Glen Ridge is a town and registered
bird sanctuary
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in
Palm Beach County
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,
Florida
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, United States. It is part of the
Miami metropolitan area
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of
South Florida
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. The population was 217 in the
2020 US census.
History
In 1932, the Trout family constructed and moved into the first house built in the area that became Glen Ridge. Twin brothers Kenyon and Karl Riddle purchased land west of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
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, south of
Southern Boulevard, and northeast of the West Palm Beach Canal in 1935.
[ ] For reasons not entirely certain, the housing development split, with part of it becoming the neighboring town of
Cloud Lake, in 1951. Glen Ridge, a municipality, was incorporated on December 11, 1947,
[ and received its name by resident Helen Mosler's suggestion, stating that the wooded canal bank resembled the ridge of a ]glen
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.[
Upon incorporation, residents elected John D. Watts as mayor; Ernest T. Delburn, Allison T. French, Max Mosler, Richard W. Owen, and John B. Tschirgi as aldermen; Josephyne H. French as town clerk; and John P. Stine as town manager. Three years later, the ]1950 census
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This was th ...
recorded a population of 126 in Glen Ridge.Palm Beach Post
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'' profile on Glen Ridge reported that the town contained about 100 homes and levied no property taxes. Glen Ridge was also described as a bird sanctuary because the "dense green foliage forms a canopy over the street as you drive in."
Geography
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Glen Ridge is located at (26.673493, –80.075913).United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The Town of Glen Ridge has a tropical climate
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, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean
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. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical savanna climate
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(Köppen climate classification
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: ''Aw''), bordering a tropical monsoon climate
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(Köppen climate classification: ''Am'').
Demographics
2010 and 2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 217 people, 82 households, and 58 families residing in the town.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 219 people, 95 households, and 54 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census
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White
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(71.4% were Non-Hispanic White
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), 9.06% African American
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, 0.72% Native American, 0.36% Asian, and 7.97% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 10.87% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 96 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
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living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.35.
In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $39,500, and the median income for a family was $51,563. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $29,583 for females. The per capita income
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for the town was $21,871. About 3.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 1.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.0% of those 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
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as a first language
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accounted for 91.30% of all residents, while Spanish
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**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
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...
as a mother tongue
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made up 8.69% of the population.
References
External links
Official Website for the Town of Glen Ridge
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history of Glen Ridge
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Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau
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