Carol City is a neighborhood in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. The population was 61,233 at the 2010 census. It was formerly a census-designated place. History Julius Gaines, the developer, had originally planned to name it Coral City. However, under threat of a lawsuit by Coral Gables, he changed the name, switching the O and A. In the 1960s, much of Carol City included farmland. As the decades progressed, many people in Miami Gardens blamed the public housing in the area, including the developments around Carol City High School, of importing crime and recreational drugs into the area. In 2007, Mayor Shirley Gibson of Miami Gardens announced she would not allow any more public housing projects to open in Miami Gardens. On July 27, 1977, six people were killed and a further two were injured during a mass shooting at a house in Carol City. At the time, the shooting was the largest case of mass murder in Miami-Dade County history. Geography Carol City is located at (25.942121, -80.269920). According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 20.0 km2 (7.7 mi2). 19.7 km2 (7.6 mi2) of it is land and 0.3 km2 (0.1 mi2) of it (1.42%) is water. Notable people Carl Hart - Psychologist and neuroscientist Rick Ross - Rapper Flo Rida - Rapper Gunplay - Rapper Spaceghostpurrp - Rapper Bigg D - Record producer Denzel Curry - Rapper Santana Moss - Former NFL Player Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 59,443 people, 16,402 households, and 14,089 families residing in the community. The population density was 3,012.0/km2 (7,796.0/mi2). There were 17,049 housing units at an average density of 863.9/km2 (2,236.0/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 52.10% African American, 38.11% White (6.4% were Non-Hispanic White,). 0.55% Asian, 0.19% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.53% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 42.00% of the population. There were 16,402 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.58 and the average family size was 3.75. In