Coral Springs

History

Coral Springs is a planned community. Prior to its incorporation as a city in July 1963, the area which is now Coral Springs was part of of marshy lands bought by Henry Lyons between 1911 and 1939. After several floods in 1947, Florida created the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District (now the South Florida Water Management District). Canals and levees drained much of the area upon which Coral Springs was built. After the land was drained and cleared, most of the area was used as a bean farm. After Lyons' death in 1952, his heirs changed the focus to cattle. and is very close to a commercial build-out.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and of which is water (0.83%). Coral Springs is bordered by the cities of Parkland to the north, Coconut Creek to the east, Margate and North Lauderdale to the southeast and Tamarac to the south. To the west lie The Everglades. Coral Springs is a sprawling city, with few tall or prominent structures. The tallest building in the city is a 12-story condominium (Country Club Tower), with five more buildings topping out at or near 10 stories, including four office buildings lining University Drive, one of the city's main roads. Buildings include the University Place at City Center, Coral Springs Executive Tower, Bank of America Center, and the Briarwood Towers. The Coral Springs Financial Plaza was the first major office building in the city; built in 1974 as the Bank of Coral Springs Building, it had 10 floors and 123,469 sq ft of office space; it was demolished in 2021. University Place at City Center, at 3111 N. University Drive, is the largest office building in the city in terms of office space—it has 10 floors and . It opened as the Preferred Exchange Tower in 1985. Coral Ridge Properties established strict landscaping and sign laws for the city—a question in the original version of Trivial Pursuit noted that the city hosted the first McDonald's without the distinctive Golden Arches sign. Restrictions on commercial signs, exterior paint colors, roofing materials, recreational vehicle and boat storage, and landscaping specifications are all strictly enforced; consequently, real estate values in the city are significantly higher than the county as a whole. In 2006, the median price of a single family home in Coral Springs was US$415,000, while the median price county-wide was…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,212
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,866
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,913
• Boat-tailed Grackle

  Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  9,584
• Fish Crow

  Corvus ossifragus A.Wilson, 1812 · Aves
  9,356
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,936
• White Ibis

  Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,319
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,234

Largest nearby schools

• MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL
  High · PARKLAND · 3,504 students · 25.4:1 ratio
• CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOL
  High · CORAL SPRINGS · 2,762 students · 28.8:1 ratio
• J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL
  High · CORAL SPRINGS · 2,586 students · 23.9:1 ratio
• MONARCH HIGH SCHOOL
  High · COCONUT CREEK · 2,344 students · 24.9:1 ratio
• CORAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
  High · CORAL SPRINGS · 2,320 students · 23.2:1 ratio
• PIPER HIGH SCHOOL
  High · LAUDERHILL · 2,310 students · 25.1:1 ratio
• DEERFIELD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
  High · DEERFIELD BEACH · 2,251 students · 22.7:1 ratio
• BOYD H. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL
  High · LAUDERDALE LAKES · 2,038 students · 24.6:1 ratio