Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida, USA. Positioned 37 miles north of Miami, it had a population of 52,909 in 2010. It is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city seceded from Pompano Beach in the 1960s. It is nicknamed “Butterfly Capital of the World” because it is house to Butterfly World, the world’s biggest butterfly aviary, with over 80 varieties and 5,000 specific butterflies.
Coconut Creek, the “Butterfly Capital of the World”, is a tactical city with a one-of-a-kind environmental consciousness nestled in between Miami and also Palm Beach. Spotlighted as one of the “Best Cities to Live in America” by Money Magazine, and a Top 10 Place to Live in Florida by Movoto and also NerdWallet, The City’s Mainstreet Project, home to the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and the Coconut Creek Promenade, a 23-acre, outdoor, upscale buying and restaurant center, has obtained the “Award of Excellence” for its Design Standards by the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (FAPA). When full, the City’s MainStreet location will be dynamic with high end real estate, and also perfectly designed parks as well as greenways.