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Do not fill this in! {{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}} {{Other uses|Palm Beach (disambiguation)#Places{{!}}Palm Beach (disambiguation)}} {{good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Palm Beach, Florida |official_name = Town of Palm Beach |settlement_type = [[Town (Florida)|Town]] <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = PALM BEACH FLORIDA AERIAL 2011.jpg |image_caption = Palm Beach in 2011 |image_flag = Flag of Palm Beach, Florida.svg |image_seal = Seal of Palm Beach, Florida.svg |nickname = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Map of Florida highlighting Palm Beach.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]] and the state of [[Florida]] |image_map1 = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=280|frame-height=200|frame-coord=SWITCH:{{coord|qid=Q695411}}###{{coord|qid=Q812}}###{{coord|26|42|54|N|80|02|22|W}}|zoom=SWITCH:10;5;3|type=SWITCH:shape-inverse;point;point|marker=city|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|id2=SWITCH:Q695411;Q812;Q30|type2=shape|fill2=#ffffff|fill-opacity2=SWITCH:0;0.1;0.1|stroke-width2=2|stroke-color2=#808080|stroke-opacity2=SWITCH:0;1;1|switch=Palm Beach;Florida;the United States}} <!-- Location --> |coordinates = {{coord|26.715|-80.039444|region:US-FL_type:city_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=title,inline}} |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Florida|County]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Florida}} |subdivision_name2 = [[File:Flag_of_Palm_Beach_County,_Florida.png|24px]] [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]] |established_title = [[European colonization of the Americas|Settled (Lake Worth Settlement)]] |established_date = c. 1872<ref name=PBTL/><ref name=PBH>{{cite web|url= http://www.townofpalmbeach.com/Index.aspx?NID=344 |title=Story of the Town's Founding|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=October 5, 2018}}</ref> |established_title1 = [[Settler colonialism|Settled (Palm Beach Settlement)]] |established_date1 = January 9, 1878<ref name=PBName>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20190109/from-archives-shipwreck-its-coconuts-led-to-palm-beachs-name|title=From The Archives: Shipwreck, its coconuts led to Palm Beach's name|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=November 9, 2021|author=Kleinberg, Eliot|date=January 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193918/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20190109/from-archives-shipwreck-its-coconuts-led-to-palm-beachs-name|archive-date=March 9, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=VF500>{{cite web|url=http://vivafl500.org/cities/palm-beach/|title=Viva Florida 500: History happened here - Palm Beach History|date=January 14, 2018|publisher=vivafl500.org|access-date=March 25, 2019}}</ref> |established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (Town of Palm Beach)]] |established_date2 = April 17, 1911<ref name=PBH/> |government_footnotes = |government_type = [[Council–manager government|Council–Manager]] |leader_title = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]] |leader_name = Danielle H. Moore ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<ref name="mayor and council">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/385/MayorTown-Council|title=Mayor & Town Council|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> |leader_title1 = [[Vice Mayor|Council President]] |leader_name1 = Margaret "Maggie" A. Zeidman |leader_title2 = [[City Council|Commissioners]] |leader_name2 = Julie Araskog,<br/> Lew Crampton,<br/> Ted Cooney, and<br/> [[Pro Tem|President Pro Tem]]<br/> Barbara "Bobbie" Lindsay |leader_title3 = [[City Manager|Town Manager]] |leader_name3 = Kirk Blouin |leader_title4 = [[City Clerk|Town Clerk]] |leader_name4 = Kelly Churney |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 31, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 20.21 |area_total_sq_mi = 7.80 |area_land_km2 = 9.84 |area_land_sq_mi = 3.80 |area_water_km2 = 10.37 |area_water_sq_mi = 4.00 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 2 |elevation_ft = 7 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="2020CensusPopulationByRace">{{cite web |title=P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P2&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=11 June 2023 }}</ref> |population_total = 9245 |pop_est_as_of = 2022 |population_est = 9235 |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="2022VintagePopulationEstimate">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Florida: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-12.xlsx |website=Florida |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=11 June 2023 |date=May 2023 }}</ref> |population_density_km2 = 938.52 |population_density_sq_mi = 2430.26 |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] |postal_code = 33480 |area_code = [[Area code 561|561]], [[Area codes 561 and 728|728]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 12-54025<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=288390|name=Palm