| 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

| image_map = {{maplink

| map_caption = Interactive map of Fort Lauderdale

| pushpin_map = Florida#USA

| pushpin_relief = yes

| pushpin_label = {{nowrap|Fort Lauderdale}}

| pushpin_label_position = left

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]

| subdivision_name1 = [[Florida]]

| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]

| subdivision_name2 = [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]]

| established_title = [[municipal incorporation|Established]]

| established_date = March 27, 1911

| government_type = [[Council-manager government|Commission-Manager]]

| leader_title = [[List of mayors of Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Mayor]]

| leader_name = [[Dean Trantalis]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])

| leader_title1 = [[Vice Mayor]]

| leader_name1 = Pamela Beasley-Pittman

| leader_title2 = [[Commissioner]]s

| leader_name2 = Warren Sturman, Steven Glassman, John Herbst<ref name=CityOfficials>{{cite web |url=https://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/resources/municipal-directory |title=Municipal Directory: City of Fort Lauderdale |publisher=www.floridaleagueofcities.com |access-date=2019-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301203034/https://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/resources/municipal-directory |archive-date=2019-03-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortlauderdale.gov/government/city-commission |title=City of Fort Lauderdale, FL: City Commission |publisher=www.fortlauderdale.gov |access-date=2019-03-01}}</ref>

| leader_title3 = [[City Manager]]

| leader_name3 = Greg Chavarria<ref name=CityOfficials/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/departments/city-manager-s-office/about-the-city-manager-s-office |title=ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE |publisher=www.fortlauderdale.gov |access-date=2019-03-01 |archive-date=2019-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301201549/https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/departments/city-manager-s-office/about-the-city-manager-s-office |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| leader_title4 = [[City Clerk]]

| leader_name4 = David Soloman<ref name=CityOfficials/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/departments/city-clerk-s-office/about-the-city-clerk-s-office |title=ABOUT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE |publisher=www.fortlauderdale.gov |access-date=2019-03-01 |archive-date=2019-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301201506/https://www.fortlauderdale.gov/departments/city-clerk-s-office/about-the-city-clerk-s-office |url-status=dead }}</ref>

| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>

| area_magnitude =

| area_total_km2 = 94.01

| area_land_km2 = 89.58

| area_water_km2 = 4.44

| area_total_sq_mi = 36.30

| area_land_sq_mi = 34.59

| area_water_sq_mi = 1.71

| area_water_percent = 4.71

| 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

| population_density_km2 = 2040.21

| population_density_sq_mi = 5284.07

| timezone = Eastern (EST)

| utc_offset = &minus;5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = &minus;4

| coordinates = {{Coord|26|8|N|80|9|W|region:US-FL_type:city(183,000) | display = inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 2.75

| elevation_ft = 9

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| area_code_type area_codes = [[NorthArea Americancode Numbering Plan754|754]], [[Area codescode 954|954]]

| area_codes blank_name = [[AreaFederal codeInformation Processing 754Standard|754]], [[AreaFIPS code 954|954]]

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

| footnotesnamed_for = [[William = Lauderdale]]

|style="text-align:left"|[[Asian American|Asian]]Hispanic and [[Pacific IslanderLatino Americans|PacificHispanic Islanderor Latino]] (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>

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