| name = Fort Lauderdale

| official_name =

| settlement_type = [[City]]

| image_flag = Flag of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.svg

| image_seal = Seal of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.svg

| nickname = ''[[Venice]] of America''

| image_skyline = {{multiple image

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]

| population_total = 182760

| pop_est_as_of = 2022

| population_est = 183146

| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="2022VintagePopulationEstimate">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Florida: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-12.xlsx |website=Florida |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=27 May 2023 |date=May 2023 }}</ref>

| population_rank = [[List of United States cities by population|142nd140th]] in the United States<br>[[List of municipalities in Florida|10th]] in Florida

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

| utc_offset = &minus;5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = &minus;4

| elevation_m = 2.75

| elevation_ft = 9

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| postal_code = 33301–33332, 33334-33340, 33345–33346, 33348–33349, 33351, 33355, 33359, 33388, 33394<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.zipmap.net/Florida/Broward_County/Fort_Lauderdale.htm | title = Fort Lauderdale, Florida Zip Code Boundary Map (FL) | access-date = 15 February 2015}}</ref>

| area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]

| area_codes = [[Area code 754|754]], [[Area code 954|954]]

| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]

| blank_info = 12-24000

| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID

| blank1_info = 0282693<ref name="GR3">{{cite web | url = http://geonames.usgs.gov | access-date = 2008-01-31 | title = US Board on Geographic Names | publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] | date = 2007-10-25}}</ref>

| blank2_name = Primary Airport

| blank2_info = [[Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport]]

| website = {{URL|www.fortlauderdale.gov}}

| footnotes =

| named_for = [[William Lauderdale]]

'''Fort Lauderdale''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɔː|d|ər|d|eɪ|l}} {{respell|LAW|dər|dayl}}) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of [[Florida]], {{convert|30|mi}} north of [[Miami]] along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is the [[county seat]] of and most populous city in [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] with a population of 182,760 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="2020CensusPopulationByRace" /> making it the tenth -most populous city in Florida. After Miami and [[Hialeah, Florida|Hialeah]], Fort Lauderdale is the third -most populous city in the [[Miami metropolitan area]], which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2020 |title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=chrome-ehttps://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf |access-date=January 3, 2020 |publisher=Executive Office of the President |page=59}}</ref>

Known as the "[[Venice]] of America", Fort Lauderdale has 165 miles of inland waterways across the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Fort Lauderdale |url=https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/about-fort-lauderdale |publisher=City of Fort Lauderdale, FL |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref> In addition to tourism, Fort Lauderdale has a diversified economy including marine, manufacturing, finance, insurance, real estate, high technology, avionics/aerospace, film, and television production. The city is a popular [[tourist]] destination with an average year-round temperature of {{convert|75.5|F|C|abbr=on}} and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. Greater Fort Lauderdale, encompassing all of [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], hosted more than 13 million overnight visitors in 2018.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Visit Lauderdale Debuts as New Tourism Brand for Greater Fort Lauderdale During National Travel and Tourism Week |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visit-lauderdale-debuts-as-new-tourism-brand-for-greater-fort-lauderdale-during-national-travel-and-tourism-week-301284647.html |access-date=14 February 2022 |publisher=PR Newswire |language=en}}</ref> Each year nearly four million cruise passengers pass through its [[Port Everglades]], making it the third largest cruise port in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=See which Florida cruise ports are among the largest in the world |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/morning_call/2015/06/see-which-florida-cruise-ports-are-among-the.html |publisher=www.bizjournals.com |access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref> With over 50,000 registered yachts and 100 marinas, Fort Lauderdale is also known as the yachting capital of the world."<ref>{{cite web |title=Fort Lauderdale Yacht Charters {{!}} Tours, Taxis & Events |url=https://www.sunny.org/yachting/ |publisher=www.sunny.org |access-date=14 February 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref>

