History Of Kendall
Much of what is now Kendall was purchased from the State of Florida in 1883 by the Florida Land and Mortgage Company. It was named for Henry John Broughton Kendall, a director of Florida Land and Mortgage who moved to the area in the 1900s to manage the company's land. As the land was not open to homesteading, development was slow well into the 20th century. A post office opened in 1914, and the first school opened in 1929. After the end of the land boom in 1926, some residents left. Two Seminole camps were in the Kendall area, and Seminoles continued to live there into the 1940s.
In August 1992, Kendall and the surrounding South Dade area were severely damaged by Hurricane Andrew. Many of the homes and businesses in the area were destroyed. In the subsequent years, the area was slowly rebuilt.
As of 2010, there were 31,899 households, and 8.7% were vacant. As of 2000, 33.4% households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.
In 2000, the region's population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
As of 2000, Kendall had the twenty-first highest percentage of Cuban-American residents in the United States, at 21.3% of the populace. It had the twenty-fifth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 4.56% of the population, and the sixteenth highest percentage of Nicaraguan residents in the US, at 2.48% of its population. It also had the twenty-fifth most Peruvians in the US, at 2.01% (tied with Carteret, New Jersey,) while it had the tenth highest percentage of Venezuelan residents in the US, at 1.47% of the population. As a result of the city's large French community, the French American School of Miami is located in Kendall. Kendall is also the home of Sofigi.
