Among the newest of U.S. towns · #627 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Miramar was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1947 on and the census since 1960.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Miramar is among the newest of U.S. towns, #627 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Miramar’s overall grade.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Miramar ranks #398 on History.
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 Miramar’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.
Newer cities are common at Miramar’s size: in the typical U.S. city of 100,000 or more, 5% of homes predate 1940.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1955.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.1 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikipedia (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 Miramar’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The city was incorporated on May 26, 1955, and was named for the Miramar area of Havana, Cuba.
On June 20, 1955, the city's inaugural mayor and city council were all appointed by the governor of Florida. The city's first municipal elections were held in 1959.
Until March 13, 1991, the city operated under the "strong mayor" form of the mayor–city commission form of government." On March 14, 1990, Miramar voters approved a referendum to change to a commission–city manager government. Wayne Messam became mayor in 2015.
In 1955, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 5,485 people here.
How does Miramar rank for history?
Miramar is among the newest of U.S. towns, #627 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 Miramar?
0.0% of Miramar’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1996.
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 (6), Wikipedia, 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.
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