Little Haiti
Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lemon City" redirects here. For the historically oldest library in Miami-Dade, see Lemon City Branch Library.
Little Haiti (French: La Petite Haïti, Haitian Creole: Ti Ayiti),[1][2] is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is known historically as Lemon City, Little River and Edison. It is home to Haitian immigrant residents, as well as residents from the rest of the Caribbean.
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Little Haiti
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Nickname: Lemon City (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 25.824385°N 80.190711°W / 25.824385; -80.190711 | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Miami-Dade County |
City | Miami |
Government | |
• City of Miami Commissioner | Jeff Watson |
• Miami-Dade Commissioner | Audrey Edmonson |
• House of Representatives | Dotie Joseph (D) and Cynthia Stafford (D) |
• State Senate | Larcenia Bullard (D), and Oscar Braynon (D) |
• U.S. House | Frederica Wilson (D) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 29,760 |
• Density | 9,946/sq mi (3,840/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-05 (EST) |
ZIP code | 33127, 33137, 33138, 33150 |
Area code(s) | 305, 786 |
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The area is characterized by its French–Creole designations,[3] with its street life, restaurants, art galleries,[4] dance, music, theatre performances, family owned enterprises, and other cultural activities.[3][5][6]
A 13-foot bronze statue of General Toussaint L'Ouverture, the father of the Haitian Revolution, stands on N Miami Avenue and 62nd Street."[3]