The area in which the city of Fort Lauderdale would later be founded was inhabited for more than two thousand years by the [[Tequesta]] Indians.<ref name=Hughes>{{Cite news |url=http://fulltext.fcla.edu//DLData/SN/SN01480340/0016_003/file5.pdf |title=Three Tequesta and Seminole hunting camps on the edge of the Everglades |last=Hughes |first=Kenneth J |periodical=Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission). |volume=16 |year=1993 |pages=31–42 |access-date=2007-07-01 |issue=3 and 4 }}</ref> Contact with Spanish explorers in the 16th century proved disastrous for the Tequesta, as the Europeans unwittingly brought with them diseases, such as smallpox, to which the native populations possessed no resistance. For the Tequesta, disease, coupled with continuing conflict with their [[Calusa]] neighbors, contributed greatly to their decline over the next two centuries.<ref name=McGoun>{{Cite news |url=http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/SN/SN01480340/0002_003/file66.pdf |title=A History of Broward County |last=McGoun |first=Bill |periodical=Broward Legacy (Broward County Historical Commission) |year=1978 |volume=2 |pages=15–22 |access-date=2007-07-03|issue=3 and 4 }}</ref> By 1763, there were only a few Tequesta left in Florida, and most of them were evacuated to Cuba when the Spanish ceded Florida to the British in 1763, under the terms of the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]], which ended the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref name=Hughes /> Although control of the area changed between Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the [[Confederate States of America]], it remained largely undeveloped until the 20th century.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

|pages=2–18 |access-date=2007-07-14 |issue=1 and 2 }}</ref> The [[1926 Miami hurricane|Great Miami Hurricane of 1926]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/newpage/broward_events.html |title=Top 10 Weather Events-Broward County |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2007-07-01|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080418062208/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/newpage/broward_events.html |archive-date = April 18, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s caused a great deal of economic dislocation. In July 1935, an African-American man named Rubin Stacy was accused of robbing a white woman at knifepoint. He was arrested and being transported to a Miami jail when police were run off the road by a mob. A group of 100 white men proceeded to hang Stacy from a tree near the scene of his alleged robbery. His body was riddled with some 20 bullets.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Negro is Lynched by Mob in Florida|date = 20 July 1935|journal = New York Times}}</ref> The murder was subsequently used by the press in [[Nazi Germany]] to discredit U.S. critiques of its own persecution of Jews, Communists, and Catholics.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Nazi Press Scorns U.S. on Lynch Horrors|date = 10 August 1935|journal = The Pittsburgh Courier}}</ref>

Off the coast of Fort Lauderdale is the [[Osborne Reef]], an [[artificial reef]] made of discarded tires that has proven to be an ecological disaster.<ref>{{cite news | url=httphttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/17189132wbna17189132 | title=Tire reef off Florida proves a disaster | agency=Associated Press | date=February 16, 2007 | access-date=2007-06-21}}</ref> The dumping began in the 1960s, with the intent of providing habitat for fish, while disposing of trash from the land. However, in the rugged and corrosive environment of the ocean, nylon straps used to secure the tires wore out, cables rusted, and tires broke free. The tires posed a particular threat after breaking free from their restraints. The tires then migrated shoreward, and ran into a living reef tract, washed up on its slope, and killed many things in their path. In recent years, thousands of tires have also washed up on nearby beaches, especially during hurricanes. Local authorities are now working to remove the 700,000 tires, in cooperation with the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], [[United States Navy|Navy]], and [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]].<ref name=reuters>{{cite news |last=Loney |first=Jim |date=July 9, 2007 |title=Florida raises ill-fated artificial reefs |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-reef-tires-feature-idUSN2943349920070709 |work=Reuters |access-date=2007-07-10}}</ref>

|May record high F = 9799

| title = NOWData -– NOAA Online Weather Data

In the 21st century, the population grew significantly. By the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the city's population had reached 165,521 as its population grew by 8.6% over the previous decade. By the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city's population had reached 182,760 as its population grew by 10.4% over the previous decade.

|style="text-align:left"|[[AfricanAsian American|Black or African AmericanAsian]] (non-Hispanic)

