including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 32.8% of those aged 65 or over, ? Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State" but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States as it experiences more lightning strikes than anywhere else in the country Florida has one of the highest average precipitation levels of any state in large part because afternoon thunderstorms are common in much of the state from late spring until early autumn a narrow eastern part of the state including Orlando and Jacksonville receives between 2,400 and 2,800 hours of sunshine annually the rest of the state including Miami receives between 2,800 and 3,200 hours annually, Although scientists made headway in decreasing mercury and phosphorus levels in water the natural environment of South Florida continued to decline in the 1990s and life in nearby cities reflected this downturn to address the deterioration of the Miami metropolitan area Governor Lawton Chiles commissioned a report on the sustainability of the area in 1995 Chiles published the commission's findings in a report that related the degradation of the Everglades ecosystems to the lower quality of life in urban areas the report noted past environmental abuses that brought the state to a position to make a decision Not acting to improve the South Florida ecosystem the report predicted would inevitably cause further and intolerable deterioration that would harm local tourism by 12,000 jobs and $200 million annually and commercial fishing by 3,300 jobs and $52 million annually Urban areas had grown beyond their capacities to sustain themselves Crowded cities were facing problems such as high crime rates traffic jams severely overcrowded schools and overtaxed public services; the report noted that water shortages were ironic given the 53 inches (130 cm) of rain the region received annually. .
Manny Diaz 1956 73.7% 747,753 26.3% 266,980 Industries: in 2005 for the employed population 16 years and older the leading industries in the Miami area were Educational services health care and social assistance which accounted for 18% and Professional scientific and management and administrative and waste management services which accounted for 13% of the population. The age distribution is 24.8% under the age of 18 9.1% from 18 to 24 31.0% from 25 to 44 21.7% from 45 to 64 and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older the median age was 36 years for every 100 females there were 93.5 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.2 males, Other parks in the Downtown area include:.
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