Beach|access-date=August 2, 2019 |entrydate=October 19, 1979}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 288390<ref name="gnis"/> |website = {{URL|https://townofpalmbeach.com/|townofpalmbeach.com}} }} '''Palm Beach''' is an [[incorporated town]] in [[Palm Beach County, Florida]], United States. Located on a [[barrier island]] in east-central Palm Beach County, the town is separated from [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]] and [[Lake Worth Beach, Florida|Lake Worth Beach]] by the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] to its west and a small section of the Intracoastal Waterway and [[South Palm Beach, Florida|South Palm Beach]] to its south. It is part of the [[South Florida metropolitan area]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Palm Beach had a year-round population of 9,245.<ref name="2020CensusPopulationByRace" /> The [[Jaega]] arrived on the modern-day island of Palm Beach approximately 3,000 years ago. Between 1816 and 1858, the [[Seminole Wars|Seminoles were expelled from the area]].<ref name="seminole wars">{{cite web | url=https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/native-americans-first-people-palm-beaches | title=Native Americans: The First People of the Palm Beaches | date=November 9, 2023 }}</ref> Americans settlers began to inhabit the area as early as 1872, and opened a post office about five years later. [[Elisha Newton Dimick|Elisha Newton "Cap" Dimick]], later the town's first mayor, established Palm Beach's first hotel, the Cocoanut Grove House, in 1880, but [[Standard Oil]] [[Business magnate|tycoon]] [[Henry Flagler]] became instrumental in transforming the island of jungles and swamps into a winter resort for the wealthy. Flagler and his workers constructed the [[Royal Poinciana Hotel]] in 1894, [[The Breakers (hotel)|The Breakers]] in 1896, and [[Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House)|Whitehall]] in 1902; extended the [[Florida East Coast Railway]] southward to the area by 1894; and developed a separate city to house the hotel workers and other laborers, which later became West Palm Beach. The town of Palm Beach incorporated on April 17, 1911. [[Addison Mizner]] also contributed significantly to the town's history, designing 67 structures between 1919 and 1924, including [[El Mirasol (mansion)|El Mirasol]], the [[Everglades Club]], La Querida, the [[William Gray Warden House]], and [[Via Mizner]], which is a section of [[Worth Avenue]]. ''[[Forbes]]'' reported in 2017 that Palm Beach had at least 30 billionaires, with the town ranking as the 27th-wealthiest place in the United States in 2016 according to ''[[Bloomberg News]]''. Many famous and wealthy individuals have resided in the town, including [[President of the United States|United States presidents]] [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Donald Trump]]. Palm Beach is known for upscale shopping districts, such as Worth Avenue, Royal Poinciana Plaza, and the [[Royal Poinciana Way Historic District]]. == History == [[File:Palm Beach, Florida (1916).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Palm Beach in 1916]] [[File:Aerial view of the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach, Florida (10999217183).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aerial view of La Querida (c. 1965), the [[List of residences of presidents of the United States#Winter White House|Winter White House]] of President [[John F. Kennedy]]]] === Native beginnings === Native Americans previously inhabited the island of Palm Beach, with the [[Jaega]]s arriving at least 3,000 years ago. Evidence for their inhabitation of the island are three pre-Columbian archaeological complexes. These complexes include a burial mound, six unmarked Native American cemeteries, and a more recent burial site which suggested interaction between indigenous people and Europeans.<ref name="pre-columbian">{{cite journal|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/uploads/file/Precolumbian%20Palm%20Beachers.pdf|title=Pre-Columbian Palm Beachers|author=Dorothy Block|journal=The Tustenegee|date=Fall 2013|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=January 18, 2021|pages=30–31}}</ref> === 1872–1900 === Settlers began arriving in modern-day Palm Beach by 1872.<ref name=VF500/> Hiram F. Hammon made the first [[Homesteading|homestead claim]] in 1873 along [[Lake Worth Lagoon|Lake Worth]]. At the time, the lake area had fewer than 12 people. By 1877, the Tustenegee Post Office was established in modern-day Palm Beach, becoming the lake area's first post office.<ref name=PBTL>{{cite web|url= http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/timeline-1860-1879 |title=1860 - 1879|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408143217/http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/timeline-1860-1879|archivedate=April 8, 2023}}</ref> Along the coast of Palm Beach, the ''Providencia'' wrecked in 1878 with a cargo of 20,000 coconuts, which were quickly planted.<ref name=VF500/> In 1880, [[Elisha Newton Dimick|Elisha Newton "Cap" Dimick]] converted his private residence to a hotel known as the Cocoanut Grove House. At the time of its opening, the Cocoanut Grove House was the only hotel along Florida's east coast between [[Titusville, Florida|Titusville]] and [[Key West]]. A fire destroyed the hotel in October 1893.