| Key Biscayne does not form a part of mainland | | | | development started in this area in its |
| America. It is an island off the coast of | | | | truest sense. It was in this year that Mackle |
| Florida. Its only connection with mainland is | | | | Construction Company started building and |
| via Rickenbacker Causeway which was built way | | | | selling new homes in this area for |
| back in 1947. Composition of Key Biscayne | | | | approximately ten thousand dollars. |
| itself is very interesting. It does not form | | | | |
| a part of Florida Keys. Instead it is formed | | | | After its incorporation, Key Biscayne has |
| of soil which has got eroded from Appalachian | | | | become a part of Miami Dade County in state |
| Mountains. It has thus formed a barrier | | | | of Florida. Village of Key Biscayne covers an |
| island nearby. But when one refers to Key | | | | area of only about one and a half square |
| Biscayne, one is usually not referring to | | | | miles. But despite its small size, |
| whole of the island but to village of Key | | | | development has always gone ahead over here |
| Biscayne. | | | | at full steam and pace. This place was made |
| | | | famous by President Richard Nixon, who |
| Before completion of Rickenbacker Causeway, | | | | invested in a waterfront home in this area. |
| there was little or no scope for | | | | Due to this place being used as a residence |
| communication between Key Biscayne and rest | | | | by a President, infrastructural facilities |
| of American mainland. As a result of this, | | | | developed at a more rapid rate than they |
| not too many people were interested in this | | | | would otherwise have done. Transportation |
| place at that time. But after completion of | | | | facilities in this relatively nascent region |
| before mentioned causeway, this place became | | | | are quite good and so are some other |
| well connected and was hence of interest to | | | | facilities which most importantly include |
| all and sundry. It was at this point of time | | | | facilities for education. |
| that mammoth developments took place in this | | | | |
| area and large residential apartments came up | | | | Attracted by benefits offered by Key Biscayne |
| within a very short period of time, to | | | | many people have migrated here. Census taken |
| accommodate people who were coming here in | | | | in 2000 showed that more than ten thousand |
| huge numbers. When this island became | | | | people live here divided into more than four |
| popular, nearly sixty seven percent of this | | | | thousand households. Each household has an |
| land was under coconut plantation, which by | | | | average size of about two and a half while |
| dint of its size was larger than any other | | | | median income of these households is in |
| plantation in United States of that time. | | | | excess of eighty five thousand dollars. Key |
| Land was donated to government by Matheson in | | | | Biscayne is home to Miami's Seaquarium and |
| exchange of promise that a causeway would be | | | | Crandon Park Beach is some of South Florida's |
| built here. This land was utilized to set up | | | | finest public beaches. The Sony Ericsson Open |
| a public park by Dade County, the county to | | | | Championship Tennis Tour is played each year |
| which this land had been donated. This public | | | | in Key Biscayne featuring the world's best |
| park later came to be known as Crandon Park. | | | | tennis players. Stephanoe's was a very |
| Remaining land was left for realtors to | | | | special place. |
| develop. And it was in 1951 that real estate | | | | |