Cooper City, Florida Explained

Official Name:	City of Cooper City
Cooper City, Florida
Settlement Type:	City
Motto:	"Someplace Special"
Image Blank Emblem:	Cooper City municipal logo.png
Mapsize:	250x200px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Broward
Government Type:	Commission-Manager
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Greg Ross
Leader Title1:	Commissioners
Leader Name1:	Lisa Mallozzi, Jeff Green, Jeremy Katzman, and Ryan C. Shrouder
Leader Title2:	City Manager
Leader Name2:	Alejandro “Alex” Rey
Leader Title3:	City Clerk
Leader Name3:	Tedra Allen
Established Title3:	Incorporated
Established Date3:	June 20, 1959^[1]
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Footnotes:	^[2]
Area Total Km2:	21.60
Area Land Km2:	20.82
Area Water Km2:	0.78
Area Total Sq Mi:	8.34
Area Land Sq Mi:	8.04
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.30
Area Water Percent:	3.63
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	34401
Population Density Sq Mi:	4279.80
Population Metro:	6166488
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	26.0447°N -80.2894°W
Elevation M:	2
Elevation Ft:	9
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	33328-33330, 33026
Area Code:	954, 754
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	12-14125^[3]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	0280777^[4]
Population Density Km2:	1652.42

Cooper City is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named for Morris Cooper, who founded the community in 1959. It's part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The city's population was 34,401 at the 2020 census.^[5]

In 2006, Cooper City expanded with the annexation of the Waldrep Dairy Farm.

Geography

Cooper City is located at .^[6] The city is bounded by Davie to the north, Pembroke Pines to the south, both Hollywood and Davie to the east, and Southwest Ranches to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.6km2, of which 20.8km2 is land and 0.8km2 is water (3.63%).^[7]

Climate

Cooper City has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification: Af), bordering a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am).^[8]

Demographics

Historical demographics	2020^[9]	2010^[10]	2000^[11]	1990^[12]	1980^[13]
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	65.1%	75.7%	84.7%	93.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	22.8%	15.6%	10.7%	5.1%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.5%	3.0%	1.9%	0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	7.5%	5.5%	4.1%	2.6%	1.1%
Native American (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.3%	0.4%	< 0.1%
Two or more races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	1.5%	1.1%	N/A	N/A
Population	34,401	28,547	27,939	20,791	10,140

2010 and 2020 census

**Cooper City racial composition**
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
!Race!Pop 2010^[14] !Pop 2020^[15] !% 2010!% 2020
White (NH)	18,577	17,364	65.08%	50.48%
Black or African American (NH)	1,290	1,879	4.52%	5.46%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	60	58	0.21%	0.17%
Asian (NH)	1,556	2,579	5.45%	7.50%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)	7	11	0.02%	0.03%
Some other race (NH)	96	269	0.34%	0.78%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)	441	1,301	1.54%	3.78%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,520	10,940	22.84%	31.80%
Total	28,547	34,401	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,401 people, 11,319 households, and 9,554 families residing in the city.^[16]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 28,547 people, 9,321 households, and 7,689 families residing in the city.^[17]

2000 census

In 2000, 51.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 14.2% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.30.

In 2000, the city the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $75,166, and the median income for a family was $78,172. Males had a median income of $51,931 versus $33,788 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,474. About 2.9% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language by 78.55% of the population, while Spanish was spoken by 15.08%, and Hebrew speakers made up 1.25% of all residents. Other mother tongues included languages such as both French and Malayalam making up 0.75% of residents, as well as Italian being at 0.69%, while Chinese was at 0.59%.^[18]

As of 2000, Cooper City had the sixty-fifth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 5.29% of the city's population (tied with West Palm Beach),^[19] and it had the ninety-second highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, which made up 1.78% of all residents (tied with Pinecrest and South Bound Brook, New Jersey).^[20]

Education

Public schools

Broward County Public Schools operates public schools.^[21]

Elementary schools

Cooper City Elementary^[22] has attained an "A" rating for 2018/2019.
Embassy Creek Elementary^[23] is an elementary school located in Cooper City that teaches grades K–5. The school is a member of the Broward School District. It is an "A" school and is currently ranked number 36 out of about 3000 schools in the state of Florida for 2011. It is named after its nearby developments of Embassy Lakes and Rock Creek.
Griffin Elementary School^[24] is an elementary school located in Cooper City which teaches grades K–5. The school has also attained an "A" rating for 2018/2019.
Elementary schools in other municipalities serving sections of Cooper City: Hawkes Bluff Elementary School in Davie.^[25]

Middle schools

Pioneer Middle School^[26] is a middle school located in Cooper City that teaches grades 6–8. Pioneer Middle School was rated the number 2 middle school in Broward County, and number 55 in the State out of 583 schools in the state of Florida for 2011. The school has maintained an "A" rating since the Florida Department of Education began grading schools in the late 1990s.^[27]
Some of the western part of the city is instead zoned to Silver Trail Middle School in Pembroke Pines.^[28]

High school

Cooper City High School^[29] has attained an "A" rating for 2020/2021. It is currently ranked among the top ten percent schools in America. It is the number 46 high school in Florida and one of the top schools in Broward County. It serves students from 9–12. Cooper City High offers more than twenty-two AP classes. The AP participation in Cooper City is 48%, which makes it one of the highest AP participation schools in Broward county.
Some areas are jointly zoned to Cooper City High and West Broward High School in Pembroke Pines.^[29] ^[30]

Private schools

Potential Christian Academy (formerly Flamingo Road Christian Academy) is the school ministry of Potential Church. Established in 1983 as a preschool program, PCA has grown to include Pre-K–8th grade. On October 10, 2010, the school changed its name to Potential Christian Academy from Flamingo Road Christian Academy.^[31]
Franklin Academy is a public charter school serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Nur-ul Islam Academy is a private Islamic school located in Cooper City, founded in 1996. It serves students from Pre-K–12th grade.
First Baptist Academy is a ministry of First Baptist Church of Southwest Broward and is located in Cooper City. It was started in 2010, and serves grades K4–12th. First Baptist Academy is accredited through Faccs.

Sports

Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City is the location of a cricket grounds, and in 2004, played host to first-class cricket when the United States cricket team played Canada in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. It also served as the home ground for the Florida Thunder Pro Cricket team in 2004. The park is also home to one of the few cycling tracks in South Florida. The park also encompasses a skateboard park. There are three other parks in Cooper City, Bill Lips Park, Cooper City Sports Complex, and Flamingo West Park.

Cooper City is also the birthplace of Troy State defensive end Ken Wagner, who was a part of their National Championship team in the late 1980s.

Former Miami Dolphins place kicker Olindo Mare graduated from Cooper City High School in 1991.