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Country
  
United States

County
  
Miami-Dade County

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-05)

Population
  
29,760 (2010)

State
  
Florida

City
  
Miami

Elevation
  
2.1 m

Area code
  
Area codes 305 and 786

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ZIP code
  
33127, 33137, 33138, 33150

Restaurants
  
Soyka, Michael's Genuine Food & D, Lemoni Cafe, Chef Creole, Mandolin Aegean Bistro

Hotels
  
Havana Inn Hotel, Resort Homes of Florida - L, Globaltex Fine Linens, European Guesthou El Portal, Bryan Petroleum Corporati

Welcome to little haiti usa


Little Haiti (French: La Petite Haïti), is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is also known as Lemon City, Little River and Edison. It is home to many Haitian immigrant residents, as well as many residents from the rest of the Caribbean.

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Map of Little Haiti, Miami, FL, USA

Little Haiti is the best known neighborhood of Haitian exiles in the world. The area is characterized by its French–Creole designations, with its street life, restaurants, art galleries, dance, music, theatre performances, family owned enterprises, and other cultural activities.

A bronze statue of General Toussaint L'Ouverture, the father of the Haitian Revolution, stands roughly at thirteen-feet on Northeast 2nd Avenue and 62nd Street at the heart of "La Petite Haïti."

History

Viter Juste, a noted Haitian businessman, activist and respected community leader, came up with the name of Little Haiti. According to Jean-Claude Exulien, a retired professor of history and friend of Juste's since 1977, Juste wrote an article in the Miami Herald in which he first referred to the neighborhood as "Little Port-au-Prince." However, editors at the Miami Herald found the name, "Little Port-au-Prince," too long, so the newspaper shortened the term in the headline to Little Haiti. In 26 May 2016, Miami commissioners voted in favor of designating Little Haiti as an official neighborhood overlapping the historic Lemon City" and historic Little River'

Borders

The southern border is North (NW/NE) 54th Street, west to Interstate 95 and north along the Miami city boundary on North (NW/NE) 80th Street. It then goes back down along East (NE) Second and Fourth avenues.

Demographics

As of 2000, Little Haiti had a population of 3,365 and 1,983 residents, with 9,368 households, and 6,181 families residing in the neighborhood. The median household income was $18,887.49. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 64.92% Black or African American, 4.78% White (non-Hispanic), 14.74% was Hispanic or Latino of any race and 15.56% other races. Hispanic people are the fastest growing group in the area.

The zip codes for the Little Haiti include 33127, 33137, 33138, and 33150. The area covers 3.456 square miles (8.95 km2). As of 2000, there were 14,708 males and 15,357 females. The median age for males were 31.0 years old, while the median age for females were 33.8 years old. The average household size had 3.0 people, while the average family size had 3.7 members. The percentage of married-couple families (among all households) was 27.6%, while the percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households) was 13.8%, and the percentage of single-mother households (among all households) was 20.7%. 2.1% of the population were in nursing homes. The percentage of never-married males 15 years old and over was 21.7%, while the percentage of never-married females 15 years old and over was 22.0%.

Parks

  • Athalie Range Park (named after M. Athalie Range)
  • Legion Park
  • Lemon City Park
  • Little Haiti Soccer Park
  • Education

    Miami-Dade County Public Schools runs area public schools. Schools within Little Haiti include:

    Elementary schools

  • The Cushman School
  • Edison Park Elementary School
  • Jesse J. McCrary Elementary School
  • Morningside Elementary School
  • Toussaint L'Ouverture Elementary School
  • Middle schools

  • i-tech Prep Academy
  • Miami Edison Middle School
  • High schools

  • Miami Edison High School
  • Libraries

    Miami-Dade Public Library operates all area public libraries:

  • Edison Center Library
  • Lemon City Library (Miami's first public library)
  • Little River Library
  • Cultural institutions

  • Caribbean Marketplace
  • Cathedral of Saint Mary
  • The Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance
  • References

    Little Haiti Wikipedia