Broward County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 1,944,375 people lived there. This makes it the second most populated county in the state. Its county seat is Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Data
Broward County is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to more than 6 million people at the 2020 census.
In the U.S. Census of 2020 the Ethnic/Race Demographics were: White (non-Hispanic): 33.1% White including "White Hispanics": 39.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 26.6% Black including Black Hispanics: 27.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race: 31.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 3.8% American Indian and Alaska Native (non-Hispanic): 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0% Other Races (non-Hispanic): 1.1% Two or more races (non-Hispanic): 3.8%
Broward county was created in 1915 and was named with the second surname name of the former Florida governor: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Since then it has had a great growth in the XX century, mainly as "retirement place" for old people from northeastern US and French Canada.
Other websites
Government links/Constitutional offices
Broward County Government / Board of County Commissioners
Broward County Supervisor of Elections
Broward County Property Appraiser
Broward County Sheriff's Office
Special Districts
Broward County Public Schools
Broward Health (formerly North Broward Hospital District) South Broward Hospital District(Memorial Healthcare System) South Florida Water Management District