County · code 12011
Broward CountyFlorida
Broward County is a county in Florida with its seat in Fort Lauderdale. It was formed on October 1, 1915.
- Founded1915
- County seatFort Lauderdale
- Named forNapoleon B. Broward
- Land area1,203 sq mi + 106 sq mi water
- Population1,944,375 2020 Census
Where it is
Broward on the map of Florida
Florida has 67 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1915 from Dade County, Miami-Dade County and Palm Beach County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Broward County was created from Dade (now Miami-Dade) and Palm Beach counties. The county was named after Napoleon B. Broward. In 1978, Broward gained a small area at Golden Beach from Miami-Dade County.
- 1915Broward County created Broward created from Dade (now Miami-Dade) and Palm Beach. On 6 June 1913 an attempt was made to create Broward in the same general area, but creation did not take effect. · Fla. Laws 1915, 15th sess., gen., ch. 6934, secs. 1, 23/pp. 285, 292
- 1978Gained territory Broward gained small area at Golden Beach from Dade (now Miami-Dade).from Dadefrom Miami-Dade· Fla. Laws 1978, 2d reg. sess., gen., ch. 78-119, secs. 1-3/pp. 447-449
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Broward
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Broward County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (broward.org).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Broward County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Broward by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Broward County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Broward County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Broward County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Broward County
- When was Broward County founded?
- Broward County was founded in 1915, formed from Dade County, Miami-Dade County and Palm Beach County, and named after Napoleon B. Broward.
- What is the county seat of Broward County?
- The county seat of Broward County is Fort Lauderdale.
- Is there an online parcel map for Broward County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Broward County's boundary or name changed?
- Broward County was created in 1915 from Dade County, Miami-Dade County and Palm Beach County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Dade County and Miami-Dade County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Broward County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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