Miami Lakes History
Incorporated in December 2000, the
Town of Miami Lakes is a thriving city of its own,
with over 22,000 residents and additional 12,000 people
who work in the 1,700+ businesses located throughout the
community.
Forty years ago, the Graham Companies began
development of Miami Lakes as a master planned
community. The original 3,000 acres of Miami Lakes was
once a dairy farm, whose cattle grazed where homes and
businesses now prosper.
Curving streets, cul-de-sacs, lakes, lots of
neighborhood parks, schools, churches and shopping areas
provide the facilities that have allowed the Town of
Miami Lakes to become the prosperous city that is.
Thousands of families and several generations fondly
think of Miami Lakes as their own piece of paradise -
their home.
Town Statistics
Size of the Town: 6.6 sq. miles
Government: Mayor-Council-Manager
Libraries: 1
Location: north of Hialeah, Northwest Dade, 30 minutes
from Miami International Airport
Parks and Recreation: 23 lakes, numerous parks, golf
driving range, lighted par-3 course, 6 lake parks, 2
picnic parks, Don Shula's Hotel & Golf Club with 18-hole
course
Population: approximately 22,000
Schools:
Miami Lakes Elementary, Miami Lakes Middle, Barbara
Goleman Senior High School, Bob Graham Edication Center,
K-8 and Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior
High School, 1/4 mile south of the Town.
Electric: Florida Power & Light
Telephone: Bell South
Water & Sewer: Miami-Dade County Dept. of Water & Sewer
Authority
Police: Contracted from Miami-Dade County
Website:
www.miamilakes-fl.gov/
