Medley is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The community was named after its founder, Sylvester Medley. The town was incorporated in 1949, but Sylvester settled the current town in 1905 and farmed there until his death in 1950. Located in the western part of the county, its primary tax base is industrial development, explaining its small population and high density. The town is home to a Rinker plant, one of its largest businesses. It is also home to the Titan America Pennsuco Cement Plant.
Name: | Medley town |
---|---|
LSAD Code: | 43 |
LSAD Description: | town (suffix) |
State: | Florida |
County: | Miami-Dade County |
Incorporated: | May 1, 1949 |
Elevation: | 7 ft (2 m) |
Total Area: | 5.98 sq mi (15.48 km²) |
Land Area: | 5.08 sq mi (13.17 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.89 sq mi (2.31 km²) 12.09% |
Total Population: | 1,056 |
Population Density: | 207.71/sq mi (80.20/km²) |
Area code: | 305, 786 |
FIPS code: | 1243900 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0305065 |
Website: | www.townofmedley.com |
Online Interactive Map
Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.
Medley location map. Where is Medley town?
Medley Road Map
Medley city Satellite Map
Geography
Medley is located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of downtown Miami at 25°51′30″N 80°20′21″W / 25.85833°N 80.33917°W / 25.85833; -80.33917 (25.858307, –80.339141). It is bordered to the north by Hialeah Gardens and to the east by Hialeah. Doral is to the south. The Miami Canal forms the border between Medley and the cities of Hialeah Gardens and Hialeah.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km). 5.1 square miles (13 km) of it are land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km) of it (14.95%) are water.
Surrounding areas
- Hialeah Gardens, Hialeah
- Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Hialeah Gardens, Hialeah
- Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Hialeah Gardens, Hialeah
- Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Miami Springs
- Doral
See also
Map of Florida State and its subdivision:- Alachua
- Baker
- Bay
- Bradford
- Brevard
- Broward
- Calhoun
- Charlotte
- Citrus
- Clay
- Collier
- Columbia
- Desoto
- Dixie
- Duval
- Escambia
- Flagler
- Franklin
- Gadsden
- Gilchrist
- Glades
- Gulf
- Hamilton
- Hardee
- Hendry
- Hernando
- Highlands
- Hillsborough
- Holmes
- Indian River
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lake
- Lee
- Leon
- Levy
- Liberty
- Madison
- Manatee
- Marion
- Martin
- Miami-Dade
- Monroe
- Nassau
- Okaloosa
- Okeechobee
- Orange
- Osceola
- Palm Beach
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Putnam
- Saint Johns
- Saint Lucie
- Santa Rosa
- Sarasota
- Seminole
- Sumter
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Volusia
- Wakulla
- Walton
- Washington
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming