Scott Lake is a neighborhood in

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. It was formerly its own

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. The population was 14,401 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Scott Lake is located at (25.935521, -80.231993). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²). 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 14,401 people, 4,033 households, and 3,440 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,690.0/km² (4,378.3/mi²). There were 4,159 housing units at an average density of 488.1/km² (1,264.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 4.65%

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(2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 91.20%

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, 0.18% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.04%

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, 1.01% from

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, and 2.51% from two or more races.

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of any race were 5.48% of the population. There were 4,033 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 29.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 11.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.79. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,668, and the median income for a family was $47,586. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $27,572 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,740. About 12.5% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the

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, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, before being

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ed to Miami Gardens,

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as a

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accounted for 85.76% of all residents, while 6.81% spoke

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, French Creole accounted for 5.83%, French was at 0.93%, and

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as a mother tongue made up 0.64% of the population.

Education

The

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operates area public schools. Schools in the former CDP include: - Compare the map to the addresses of the schools. * Crestview Elementary School * Parkview Elementary School * Scott Lake Elementary School

Parks and recreation

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is in the former Scott Lake CDP. - Compare with the CDP map.

References

External links

City of Miami Gardens
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