Cutler Bay, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}} {{Distinguish|Cutler, Florida}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{use American English|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox settlement   | name = Cutler Bay, Florida | settlement_type = Town | motto = "An Excellent Place to Live, Work and Play."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221204258/http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2015|title=Cutler Bay, Florida|publisher= City of North Lauderdale (Website, May 12, 2007-February 21, 2015) via Wayback Machine |access-date= March 3, 2019}}</ref> | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Cutler Bay.png | flag_size = | image_seal = Cutler-bay-florida-seal.png | seal_size = 150px | image_map = Miami-Dade_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Cutler_Ridge_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida | mapsize1 = 250x200px | map_caption1 = U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Florida |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Miami-Dade | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 =  | established_title = Settled<br>(Cutler Ridge) | established_date = {{circa|1825-1880|lk=yes}}<ref name=DocSet/><ref name="Blank1996"/><ref name="BramsonJensen2013"/><ref name=CBSet/> | established_title1 = Incorporated (Town of Culter Bay) | established_date1 = November 9, 2005<ref name=CBInc/> | government_footnotes = | government_type = Council-Manager | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_12.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=December 29, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 26.64 | area_land_km2 = 25.61 | area_water_km2 = 1.03 | area_total_sq_mi = 10.29 | area_land_sq_mi = 9.89 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.40  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 45425 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1215968&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Cutler Bay town, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = 1773.99 | population_density_sq_mi = 4594.42  | timezone = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | coordinates = {{coord|25|34|35|N|80|20|08|W|type:city|display=inline}} | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 7  | postal_code_type = ZIP Codes | postal_code = 33157, 33189, 33190 | area_codes = 305, 786, 645 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 12-15968 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2406348<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406348}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.cutlerbay-fl.gov}} | footnotes = }}

'''Cutler Bay''' is an incorporated town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, established in 2005. With a population of 45,425 as of the 2020 US census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> it is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. Cutler Bay is the 9th most populous of the 34 municipalities that make up Miami's urban core, and the 33rd most populous of the 163 municipalities.<ref name="CensusDataCutlerBay2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.florida-demographics.com/cutler-bay-demographics#:~:text=Bay%20Demographics%20Summary-,Population%202020,Florida%20out%20of%20919%20cities.|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref>

==History== The town was named after Dr. William Cutler of Massachusetts, who visited the area north of the community, around 1880, and encouraged others to settle in what became the pioneer community of Cutler.<ref name=DocSet>{{Cite web|url=http://cutlerbay-fl.gov/your-community/town-history|title=Cutler Bay History|access-date=December 3, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218131836/http://cutlerbay-fl.gov/your-community/town-history|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Charles Deering Estate, located in nearby Palmetto Bay, contains the Cutler Fossil Site where mammoths, saber-toothed tigers and California condors are among the many fossil records. The park holds archeological evidence of Native American habitation of the land 10,000 years ago.<ref name="Hammer2005">{{cite book|last=Hammer|first=Roger L.|title=A Falconguide to Everglades National Park and the Surrounding Area: A Guide to Exploring the Great Outdoors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjWijmYqj5oC&pg=PA154|access-date=January 27, 2014|date=May 15, 2005|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|isbn=9780762734320|pages=154–}}</ref> Tequesta burial mounds are also found there.<ref name="Hammer2005"/> The area called '''Cutler Ridge''' had been called the "Hunting Ground" by some of the earliest Caucasian settlers in the area, circa 1825.<ref name="Blank1996">{{cite book|last=Blank|first=Joan|title=Key Biscayne: A History of Miami's Tropical Island and the Cape Florida Lighthouse|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c9BdZC5EjNIC&pg=PA72|access-date=January 27, 2014|year=1996|publisher=Pineapple Press Inc|isbn=9781561640966|pages=72–}}</ref>