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMRV5P|title=Cocoanut Grove House|date=August 8, 2016|publisher=Waymarking.com|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> The Star Route, also known as the [[Barefoot Mailman]] route, began serving the area in 1885.<ref name=PBTL2>{{cite web|url= http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/timeline-0|title=1880 - 1889|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409114228/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/timeline-0|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref> Carriers delivered mail by foot or boat from Palm Beach and other nearby communities to as far south as [[Miami]], a round trip of {{convert|136|mi|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/mail-routes|title=Reaching Out: Mail Routes|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409114227/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/mail-routes|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref> The first schoolhouse in southeast Florida (also known as the Little Red Schoolhouse) opened in Palm Beach in 1886.<ref name=PBTL2/> [[Henry Flagler]], a Standard Oil tycoon, made his first visit to Palm Beach in 1893, and described the area as a "veritable paradise".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/flagler-timeline|title=Henry M. Flagler in Florida Timeline|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408082611/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/flagler-timeline|archivedate=April 8, 2023}}</ref> That same year, Flagler hired George W. Potter to plot 48 blocks for [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]], a city to house workers at his hotels, and construction began on the [[Royal Poinciana Hotel]].<ref name="grandhotels">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/the-grand-hotels-royal-poinciana-hotel|title=The Grand Hotels: The Royal Poinciana|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409015149/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/the-grand-hotels-royal-poinciana-hotel|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/timeline-1890-1899|title=1890 - 1899|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408082534/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/timeline-1890-1899|archivedate=April 8, 2023}}</ref> The Royal Poinciana Hotel opened for business on February 11, 1894.<ref name="grandhotels"/> Flagler, also the owner of the [[Florida East Coast Railway]], extended the railroad southward to West Palm Beach by the following month.<ref name="flagler era">{{cite web|url= http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/flagler-era |title=Flagler Era|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County |access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407002037/http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/flagler-era|archivedate=April 7, 2023}}</ref> In 1896, Flagler opened a second hotel originally known as Wayside Inn, before being renamed Palm Beach Inn, and later becoming [[The Breakers (hotel)|The Breakers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/the-grand-hotels-the-breakers|title=The Grand Hotels: The Breakers|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409112715/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/the-grand-hotels-the-breakers|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref> Fires later burned down the hotel in 1903 and 1925, but it was rebuilt twice. The ''[[Palm Beach Daily News]]'' began publication in 1897 originally under the name ''Daily Lake Worth News''.<ref name="timeline2"/> === 1900–1940 === The first pedestrian bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway opened near the modern-day Flagler Bridge in 1901, replacing the original railroad spur.<ref name="timeline2">{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49496457/palm-beach-daily-news/|title=Timeline|page=B6|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|date=February 9, 1997|access-date=April 24, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Flagler's house lots were bought by the beneficiaries of the [[Gilded Age]],<ref name="flagler era"/> and in 1902, Flagler himself built a [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] mansion, [[Flagler Museum|Whitehall]], designed by the New York-based firm [[Carrère and Hastings]] and helped establish the Palm Beach "winter season".<ref name="whitehall history">{{cite web|url=https://www.flaglermuseum.us/history/whitehall|title=Whitehall|publisher=Flagler Museum|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Telephone service was established in Palm Beach in 1908, with 18 customers initially.