The city, along with adjacent small cities [[Oakland Park, Florida|Oakland Park]] and [[Wilton Manors, Fl|Wilton Manors]], is known for its notably large [[LGBT community]], and has one of the highest ratios of [[GLBT|gay men and lesbians]], with gay men being more largely present.<ref>{{cite web|author=The Miami Herald |url=http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2011/09/the-census-confirms-it-wilton-manors-is-one-of-the-united-states-gayest-places.html |title=Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida |publisher=Miamiherald.typepad.com |access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Ost, Jason |url=http://www.urban.org/publications/900695.html |title=Facts and Findings from The Gay and Lesbian Atlas |publisher=Urban.org |access-date=2012-12-18 |archive-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805102121/http://www.urban.org/publications/900695.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city is also known as a popular vacation spot for [[gay]]s and [[lesbian]]s,<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Gary|title=Where the Boys Are, Part 2: Watch out, South Beach. Fort Lauderdale is making its moves as a top gay spot|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/13/AR2005051300662.html|access-date=2 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=15 May 2005}}</ref> with many LGBT or LGBT-friendly hotels and guesthouses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gayftlauderdale.com/fortlauderdale/hotelsgayclothingoptional/ |title=Hotels « Categories « Gay Fort Lauderdale Guide Gay Ft. Lauderdale Hotels |website=Gayftlauderdale.com |access-date=2017-01-23}}</ref> Fort Lauderdale hosts the [[Stonewall Library & Archives]], and in neighboring [[Wilton Manors]], there is the [[The Pride Center at Equality Park|Pride Center]], a large LGBT community center, in addition to the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center. The current Mayormayor of Fort Lauderdale, [[Dean Trantalis]], is the first openly gay person to hold this office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale/dean-trantalis-makes-history-as-first-openly-gay-mayor-of-fort-lauderdale|title=Dean Trantalis makes history as first openly gay mayor of Fort...|last=Burke|first=Peter|website=www.local10.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-16|date=2018-03-14}}</ref>

The [[downtown]] area, especially around [[Las Olas Boulevard]], first underwent redevelopment starting in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|title=Las Olas Boulevard needs help, yet Mayor Seiler does nothing.|url=http://www.abetterftlauderdale.com/?p=884|publisher=A Better Fort Lauderdale: New Visions for Our City|access-date=3 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724161433/http://www.abetterftlauderdale.com/?p=884|archive-date=2013-07-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> and now hosts many new hotels and high-rise [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]] developments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Owers|first=Paul|title=Developers look to revive stretch of New River in Fort Lauderdale|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-01-06/features/fl-commercial-development-20120108_1_las-olas-riverfront-shirttail-charlie-coffee-shop|newspaper=Sun Sentinel|access-date=3 October 2012|archive-date=January 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111041828/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-01-06/features/fl-commercial-development-20120108_1_las-olas-riverfront-shirttail-charlie-coffee-shop|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's [[central business district]] is the largest downtown in Broward County, although there are other cities in the county with commercial centers. Office buildings and high-rises include: [[Las Olas River House]], Las Olas Grand, [[110 Tower]] (formerly [[AutoNation]] Tower), [[Bank of America Plaza (Fort Lauderdale)|Bank of America Plaza]], [[One Financial Plaza (Fort Lauderdale)|One Financial Plaza]], Broward Financial Center, One East Broward Boulevard, [[Barnett Bank]] Plaza, [[PNC Center (Fort Lauderdale)|PNC Center]], New River Center, One Corporate Center, [[SunTrust]] Centre, 101 Tower, and [[SouthTrust]] Tower.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.Skyscraperpage.com |title=SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=September 2, 2010}} Other improvements include a wide array of new boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}</ref>

[[Lockhart Stadium]] in Fort Lauderdale was the home of the [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]], which played in the most recent incarnation of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]]. It was the home of the original [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977-1983)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]], which played in the previous version of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]. The [[Miami Fusion]] of [[Major League Soccer]] played home games at this stadium from 1998 to 2001. The [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic University Owls]] football team played its home games at Lockhart Stadium from 2003 through 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lockhart Stadium|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/sports/lockhart-stadium-PLENT000193.topic|newspaper=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|access-date=3 December 2011|archive-date=November 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104210014/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/sports/lockhart-stadium-PLENT000193.topic|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Harwitt| first=Sandra| title=New FAU stadium can't help winless Owls| url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/23/2467617/new-fau-stadium-cant-help-winless.html| access-date=3 December 2011| newspaper=Miami Herald| date=October 23, 2011}}</ref>

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