In the early 1900s, the Florida East Coast Railway was extended south to Cutler, which was located near what is now the Charles Deering Estate. Cutler then served as the place where people settling in the undeveloped Homestead area went to get their supplies.<ref name="BramsonJensen2013"/> [[File:Destruction following hurricane andrew.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A close-up view of houses with evident wind damage|Damage from Hurricane Andrew in 1992, in the area now called Cutler Bay]] In 1992, Hurricane Andrew made landfall near Cutler Ridge.<ref name="Green2005">{{cite book|last=Green|first=Jen|title=Hurricane Andrew|url=https://archive.org/details/hurricaneandrew0000gree|url-access=registration|access-date=January 26, 2014|date=January 1, 2005|publisher=Gareth Stevens Pub.|isbn=9780836844979|pages=[https://archive.org/details/hurricaneandrew0000gree/page/4 4]–}}</ref> The storm left the area in "almost total destruction".<ref name="Jr.1995">{{cite book|last=Provenzo|first=Eugene F. Jr.|title=Hurricane Andrew, the Public Schools, and the Rebuilding of Community|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mvdstwE-KQ4C&pg=PA86|access-date=January 26, 2014|date=July 1, 1995|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=9780791424827|pages=86–}}</ref> The dense vegetation near the shore and the dense subdivision development of the area are thought to have been factors which mitigated the extent of areas impacted by flood damage caused by Andrew.<ref name="Agency">{{cite book|last=Agency|first=Federal Emergency Management|title=Hurricane Andrew in Florida Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance|date=April 26, 2013 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NFyaOcmUIX4C&pg=PA38|access-date=June 14, 2015|publisher=FEMA|pages=38–}}</ref> However, nearly every building suffered major damage from the wind, and the damage in Florida was estimated at $25 billion, the most expensive natural disaster in US history at the time.<ref name="Roberson2014">{{cite book|last=Roberson|first=William G.|title=Block by Block: The Challenges of Urban Operations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PHymBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA408|access-date=June 14, 2015|date=September 29, 2014|publisher=Maroon Ebooks|pages=408–}}</ref>

In May 2002, the Cutler Bay Steering Committee company met to discuss the formation of a municipal advisory committee, where the committee would advise on the incorporation of the Cutler Ridge area into the city of Cutler Ridge.<ref name= "Ridge">{{Citation |date=May 5, 2002 |title=Ridge Group To Discuss Forming Mac |work= Miami Herald |page= 4|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_multi=MH&p_product=MH&p_theme=realcities2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_site=miami&s_trackval=MH&s_search_type=customized&s_dispstring=Lead(Cutler%20Bay%20Steering%20Committee)%20AND%20date(05/05/2002%20to%2005/05/2002)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=05/05/2002%20to%2005/05/2002)&p_field_advanced-0=Lead&p_text_advanced-0=(Cutler%20Bay%20Steering%20Committee)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=_rank_:D&xcal_ranksort=4&xcal_useweights=yes |access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> The decision to incorporate was spurred in part by the efforts to recover from Hurricane Andrew.<ref name="Kemp2013">{{cite book|last=Kemp|first=Roger L.|title=Town and Gown Relations: A Handbook of Best Practices|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ok6PZuAIoPIC&pg=PA67|access-date=June 14, 2015|date=February 21, 2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476601700|pages=67–}}</ref> The proposed incorporation boundaries included Southwest 184th Street on the north and Southwest 216th and 224th streets on the south.<ref name= "Ridge"/> In addition, the west boundary would include Florida's Turnpike, U.S. 1, Southwest 112th Avenue, and Biscayne Bay would serve as the east boundary.<ref name= "Ridge"/>

