About Kendall

Kendall is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburban community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami. As of the 2000 census, the area had a total population of 75,226. The Kendall area is home to one of Miami's general aviation airports, the Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport.

The Kendall area is also home to one of the largest Colombian American populations in the State of Florida. Over 11,000 Colombians live in the area, mostly concentrated in the western fringes (West of the Florida Turnpike), in the census-designated places of The Hammocks, Country Walk, The Crossings, Kendale Lakes, Kendall West and Three Lakes, where they make up over 60 percent of the population in certain neighborhoods (West Kendall, Royal Palms on 134th Ave. and the Hammocks).

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History

Much of what is now Kendall was purchased from the State of Florida in 1883 by the Florida Land and Mortgage Company. It is named after Henry John Broughton Kendall, a director of the company who moved to the area in the 1900s to manage the company's land. As the land was not open to homesteading , development was slow well into the 20th century. A post office opened in 1914, and the first school opened in 1929. After the end of the land boom in 1926, some residents left. Two Seminole camps were in the Kendall area, and Seminoles continued to live there into the 1940s.

Geography

Kendall is located at 25°40'0″N 80°21'24″W (25.666781, -80.356533). According to the United States Census Bureau , the Kendall region has an approximate total area of 42.3 km² (16.3 mi² ). 41.8 km² (16.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.35%) is water.

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