Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida. After Miami and Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale is the third-most populous city in the Miami metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019. Built in 1838 and first incorporated in 1911, Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War. The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale, younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale. Development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict.

Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Broward
Established: March 27, 1911
Named for: William Lauderdale
Type: Commission-Manager
Mayor: Dean Trantalis (D)
Vice Mayor: Pamela Beasley-Pittman
Commissioners: Warren Sturman, Steven Glassman, John Herbst
City Manager: Greg Chavarria
City Clerk: David Soloman
Water: 4.71%
Population (2020): 182,760
Estimate (2022): 183,146
Rank: 142nd in the United States, 10th in Florida
Time zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP Codes: 33301–33332, 33334-33340, 33345–33346, 33348–33349, 33351, 33355, 33359, 33388, 33394
FIPS code: 12-24000
GNIS feature ID: 0282693
Primary Airport: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Website: [www.fortlauderdale.gov]
Official Website: https://www.fortlauderdale.gov
Wikidata description: city ​​in Broward County, Florida, United States
Wikidata id: Q165972
Wikidata label: Fort Lauderdale
Wikidata aliases: Array
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