Indian Creek is a village, gated community, and man-made barrier island[1] in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
The concentration of highly affluent people on the island has earned it the nickname "Billionaire Bunker".
[5] The island of Indian Creek was said to have been created in the 1900s, due to excavation of drainage for Biscayne Bay and was an uninhabited and underdeveloped mangrove forest until 1928, when the country club and housing lots were established after a group of Midwestern businessmen bought the island as a real estate venture.
[6] The Village of Indian Creek was an unincorporated area until it was incorporated by an act of the Florida Legislature on May 17, 1939, at which point the island had 17 residents and the country club had 180 members.
[8] The approximate coordinates for the Village of Indian Creek is located in northeastern Miami-Dade County at 25°52′45″N 80°7′52″W / 25.87917°N 80.13111°W / 25.87917; -80.13111 (25.879156, –80.131130).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.2 km2).
[10] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 84 people, 12 households, and 10 families residing in the village.
[15] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 86 people, 24 households, and 19 families residing in the village.