City of North Miami, FL

North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, and the North Miami campus of Johnson & Wales University. Originally the town of "Arch Creek", the area was incorporated as the "Town of Miami Shores", which was renamed the "Town of North Miami" in 1931. It was reincorporated as a city in 1953. The city is also home to the Oleta River State Park, which is the state's largest urban park. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 58,786.[4] With almost 60,000 residents, North Miami is the sixth largest city in Miami-Dade County.