Profile for Sweetwater, Florida, FL

Developed by the Miami-Pittsburgh Land Co in the 1920s

Settled by Russian midgets (really!)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 58. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1969 movie, "Midnight Cowboy"

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Airports (1)

Archives (2)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (8)

Colleges (6)

Communities (19)

Hotels (58)

Libraries (10)

Museums (3)

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• Miami-Dade County government

0% of Sweetwater residents report German ancestry, and 0% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sweetwater ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Sweetwater
• Cemeteries in Miami-Dade County
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• Miami-Dade County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - FL data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Florida cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Sweetwater
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• Sweetwater business guide
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• Courts in Florida
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• Crime in Miami-Dade County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Florida
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sweetwater was $11,098, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Miami-Dade County economic census
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• Florida economic data

13% of Sweetwater residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Sweetwater
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Median rent in Sweetwater, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $581.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,006.

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Miami-Dade County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sweetwater political report.

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The average commute time for Sweetwater workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Sweetwater between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Sweetwater travel guide
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