Broward

Fort Lauderdale's county

Broward is a county in southeastern Florida, part of the Miami metropolitan area.

It includes Fort Lauderdale and is Florida's second most populous county.

The name appears in addresses, news coverage, and references to local government: Broward County schools, the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Named after Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, a former Florida governor.

county

Florida

Southeastern American peninsula state

county · municipality · Hollywood · Davie · Miramar · Weston

geography

Everglades

Florida's vast subtropical preserve

intercoastal · waterway · canal · subtropical · peninsula · wetlands · mangroves · barrier islands · cypress · sawgrass

political

elections

Formal choosing of officials

Democratic · swing · precinct · commissioner · supervisor · turnout · registration · polling · controversy · Chad

namesake

governor

State's chief executive

politician · Democrat · Jacksonville · sheriff · nineteenth century · historical · legacy · memorial · honored · pioneer

Opposites
South Florida county identity/rivalry

BrowardMiami-Dade

Merged Florida county name

Palm Beach · Dade · Miami

Florida regional contrast

BrowardPanhandle

Elongated state appendage

North Florida · Jacksonville

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G