Designed by architect Henry George Fink, the governmental seat on Sunset Drive was dedicated in October 1956 by Mayor Paul U. Tevis. Jack Block was elected mayor of the city in 1968, and was thereafter re-elected every two years until 1984 when, as he told interviewer Gregory W. Bush, "I started to not enjoy it as much." In that interview, for the University of Miami Oral History Program, he gave snapshots of South Miami history when he told Bush (a history professor at the University of Miami), In 1990, Catherine (Rutherford) McCann (1933–2009) was elected as South Miami's first female Mayor, and was re-elected in 1992. She was responsible for the clean-up of South Miami after Hurricane Andrew; the Miami Herald wrote, "She had an encyclopedic knowledge of the South Miami city charter. She pushed for affordable housing and responsible development." In 2000, South Miami joined other municipalities in the country in forming city partnerships to help foster cultural and economic development between cities around the world. South Miami is a member of Sister Cities International and formed relationships with the cities of Grand Turk in Turks and Caicos Islands and Basseterre in Saint Kitts and Nevis. According to reporting by SOMI magazine, a local publication, during early October 2018, "[o]n August 21, 2018, in the City of South Miami Commission Chambers the forging of a 'Sister-City' between the City of South Miami, Florida, and the Municipio de Medellin, Colombia, was formalized." Geography South Miami is located at (25.710279, −80.295170). It is bordered to the east by the city of Coral Gables, to the south by the town of Pinecrest, to the west by unincorporated Glenvar Heights, and to the north by unincorporated Coral Terrace. U.S. Route 1 (South Dixie Highway) passes through the city, leading northeast to Downtown Miami and southwest to Homestead. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, South Miami has a total area of , of which , or 1.78%, are water. Surrounding areas Glenvar Heights, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Coral Terrace Coral Terrace Coral Gables Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Glenvar Heights Coral Gables, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Glenvar Heights, Pinecrest Coral Gables Glenvar Heights, Pinecrest Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 12,026 people, 4,431 households, and 2,641 families residing in the city. 2010 census As of 2010, there were 5,174 households, out of which 9.2% were vacant. In 2000, 26.1% had children under the