Broward County Real Estate: Best in Florida

Located in the state of Florida, Broward County is the second largest county in the state in terms of population. According to the most recent estimate the area had a population of more than 1,785,000 people. Fort Lauderdale is the county seat of Broward County. This area is one of the constituents of the South Florida Metropolitan Area. This county has an area of about 1,300 miles sq. and two-thirds of its area lies in the undeveloped Everglades conservation region.

The history of the county goes back to the year 1915, when it was created. Two counties, Palm Beach County and Dade County, contributed equal portions and thus came about Broward County. It was named after Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, who acted as Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909. Presently Broward County is bordered by Palm Beach County to the north, Miami Dade County to the south, Hendry County to the north-west and Collier County to the west.

Broward County is served by the Broward County School District. It is presently the fifth largest school district in the US and the second largest in the state of Florida. Besides having the advantage of an extensive network of schools, colleges and universities, the place is also home to one of the largest public library systems in the country named Broward County Library comprising 37 branch locations. Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Hollywood, Coral Springs and Sunrise are all part of Broward County Real Estate.

In terms of transportation, Broward County scores well since three major interstate freeways consisting of Interstate 75, Interstate 95 and Interstate 595 operate in it. Apart from this a street grid runs throughout the county?s area. The Sawgrass Expressway is the basic east-west connector. Good infrastructure in the area is one of the biggest reasons why the economy is doing well commercially. Fort Lauderdale International Airport is known and admired worldwide.

Broward County Real Estate is gaining ground as there are currently 2,271 homes available for sale in Fort Lauderdale, 1,424 homes in Pembroke Pines, 1,767 in Hollywood and 1,515 in Miramar. Broward County economically depends most on the manufacturing sector for subsistence. A range of durable goods like furniture, machinery, transportation equipment etc. and non-durable goods like paper, apparel and chemicals are produced here. Broward County enjoys the best real estate in Florida due to its excellent weather, beautiful beaches, and most friendly and tourist oriented government that are always encouraging an influx of both domestic and international tourism. The economy also has a strong retail trade base with building materials and general merchandising leading the order.

A flourishing economy has prompted real estate trade to grow immensely in the area. Rate of growth of employment is high in Broward County, predominantly because of the service sector. Unemployment rate is very low in this part of the US, most people being self-employed and some being in Government jobs. This is definitely a reason why more and more people are making Broward County their home. Broward County real estate is very popular and in 2008 is expected to continue to rise.

Posted by Steve Dixon on February 16, 2009 at 10:19 AM

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Latitude: 30.27904 -- Longitude: -89.777744

ZIP Codes for Slidell, Louisiana	70458 70459 70460 70461 70469
Area Code for Slidell, Louisiana	985
Time zone for Slidell, Louisiana	CST

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In 1882, the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad began construction on a new railroad connecting New Orleans to Cincinnati, Ohio through Meridian, Mississippi. One of the building camps on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain continued to expand well after the completion of the railroad, and was eventually chartered as a city by the Louisiana State Legislature in 1888. Though he supposedly never set foot in the town, Slidell takes its name from John Slidell, Confederate revolutionary, major figure in the Trent Affair, and father-in-law to Baron Erlanger, head of the banking syndicate which financed the railroad. Colonel Leon Fremaux drew up the original plans for the city, naming the largest street for Erlanger and a smaller for himself. Ironically, Fremaux Avenue is now a major artery, far overshadowing Erlanger Avenue. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Louisiana 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Slidell	Louisiana	United States
Population	25,695	4,468,976	281,421,906
Median age	37	34	35.3
Median age for Male	35.3	32.6	34
Median age for Female	38.6	35.3	36.5
Households	9,480	1,656,053	105,480,101
Household population	25,348	4,333,011	273,643,273
Average household size	2.67	2.62	2.59
Families	7,155	1,156,438	71,787,347
Average family size	3.09	3.16	3.14
Housing units	10,133	1,847,181	115,904,641
Occupied units	9,480	1,656,053	105,480,101
Vacant units	653	191,128	10,424,540

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Broward County Real Estate: Best in Florida

Local Information for Slidell, LA

Latitude: 30.27904 -- Longitude: -89.777744

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