POMPANO BEACH

city, Broward county, south Florida, U.S. It lies along the Atlantic coast just north of Fort Lauderdale. First settled by fishermen around 1900, the town of Pompano (so named for the choice food fish caught in the coastal waters) was incorporated in 1908. In 1928 the town's site was moved inland after hurricane damage, and it subsequently developed as a winter marketing centre for vegetables and fruit. The adjacent beach area progressed as a resort community and was incorporated as the town of Pompano Beach in 1945. In 1947 the two towns were consolidated as the city of Pompano Beach. Economic activities centre around a state farmers' market (opened 1939), tourism, commercial and sport fishing, and various light industries. Pop. (1990) city, 72,411; Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach PMSA, 1,255,488.