<ref name="key">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/346/Key-Historical-Dates-Events|title=Key Historical Dates & Events|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Prior to the 1910s, many African Americans in the area lived in a segregated section of Palm Beach called the "Styx",<ref name="piland">{{cite report|url=http://wpb.org/getmedia/95efd224-611b-43f2-a8f1-3e72f8744633/Historic-Preservation-A-Design-Guidelines-Handbook-full-color;|title=Historic Preservation: A Design Guidelines Handbook |first1=Sherry |last1=Piland |first2=Emily |last2=Stillings |first3=Ednasha |last3=Bowers |date=2005|publisher=Historic Preservation Board, City of West Palm Beach|format=PDF|access-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190328050743/https://www.wpb.org/getmedia/95efd224-611b-43f2-a8f1-3e72f8744633/Historic-Preservation-A-Design-Guidelines-Handbook-full-color;|archive-date=March 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> with an estimated population of 2,000 at its peak. Between 1910 and 1912, though, African Americans were evicted from the Styx.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.staugustine.com/article/20120206/NEWS/302069983|title=Henry Flagler, his town, and the fire|agency=[[McClatchy]]|date=February 6, 2012|newspaper=[[The St. Augustine Record]]|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> Most of the displaced residents relocated to the northern West Palm Beach neighborhoods of Freshwater, [[Northwest Historic District|Northwest]], and [[Pleasant City (West Palm Beach)|Pleasant City]].<ref name="piland"/> In January 1911, it became known West Palm Beach intended to annex the island of Palm Beach in the upcoming [[Florida Legislature|Florida legislative session]]. Residents objected and hired an attorney from Miami to officially become incorporated.<ref name="town-of-palm-beach">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/town-of-palm-beach|title=Palm Beach|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404223303/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/town-of-palm-beach|archivedate=April 4, 2023}}</ref> Dimick, [[Louis Semple Clarke]], and 31 other male property owners met at Clarke's house and signed a charter to officially incorporate the town of Palm Beach on April 17, 1911.<ref name="no captain">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48960452/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Cap Dimick, Palm Beach's first mayor, a pioneer but no captain|date=February 7, 2001|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |first=Eliot |last=Kleinberg |page=14R |access-date=April 17, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Dimick became the first mayor, John McKenna became town clerk, and Joseph Borman became town marshal, while J. B. Donnelly, William Fremd, John Doe, Enoch Root, and J.J. Ryman served as the first council members.<ref name="town-of-palm-beach"/> Also in 1911, Dimick built the [[Royal Park Bridge]], with its first incarnation being a wooden structure. Passage from West Palm Beach to Palm Beach on the bridge originally required a toll – 25 cents per vehicle and 5 cents per pedestrian.<ref name="no captain"/> Between 1919 and 1924,<ref name="Seebohm"/> American resort architect [[Addison Mizner]] designed 67 structures in Palm Beach.<ref name="mizner">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/mizner-in-palm-beach|title=Architects: Mizner in Palm Beach|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409000905/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/mizner-in-palm-beach|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref> Some of Mizner's clients included [[Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.]], [[Paul Moore Sr.]], [[Gurnee Munn]], [[John Shaffer Phipps]], [[Edward Shearson]], [[Edward T. Stotesbury|Eva Stotesbury]], [[Rodman Wanamaker]], and [[Barclay Harding Warburton II]].<ref name="Seebohm">{{cite book|isbn=978-0609605158|publisher=Clarkson Potter|date=2001|page=170|title=Boca Rococo. How Addison Mizner Invented Florida's Gold Coast |first=Caroline |last=Seebohm |url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/bocarococohowadd00seeb}}</ref> His designed works included the Costa Bella,<ref name=Curl/>{{rp|212}} [[El Mirasol (mansion)|El Mirasol]], [[Everglades Club]] (in collaboration with [[Paris Singer]]),<ref name="mizner"/> El Solano,<ref name="ohj"/> La Bellucia,<ref name=Curl>{{cite book |first=Donald W. |last=Curl |title=Mizner's Florida|publisher=The Architectural History Foundation and the MIT Press|year=1992|quote=First published 1984|isbn=978-0262530682}}</ref> La Querida,<ref name="mizner"/> [[Via Mizner]],<ref name=Curl/>{{rp|238}} Villa Flora,<ref name=Curl/>{{rp|103}} and [[William Gray Warden House]].<ref name="ohj">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.oldhouseonline.com/house-tours/8-great-addison-mizner-buildings|magazine=[[Old House Journal]]|title=8 Great Addison Mizner Buildings|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>{{rp|236}} Via Mizner was the first shopping complex along [[Worth Avenue]], which was then a mostly residential street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tclf.org/landscapes/worth-avenue|title=Worth Avenue|publisher=The Cultural Landscape Foundation|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> In February 1924, the town council allotted $100,000 to construct a new municipal building. [[Harvey and Clarke]] architectural firm designed the building, while Newlon and Stephens built the structure after bidding $160,200 for the contract. The [[Palm Beach Town Hall]] opened on December 18, 1925, and is still used for town council meetings. Before its completion, the council meetings took place in a one-story wooden building on [[Royal Poinciana Way Historic District|Royal Poinciana Way.]]