Weston

History

In the 1950s, industrialist and philanthropist Arthur Vining Davis took control of the approximately which Weston is now located on; Davis was Arvida's first owner. The large, remaining portion of the master-planned community was developed by Arvida/JMB Realty (known for developing Walt Disney World), and the community was originally named Indian Trace; the area developed by Arvida forms Weston's Indian Trace Development District. The community's name of Indian Trace was changed to Weston in the early 1980s, and in 1984, the first homes in the Arvida-developed section of Weston were completed in the Country Isles and Windmill Ranch sections of the community. In 1994, the Board of Supervisors of Weston began discussing the possibility of either incorporating as a municipality, being annexed into a neighboring municipality, or remaining an unincorporated area of Broward County. By November 1995, after ruling out remaining an unincorporated area or being annexed to the neighboring municipalities of Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, or Sunrise (all four of which received Requests for Proposals on the matter from the Board of Supervisors), it was concluded by both the Board of Supervisors and the Steering Committee that the best option was for Weston to incorporate itself as a city. This was determined to be the best option because the community would be able to govern itself on a local level through home rule, and because the local tax revenues generated by the residents would stay in Weston, remain in Weston's control, and be used by and for Weston. On May 6, 1996, the State Legislature approved the Local Bill, and a vote on the matter was subsequently scheduled for that summer. Weston ultimately incorporated itself as a city on September 3, 1996. Roughly 90%…

Geography

As stated by the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water, or 4.49% of the total area. Weston is bordered by Sunrise to the northeast, Davie to the east, Southwest Ranches to the south, and the Everglades to the north and west. | source = | Jan uv = 5 | Feb uv = 6 | Mar uv = 6 | Apr uv = 6 | May uv = 7 | Jun uv = 7 | Jul uv = 7 | Aug uv = 7 | Sep uv = 7 | Oct uv = 6 | Nov uv = 6 | Dec uv = 5 | Jan humidity = 72 | Feb humidity = 72 | Mar humidity = 68 | Apr humidity = 70 | May humidity = 71 | Jun humidity = 73 | Jul humidity = 71 | Aug humidity = 71 | Sep humidity = 73 | Oct humidity = 74 | Nov humidity = 73 | Dec humidity = 75 | Jan light = 10.7 | Feb light = 11.3 | Mar light = 12 | Apr light = 12.8 | May light = 13.4 | Jun light = 13.8 | Jul light = 13.6 | Aug light = 13 | Sep light = 12.3 | Oct light = 11.5 | Nov light = 10.9 | Dec light = 10.5 }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,823
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,762
• Boat-tailed Grackle

  Quiscalus major Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  10,115
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,970
• White Ibis

  Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,803
• Eurasian Moorhen

  Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,726
• Fish Crow

  Corvus ossifragus A.Wilson, 1812 · Aves
  8,150
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,722

Largest nearby schools

• CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL
  High · WESTON · 4,716 students · 23.3:1 ratio
• WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL
  High · DAVIE · 3,566 students · 24.8:1 ratio
• WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL
  High · PEMBROKE PINES · 2,586 students · 24.9:1 ratio
• CHARLES W FLANAGAN HIGH SCHOOL
  High · PEMBROKE PINES · 2,475 students · 24.8:1 ratio
• COOPER CITY HIGH SCHOOL
  High · COOPER CITY · 2,352 students · 24.5:1 ratio
• FALCON COVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · WESTON · 2,178 students · 23.9:1 ratio
• CITY/PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
  High · PEMBROKE PINES · 2,115 students · 21.1:1 ratio
• EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL
  High · MIRAMAR · 2,040 students · 24.6:1 ratio