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Kendall is a
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in Miami-Dade County,
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. At the 2020 census, the area had a population of 80,241. While the US Census Bureau has set definite boundaries for Kendall as a CDP, the community has a highly ambiguous local definition. Prior to the 1950s, the term "Kendall" was used to describe a region centered around U.S.-1, bounded by
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to the north, the
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to the west,
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to the east, and the former community of Rockdale to the south. This area was largely uninhabited, generally consisting of
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interspersed with fields and groves. As the region experienced rapid development in the 1950s, the moniker "Kendall" came to refer to the various communities built in the vicinity of present-day Pinecrest and the eastern half of the current Kendall CDP. When growth shifted west in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, the usage of the term steadily shifted west concurrently, and today it is most often applied to the area more formally known as West Kendall. Prior to incorporation in 1996, the Village of Pinecrest was still included in the official boundaries of Kendall CDP. Kendall is served by the
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at
Dadeland North Dadeland North station is a station on the Metrorail rapid transit system in the Dadeland district of Glenvar Heights, Florida. This station is located at the intersection of South Dixie Highway (US 1) and Southwest 83rd Street on the Snapper Cr ...
and Dadeland South stations in its northeastern end. Both stations provide metro service from Dadeland to nearby commercial centers like the City of Coral Gables,
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, and
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. Dadeland South station is a major transit depot in the area, connecting the southernmost cities of
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and
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to Metrorail via
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bus rapid transit along the South Miami-Dade Busway.


Media

West Kendall is served by the Miami market for local
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and
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. Kendall has its own newspaper, ''The Kendall Gazette'', which is published twice monthly and is part of Miami Community Newspapers.


History

Much of what is now Kendall was purchased from the State of Florida in 1883 by the Florida Land and Mortgage Company. It was named for Henry John Broughton Kendall, a
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of Florida Land and Mortgage who moved to the area in the 1900s to manage the company's land. As the land was not open to homesteading, development was slow well into the 20th century. A post office opened in 1914, and the first school opened in 1929. After the end of the
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in 1926, some residents left. Two
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camps were in the Kendall area, and Seminoles continued to live there into the 1940s. In August 1992, Kendall and the surrounding South Dade area were severely damaged by Hurricane Andrew. Many of the homes and businesses in the area were destroyed. In the subsequent years, the area was slowly rebuilt.


Geography

Kendall is located at (25.666781, −80.356533). According to the
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, the Kendall region has an approximate total area of ; of it is land and of it (1.35%) is water.


Climate

Kendall has a
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( Am) which is similar to the remainder of Miami-Dade County, although its inland location does make it cooler at night and warmer during the day.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 80,241 people, 28,610 households, and 19,203 families residing in the CDP.


2010 census

In 2010, there were 31,899 households and 8.7% were vacant. In 2000, 33.4% households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.


2000 census

In 2000, 23.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males. In 2000, the
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was $51,330 and the median family income was $61,241. Males had a median income of $42,875 and females $31,416. The
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was $27,914. About 5.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the
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, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over. In 2000, 52.46% of residents spoke
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at home, while those who spoke only
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comprised 40.38%. Speakers of
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were 1.49% of the population, French 1.12%, and French Creole 0.95%. In 2000, Kendall had the twenty-first highest percentage of
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residents in the United States, at 21.3%. It had the twenty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 4.56%, and the sixteenth highest percentage of
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n residents in the US, at 2.48%. It also had the twenty-fifth most
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vians in the US, at 2.01% (tied with
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,) and the tenth highest percentage of
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n residents in the US, at 1.47%. As a result of the city's large French community, the French American School of Miami is located in Kendall. Kendall is also the home of Sofigi.


Transportation

Kendall is served by Metrobus throughout the area, and by the
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at: *
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(SW 70th Avenue and U.S. 1) * Dadeland South (Dadeland Boulevard and U.S. 1)


Economy

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has its headquarters in Dadeland,About Us
" Pollo Tropical. Retrieved on February 2, 2012. "Brothers Larry and Stuart Harris open first Pollo Tropical® in Miami at 741 NW 37th Avenue."
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. 38. Retrieved on February 2, 2012. "We also lease approximately 13,500 square feet at 7300 North Kendall Drive, 8th Floor, Miami, Florida, which houses most of our administrative operations for our Pollo Tropical restaurants."
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The headquarters moved to Dadeland in 1994. Kendall is the site of
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, an upscale indoor shopping mall in East Kendall with
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,
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and
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as anchor stores. In South Kendall, directly south of Dadeland Mall on US-1 is The Falls (mall), an open-air shopping mall with
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as anchor store as well as a
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. Prior to its dissolution,
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was headquartered in the Dade Towers in what is now the Kendall CDP.


