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The Miami area has a large Jewish community; 10.2% of the population was Jewish in the 2000 Census.[citation needed] There is also a sizable Muslim community numbering 70,000. . After learning of the verdict of the McDuffie case one of the worst riots in the history of the United States,[citation needed] the Liberty City Riots of 1980 broke out By the time the rioting ceased three days later over 850 people had been arrested and at least 18 people had died Property damage was estimated at around one hundred million dollars, Coral Way Flagami and West Flagler The first permanent European settlers in the Miami area arrived around 1800 Pedro Fornells a Menorcan survivor of the New Smyrna colony moved to Key Biscayne to meet the terms of his Royal Grant for the island Although he returned with his family to St Augustine after six months he left a caretaker behind on the island On a trip to the island in 1803 Fornells had noted the presence of squatters on the mainland across Biscayne Bay from the island in 1825 U.S Marshal Waters Smith visited the Cape Florida Settlement (which was on the mainland) and conferred with squatters who wanted to obtain title to the land they were occupying on the mainland the Bahamian "squatters" had settled along the coast beginning in the 1790s John Egan had also received a grant from Spain during the Second Spanish Period John's son James Egan his wife Rebecca Egan his widow Mary "Polly" Lewis and Mary's brother-in-law Jonathan Lewis all received 640-acre land grants from the U.S. in present-day Miami Temple Pent and his family did not receive a land grant but nevertheless stayed in the area; ; ; Museums and historic sites Beginning in 1962 Dade County schools began to receive their first influx of Hispanic students mainly from Cuba This was significant in shaping the school system into what it is today, Juno Ridge Photo:Charles Barron / State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida International University has seventeen varsity sports teams named the Panthers the Panthers' athletic colors are blue and gold and compete in the NCAA Division I as part of Conference USA in all sports Three main sports facilities serve as home venues for Panther athletics the Panthers football team plays at FIU Stadium ("The Cage") the men and women's basketball and volleyball teams play at the FIU Arena and the men's baseball team plays at FIU Baseball Stadium Other athletics venues include the Aquatic Center Tennis Complex softball fields and various other recreational fields FIU Arena underwent expansion to add more seating and a modernization of the exterior that was completed in late 2011 on July 1 2013 FIU became a member of Conference USA, Dade County was created on January 18 1836 under the Territorial Act of the United States the county was named after Major Francis L Dade a soldier killed in 1835 in the Second Seminole War at what has since been named the Dade Battlefield At the time of its creation Dade County included the land that now contains Palm Beach and Broward counties together with the Florida Keys from Bahia Honda Key north and the land of present-day Miami-Dade County the county seat was originally at Indian Key in the Florida Keys; then in 1844 the County seat was moved to Miami the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Bahia Honda were returned to Monroe County in 1866 in 1888 the county seat was moved to Juno near present-day Juno Beach Florida returning to Miami in 1899 in 1909 Palm Beach County was formed from the northern portion of what was Dade County and then in 1915 Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create what is now Broward County There have been no significant boundary changes to the county since 1915, (15.8) 63.1 2010 47.7% 2,557,785 48.9% 2,619,335 (41) 2.03 2013 Inaugural Poet and Award-Winning Author.

Hialeah Park Race Track, Miami Florida Business directory, Tropical hardwood hammock Choice of entry mode in international business. Congressional districts M Sheridan Street Tri-Rail Greyhound Lines FIU also has other smaller regional centers located throughout South Florida in both Miami-Dade County and Broward County serving the local communities in research continuing studies and in culture in Broward County there is the FIU Pines Center in Pembroke Pines opened to satisfy the demand from Broward County residents This center serves mostly night students in programs within the College of Business Administration in Miami-Dade County there are four regional FIU facilities the Downtown Miami Center the Wolfsonian-FIU Museum in Miami Beach (Washington Avenue and 10th St) the FIU-Florida Memorial research center in Miami Gardens and a research site in Homestead.