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History · Coconut Creek

Coconut Creek dates to 1967

More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #617 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Most of Coconut Creek was built recently: 0.1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1946 on, and the census since 1970.

1967founded
0on the National Register
0.1%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
5famous people
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From Coconut Creek’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Coconut Creek began

When was Coconut Creek founded?

1967

Coconut Creek dates its founding to 1967 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 1,359 in 19702020 census: 57,83359 years

How historic is Coconut Creek?

D−

More historic than 2% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Coconut Creek’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Coconut Creek is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #617 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Coconut Creek’s overall grade.
Founding era1967, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19400.1% of homes (±0.2) · typical FL town 0.6% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical FL town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 2%
NewerOlder
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 3%

Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Coconut Creek’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.2 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1967.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Coconut Creek’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages9 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
★ What stands out · Help out

Start Coconut Creek’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coconut Creek’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCumulus1 - NOAA: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Coconut Creek ParkCoral Lake Mobile Home ParkCountry Lakes Community Mobile Home ParkDeerfield Lake Mobile Home ParkHillsboro Mobile Home ParkHillsboro RanchesHometown Country Lakes Mobile Home ParkTallowwood Isle Mobile Home ParkWest Dixie Bend

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Coconut Creek, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coconut Creek yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Coconut Creek is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. Situated 37 miles (60 km) north of Miami, it had an estimated population of 57,348 in 2022. It is part of South Florida's Miami metropolitan area. The city seceded from Pompano Beach in the 1960s. It is nicknamed "Butterfly Capital of the World" because it is home to Butterfly World, the world's largest butterfly aviary, with over 80 species and 20,000 individual butterflies.

Coconut Creek was established in 1967. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 52,909 to 57,833 (+9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Coconut Creek, 1946 to 2002

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1946On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1967
    FoundingCoconut Creek is established
  4. 1974Born hereBrice Hunter is born here
  5. 1977In the archiveCumulus1 - NOAA
  6. 1980In the archiveAltocumulus clouds11 - NOAA
  7. 1991Born hereAndrew Yogan is born here
  8. 21st century
  9. 2000Born hereGregory Rousseau is born here
  10. 2002Born hereIan Fray is born here
By decade

Coconut Creek, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1970s to the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1970s–1980s3 items
Cumulus1 - NOAA1977Cumulus1 - NOAACumulus20 - NOAA1978Cumulus20 - NOAAAltocumulus clouds11 - NOAA1980Altocumulus clouds11 - NOAA
1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today21 recent
FL91nRoad-Exit71-FL869s-AustinHealey1002013FL91nRoad-Exit71-FL869s-AustinHealey100FL810eRoadSign-NearUS4412013FL810eRoadSign-NearUS441Copans Road - The Township2013Copans Road - The TownshipPoecilopompilus2012PoecilopompilusCopansRoadEast-AndrewsAveExtDawn2012CopansRoadEast-AndrewsAveExtDawnFern Forest Rain2011Fern Forest RainFern Forest Path2011Fern Forest PathFern Forest Bromelaid2011Fern Forest BromelaidFern Forest2011Fern ForestFern Forest - panoramio (1)2011Fern Forest - panoramio (1)Coconut Creek, FL, U.S. - panoramio (2)2011Coconut Creek, FL, U.S. - panoramio (2)Coconut Creek, FL, U.S. - panoramio (1)2011Coconut Creek, FL, U.S. - panoramio (1)Wood stork red feet 22010Wood stork red feet 2Wood stork and small prey2010Wood stork and small preyMycteria americana in flight2010Mycteria americana in flightDuck with ducklings in Tradewinds Park2010Duck with ducklings in Tradewinds ParkDuck with ducklings in Tradewinds Park 22010Duck with ducklings in Tradewinds Park 2Ardea alba spreadwing2010Ardea alba spreadwingAnhinga anhinga in Tradewinds Park2010Anhinga anhinga in Tradewinds ParkPassiflora coccinea28045683862008Passiflora coccinea2804568386Tree frog Fern Forest2006Tree frog Fern Forest
On the map

Coconut Creek on the map, 1946 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Coconut Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Coconut Creek on the 1946 USGS mapCoconut Creek on the 1962 USGS mapCoconut Creek on the 1983 USGS map1946West Dixie Bend sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Coconut Creek.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Cumulus1 - NOAA
Retake this viewCumulus1 - NOAA, 1977

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Coconut Creek’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Coconut Creek, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,00055,00060,00019802000202057,833

Grew from 1,359 people in 1970 to 57,833 in 2020, more than tenfold.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Coconut Creek’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

5 famous people were born in Coconut Creek

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

See all →
I
Ian FrayJamaican-American soccer player · b. 2002
Gregory RousseauAmerican football player · b. 2000
A
Andrew YoganAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1991
B
Brice HunterAmerican football player · b. 1974
T
Tevin WestbrookAmerican football player · b. 1993
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Hillsboro PinesIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMargateIts storyD−Coral SpringsIts storyD−ParklandIts storyD−

Questions about Coconut Creek’s history

What year was Coconut Creek founded?

In 1967, according to Wikidata. the census of 1970 counted 1,359 people here.

How does Coconut Creek rank for history?

Coconut Creek is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #617 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Coconut Creek?

0.1% of Coconut Creek’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1989.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (24), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.