Palm Beach

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Palm Beach
Map of Florida highlighting Palm Beach.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1911
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Palm Beach County
Coordinates : 26 ° 42 ′  N , 80 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 42 ′  N , 80 ° 2 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 8,348 (as of 2010)
Population density : 818.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 27 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of
which 10.2 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 2 m
Postal code : 33480
Area code : +1 561
FIPS : 12-54025
GNIS ID : 0288390
Website : www.townofpalmbeach.com
Mayor : Gail L. Coniglio
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Palm Beach Memorial Park

Palm Beach is a city in Palm Beach County in the US state of Florida with 8348 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

The city is located about 105 kilometers north of Miami . The neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth are separated from Palm Beach by the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway .

history

Standard Oil Company co-founder and railroad tycoon Henry Morrison Flagler is often cited as the founding father of Palm Beach. As a man with vision and determination, Flagler saw a profitable opportunity to develop the east coast of Florida for tourism. After spending some time here, he was fascinated by the mild climate of the peninsula. This gave him the idea that well-run hotels and a modern transport system could attract many winter vacationers from all over the continent. Flagler gradually expanded its Florida East Coast Railway southward and built associated railroad hotels . In 1893 Flagler acquired a property called " Palm Beach " (so named because of the many palm trees that grew along the coast here). The terrain was on the Atlantic Ocean and covered almost 57 hectares (140 acres ). In 1894 Flagler opened Palm Beach's first hotel complex, " The Royal Poinciana " on Lake Worth. It was south of Daytona Beach and was the first and only hotel with a lake view at the time.

Two years later, in 1896, Flagler built a harbor here. A pier about 300 meters in length was built, which was supposed to give steamships the opportunity to dock here when commuting between Nassau , Havana , and Key West . At the same time, the Palm Beach Volunteer Fire Department was formed. Its members were referred to as " Flagler Alerts ". A 9-hole course with clubhouse " The Poinciana Golf Clubhouse " was created for the golfing guests

By 1900 Palm Beach was known as a winter vacation spot for the super-rich. The "The Royal Poinciana" facility was doubled in size. Flagler laid a track of his railway line up to the hotel entrance.

Between 1920 and 1927, Palm Beach's population quadrupled. New schools were built, but also agricultural properties, sugar cane plantations, hotels, theaters and other service providers. The church grew inexorably.

Between 1926 and 1928, severe hurricanes wreaked havoc on Palm Beach. Then there was the severe real estate crisis in Florida, which began about three years before the stock market crash of October 24, 1929. Land prices fell to about half their value.

During the Second World War, more and more US military personnel were stationed along the Florida coast, on the one hand to keep an eye out for enemy ships and submarines, on the other hand there were many hospitals and rest homes. During the 1950s, more and more war veterans moved to Florida. A new era began for Florida and also for the still young city of Palm Beach. Today it is still considered a meeting point for the super-rich.

Religions

Palm Beach is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 8,348 inhabitants were distributed over 9091 households. The population density was 818.4 inh / km². 97.4% of the population identified themselves as white , 0.6% as African-American and 1.0% as Asian Americans . 0.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 0.5% to several ethnic groups. 3.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 7.1% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 68.5% of all households. 51.1% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.74 people and the average family size was 2.28 people.

7.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 5.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 21.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 66.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 67 years. 44.8% of the population were male and 55.2% were female.

The median annual income was US $ 109,167, with 4.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 87.81% of the population, 4.48% spoke French and 7.71% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

The Four Arts Gardens are a botanical garden in Palm Beach.

traffic

US Highway 98 and Florida State Roads A1A , 80 , 700 and 704 run through Palm Beach . Palm Beach International Airport is a few kilometers west of Palm Beach on US Highway 98 .

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 70 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one rape, one robbery, five assaults, 22 break-ins, 107 thefts and three car thefts.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Palm Beach, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ To calculate the household size, the absolute number of households is not used, but only the number of households that are used as primary residence.
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ NPS Focus Digital Asset Search. National Park Service , accessed July 19, 2015 .
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Palm-Beach-Florida.html