Everything about Doral Florida totally explained
Doral is a
city located in north-central
Miami-Dade County, Florida, west of
Miami International Airport; Doral is a suburb of
Miami, Florida. The City of Doral takes its name from the
famous golf and spa resort located within its municipal boundaries. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was originally built by Doris and Alfred Kaskel, who coined "Doral" by combining their names. The City of Doral was incorporated along with
Miami Gardens in
2003. As of the 2000 census, the population was 20,438. According to the 2005
U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 21,895. For a city of its size, Doral has a large number of shops, financial institutions and businesses, especially importers and exporters, primarily because of its proximity to the Miami International Airport. In 2008,
Fortune Small Business and
CNN Money ranked Doral as 51 on a list of 100 cities with the best mix of business advantages and lifestyle appeal.
Geography
Doral is located at (25.808145, -80.353322).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.3
km² (13.6
mi²). 34.1 km² (13.2 mi²) of it's land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (3.52%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 20,438 people, 7,692 households, and 5,492 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 599.6/km² (1,552.6/mi²). There were 9,186 housing units at an average density of 269.5/km² (697.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.02%
White (24% were Non-Hispanic White,) 2.66%
African American, 0.07%
Native American, 5.08%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 4.36% from
other races, and 3.78% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 67.44% of the population. Doral is the most
Venezuelan city in the United States, at 8.22% Venezuelan.
As of 2000, Doral had the highest percentage of
Venezuelans residents in the US, with 8.22% of the populace (
Weston was the second highest, with 4.10% of the populace.) It had the thirty-third highest percentage of
Cuban residents in the US, at 15.20% of the city's population, and the sixth highest percentage of
Colombian residents in the US, at 8.71% of the it's population. It also had the tenth most
Peruvians in the US, at 2.95%, while it had the forty-eighth highest percentage of
Dominicans, at 2.64% of all residents. It had the thirteenth highest concentration of
Brazilians, with 2.50% of the city (tied with
Newark, NJ and
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.) Doral's
Nicaraguan community had the twenty-sixth highest percentage of residents, which comprised 1.69% of the population. It's also home to the fifty-first highest percentage of
Ecuadorian residents, which made up 1.18% of the population.
Transportation
Although Miami-Dade County Transportation does service the Doral area, it doesn't service inner Doral. Therefore, in February of 2008, the City of Doral began a pilot program for a new form of transportation for residents, the Doral Trolley. With stops all over the city, the trolley runs all the way from
Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School to the city limit at NW 87 Ave. It services all Doral area public schools (with the exception of
Doral Academy Charter School) and many businesses and retail locations in the city.
Media
The City of Doral, FL is served by the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market, for local radio and Television.
The City of Doral, has its own newspaper, The Doral Tribune, a bi-lingual newspaper, published monthly
which is part of
Miami's Community Newspapers, the Voice of the Community.
Education
Doral is a part of the
Miami-Dade County Public Schools system.
Residents are zoned to the following education facilities:
Public Schools ([[Miami-DadeCounty Public Schools|MDCPS])
Charter Schools
Doral Academy Charter High School
Renaissance Charter School
Private School
Divine Savior School
University
Carlos Albizu University
Miami Dade College - West CampusFurther Information
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