Palm Beach County

The Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach
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administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	West Palm Beach
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Palm Beach County 301 N. Olive Avenue West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Foundation :	April 30, 1909
Made up from:	Dade County
Area code :	001 561
Demographics
Residents :	1,320,134  (2010)
Population density :	258.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	6181 km²
Water surface :	1068 km²
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Website : www.co.palm-beach.fl.us

The Palm Beach County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is West Palm Beach . Together with parts of Miami-Dade County and Broward County , eastern Palm Beach County forms the Miami metropolitan area .

The county is the largest in terms of area and has the third most inhabitants in Florida. In a national comparison of the most populous counties, it ranks 28th.

geography

The county has an area of ​​6181 square kilometers, of which 1068 square kilometers are water. The body of water consists mainly of the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Okeechobee . The percentage of the total water area is 17.27 percent. The county is bordered clockwise by the counties: Broward County , Hendry County, and Martin County .

history

Palm Beach County was formed on April 30, 1909 from the northern part of what was then Dade County. The name goes back to the first Palm Beach community ; Its name was based on the numerous palm trees and beaches.

In 1915, the southern half of the county was used to form the northern portion of Broward County .

The construction of the railway line from Key West to Jacksonville ( Florida East Coast Railway ) made a first important contribution to the development of the county in its beginnings shortly after 1900.

Demographics

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1910	5577		-
1920	18,654		234.5%
1930	51,781		177.6%
1940	79,989		54.5%
1950	114,688		43.4%
1960	228.106		98.9%
1970	348,753		52.9%
1980	576,863		65.4%
1990	863,518		49.7%
2000	1,131,184		31%
2010	1.320.134		16.7%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010

West Palm Beach

According to the 2010 census, the then 1,320,134 inhabitants were distributed among 664,594 households. The population density was 213.6 inh / km². 73.5% of the population were white, 17.3% African American , 0.5% Native American , and 2.4% Asian Americans . 4.1% were members of other races and 2.3% of different races. 19.0% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 27.2% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 37.0% of all households. 62.2% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.39 people and the average family size was 2.97 people.

22.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 22.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 27.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 44 years. 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female.

The median annual income was $ 52,951, with 13.3% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 78.36% of the population, 11.89% spoke Spanish and 9.75% had another mother tongue.

Educational institutions

• Palm Beach Community College at Belle Glade
• Digital Media Arts College - Boca Raton, Florida in Boca Raton
• Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton
• Lynn University in Boca Raton
• Palm Beach Community College in Boca Raton
• Florida Atlantic University at Jupiter
• Keizer Career Institute in Lake Worth
• Palm Beach Community College in Lake Worth
• Palm Beach Community College in Palm Beach
• Florida Career College in West Palm Beach
• Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach
• Northwood University in West Palm Beach
• Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach

Administrative units

Palm Beach County has 38 cities (the most populous are West Palm Beach , Boca Raton , Boynton Beach, and Delray Beach ), Towns, and Villages . In addition, there are a few census-designated places and community-free areas .

The population is based on the 2010 census .

Palm Beach County communities

#	Commune	designation	Establishment date	Residents
24	Atlantis	City	1959	2.005
2	Belle Glade	City	April 9, 1928	17,467
37	Boca Raton	City	May 1925	84,392
30th	Boynton Beach	City	1920	68.217
33	Briny Breezes	Town	March 19, 1963	601
18th	Cloud Lake	Town	1947	135
35	Delray Beach	City	1911	60,522
17th	Glen Ridge	Town	1948	219
32	golf	Village	1957	252
23	Greenacres	City	1926	37,573
34	Gulf Stream	Town	1925	786
16	Haverhill	Town	1950	1,873
36	Highland Beach	Town	1949	3,539
29	Hypoluxo	Town	1955	2,588
7th	Juno Beach	Town	4th June 1953	3.176
6th	Jupiter	Town	February 9, 1925	55,156
5	Jupiter Inlet Colony	Town	1959	400
20th	Lake Clarke Shores	Town	1957	3,376
10	Lake Park	Town	1923	8,155
25th	Lake Worth	City	1913	34,910
27	Lantana	Town	1921	10,423
38	Loxahatchee Groves	Town	November 1, 2006	3,180
28	Manalapan	Town	1931	406
13	Mangonia Park	Town	1947	1,888
9	North Palm Beach	Village	1956	12,015
31	Ocean Ridge	Town	1931	1,786
1	Pahokee	City	1922	5,649
14th	Palm Beach	Town	April 17, 1911	8,348
8th	Palm Beach Gardens	City	1959	48,452
12	Palm Beach Shores	Town	1951	1,142
19th	Palm Springs	Village	1957	18,928
11	Riviera Beach	City	September 29, 1922	32,488
21st	Royal Palm Beach	Village	June 18, 1959	34,140
3	South Bay	City	1941	4,876
26th	South Palm Beach	Town	1955	1,171
4th	Tequesta	Village	1957	5,629
22nd	Wellington	Village	December 31, 1995	56,508
15th	West Palm Beach	City	November 5, 1894	99,919

Web links

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

• Palm Beach County Government / Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 295761. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Florida Quick Facts . State of Florida.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 
5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
6. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
7. ^ See "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 - County - County Subdivision and Place" for Florida . In: 2010 Census . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. Retrieved October 17, 2013.

Coordinates: 26 ° 43 ′  N , 80 ° 3 ′  W