Biscayne Park, Florida

Biscayne Park is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It's also part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was at 3,117 residents.

History
Biscayne Park was developed in the 1920s by Arthur Griffing and annexed into the city of Miami in 1925. With the arrival of the Great Depression, Miami gave up its jurisdiction, and Biscayne Park was incorporated as its own town in 1931. In 1933, the town decided to become a village, and changed its name to the Village of Biscayne Park.

Geography
Biscayne Park is located 9 mi north of downtown Miami at 25.88194°N, -80.18083°W (25.881972, –80.180868). It is bordered to the north by the city of North Miami and to the south by the village of Miami Shores. The Biscayne Canal forms the southwest border of the village, and the Florida East Coast Railway forms the southeast border.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 sqmi, of which 0.02 sqmi, or 2.82%, are water.

Surrounding areas

 * North Miami
 * North Miami [[Image:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[Image:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] North Miami
 * Unincorporated Miami-Dade County [[Image:Left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Right.svg|20px]] Unincorporated Miami-Dade County
 * Miami Shores [[Image:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[Image:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] Miami Shores
 * Miami Shores

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,117 people, 901 households, and 620 families residing in the village.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,055 people, 1,166 households, and 755 families residing in the village.

2000 census
In 2000, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12. Estimated median household income in 2015: $82,888. Estimated per capita income in 2015: $32,505.

In 2000, the village population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were 89.8 men.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $48,313, and the median income for a family was $53,409. Men had a median income of $39,964 versus $33,125 for women. The per capita income for the village was $22,923.

In 2000, speakers of English as a first language was at 59.60%, with Spanish at 29.27%, French Creole at 9.40%, and French at 1.74% of the population.

Government
The village is governed by a mayor, vice mayor and three commissioners. It also has a village manager.

The village has a twelve-man police department.