Jupiter Inlet Colony is a town in

Palm Beach County Palm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The county had a population of 1,492,191 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous county ...

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, United States. The population was 405 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Jupiter Inlet Colony is located at (26.947393, –80.074616), in the southernmost tip of

Jupiter Island Jupiter Island is a barrier island on the coast of Martin and Palm Beach counties, Florida. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the St. Lucie Inlet, on the west by the Indian River, and on the south by the Jupiter ...

. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (21.74%) is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 368 people, 180 households, and 124 families in the town. The population density was . There were 229 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the town was 99.73% White, and 0.27% from other races. Of the 180 households 12.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 23.9% of households were one person and 15.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.38. The age distribution was 10.6% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 12.2% from 25 to 44, 36.1% from 45 to 64, and 39.9% 65 or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median household income was $65,938 and the median family income was $93,554. Males had a median income of $90,000 versus $41,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $66,713. About 1.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the

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, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, 100% of the population spoke

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as their

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. It, along with Briny Breezes, Cloud Lake, and

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, were the only

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in Palm Beach county with all residents having the

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of English.

Roads

*Beacon Ln. *Colony Rd. *Ocean Dr. *Beach Rd. ( County Road 707) *Shelter Ln. *Lighthouse Dr. *Treasure Pl.

Notable people

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signin ...

, lived on Lighthouse Drive for 29 years, until his death in 2001 *

Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many ...

, moved to Jupiter Island *

Olivia Newton-John Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one s ...

, resided there from 2009 to 2013 then moved to a condo nearby until 2015. *

Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician ...

, still lives at Jupiter Inlet Colony *

Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta ...

, moved to Jupiter Island

References

External links

Jupiter Inlet Colony at the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau
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