Manalapan, Florida

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Manalapan is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 321 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 340 ^[1].

1 Geography
2 Culture
3 Demographics
4 Noted Residents, Past and Present
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Location of Manalapan, Florida

Manalapan is located at 26°33′51″N, 80°2′36″W (26.564397, -80.043359)^GR1.

Manalapan is a small beach side community. It is bordered on the north by the bridge, beach access road and beach for the Town of Lantana, Florida; on the west by the intracoastal waterway (known locally as Lake Worth Lagoon); on the south by the south Lake Worth Inlet (known locally as "Boynton Inlet"); and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (81.48%) is water.

[edit] Culture

A portion of the 1981 movie, Body Heat, starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner, was filmed in Manalapan.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 321 people, 167 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 275.4/km² (712.7/mi²). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 232.5/km² (601.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.13% White, 1.56% Asian and 0.31% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.12% of the population.

There were 167 households out of which 9.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.33.

In the town the population was spread out with 7.8% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 13.4% from 25 to 44, 35.8% from 45 to 64, and 40.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $127,819, and the median income for a family was $117,051. Males had a median income of $0 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $143,729. About 3.7% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.