North Palm Beach is an incorporated village in Palm Beach County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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. 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. The population was 13,162 at the 2020 US census.

History

In 1954 for $5.5 million John D. MacArthur bought of land in northern Palm Beach County that had been owned originally by Harry Seymour Kelsey and later by Sir

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. The land included most of today's North Palm Beach as well as Lake Park, Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Beach Shores. MacArthur then began developing what is now North Palm Beach, which sat on former mangrove swamps and farm land. The area was punctuated only by Monet Road and Johnson Dairy Road to the north and south and

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and Prosperity Farms Road to the east and west. Full-scale development and incorporation as a village occurred nearly simultaneously in 1956, with extensive dredging creating waterfront cul-de-sacs, and the development of a new east-west artery, Lighthouse Drive, connecting Old Dixie Highway and the newly aligned US 1. US 1 was widened and became the main office and civic corridor. Sir Harry Oakes' castle-like home on US 1 became the clubhouse for the North Palm Beach Country Club, which is located on the village island surrounded by the

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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 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. Lake Park West Road was also extended from Old Dixie Highway to US 1 and was renamed Northlake Boulevard, becoming the village's main commercial corridor. The North Palm Beach Country Club is publicly owned by the Village of North Palm Beach and is open to the general public seven days a week. It first opened in 1963. The original mid-century modernism club house was demolished in 2018 and a new clubhouse tagged as Anglo-Caribbean was built in its place in 2019.

Geography

North Palm Beach is located at . According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (38.62%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,162 people, 6,232 households, and 3,426 families residing in the village.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 12,015 people, 6,025 households, and 3,186 families residing in the village.

2000 census

In 2000, 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were

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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.9% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.63. As of the

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of 2000, there were 12,064 people, 6,196 households, and 3,327 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,308.4/km (3,388.0/mi²). There were 7,325 housing units at an average density of 794.4/km (2,057.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.22%

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(93.4% were

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), 0.93%

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, 0.09% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.50% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.53% of the population. As of 2000, there were 6,196 households out of which 15.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were

living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.3% were non-families. 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.58. In 2000, the village the population was spread out with 14.3% 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 age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $53,163, and the median income for a family was $69,104. Males had a median income of $41,709 versus $32,080 for females. The

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for the village was $39,564. About 1.3% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the

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, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of English as a

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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

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was the mother tongue of 0.39% of the population.

Landmarks

* Florida Power & Light Office (contains a historical museum) * John D. MacArthur Beach State Park is located nearby. * Parker Bridge

Libraries

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

Notable people

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, Chief Financial Officer of Florida * Gardner Dickinson, PGA golfer *

Mike Douglas Michael Delaney Dowd Jr. (August 11, 1920Cook County Birth Certificates, file number 6053268, borAugust 11, 1920/ref>Social Security Death Index, Michael D. Dowd Jr., Birth: 11 Aug 1920, death: 11 Aug 2006 residing in North Palm Beach, FL, acce ...

, Famous American entertainer * Ryan Klesko, Retired

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* Tom Lewis, U.S. Representative (1983–1995) *

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, Golfer and course architect * Elin Nordegren, Swedish former model and the ex-wife of golfer

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* Sir Harry Oakes, early developer of the area * Chris Cline, Coal mining billionaire – Regarded by

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as New King Coal * Larry Ellison, co-founder of

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* Stanley Druckenmiller, investor, hedge fund manager, former portfolio manager for George Soros * Lou Nanne, Retired NHL player and executive

References

External links

Village of North Palm Beach
Official website {{authority control Villages in Palm Beach County, Florida Villages in Florida Populated coastal places in Florida on the Atlantic Ocean