About Deerfield beach

Deerfield Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, just south of the Palm Beach County line. The city is named for the numerous deer that once roamed the area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,859. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which is home to 6,166,488 inhabitants as of 2020. == History == Deerfield Beach's history dates to 1890, when a small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River.