Pompano Beach, city, Broward County, southeastern Florida, on the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, near Fort Lauderdale; incorporated 1947. It is a tourist, commercial, and manufacturing center situated in a region in which winter vegetables are grown. Manufactures include precision and electronic equipment, boats, and plastic and metal goods. A large farmers market is here. The community, settled in 1884, is named for the pompano fish that abound in nearby waters. In 1947 the beach area was merged with the town of Pompano (incorporated 1908) to form the city of Pompano Beach. Population 52,618 (1980); 72,411 (1990); 78,191 (2000).
