Miami Springs is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city was founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss, "The Father of Naval Aviation", and James Bright, during the famous "land boom" of the 1920s and was originally named "Country Club Estates". It, along with other cities in Miami-Dade County such as Coral Gables and Opa-locka, formed some of the first planned communities in the state. Like its counterparts, the city had an intended theme which in its case, was to reflect a particular architecture and ambiance. In this case it was a regional style of architecture called Pueblo Revival developed in the American Southwest, primarily New Mexico, and incorporating design elements of pueblo architecture. Other buildings incorporated Mission-style design. In fact, the original Hotel Country Club was designed to resemble a pueblo village. Shortly prior to incorporation in 1926, the city was renamed after a spring located in the area which provided parts of Miami with fresh water until the mid-1990s. As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 13,859. Geography Miami Springs is located northwest of downtown Miami at . It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Hialeah and to the southwest by the village of Virginia Gardens. U.S. Route 27 runs parallel to the Miami Springs/Hialeah border. It leads east to its southern terminus at U.S. Route 1 in Wynwood, Miami, and northwest to Hialeah Gardens. To the south Miami Springs is bordered by Miami International Airport. According to the United States Census Bureau, Miami Springs has a total area of . of it are land and of it (3.55%) are water. The core of Miami Springs (excluding the more recently annexed areas) is roughly shaped as a triangle with three definable sides. Northwest 36th Street forms most of the southern boundary, while the Miami River canal forms the northern/eastern boundary. Finally, the Ludlam Canal and Florida East Coast Railroad Yard delimit the western boundary. Surrounding areas Hialeah Medley Miami Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Virginia Gardens Hialeah, Miami, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Unincorporated Miami-Dade County Virginia Gardens, Miami International Airport Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,859 people, 4,879 households, and 3,413 families residing in the city. 2010 census As of 2010, there were 5,361 households, out of which 5.6% were vacant. In 2000, 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living