<ref>{{cite report|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/1fe71a36-ae37-4d2e-add3-d326aef4319c/|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form|date=2005|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|format=PDF|access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> Also in 1925, citywide construction revenue reached $14 million, attributed to the [[Florida land boom of the 1920s|Florida land boom]].<ref name="timeline2" /> The [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane]] made [[landfall]] in the town of Palm Beach, with sustained winds of 145 mph (235 km/h).{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} High winds and storm surge damaged 610 businesses, 60 homes, and 10 hotels, as well as to the Public Service Corporation and Ocean Boulevard. Damage in 1928 [[United States dollars|dollars]] totaled $10 million in Palm Beach.<ref name="uf">{{cite web|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00001306/00001/1j|title=Palm Beach Hurricane—92 Views|date=1928|publisher=American Autochrome Company|access-date=June 27, 2015|location=Chicago, Illinois}}</ref> === 1940–1960 === [[File:The old Biltmore on Palm Beach, Lake Worth , West Palm Beach, Florida - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Biltmore Hotel (now the Palm Beach Biltmore Condominiums), converted into a U.S. Naval Special Hospital and [[SPARS]] training school during [[World War II]]]] Palm Beach's population grew from 1,707 in 1930 to 3,747 in 1940, a 119.5% increase. The Royal Poinciana Hotel, damaged heavily in the 1928 hurricane, also suffered greatly during the [[Great Depression]], and was demolished in 1935. Around 4,000 people purchased the salvageable remains of the hotel. ''The Palm Beach-Post Times'' estimated some 500 homes could be built from the scraps of the hotel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49494078/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Profiting from failure |first=Julie |last=Waresh |date=May 30, 1999|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|page=1F|access-date=April 24, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Residents of Palm Beach established the [[Society of the Four Arts]] on January 14, 1936, with Hugh Dillman as the first president.<ref name="timeline3">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49495407/palm-beach-daily-news/|title=Timeline|page=B7|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|date=February 9, 1997|access-date=June 5, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The 1930s decade also saw the construction of the Flagler Memorial Bridge, the northernmost bridge linking Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, completed on July 1, 1938.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88611550/the-palm-beach-post/|title=This week in history: Flagler Memorial Bridge opens|date=June 27, 2011|page=1B|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=November 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Palm Beach mayor James M. Owens acted as master of ceremonies for the bridge's opening, while then–[[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] [[Charles O. Andrews]] and former U.S. senator [[Scott Loftin]] gave speeches during the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49347370/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Flagler Bridge Dedication Program Will Open Formally Memorial Span To Traffic|date=July 1, 1938|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|page=1|access-date=May 13, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Early in [[World War II]], the [[United States Army]] established a Ranger camp at the northern tip of the island, which could accommodate 200 men.<ref name="USM in PB">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/us-military-in-palm-beach|title=U.S. Military in Palm Beach|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405165658/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/us-military-in-palm-beach|archivedate=April 5, 2023}}</ref> The Palm Beach Civilian Defense Council ordered blackouts in Palm Beach beginning on April 11, 1942.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/local-response-blackout-restrictions|title=Local Response: Blackout Restrictions |publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405094803/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/local-response-blackout-restrictions|archivedate=April 5, 2023}}</ref> Throughout the war, German U-boats sank 24 ships off Florida, with eight capsized off Palm Beach County between February and May 1942.