Surfside, Florida

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Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to Surfside Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The town is bordered on the south by the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, on the north by Bal Harbour, on the west by Biscayne Bay, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It also serves as part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 5,689 as of the 2020 census.[1]

History

Between 1923 and 1925, the Tatum Brothers subdivided the land on what is now Surfside.[2]

Starting in 1924, Henri Levy developed Biscaya Island and a portion of land from 87th to 92nd Streets.[2]

In 1929–1930, Russell Pancoast, built the Surf Club 90th Street and Collins Avenue.[2]

In 1935, fearing annexation by the city of Miami Beach, Florida, 35 members of the privately owned club incorporated the Town of Surfside and financed the venture with a $28,500 loan.[2]

Spearman Lewis was the first mayor of Surfside.[2]

In 1956, Surfside purchased the Lehman Estate on the northeast corner of 93rd Street and Collins Avenue. It acquired additional land via eminent domain and then built a community center.[2]

In 1960, Hawthorne Park was dedicated.[2]

On March 1, 1973, Surfside signed a contract with Miami-Dade County to outsource fire/rescue services.[2]

In 1983, The Shul of Bal Harbour was established at 9540 Collins Avenue.[2]

Condominium building collapse

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Geography

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Surrounding areas

  Bal Harbour
  Bay Harbor Islands File:Up arrow left.svg File:Up-1.svg File:Up arrow right.svg Atlantic Ocean
Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek File:Left.svg  File:Right.svg Atlantic Ocean
  Miami Beach File:Down arrow left.svg File:Down arrow.svg File:Down arrow right.svg Atlantic Ocean
  Miami Beach

Street names

Avenues in Surfside are named for British and American authors and run in alphabetical order from east to west.

In 1979, 95th Street in Surfside was renamed "Isaac Bashevis Singer Boulevard" to reflect the residency of the famous Yiddish author Isaac Bashevis Singer on that street from 1977 until his death in 1991.[9]

Demographics

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Historical population
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1940295—
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19603,157Script error: No such module "String".%
19703,614Script error: No such module "String".%
19803,763Script error: No such module "String".%
19904,108Script error: No such module "String".%
20004,909Script error: No such module "String".%
20105,744Script error: No such module "String".%
20205,689Script error: No such module "String".%
2023 (est.)5,472[10]Script error: No such module "String".%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
2020 Census[1]

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2020 census

Surfside, Florida – Racial Composition[12]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[13] Pop 2020[14] % 2010 % 2020
White (NH) 2,880 2,717 50.1% 47.76%
Black or African American (NH) 53 59 0.9% 1.04%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 1 2 0.0% 0.04%
Asian (NH) 75 79 1.3% 1.39%
Pacific Islander (NH) 0 3 0.0% 0.05%
Some Other Race (NH) 16 69 0.3% 1.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 46 248 0.8% 4.36%
Hispanic or Latino 2,673 2,512 46.5% 44.16%
Total 5,744 5,689 100.0% 100.00%

As of the 2020 census, there were 5,689 people, 2,302 households, and 1,551 families residing in the town.[15] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 3,675 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 59.8% White, 1.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 6.0% from some other races and 31.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.2% of the population.[16]

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 5,744 people, 2,609 households, and 1,521 families residing in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 3,890 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 94.6% White, 1.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from some other races and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.5% of the population.

Languages

As of 2000, Spanish was spoken as a first language by 49.41% of residents, while English was spoken by 42.11% of the population. Other languages spoken included Portuguese 2.36%, Russian 2.04%, German and Yiddish were both tied at 1.40%, and French was the mother tongue for 1.29% of the populace.[17]

Jewish population

As of 2021, approximately one-third of the population of Surfside are Jews.[18][19][20] It is also the most Jewish community in the Miami metropolitan area. Around 2,500 Jews reside in Surfside.[21] Including neighboring areas, 34% of Jews describe themselves as Orthodox, 24% as Conservative, 18% as Reform and 24% as "just Jewish".[22]

Education

Residents are assigned to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor K–8 Center in Bay Harbor Islands serves as the local elementary and K–8 school. Residents who want to have a conventional middle school may instead choose the zoned middle school,[23] Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School.[24] Miami Beach Senior High School is the senior high school serving Surfside.[25]

Notable people

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In popular culture

In 2018, Josh's Deli offerings of "Jewban" and "Spicy Tuna Latke" were featured in Food Paradise.

References

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  9. ↑ Surfside's History: Celebrating 90 Years, Town of Surfside, October 19, 2023. Accessed July 21, 2025. "Some of the Town’s most infamous guests and residents include organized crime figures like Tony Accardo and Sam Tucker, as well as famed author Isaac Bashevis Singer, who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. Surfside’s 95th Street is co-named Isaac Bashevis Singer Boulevard in honor of the great Yiddish poet and short-story author."
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  26. ↑ "Philip Hofmann Dies; Former Drug Executive", The New York Times, January 2, 1987. Accessed July 21, 2025. "Philip B. Hofmann, a former chairman and chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson, died of a heart attack Tuesday at the Miami Heart Institute in Florida. He was 77 years old and lived in Monmouth Beach, N.J., and Surfside, Fla."
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  29. ↑ Pace, Eric. "Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nobel Laureate for His Yiddish Stories, Is Dead at 87", The New York Times, July 26, 1991. Accessed July 21, 2025. "Isaac Bashevis Singer, whose vivid evocations of Jewish life in his native Poland and of his experiences as an immigrant in America won him the Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Wednesday. He was 87 years old and lived in Surfside, Fla."
  30. ↑ "‘Red Roses For a Blue Lady’ composer Sid Tepper gets Surfside street named in his memory", Miami Herald, December 22, 2016. Accessed July 21, 2025. "The town of Surfside on Dec. 16 designated 89th Street at Irving Avenue as Sid Tepper Street, in honor of the composer who wrote the hit song 'Red Roses For a Blue Lady,' along with other popular tunes.... Sid Tepper lived in Surfside for more than 40 years, and most recently at Williams Island in Aventura."

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