South Palm Beach, Florida
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Florida |
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| County | Palm Beach | ||
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| - Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²) | ||
| - Land | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²) | ||
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 699 | ||
| - Density | 5,204.3/sq mi (2,009.4/km²) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP code | 33480 | ||
| Area code(s) | 561 | ||
| FIPS code | 12-67650[1] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0291401[2] | ||
South Palm Beach is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 699 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 1,536.[3]
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[edit] Geography
South Palm Beach is located at (26.591746, -80.037525)[4].
South Palm Beach is a small community on one of Florida's barrier islands — just a few city blocks in length — along Florida State Road A1A. It is bordered on the north by the Town of Palm Beach, Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Intracoastal waterway (known locally as the Lake Worth Lagoon); on the south by the Lantana public beach, beach access road, and bridge for the Town of Lantana, Florida.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square kilometers (0.3 square miles). Of which about 0.3 km² (0.1 sq mi) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 sq mi) (60.61%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 699 people, 453 households, and 196 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,076.0/km² (5,204.3/mi²). There were 872 housing units at an average density of 2,589.9/km² (6,492.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.28% White (97% were Non-Hispanic White,)[5] 0.14% Native American and 0.57% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population.
There were 453 households out of which 2.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.7% were non-families. 52.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.54 and the average family size was 2.14.
In the town the population was spread out with 2.6% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 11.3% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 54.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 67 years. For every 100 females there were 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was US$39,375, and the median income for a family was $47,250. Males had a median income of $41,591 versus $30,536 for females. The per capita income for the town was $38,456. About 15.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English was the first language spoken by 92.96% of residents, Finnish by 3.90%, and French as a mother tongue made up 3.12% of the population.[6]
[edit] Business
Originally built around 1964, the two-story "Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn" and its ocean-front restaurant Tides Bar and Grille, located at 3550 South Ocean Boulevard, make up the only commercial business establishment within the town of South Palm Beach.[7] A controversial proposal by the Paloka family owned-and-operated Kosova Realty Corporation to replace the inn with a luxury resort-style 12-story condominium-hotel built over two stories of parking was unanimously rejected by the Town Council on October 30, 2007.[8] The current comprehensive plan limits new buildings to six-stories over one-level of parking.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Census Office data,
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Demographics of South Palm Beach, FL. MuniNetGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ MLA Data Center Results for South Palm Beach, Florida. Modern Language Association. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ Rogers, David. "South Palm Beach board to tackle Oceanfront Inn plan" The Palm Beach Daily News, October 30, 2007, accessed November 20, 2007.
- ^ Kacoha, Margie. "South Palm Beach rejects plan to redo inn" The Palm Beach Daily News, November 1, 2007, accessed November 20, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Town of south Palm Beach official site
- South Palm Beach, Florida is at coordinates Coordinates:
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