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/the-enemy-presence-german-u-boats|title=The Enemy Presence: German U-Boats|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405221010/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/the-enemy-presence-german-u-boats|archivedate=April 5, 2023}}</ref> The Army converted The Breakers into the Ream General Army Hospital, while the [[United States Navy|Navy]] converted the Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel into a U.S. Naval Special Hospital. The Biltmore Hotel would also become a training school for [[SPARS]], the [[United States Coast Guard]] Women's Reserve.<ref name="USM in PB"/> On September 15, 1950, the Southern Boulevard Bridge opened,<ref name="timeline3" /> the third and southernmost bridge linking Palm Beach and West Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88611562/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Flagler Bridge: Sunday's breakdown caused by loose bolt|date=August 7, 2018 |first=Joe |last=Capozzi |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=November 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Palm Beach residents elected Claude Dimick Reese (son of former mayor T.T. Reese and grandson of Dimick) as mayor in 1953. He became the only native-born mayor of Palm Beach in its history. In the 1950s, the town's population grew around 56%, from 3,866 in 1950 to 6,055 in 1960.<ref name="timeline3" /> === 1960–1990 === [[John F. Kennedy]] was elected [[President of the United States]] [[1960 United States presidential election|in 1960]], and selected as his [[List of residences of presidents of the United States#Winter White House|Winter White House]] La Querida,<ref name="timeline3"/> which [[Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.|his father]] bought in 1933.<ref name="mizner"/> In December 1960, police in Palm Beach averted a retired postal worker's attempt to assassinate then president-elect Kennedy. The president also spent the last weekend of his life in Palm Beach, several days before [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|his assassination in November 1963]]. Yvelyne "Deedy" Marix became the first woman elected to the town council in February 1970, and later became the first woman elected mayor of Palm Beach in 1983.<ref name="timeline3"/> Between 1971 and 1977, [[Earl E.T. Smith]] served as mayor of Palm Beach. He was previously an [[Ambassador of the United States to Cuba]].<ref name="key"/> Preservationist Barbara Hoffstot published a book titled ''Landmark Architecture in Palm Beach'' in 1974. She personally photographed and summarized many older buildings in the town. The book also called for more awareness of and improvements to a system for protecting historic landmarks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181217/palm-beach-history-early-preservationists-passion-shines-throughout-exhibit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195440/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20181217/palm-beach-history-early-preservationists-passion-shines-throughout-exhibit|archive-date=March 9, 2021|first=William|last=Kelly|title=Palm Beach history: Early preservationist's passion shines throughout exhibit|date=December 17, 2018|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The town council responded in 1979 by approving an ordinance establishing the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which identifies and works to protect historic structures.<ref name="Historic Preservation" /> [[General Foods]] and [[Post Consumer Brands|Post Cereals]] heiress [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]] bequeathed [[Mar-a-Lago]] to the United States upon her death in 1973,<ref name="sider">{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1995-06-18-9506220187-story.html|title=Party Time at Mar-a-Lago|date=June 18, 1995 |first=Don |last=Sider |newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> hoping it would be used as a Winter White House.<ref name="nytimes19810716">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/16/garden/post-home-for-sale-for-20.html|title=Post Home For Sale For $20 Million|first=Kerry |last=Gruson |date=July 16, 1981|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> The residence was returned to the Post family in 1981, before being purchased by [[Donald Trump]] in 1985 for roughly $10 million.<ref name="spencer"/> He converted the estate into a club by 1995 and would later use Mar-a-Lago as a Winter White House during [[Presidency of Donald Trump|his presidency]] from 2017 to 2021.<ref name="sider"/><ref name="CNBC.2017"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/20/donald-trump-plans-end-his-presidency-mar-lago-florida/4210601001|title=Donald Trump lands in Florida as first president in over 150 years to skip inauguration|author=David Jackson|date=January 20, 2021|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> A [[Late November 1984 nor'easter|nor'easter in November 1984]] caused the [[MV Mercedes I|''Mercedes I'']] to crash into the seawall of [[Mollie Wilmot]]'s estate.