Westchester, Florida
census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Westchester is a census-designated place (CDP) and neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. Prior to the 2020 U.S. census, the neighboring University Park CDP was merged into Westchester CDP, effectively doubling its geography and population. Per the 2020 census, the population was 56,384.
Geography
Westchester is located 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Miami. It is bordered to the north by Sweetwater and Fontainebleau, to the east by Coral Terrace, to the south by Olympia Heights and Westwood Lakes, and to the west by Tamiami. The former University Park CDP occupies the west half of the current Westchester CDP. Florida International University is in the northwest portion of the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Westchester CDP has a total area of 8.11 square miles (21.0 km2), of which 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2), or 1.89%, are water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Westchester had a population of 56,384. The median age was 45.3 years. 15.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older.
“Westchester, Florida” enters the record as census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Westchester, Florida and census-designated can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1362680. VIAF identifies the subject as 137532423. The Library of Congress control number is no99086387. Authority coordinates are 25.747, -80.337. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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