West Little River

West Little River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 34,699 at the 2010 census.Most of West Little River was originally a neighborhood of the City of Miami when it was annexed into the city of Miami in 1925. With the arrival of the Great Depression, the City of Miami gave up its jurisdiction and West Little River became an unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County.GeographyWest Little River is located at . West Little River borders the Miami neighborhoods of Pinewood and Miami Shores to the east, Hialeah to the west, and Gladeview and Liberty City to the south.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6sqmi, of which, 4.6sqmi of it is land and 0.1sqmi of it is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 32,498 people, 9,519 households, and 7,386 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,093.3 people per square mile (2,739.6/km²). There were 10,298 housing units at an average density of 2,247.7/sq mi (868.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 32.53% White (3.4% were Non-Hispanic White,) 57.22% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.49% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.05% of the population.