In April 2005, the Charter committee members looked at over a dozen names for the city, ranging from "Pine Ridge" and "Cutler Bay" to just "Cutler".<ref name="Around">{{Citation |date=April 13, 2005 |title=Around Miami-Dade County |work= Miami Herald |page=3B |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_multi=MH&p_product=MH&p_theme=realcities2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_site=miami&s_trackval=MH&s_search_type=customized&s_dispstring=Title(Around%20Miami-Dade)%20AND%20date(04/13/2005%20to%2004/13/2005)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=04/13/2005%20to%2004/13/2005)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(Around%20Miami-Dade)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=_rank_:D&xcal_ranksort=4&xcal_useweights=yes |access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> They reduced the choices to "Cutler Ridge" and "Old Cutler Bay".<ref name="Around"/> On November 9, 2005, voters approved the charter and chose the name "Cutler Bay" for the county's 35th municipality, over "Cutler Ridge" by a vote of 1,920 to 1,403.<ref name=CBInc>{{Citation |date=November 9, 2005 |title=Cutler Ridge morphed into Cutler Bay on Tuesday |work= Miami Herald |page=B3 |url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_multi=MH&p_product=MH&p_theme=realcities2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_site=miami&s_trackval=MH&s_search_type=customized&s_dispstring=(morphed)%20AND%20date(11/09/2005%20to%2011/09/2005)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=11/09/2005%20to%2011/09/2005)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(morphed)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=_rank_:D&xcal_ranksort=4&xcal_useweights=yes|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref> In the months following the name change, many of those born and raised in the area that had been known as Cutler Ridge since the 1870s, refused to accept the new name.<ref name=CBSet>{{Citation |author=Yudy Pineiro |date=November 10, 2005 |title=Cutler Bay: 'Ridge Rats' Scoff At Name Change |work= Miami Herald |page=B3 |url= http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_multi=MH&p_product=MH&p_theme=realcities2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_site=miami&s_trackval=MH&s_search_type=customized&s_dispstring=(Ridge%20Rat)%20AND%20date(11/10/2005%20to%2011/10/2005)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=11/10/2005%20to%2011/10/2005)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(Ridge%20Rat)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=_rank_:D&xcal_ranksort=4&xcal_useweights=yes|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography== The Town of Cutler Bay is located just west of Biscayne Bay and {{convert|18|mi}} southwest of downtown Miami.

The town's northern border runs from SW 184th Street (Eureka Drive) east of US 1 to the coast. The southern border is SW 232nd Street, north of Black Point Marina, the largest public marina in the Miami area.<ref name="BramsonJensen2013">{{cite book|last1=Bramson|first1=Seth|last2=Jensen|first2=Bob|title=Homestead, Florida: From Railroad Boom to Sonic Boom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R1m9nh7CQ3IC&pg=PA135|access-date=January 25, 2014|year=2013|publisher=The History Press|isbn=9781626191877|pages=135, 15}}</ref> The town's boundaries include the northeast section of Biscayne National Park,<ref>{{cite web|title=Maps Biscayne National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/bisc/planyourvisit/maps.htm|website=National Park Service (NPS.gov)|publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior|access-date=June 28, 2017}}</ref> areas formerly known as Cutler Ridge<ref name="BramsonJensen2013"/> to the west, and the neighborhood and former CDP of Lakes by the Bay<ref>{{cite web|title=Cutler Bay Aerial Board - Revised|url=http://cutlerbay-fl.gov/home/showdocument?id=250|website=Town of Cutler Bay|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915003657/http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/home/showdocument?id=250|url-status=dead}}</ref> to the east. The town is bordered to the north by the village of Palmetto Bay, to the west by unincorporated South Miami Heights, and to the southwest by unincorporated Goulds.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Cutler Bay has a total area of {{convert|10.3|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|9.9|sqmi|km2}} of it are land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2|1}} of it (3.87%) are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Cutler Ridge, an ancient coral formation, stretches from south Miami, where it rises approximately {{convert|22|ft}} above sea level, through the Cutler Bay area, at a height of {{convert|14|ft}}, to Homestead, Florida, where it is about {{convert|8|ft}}.<ref name="WilsonTravers1997">{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Jennifer J.|last2=Travers|first2=James P.|title=Hurricane Andrew: South Florida and Louisiana, August 23-26, 1992: Natural Disaster Survey Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T4nhbQ4pfkMC&pg=PA54|access-date=January 26, 2014|date=January 1997|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=9780788130731|pages=54–}}</ref> Cutler Ridge has been incorporated into the hurricane emergency plans for the area as lands east of the ridge are subject to storm surge, but areas west of the ridge would generally be protected.<ref name="WilsonTravers1997"/>

Due to Cutler Bay's position in a flat, low-lying coastal wetland area on Biscayne Bay, the area is prone to flooding. During the rainy season, Cutler Bay's many canals, channels, and lakes are frequently full of water, and the groundwater table also is full and close to the surface. Flood hazards include rainfall from tropical storms, hurricanes, and other heavy rain events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cutler Bay, FL - Flood Awareness|url=http://cutlerbay-fl.gov/departments/public-works/flood-awareness#TheLocalFloodHazard|website=Town of Cutler Bay|access-date=June 25, 2017|archive-date=July 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721054102/http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/departments/public-works/flood-awareness#TheLocalFloodHazard|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Surrounding areas=== : {{pad|29.3em}} Palmetto Bay : {{pad|23.2em}} West Perrine 20px 20px 20px Palmetto Bay : Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, South Miami Heights, Goulds 20px {{pad|1.5em}}20px Biscayne Bay : {{pad|21em}} Goulds, Princeton 20px 20px 20px Lakes by the Bay : {{pad|18em}} Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Lakes by the Bay