<ref name="timeline3"/> Wilmot's staff served the 10 sailors sandwiches and freshly brewed coffee in her gazebo and offered martinis to journalists reporting on the incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-07-me-wilmot7-story.html|title=Mollie Wilmot; Palm Beach Socialite Played Host to Cargo Ship in 1984 |first=Dennis |last=McLellan |date=October 7, 2002|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> === 1990–2010 === On October 31, 1991, the [[1991 Perfect Storm|Perfect Storm]] produced waves {{convert|20|ft|m}} in height in Palm Beach. About {{convert|1200|ft|m}} of seawall at Worth Avenue were destroyed, while some parts of the town experienced [[coastal flooding]], especially along Ocean Boulevard.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50915390/the-palm-beach-post/|date=November 1, 1991 |first=Kirk |last=Brown |title=20-footers pummel shoreline, damage homes, sea walls, pier|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|page=1A|access-date=May 13, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> By that afternoon, police allowed only residents to enter the town.<ref name="timeline3"/> The trial of [[William Kennedy Smith]], a member of the [[Kennedy family]], drew international media attention in 1991. Smith had been accused of committing rape at La Querida, but a trial at the Palm Beach County Court resulted in his acquittal on December 11, 1991. Another notable mayor, [[Paul Ilyinsky]], son of [[Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia]] and [[Beneficiary|heiress]] [[Audrey Emery]], was elected to the office in February 1993.<ref name="timeline3"/> The town's population peaked at 10,468 people in the 2000 census.<ref name="rogers">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/palm-beach-tracking-down-reasons-census-shows-population-drop-for-town/oDo3zQ3m18XDkbn1bWpEZK/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195437/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/palm-beach-tracking-down-reasons-census-shows-population-drop-for-town/oDo3zQ3m18XDkbn1bWpEZK/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Palm Beach tracking down reasons Census shows population drop for town|first=David|last=Rogers|date=May 7, 2011|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2005, the [[Palm Beach Police Department]] – under the guidance of Police Chief [[Michael Reiter (police officer)|Michael Reiter]] – began the first inquiry into the crimes committed by [[Sex trafficking|sex trafficker]] [[Jeffrey Epstein]], leading to his arrest and indictment in July 2006. Despite an [[FBI]] investigation discovering at least 40 victims, the state attorney of Palm Beach County only charged Epstein with soliciting a prostitute and [[Child prostitution|soliciting a minor for prostitution]] in June 2008. He pleaded guilty on both counts and received a controversial [[Plea bargain|plea deal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20191113/jeffrey-epstein-how-case-unfolded-in-palm-beach-county|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193914/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20191113/jeffrey-epstein-how-case-unfolded-in-palm-beach-county/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Jeffrey Epstein: How the case unfolded in Palm Beach County|date=November 13, 2019|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> === 2010–present === The town had a population of 8,348 people in 2010, a decrease of 20.3% from the previous census.<ref name="rogers"/> Palm Beach celebrated its centennial on April 17, 2011. About 1,200 people attended a parade that began at the Flagler Museum (Whitehall).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20110418/NEWS/304189966 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193909/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20110418/NEWS/304189966 |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |title=Promenade kicks off celebration with costumes, music, fancy cars |date=April 18, 2011 |first=Margie |last=Kacoha |newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News |page=1 |access-date=April 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Between February and December 2015, the Town Square, which includes the Addison Mizner Memorial Fountain and the town hall, underwent a $5.7 million restoration. The fountain's restoration was named "project of the year" by the [[American Public Works Association]]'s Florida chapter.<ref name="project of the year"/> The FBI conducted [[FBI search of Mar-a-Lago|a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago]] on August 8, 2022, approved by [[United States magistrate judge|Magistrate Judge]] Bruce Reinhart after a criminal referral by the [[National Archives and Records Administration]] relating to classified documents. Although former President Trump surrendered 235 classified documents by June 2022, the search at Mar-a-Lago yielded another 102 such documents. This discovery, along with allegations that Trump transported documents to [[Trump National Golf Club Bedminster|his golf club]] in [[New Jersey]] and showed them to some guests there, led a [[grand jury]] at the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]] to [[Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (government documents case)|indict him]] on 37 felony counts relating to the mishandling of classified documents on June 8, 2023.