Government and infrastructure

The Miami-Dade Police Department operates the Kendall District Station in the CDP.


Notable people

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* O. J. Simpson


Education


Primary, middle and secondary schools


Public schools

The first public school in Kendall was Kendall School, now renamed Kenwood K-8 Center. Kenwood is the site of the Kenwoods Hammock, a native forest planting which has become a world-renowned stop for bird watchers.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States, and, , the fourth la ...
serves Kendall.


=Kindergarten - 12th grade

= *Instructional Center System Wide *Ruth Owen Kruse Education Center *


=High schools

= *
Miami Killian High School Miami Killian Senior High School is a secondary school located at 10655 SW 97th Ave, Miami, FL 33176 in the Kendall area of unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System. Miami Killi ...
is in the CDP. *
Miami Palmetto High School , motto_translation = Strength through knowledge , established = , closed = , type = Public secondary , status = , category_label = , category ...
in Pinecrest serves a portion of the CDP. * School for Advanced Studies (Kendall campus) *
Miami Sunset Senior High School Miami Sunset Senior High School is a secondary school of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. The principal is John C. Lux. It is located in the Kendale Lakes census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. - Compare t ...
*
Felix Varela Senior High School Felix Varela Senior High School is a public high school located at 15255 SW 96th St. in The Hammocks, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Past principals include Millie Fornell (2000–2005) and Connie Navarro (2005–201 ...


=Middle schools

= *Archimedean Middle Conservatory (charter) *Miami MacArthur South *Pinecrest Academy (North Campus) (charter) *Hammocks Middle School *Howard D. McMillan Middle School *Arvida Middle School


=Elementary schools

= *Academir Charter School West *Archimedean Academy (charter) * Bowman Foster Ashe Elementary School *Calusa Elementary School *Christina M. Eve Elementary School *Claude Pepper Elementary School *Dante B. Fascell Elementary School *Devon Aire K–8 Center *Dr. Manuel C. Barreiro Elementary School *Gilbert Porter Elementary School *Jane S. Roberts K–8 School *Kendale Elementary * Kendale Lakes Elementary * Kenwood Elementary * Leewood Elementary School *Oliver Hoover Elementary School *Santa Fe Advantage Academy (charter) * Sunset Park Elementary School *Vineland K–8 Center *Winston Park K–8 Center *William H. Lehman Elementary


Private schools

*Atlantis Academy (K–12) *Calusa Preparatory School *Cattoira Montessori School (PK–5) *Children's Resources (PK–2) * Florida Christian School *Gateway Christian School *Greenfield Day School (K–8) *Islamic School of Miami *Kendall Christian School (PK–5) *Killian Oaks Academy *La Scuola (PK–3) *Learning Links Schoolhouse (K–5) *St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School (of the
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) *St. John Neuman School (PK–8) - Established in 1981. - Compare address to Kendall CDP map * Westminster Christian School *Westwood Christian School Holy Cross Academy was formerly in Kendale Lakes CDP, near Kendall. It closed in 2004.


Colleges and universities

*
Kaplan University Kaplan University (KU) was a private online for-profit university owned by Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. It was predominantly a distance learning institution, maintaining 14 ground locations across the United States. T ...
(Support Center) * Keiser College *
Miami-Dade College Miami Dade College (Miami Dade, MDC or Dade) is a public college in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1959, it has a total of eight campuses and twenty-one outreach centers throughout Miami-Dade County. It is the largest college in the Florida Colle ...
(Kendall Campus) *
Nova Southeastern University Nova Southeastern University (NSU or, informally, Nova) is a private nonprofit research university with its main campus in Davie, Florida. The university consists of 14 total colleges, centers, and schools offering over 150 programs of study ...
(Miami Student Educational Center) *
College of Business and Technology The CBT Technology Institute (formerly the College of Business & Technology and also known as CBT) is a Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit college based in Miami, Florida. CBT operates three campu ...
(Kendall Campus) * Polleo Institute (Tertiary Education)


Supplementary schools

Miami Hoshuko is a supplementary Japanese school in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It holds classes in the First Baptist Church of Coral Park ( es, Iglesia Bautista de Coral Park) in Westchester, and it has its office in Doral.
, a weekend school for Japanese citizens, previously held classes at the Kendall United Methodist Church,
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now in Pinecrest but formerly in the Kendall CDP as of 1990. * 2022: * 2001: * - Location of church indicated *


References


External links

* - The Kendall CDP as of 1990 is on page
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