Country Estates was 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

Broward County Broward County ( ) is a County (United States), county in Florida, United States, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County and the List of the most ...

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

, United States. The population was 1,910 at the 2000 census. It is now a neighborhood incorporated into the town of

Southwest Ranches, Florida Southwest Ranches is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban community part of the Miami metropolitan area and is located on the eastern edge of the Everglades, southwest of Fort Lauderdale and about northwest of Mia ...

in 2000.

Geography

Country Estates is located at (26.049367, -80.408852). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,910 people, 568 households, and 511 families residing in the CDP. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

was . There were 578 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.57%

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(74.7% were Non-Hispanic White,) 2.93%

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, 0.31% Native American, 1.57% Asian, 1.88% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 18.74% of the population. There were 568 households, out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.2% were

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living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.0% were non-families. 6.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.49. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $90,154, and the median income for a family was $94,743. Males had a median income of $51,250 versus $37,963 for females. The

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for the CDP was $36,117. About 1.5% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over. As of 2000, before

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ation to Southwest Ranches, speakers of English as a

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accounted for 78.46% of all residents, while

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as a

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made up 21.53% of the population.

Government and infrastructure

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operates the Region IV Correctional Facility Office on the grounds of

Broward Correctional Institution The Broward Correctional Institution (BCI) was a correctional facility located in the former Country Estates CDP,

in the former Country Estates CDP.Broward Correctional Institution
."

. Retrieved on January 8, 2010. The Broward prison formerly housed the female death row.Death Row Fact Sheet
" Florida Department of Corrections. February 3, 2001. Retrieved on August 31, 2010. In February 2003 the female death row moved to the Lowell Annex.

References

{{Florida Former census-designated places in Broward County, Florida Former census-designated places in Florida