Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. It is 16 miles north of Midtown Miami as well as its borders extend from I-95 and NE 2nd Avenue on the eastern to NW 47th and also NW 57th Avenues on the west, and from the Broward County line on the north to 151st Road on the south. The city name comes from one of the significant highways within the area, Miami Gardens Drive. According the US Demographics Bureau, the city had a populace of 110,001 as of 2019, and it is Florida’s largest city with a majority African American populace. It is a principal city of the Miami city area, which was residence to an approximated 6,012,331 individuals in 2015.
The City of Miami Gardens was included on May 13, 2003, as the 33rd city in Miami-Dade County and it is the 3rd biggest city in Miami-Dade County (after Miami and also Hialeah). The City lies in the North-Central area of the county, mid-way between Ft Lauderdale and Miami, and also is conveniently accessed by I-95, the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) and also the Florida Turnpike. The city makes up around 20 square miles.
Miami Gardens is home to Dolphin Stadium (utilized by the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins) as well as Calder Race Track. It has vibrant commercial passages along the Palmetto Expressway (serving as the main buying district for the furnishings profession) and also along US 441 (serving the auto trade). The city has rail accessibility with the Florida East Coast Railway and the South Florida Tri-Rail System.