, In 1988 English was affirmed as the state's official language in the Florida Constitution Spanish is also widely spoken especially as immigration has continued from Latin America Twenty percent of the population speak Spanish as their first language Twenty-seven percent of Florida's population reports speaking a mother language other than English and more than 200 first languages other than English are spoken at home in the state, In 2011 there were about 9,000 retail gas stations in the state Floridians consumed 21 million gallons of gasoline daily in 2011 ranking it third in national use behind California and Texas Motorists have the 45th lowest rate of car insurance in the U.S 24% are uninsured. The Miami area has a unique dialect commonly called the "Miami accent" that is widely spoken the accent developed among second- or third-generation Hispanics including Cuban Americans whose first language was English (though some non-Hispanic white black and other races who were born and raised in the Miami area tend to adopt it as well) It is based on a fairly standard American accent but with some changes very similar to dialects in the Mid-Atlantic (especially those in the New York area and Northern New Jersey including New York Latino English) Unlike Virginia Piedmont Coastal Southern American and Northeast American dialects and Florida Cracker dialect "Miami accent" is rhotic; it also incorporates a rhythm and pronunciation heavily influenced by Spanish (wherein rhythm is syllable-timed), The new Park enjoyed instant popularity For a time county government honored the "separate but equal" status of Virginia Key Beach with its white counterpart Crandon Park on Key Biscayne the original temporary buildings were replaced by permanent construction a miniature railroad carried beachgoers around the park and a seaside merry-go-round whirled riders of all ages Still Crandon Park was over 800 acres (3.2 km2) with two miles (3 km) of beachfront and Virginia Key 82 acres (330,000 m2) with a half-mile of beach, See also African American labor played a crucial role in Miami's early development During the early 20th century migrants from the Bahamas and African-Americans constituted 40 percent of the city's population.:25 Despite their role in the city's growth their community was limited to a small space When landlords began to rent homes to African-Americans around Avenue J (what would later become NW Fifth Avenue) a gang of white men with torches marched through the neighborhood and warned the residents to move or be bombed.:33. (27.8) 78.4 Kendall Marine mammals: bottlenose dolphin short-finned pilot whale North Atlantic right whale West Indian manatee Florida Everglades 2.3 National protected areas. Private schools, Miami has one of the largest television markets in the nation and the second largest in the state of Florida Miami has several major newspapers the main and largest newspaper being the Miami Herald El Nuevo Herald is the major and largest Spanish-language newspaper the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald are Miami's and South Florida's main major and largest newspapers the papers left their longtime home in downtown Miami in 2013 the newspapers are now headquartered at the former home of U.S Southern Command in Doral, Congressional districts Palm Beach Gardens.
. ; 1.3 1890s: Fast growth and formation University Park Towers 2000 Miami Beach 87,779 87,933 Miami-Dade, Miami other professional sports teams Frost Art Museum In 1926 the original Booker T Washington Senior High School building opened in what is now the Overtown district it was the only secondary black high school at the time in South Florida enrolling students from as far away as Broward and Palm Beach counties! Tequesta Ranking Post-war history, School of Arts and Sciences. . Washington Park Miami Florida Business directory Metrobus (Miami-Dade County) South Dade Transitway (bus rapid transit to Florida City)!
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