North Palm Beach

North Palm Beach is an incorporated village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,015 at the 2010 census. The village won an award from the National Association of Home Builders as best planned community of 1956. The North Palm Beach Country Club is home to a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. It is located at 26°4906N 80°0349W. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km²), of which 3.6 sq miles (9.3 km²) is land and 2.2sq miles (5.7km²) (38.62%) is water. English was the first language of 92.78% of all residents, while Spanish consisted of 391%, French was at 191%, Italian made up 092%, and Greek was the mother tongue of 039%. The village is located on an island surrounded by the Intracoastal Waterway reached by three bridges Lighthouse Drive bridge to the West, the Earmon River Bridge to the south, and the Parker drawbridge to the north. In 2000, the population was spread out, with 14.0% 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 income for a household in the village was $60,387, and for the family was $82,721.

History

North Palm Beach is the primary city name, but also Juno Beach, N Palm Beach, Palm Bch Gdns, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Bch, West Palm Beach are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Village of North Palm Beach. John D. MacArthur bought 2,600 acres (11 km²) of land in northern Palm Beach County that had been owned originally by Harry Seymour Kelsey and later by Sir Harry Oakes. The land included most of today's North Palm Beach as well as Lake Park, Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Beach Shores. Full-scale development and incorporation as a village occurred nearly simultaneously in 1956, with extensive dredging creating waterfront cul-de-sacs. Lighthouse Drive, connecting Old Dixie Highway and the newly aligned US 1, was widened and became the main office and civic corridor. The aging original structure was demolished in 2018 and a new clubhouse was built in its place in 2019. In 1960-1961, North Palm beach elected Walter E. Thomas, Jr. as its fourth Mayor. Walter and his wife Jackie and four children (Ted, Larry, Jim, and Pam) were the 55th family to move into the Village, arriving in 1957. It is located on the village island surrounded by the Intracoastal Waterway reached by three bridges Lighthouse drive to the West, the Earmon River bridge to the south, and the Parker drawbridge to the north. It first opened in 1963 and is open to the general public seven days a week. It was built on former mangrove swamps and farm land and sits on a peninsula surrounded by Lake Park and the Palm Beach peninsula. The village is home to a public golf course and country club.

Geography

North Palm Beach is located at 26°4906N 80°0349W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km²) of which 3.6square miles (9.3km²) is land and 2.2square miles ("5.7 km²") (38.62%) is water. North Palm Beach has a population of 1,788. The village is located on the Florida Turnpike, which runs from Miami to Fort Lauderdale. It is located in the Miami-Dade County, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Fort Lauderdale-Kissimmee. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the village's population is 1,856. It has a land area of 3.7 square miles, or 9.3 km², and a water area of 2.6 square miles. The town's population was 1,638 at the 2010 Census. The area has an area of 4.2 square miles ("9.4 km²"), or 5.2 km² (8.2 sq miles) of land. The city's population at the time of the 2010 census was 2,764. The population of the village was 1.766. It had a land mass of 3,636 square miles ($9.8 km²), or 4.1 km². The community has a water surface of 2,637 square miles  (5.2km²), which is 2.7km² (4.7 sq miles (5 km²).

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 13,162 people, 6,254 households, and 3,539 families residing in the village. In 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 92.78% of all residents, while Spanish consisted of 3.91%. French was at 1.32%, German made up 0.92%, Italian 0.66%, and Greek was the mother tongue of 0.39% of the population. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.63. The median income for a household was $60,738, and the median family income was $82,713. The per capita income for the village was $45,524. The population was spread out, with 14.0% 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%. The median age was 50.4 years. For every 100 females, there are 94.7 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over,there are 92.1 males. The village is located in the New Jersey Turnpike National Forest, which stretches from New Jersey to New York. It is located on the New York-Massachusetts state line, and is one of the most densely populated areas of the New England region. It has a population of 7,710, and in the 2010 census there were 7,700 households.

Landmarks

Florida Power & Light Office (contains a historical museum) John D. MacArthur Beach State Park is located nearby.Parker Bridge is located on the Florida Turnpike near the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tallahassee, Florida. The Florida State Capitol is located near the University of Florida in Gainesville. The U.S. Supreme Court is located at the Florida Supreme Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which was established in 1788. The Supreme Court was the first to allow women to vote in the state of Florida, and the first state to allow same-sex marriage. The state's highest court, the Florida Court of Appeals, was founded in 1881. The court ruled that women should be allowed to vote if they had been married for more than 30 years. The first state Supreme Court case was decided in 1896. The decision was in favor of a woman voting for the first time in a presidential election. The case was appealed and the Supreme Court upheld the decision in 2000. The State Supreme Court ruled against the woman's right to vote for the second time in the same election, in 2000, in a case that would have been the first in the history of the state, in which she had previously voted for the third place vote. The next election was held in 2004, and in 2008, the state voted for a woman to be the first woman to serve two terms in the Florida House of Representatives. The last election was in 2010, and she was re-elected in 2012.

Libraries

The North Palm Beach Library services the village. The village library opened on Saturday, October 4, 1969, at 303 Anchorage Drive. The library provides programs throughout the year including; story-time, author lectures, genealogy group meetings, book club discussions and other special events.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida = 92. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 30. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 50. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in North Palm Beach = 6.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 13,162 individuals with a median age of 52.6 age the population grows by 1.67% in North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,031.24 residents per square mile of area (1,556.58/km²). There are average 1.94 people per household in the 6,330 households with an average household income of $65,294 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 11.40% of the available work force and has dropped -5.18% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 18.24%. The number of physicians in North Palm Beach per 100,000 population = 264.

Weather

The annual rainfall in North Palm Beach = 61 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 132. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 236. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 27, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida which are owned by the occupant = 63.87%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 35 years with median home cost = $178,400 and home appreciation of -26.21%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $13.37 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,153 per student. There are 16.7 students for each teacher in the school, 465 students for each Librarian and 448 students for each Counselor. 5.62% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 23.63% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 12.23% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).