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Coral Springs is a city, that is located in northeastern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city was chartered in the year 1963, and it has derived its name from the company called Coral Ridge Properties (now WCI Communities), that had primarily planned and developed Coral Springs. As of 2007, the city had a population of 126,875. It is located at 26°16'14?N, 80°15'33?W (26.270658, -80.259163).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.93 square miles (61.98 km²)), 22.2 square miles (57.50 km²)) of which is land and 1.91 square miles (4.95 km²)) of which is water (8.0%).

In 2006, the Bureau estimated, there were 138,021 people, 44,315 households, and 35,928 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,772.5/mi² (2228.7/km²). There were 47,561 housing units at an average density of 1,989.2/mi² (768.0/km² ). The racial makeup of the city was 75.6% White, 12.7% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.4% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 4.2% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.5% of the population.

There were 44,315 households, out of which 19,151 (43.2%) had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26,875 (60.6%) were married couples living together, 7,663 (17.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, and 8,387 (18.9%) were non-families. 5,922 of all households (13.4%) were made up of individuals and 1,408 (3.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.45

The Sportsplex at Coral Springs is a multi-purpose venue, that includes the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex, the Coral Springs Tennis Center, the Incredible Ice - Twin Ice Rinks, the Coral Springs Golf Driving Range & Teaching Center, "Dr. Paul's Pet Care Center" Dog Park and the Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Hospital. The Incredible Ice is the official home of the NHL's Florida Panthers. The Sportsplex has also hosted the International Tennis Championships- an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament from 1993 to 1998.