Miami-Dade County | |
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Left to right from top down: Downtown Miami; Biscayne National Park; Ocean Drive in Miami Beach; Kaseya Center; Anhinga Trail boardwalk in Everglades National Park | |
Nickname(s): "Dade County", "Dade", "Metro-Dade", "Greater Miami" | |
Motto: Delivering Excellence Every Day | |
Coordinates: 25°36′38″N 80°29′50″W / 25.61058°N 80.497099°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
Region | South Florida |
Metro area | Miami |
Founded | January 18, 1836 |
Named for | Francis L. Dade and Miami, derived from the Miami River, and ultimately derived from Mayaimi |
County seat and largest city | Miami |
Incorporated municipalities | 34 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,431 sq mi (6,297 km2) |
• Land | 1,899 sq mi (4,918 km2) |
• Water | 532 sq mi (1,379 km2) 21.9% |
Highest elevation | 20−25 ft (6–8 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,701,767 |
• Rank | 7th in the United States 1st in Florida |
• Density | 1,408/sq mi (544/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
Area codes | 305, 786, 645 |
FIPS code | 12086 |
GNIS feature ID | 295755 |
GDP | $155 billion[4] |
Primary Airport | Miami International Airport (MIA) |
Website | www |
Miami-Dade County (formerly known as Dade County and many times referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a county in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. At the 2020 census, about 2.7 million people lived in the county.[3] That is more than any other county in Florida. Among all United States counties, it is in seventh place. The county seat is the city of Miami.