Cloud Lake is a town in
Palm Beach County
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,
Florida
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, United States. It is part of the
Miami metropolitan area of
South Florida. As of the
2020 US census
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, the town had a population of 134 residents.
History
Cloud Lake was incorporated in 1949, and was built largely by the efforts of twin brothers Karl and Kenyon Riddle, the former of whom served as the city manager and superintendent of public works of West Palm Beach in the 1920s.
[ The name is derived from Chief Yaholoochee (The Cloud) of the ]Seminole Indians
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.
Geography
Cloud Lake is located at (26.675043, –80.073351).United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
The town is situated adjacent to Glen Ridge and West Palm Beach
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Etymology
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and is located near the Palm Beach International Airport
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.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census
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, there were 134 people, 98 households, and 64 families residing in the town.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census
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, there were 135 people, 77 households, and 46 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census
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population density
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was 1,074.7/km (2,651.8/mi²). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 437.6/km (1,079.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.43% White
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(68.9% Non-Hispanic White), 2.99% African American
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, 7.78% Asian, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 30.54% of the population.
In 2000, there were 62 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.33. The median income for a household in the town was $55,625, and the median income for a family was $57,292. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $24,311. None of the population or families were below the poverty line
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As of 2000, English
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was the first language
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of 100% of its residents. It, along with Briny Breezes, Golf
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, and Jupiter Inlet Colony were the only municipalities
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in Palm Beach county with all residents having the mother tongue of English.
References
External links
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Cloud Lake community
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history of Cloud Lake
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Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau
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