===Climate=== {{See also|Climate of Miami}} Cutler Bay has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification, ''Am'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706200651/http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|url-status=dead|title=Köppen Climate Classification Map: South Florida=Aw=tropical wet & dry|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1960= 7005 |1970= 17441 |1980= 20886 |1990= 21268 |2000= 24781 |2010= 40286 |2020= 45425 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Cutler Bay racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br> !Race !Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cutler Bay town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cutler+Bay+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cutler Bay town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cutler+Bay+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2010 !% 2020 |- |White (NH) |11,468 |9,536 |28.47% |20.99% |- |Black or African American (NH) |5,137 |4,147 |12.75% |9.13% |- |Native American or Alaska Native (NH) |31 |20 |0.08% |0.04% |- |Asian (NH) |881 |949 |2.19% |2.09% |- |Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) |26 |12 |0.06% |0.03% |- |Some other race (NH) |149 |318 |0.37% |0.70% |- |Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) |658 |1,149 |1.63% |2.53% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |21,936 |29,294 |54.45% |64.49% |- |'''Total''' |'''40,286''' |'''45,425''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Cutler Bay had a population of 45,425.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A15968&in=state%3A12|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 26, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The median age was 40.3 years. 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.2 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A15968&in=state%3A12|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 26, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A15968&in=state%3A12|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 26, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 15,361 households in Cutler Bay, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.4% were married-couple households, 13.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 15,953 housing units, of which 3.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2010 census=== As of the 2010 United States census, there were 40,286 people, 12,374 households, and 9,124 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Cutler Bay town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cutler+Bay+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

In 2010, the population distribution was: 6.8% under 5 years old, 25.8% under the age of 18, and 10.6% 65 years of age or older. Females were 51.7% of the population. The median income for a household was $61.370. The per capita income for the town was $25,193. About 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=Cutler Bay (town), Florida|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1215968.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=June 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625052237/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1215968.html|archive-date=June 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===American Community Survey estimates=== According to 2020 American Community Survey estimates, there were 10,305 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Cutler Bay town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cutler+Bay+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

According to the latest American Community Survey of 2008–2012 conducted by the US Census Bureau, the percentage of people who spoke English as their main language was of 44.1%, while Spanish speakers were at 50.4% of the population, and other languages accounted for 5.5%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

===2000 census=== As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 58.89%, while Spanish made up 38.18%, and French Creole comprised 1.31% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=15975&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results of Cutler Bay (Cutler Ridge,) FL |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=November 3, 2007}}</ref> ==Government and infrastructure== Cutler Bay is governed by a five-member Town Council and operates under a Council-Manager form of government. Three Council Members are elected to represent specific residential areas (Seats 1, 2 & 3) and must reside in their respective area. The Mayor and the Vice Mayor may reside anywhere in the Town. Town Council elections are non-partisan. As the legislative body of the Town, the Town Council determines policy, adopts the annual budget and makes laws.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cutlerbay-fl.gov/town-council|title=Cutler Bay, FL : Town Council|website=cutlerbay-fl.gov|access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref> The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office operates the South District Station in Cutler Bay.<ref>"[http://www.miamidade.gov/mdpd/stations/station_CR_4.asp South District Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127163152/http://www.miamidade.gov/mdpd/stations/station_CR_4.asp |date=2010-01-27 }}." Miami-Dade Police Department. Retrieved on March 12, 2010.</ref>

