North Palm Beach, Florida

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The Village of North Palm Beach

North Palm Beach is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,064 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 12,645.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Notable residents, past and present
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Location of North Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida

North Palm Beach is located at 26°49′6″N, 80°3′49″W (26.818239, -80.063714)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 15.0 km² (5.8 mi²). 9.2 km² (3.6 mi²) of it is land and 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it (38.62%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 12,064 people, 6,196 households, and 3,327 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,308.4/km² (3,388.0/mi²). There were 7,325 housing units at an average density of 794.4/km² (2,057.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.22% White, 0.93% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.53% of the population.

There were 6,196 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.3% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.58.

In the village the population was spread out with 14.3% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 30.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,163, and the median income for a family was $69,104. Males had a median income of $41,709 versus $32,080 for females. The per capita income for the village was $39,564. About 1.3% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

North Palm Beach was mangrove swamps and farm and ranch land until development occurred in the mid 1950s. The area to become North Palm Beach was punctuated only by Monet Road and Johnson Dairy Road to the east-west US 1 and Prosperity Farms Road to the north-south. Full scale development and incorporation as a village occurred nearly simultaneously in 1956, with extensive dredging creating waterfront cul-de-sacs, and the development of a new east-west artery, Lighthouse Drive connecting Old Dixie Highway and the newly aligned US - 1. US - 1 was widened and became the main office and civic corridor. Lake Park West Road was also extended from Old Dixie Highway to US 1 and was renamed Northlake Boulevard, becoming the village's main commercial corridor. Twin City Mall, an enclosed shopping center, opened in 1970 at the corner of Northlake Boulevard and US - 1 as Palm Beach County's second enclosed shopping mall. The mall contained a Sears, Jeffersons and GC Murphy's department stores, as well as the locally popular Karmelcorn and Orange Bowl eateries. The mall also sported one of the few movie theatres in the vicinity. The enclosed mall was demolished in the mid-1990s and has gradually been replaced by a mid-sized power center styled strip mall. The village won an award from the National Association of Home Builders as best planned community of 1956.

Although some areas around Northlake Boulevard and Prosperity Farms Road have declined, the village has maintained relative prosperity due to the many waterfront homes with Atlantic Ocean access as well as the overall jump in development in northern Palm Beach County in the last 10 years.

In 2006, village resident Jack Nicklaus redesigned the towns golf course and it reopened in late 2006 to rave reviews. Nicklaus charged the Village of North Palm Beach $1 for his services.