Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County is located in the of. As of 2007, the county had a population of 1,351,236 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The county is the third most populous in the of  and the twenty ninth most populous in the. The county's population is over 40%.

Palm Beach County is one of three counties that comprise the, and being formed in , is the area's second oldest county. Its largest city and is  (Central County), who has an incorporated population of over 105,000 and an unincorporated population of 250,000. (South County), is the second largest city, and has a population approaching 90,000. (South County), is the third largest city, with a population nearing 70,000 residents. .

History
Palm Beach County was created in. It was named for its first settled community,, in turn named for the s and es in the area. The County was carved out of what was then the northern half of. The southern half of Palm Beach County was subsequently carved out to create the northern portion of in 1915. was instrumental in the county's development in the early with the extension of the  through the county from  to.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 6,181 (2,386 ). 5,113 km² (1,974 sq mi) of it is land (making it the largest Florida county by area) and 1,068 km² (412 sq mi) of it is water, much of it in the and. The total area is 17.27% water.

The boundaries of exactly match the county's. Originally, it was part of, and later.

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Crime
In, crime in Palm Beach County was as follows (2006 report indicates that robbery in Palm Beach County was up 20%):

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 1,131,184 people, 474,175 households, and 303,946 families residing in the county. The was 221/km² (573/sq mi). Approximately 41% of Palm Beach County's population resides in areas within the county. There were 556,428 housing units at an average density of 109/km² (282/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.05%, 29.80% or , 0.22% , 1.51% , 0.06% , 2.98% from , and 2.38% from two or more races. 18.44% of the population were or  of any race, 9.7% were of, 9.2% , 8.3% , 7.9% , 6.5%  and 5.2%.

There were 474,175 households out of which 24.90% reported children under the age of 18 living in the household, 50.80% were living together without children, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.90% were non-related individuals. 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.

Age ranges found in the county were 21.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% aged 18 to 24, 27.00% aged 25 to 44, 22.00% aged 45 to 64, and 23.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. Overall, the female to male ratio was 100:93. The female to male ratio for those over the age of 18 was 100:90.5.

The median household income 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 for the county was $28,801. About 6.90% of families and 9.90% of the population were below the, including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.

The median price of an existing home in Palm Beach County as of, is $380,900.

2005 Estimates
By 2005 65.5% of the population was non-Hispanic whites, 16.1% was Latinos, 16.0% was African-Americans and 2.0% was Asians.

Languages
As of 2000, 78.36% of residents spoke English as a primary language, 11.9 % spoke Spanish, and the remaining 9.74% spoke languages other than English or Spanish.

Borders
Palm Beach County borders to the North, the  to the East,  to the South,  to the West, and  to the Northwest.

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Education
All of Palm Beach County is served by the. As of 2006, it was the 4th largest school district in Florida and the school district in the. As of August, 2006, the district operated 164 schools, including 25 high schools, and, as of  had an additional 33, with seven more scheduled to open in August, 2006. Newsweek listed three Palm Beach County high schools in the top 50 schools in the list 1200 Top U.S. Schools -, and the , all public s.

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Sports
The are an  2006 expansion franchise.

The are a Single-A affiliate of the  and the  are a Single-A affiliate of the. Both teams play their games at in.

Currently, the and  conduct their spring training at  in Jupiter.

Prior to the construction of Roger Dean Stadium, the and  held their spring training at  in West Palm Beach. The, a Single-A affiliate of the , also played their games there.

Points of interest

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Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Palm Beach County Government / Board of County Commissioners official website
 * Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
 * Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
 * Palm Beach County Tax Collector
 * Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
 * Boca Raton News - Local Newspaper

Special districts

 * Palm Beach County School District
 * South Florida Water Management

Judicial branch

 * Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts
 * Palm Beach County Public Defender
 * Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, 15th Judicial Circuit
 * 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau