City of Dania Beach, Broward County, Florida, United States

Overview of Dania Beach

• Name:
  Dania Beach
• Official Name:
  City of Dania Beach
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Broward County, Florida, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Incorporated name is City of Dania Beach.
• History (GNIS):
  Became the first city in Broward County, when the FEC railroad line was laid through the area. Developer W. C. Valentine planned a settlement called Modello, and from 1898 to 1902, several Danish families moved from Chicago and Wisconsin to colonize the settlement and develop tomato production. The Town was incorporated in November 1904, and the name was changed to Dania to recognize its Danish settlers. Renamed by the city to Dania Beach in 1998.
• Surveys:
  Tallahassee Meridian
  

  Range 41 East
  

  Townships: 50 South

  Range 42 East
  

  Townships: 50 South, 51 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:26.052311026° 03' 08.3"N

  Longitude:-80.143934380° 08' 38.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Weiners Mobile Home Park 0.8 mi. E
  • Hollywood 2.9 mi. S
  • Fort Lauderdale 4.8 mi. N
  • Pembroke Park 4.8 mi. SW
  • Hallandale Beach 4.9 mi. S
  • Davie 5.6 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Woodlawn 1 mi. S
  • Sharon Gardens Memorial Park 1.1 mi. NE
  • Lauderdale Memorial Park (Fort Lauderdale) 2.9 mi. N
  • Evergreen (Fort Lauderdale) 3.8 mi. N
  • Hollywood Memorial Gardens (Hollywood) 4.6 mi. SW
  • Hollywood Memorial Park (Hollywood) 4.6 mi. SW
  • Beth David Memorial Gardens (Hollywood) 5.5 mi. W
  • Lauderdale Memorial Gardens 5.5 mi. N
  • Hollywood Memorial Gardens North (Hollywood) 5.6 mi. W
  • Westlawn Memorial Gardens (Davie) 6 mi. NW
  • Washington Memorial 6.3 mi. N
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens (Fort Lauderdale) 7.4 mi. NW
• Population:
  28,826
• Elevation:
  3 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  240476100
• Updated Apr 19, 2020