Golden Beach, Florida | |
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| Town of Golden Beach | |
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 Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida | |
 U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries | |
| Coordinates: 25°57′54″N 80°7′21″W / 25.96500°N 80.12250°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Miami-Dade |
| Settled | 1924 |
| Incorporated | May 23, 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Glenn Singer |
| • Vice Mayor | Bernard Einstein |
| • Councilmembers | Kenneth Bernstein, Judy Lusskin, and Jaime Mendal |
| • Town Manager | Alexander Diaz |
| • Town Clerk | Lissette Perez |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.42 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| • Land | 0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) 0.0% |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 961 |
| • Density | 2,947.85/sq mi (1,139.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33160 |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786, 645 |
| FIPS code | 12-26250[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0283145[4] |
| Website | www |
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Golden Beach is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, between the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 US census, the town had a population of 961.[2]
Golden Beach is known as a very upscale community, and many of its houses are worth over a million dollars. Several celebrities, including Bill Gates, own homes there.[citation needed] Eric Clapton's album 461 Ocean Boulevard was named after the Golden Beach house at that address, a photo of which is also featured on the album cover.[5] High-rise construction and commercial development are not permitted within the town limits.
In 1981, all but one of the roads into the town from A1A were closed as a means of preventing "criminals, curious tourists from nearby hotels, joggers and Haitian refugees" from entering Golden Beach.[6] The blockades remained and the Strand continues to be the only road into town and is still patrolled by a police guardhouse.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Golden Beach town, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Sokol, Brett. "Musical Mecca: After 30 years, they still flock to that most fabled of oceanfront homes" Archived December 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Miami New Times, December 9, 2004.
- ^ Associated Press, "Town Closes its Doors to Crime and Tourists", The Dispatch (Lexington, North Carolina), October 21, 1981.