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Pembroke Pines is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city had a population of 154,750 at the 2010 census, making it the second most populous city in Broward County, the tenth most populous in Florida, and the 150th most populous in the United States. Its official motto is “Join Us – Progress with Us.” Pembroke Pines was named one of the best cities in which to live in America.
Pembroke Pines won the National Civic League’s coveted “All-America City Award” in 2004 and was a finalist community in 2003. Pembroke Pines also received an “outstanding achievement award” in the “2005 City Livability Awards” Program, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Many of Pembroke Pines schools have received the “Five Star School Award” from the Florida Department of Education as schools that have shown evidence of exemplary community involvement.
Pembroke Pines was incorporated in 1960, and took the name Pembroke from its location along Pembroke Road and the many pine trees in…