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<br />During the 1960s, the major increase in Miami-Dade County's population was due to the large
<br />immigration of Cubans, Today, Cuban and other Spanish speaking people comprise approximately
<br />57% of Miami-Dade County's population. The increase in Hispanic population has had favorable
<br />effects on the local economy and has helped to create a multi-national cultural environment in the
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<br />The recent influx of political and economic refugees from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua has put an
<br />abnormal strain on public services and has affected the population data in a dramatic manner.
<br />However, a recent increase in population growth of people from Latin American, as well as from
<br />Europe and Canada, coupled with the increases in population from those people leaving the northern
<br />sections of the United States, indicate a positive prospect for the Miami-Dade County area in the
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<br />The overall population of Miami-Dade County is well dispersed throughout the entire area, yet has
<br />several key areas of concentration. During the 1960s, several sub-areas accounted for approximately
<br />70% of the growth. These areas include Hialeah, northern Miami-Dade County, the Beach area, the
<br />Miami River area, the area southwest of Miami International Airport, as well as the Kendall and
<br />Cutler Ridge areas. In the first half of the 1970s, population growth continued in an uneven fashion
<br />especially in the urban fringes,
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<br />Since 1970, approximately three-fourths of the total population growth for the County has occurred
<br />in the unincorporated areas. The older centrally located cities such as Miami, Miami Beach and
<br />Coral Gables have grown at modest rates from 1970 to 1990. Unincorporated Miami-Dade County
<br />has evidenced the most rapid growth which continues to occur in areas in northeast Miami-Dade
<br />County (Aventura), as well as the currently expanding southwest area, especially in sections of
<br />Flagler Street, S,W. 8th Street and North Kendall Drive,
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<br />Population trends indicate that most of the population growth in Miami-Dade County during the first
<br />half of the 2000s will occur in outlying areas such as North Miami Beach, the Golden Glades area,
<br />the Kendall area west of the Florida Turnpike, the S,W. 8th Street and Palmetto Expressway areas,
<br />the Hialeah-Miami Lakes area, as well as those areas both east and west ofU .S. Highway 1 between
<br />Sunset and Coral Reef Drives, and Cutler Ridge and the Goulds area,
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<br />Employment Trends
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<br />The dominant characteristic of Miami-Dade County is that it is primarily trade and service based,
<br />Personal, business and repair services have had a substantial increase in importance in the economic
<br />base over the last decade. The major sectors of the economy include services, wholesale and retail
<br />trade, transportation, communications, public utilities, government and manufacturing. The most
<br />dominant industries which form the County's economic base are construction and tourism.
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