It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.

In October 1904, a settler and entrepreneur named William D. Horne arrived to homestead and was the first person to buy a lot at the new town site surrounding the railway.

Shortly after his arrival, Mr. Horne constructed the first privately owned building in homestead & used it as a store, rooming house & post office.

The name originates from when the Florida East Coast Railway extension to Key West was being built.

[6] The 1926 hurricane and real estate downturn caused many small businesses and banks in Florida to fail.

A lot of people left because their homes were destroyed or flooded, and most didn't have insurance, facing hefty mortgage payments.

[7] Homestead and neighboring South Miami-Dade County communities bore the brunt of Category 5 Hurricane Andrew on August 24, 1992.

A noteworthy tourist attraction within Leisure City is Coral Castle, built by a jilted lover, Edward Leedskalnin, over the course of 28 years from 1923 to 1951.

In August 1992, the Category 5 hurricane Andrew devastated the town, as well as nearby Homestead Air Force Base.

Each month, a news show is released offering Homestead residents updates on local events as well as other developments throughout the region.

Also, the program has in-depth interviews with the local Mayor & Council and City Staff, special events coverage, and how-to videos.

For instance, the March 2015 video describes the new City Hall, education and National Parks news.

[31] In June 2018, Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, a federal facility operated by Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., was estimated to hold 1,000 minor detainees.

[34] The principal roadways linking Homestead with the rest of Miami-Dade County are US 1, the Florida Turnpike and State Road 997.

State Road 997 (Krome Ave.) runs north–south through the western end of Homestead and through the historic downtown district.

Express routes run along the South Miami-Dade Busway, connecting the area with Metrorail and the rest of the Metrobus network and on to Tri-Rail, Amtrak and Miami International Airport.

In addition, MDT operates Dade-Monroe Express service from Florida City to the Upper Keys.

[35] This free service operates daily and transits principal residential, business and commercial areas, as well as the historic downtown district and Miami-Dade College's Homestead Campus.

[38][39][40][41] The Homestead General Aviation Airport is located just northwest of the city's central business district.