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| Palm Beach County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 1,131,184. Its estimated 2004 population is 1,243,230, making it the third most populous county in the state. Its county seat is West Palm Beach, Florida6.
Palm Beach County is one of three counties that comprise the South Florida metropolitan area.
HistoryPalm Beach County was created in 1909. It was named for its first established town, Palm Beach, in turn named for the palm trees and beaches in the area.
Henry Flagler was instrumental in the county's development in the early 1900s with the extension of the Florida East Coast Railway through the county from Jacksonville to Key West.
It was one of the counties at the center of the 2000 U.S. Presidential election recount controversy.
Palm Beach County, specifically the city of Boca Raton, was the site of the first of the 2001 anthrax attacks.
GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,181 km² (2,386 mi²). 5,113 km² (1,974 mi²) of it is land and 1,068 km² (412 mi²) of it is water, much of it in the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Okeechobee. The total area is 17.27% water. |
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The boundaries of area code 561 exactly match the county's. Originally, it was part of area code 305, and later area code 407.
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DemographicsAs of the census² of 2000, there were 1,131,184 people, 474,175 households, and 303,946 families residing in the county. The population density was 221/km² (573/mi²). There were 556,428 housing units at an average density of 109/km² (282/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.05% White, 29.80% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.98% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. 18.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 474,175 households out of which 24.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.80% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the county the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,062, and the median income for a family was $53,701. Males had a median income of $36,931 versus $28,674 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,801. About 6.90% of families and 9.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over. As with other factors very rich enclaves distort entire county averages. Many in Palm Beach County are poor and working poor which surprises some not from the area.
The median home price in Palm Beach County as of May 2006 is realistically around $350,000 (fallen from its real estate bubble high of over $400K) many today are sitting on properties they are finding hard to sell. The current figure above national average is due to two factors: the rampant recent real estate speculation caused by the low interest rates set over the past few years; and the average figures distorted by the enclaves of the Town of Palm Beach where very expensive barrier island real estate has distorted the overall county average figure.
BordersPalm Beach County borders Martin County to the North, the Atlantic Ocean to the East, Broward County to the South, Hendry County to the West, and Lake Okeechobee to the Northwest. |
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