In January 2006, Cutler Bay elected former Florida state legislator John F. Cosgrove as its first mayor. Mayor Cosgrove died on April 19, 2006, while vacationing in Zimbabwe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.phikappatau.org:81/news/2006/200611.cosgrove.asp|title=Past National President John Cosgrove enters Chapter Eternal at 56|date=April 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418035014/http://www.phikappatau.org:81/news/2006/200611.cosgrove.asp |archive-date=April 18, 2007 }}</ref> Vice Mayor Paul Vrooman assumed the position of Mayor. In November 2010, Edward P. MacDougall was elected Mayor from Vice Mayor. Prior to incorporation Edward MacDougall chaired the municipal charter committee which set the Town's charter. In November 2014, Peggy Bell, who was one of the original Council Members when Cutler Bay was incorporated, was elected Mayor and served as Mayor until she reached her term limits in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/cutler-bay/article221918275.html|title=Cutler Bay has a new mayor and councilman after Tuesday's runoff election|website=miamiherald|language=en|access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/cutler-bay/article3568086.html|title=Bell wins mayor's office in Cutler Bay|website=miamiherald|language=en|access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref> Elected in November 2018, the current office of Mayor is held by former Council member Tim Meerbott.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/elections/1416232575_FINAL%20RESULTS%2011.04.14%20Cutler%20Bay%20General%20Election%20EL45-EL30.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118192318/http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/elections/1416232575_FINAL%20RESULTS%2011.04.14%20Cutler%20Bay%20General%20Election%20EL45-EL30.pdf |archive-date=January 18, 2015 }}</ref>

The community bought an office building, Cutler Bay Town Center, circa 2010; in 2020 the building was about 33% occupied. The city government planned to make money by leasing space in the building, but buyers did not materialize. In 2020, with the support of many residents, the Town traded the building for {{convert|16|acre|ha}} of land, with the vision to transform it into a park and municipal complex.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lefever, Bailey|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/cutler-bay/article239526778.html|title=Officials hope land swap will help Cutler Bay preserve green space, build new town hall |work=Miami Herald|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref>

==Education== ===Primary and secondary schools=== Miami-Dade County Public Schools operates public schools.

Elementary schools in the town limits include: * Bel-Aire Elementary School * Cutler Ridge Elementary School * Dr. Edward L. Whigham Elementary School * Gulfstream Elementary School * Whispering Pines Elementary School

Cutler Ridge Middle School and Cutler Bay Senior High School are in Cutler Bay.

Prior to 2012, Cutler Bay had two public middle schools (Centennial and Cutler Ridge), and Miami Southridge High School was the zoned public high school. Centennial Middle School was converted into Cutler Bay High School and Cutler Ridge Middle School became the sole middle school of Cutler Bay.<ref name=Stein>{{cite journal |last= Stein|first= Perry|date=September 23, 2011|title=Cutler Bay On Track for New High School |journal= Miami Herald}} - Print version: {{cite news|last=Stein|first=Perry|title=Deal for new high school is drawing near|newspaper=Miami Herald|date=September 25, 2011|pages=4SE, 47SE}} - [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80460370/for-cutler-bay-hs/ Clipping of first] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80460430/for-cutler-bay-hs/ of second page] at Newspapers.com</ref>

The charter school, Mater Academy Cutler Bay, is in Cutler Bay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.materacademybay.com/|title=Mater Academy Bay|website=www.materacademybay.com}}</ref>

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami operates Catholic schools. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard School, a K–8 school, is in Cutler Bay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cutlerbay-fl.gov/home/showdocument?id=10230|title=Zoning Map|publisher=Cutler Bay, Florida|access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrsrschool.org/|title=Home|publisher=Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard|access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities=== *College of Business and Technology (Cutler Bay Campus)

==Media== ''The Miami Herald'' provides news coverage for the town under the Cutler Bay heading of its "Miami-Dade Communities" section.

==References== {{reflist}}

==Further reading== * U.S. Census Bureau maps: ** [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1215975_CutlerRidge/CBP1215975_000.pdf Census 2000 Block Map: Cutler Ridge CDP] - Pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1215975_CutlerRidge/CBP1215975_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1215975_CutlerRidge/CBP1215975_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1215975_CutlerRidge/CBP1215975_003.pdf 3], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st12_Florida/Place/1215975_CutlerRidge/CBP1215975_004.pdf 4]. ** [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/trt1990/st12_Florida/12025_Dade/90T12025_000.pdf 1990 U.S. Census Map] of Miami-Dade County, with Cutler Ridge on [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/trt1990/st12_Florida/12025_Dade/90T12025_005.pdf Page 5]

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{URL|www.cutlerbay-fl.gov}}

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