Tamiami is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County () is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous coun ...
, United States. It is part of the
Miami metropolitan area
The Miami metropolitan area is a coastal metropolitan area in southeastern Florida. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the lar ...
of
South Florida
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. The population was 54,212 at the
2020 census.
Name
The name ''Tamiami'' is a
portmanteau
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together. of the phrase "
Tampa
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and t ...
to
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
".
The
Tamiami Trail
The Tamiami Trail () is the southernmost of U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) from State Road 60 (SR 60) in Tampa to US 1 in Miami. A portion of the road also has the hidden designation of State Road 90 (SR 90).
The north� ...
, a roadway that goes through the
Everglades
The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orlando with the K ...
, connecting the two cities, was the reason for this combination.
The CDP is pronounced the same way its
namesake
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is (the Tamiami Trail), which is "tammy-ammy" (), not "tam-my-ammy" ().
Geography
Tamiami is located west of
downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is the urban city center of Miami, Florida, United States. The city's greater downtown region consists of the Central Business District, Brickell, the Historic District, Government Center, the Arts & Entertainment District, and ...
at (25.754945, -80.403611).
It is bordered to the east by
Sweetwater and
Westchester, to the southeast by
Westwood Lakes, and to the south by
Kendale Lakes.
U.S. Route 41, the
Tamiami Trail
The Tamiami Trail () is the southernmost of U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) from State Road 60 (SR 60) in Tampa to US 1 in Miami. A portion of the road also has the hidden designation of State Road 90 (SR 90).
The north� ...
, passes through the center of the community, leading east into Miami and west through the Everglades to
Naples
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. Tampa is an additional north beyond Naples.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the Tamiami CDP has a total area of , of which , or 5.16%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 54,212 people, 17,016 households, and 13,558 families residing in the CDP.
As of the
2010 United States census, there were 55,271 people, 16,288 households, and 14,100 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 54,788 people, 16,285 households, and 14,233 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 7,461.3 people per square mile (2,882.0/km
2). There were 16,707 housing units at an average density of 2,275.3/sq mi (878.8/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.57%
White
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(11.8% were
Non-Hispanic White
Non-Hispanic Whites, also referred to as White Anglo Americans or Non-Latino Whites, are White Americans who are classified by the United States census as "White" and not of Hispanic or Latino origin. According to annual estimates from the Unit ...
), 0.89%
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
, 0.10%
Native American, 0.59%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander
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, 4.85% from
other races, and 2.99% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 86.98% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 16,285 households out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were
married couples
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living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.6% were non-families. 9.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 3.50.
In 2000, in the CDP the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $47,503, and the median income for a family was $49,763. Males had a median income of $30,716 versus $26,426 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $17,601. About 7.6% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
as a
first language
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accounted for 92.39% of residents, while
English was the
mother tongue
A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period. In some countries, the term ''native language'' or ''mother tongue'' refers ...
of 6.99% of the population.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the South ...
operates public schools.
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Elementary schools:
*
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Elementary School
* Greenglade Elementary School
* Joe Hall Elementary School
*
Zora Neale Hurston
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Elementary School
* Wesley Matthews Elementary School
* Village Green Elementary School
Middle schools:
* Paul W. Bell Middle School
* W. R. Thomas Middle School
Private schools:
The
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
The Archdiocese of Miami (, , ) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in South Florida in the United States. It is the metropolitan see for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, which ...
operates Catholic schools.
* St. Kevin School is in Tamiami.
[ It opened in August 1980.
* Belen Jesuit Preparatory School is also in Tamiami.][ - The address states "Miami, FL" but it is actually in the unincorporated Tamiami CDP.]
References
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Census-designated places in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Census-designated places in Florida