<ref name="indict timeline">{{cite news|url=https://abc7.com/trump-classified-documents-timeline-indictment/13366744/|title=Timeline of events leading to Donald Trump's indictment in classified documents case|agency=Associated Press|date=June 12, 2023|newspaper=[[KABC-TV]]|location=Los Angeles, California|accessdate=June 13, 2023}}</ref> ===Name=== The January 1878 wreck of the ''Providencia'' is credited with giving Palm Beach its name. The ''Providencia'' was traveling from [[Havana, Cuba|Havana]] to [[Cádiz, Spain]], with a cargo of coconuts harvested in the [[Crown Colony of Trinidad and Tobago]] in the [[British West Indies]], when the ship wrecked near Palm Beach. Many of the coconuts naturalized or were planted along the Palm Beach coast.<ref name=PBName/><ref>{{cite journal |first=Harvey |last=Oyer III |title=The Wreck of the Providencia in 1878 and the Naming of Palm Beach County |journal=South Florida History |volume=29 |date=November 4, 2001}}</ref> A lush grove of palm trees soon grew on what was later named Palm Beach.<ref name=VF500/> == Geography == {{wide image|Palm Beach proper Florida photo by Don Ramey Logan.jpg|1000px|alt=Palm Beach|An aerial view of Palm Beach, looking northeast from downtown [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]] in November 2014}} Palm Beach is one of the easternmost towns in Florida, though the state's easternmost point is in [[Palm Beach Shores, Florida|Palm Beach Shores]], just north of [[Lake Worth Inlet]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49665554/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Question: Why do you like Singer Island? |first=Dermot |last=O'Brien |date=June 1, 2014|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|page=R10|access-date=April 27, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The town is on an {{convert|18|mi|adj=on}} long [[barrier island]] between the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] (locally known as the [[Lake Worth Lagoon]]) on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. At no point is the island wider than three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km), and in places it is only 500 feet (150 m) wide.<ref>{{cite book|title=Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State|date=1939 |author=Federal Writers' Project |publisher=Oxford University Press|page=227}}</ref> The northern boundary of Palm Beach is the Lake Worth Inlet, though it adjoined with [[Singer Island]] until the permanent dredging of the inlet in 1918.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachshoresfl.us/about_us/town_history/index.php|title=Town History Past and Present|publisher=Town of Palm Beach Shores|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> To the south, a section of [[Lake Worth Beach, Florida|Lake Worth Beach]] occupies the island in the vicinity of [[Florida State Road 802|State Road 802]], though an exclave of Palm Beach extends farther southward until the northern limits of [[South Palm Beach, Florida|South Palm Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bdb.org/clientuploads/Allie/Municipalities36x60-1.pdf|title=Municipalities of Palm Beach County, Florida|publisher=Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning and Building Department|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has an area of {{convert|8.12|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}, with land accounting for {{convert|4.20|mi2|km2|abbr=on}} and water covering the remaining {{convert|3.92|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url= https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> The average elevation of the town is {{convert|7|ft|m|abbr=on}};<ref name="gnis"/> the highest point is {{convert|30|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level on the golf course at the Palm Beach Country Club.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|IX-4}} Geologically, the island is a sand-covered ridge of [[coquina rock]].<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|I-7}} Before settlement, the island was a pronounced coastal ridge bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The Intracoastal Waterway coast was primarily low-lying and swampy; marshy sloughs generally lay between the two features,<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|IX-4}} though an [[Oolite|oolitic limestone]] ridge stood along some parts of the island's westward side. Since 1883, the environment has been significantly altered by developing land, the filling of the sloughs, and a receding coastline due to erosion, but the Atlantic ridge is still the dominating topographical feature of the island and acts as a seaward barrier. The former slough areas are flood-prone.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|I-8}} The town and entire barrier island are within Evacuation Zone B, and evacuations are often ordered if a hurricane is forecast to impact the area, most recently in anticipation of [[Hurricane Dorian]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cbs12.com/news/local/palm-beach-county-ordering-evacuations-and-opening-shelters|title=Palm Beach County orders mandatory evacuations for Zones A and B|date=September 1, 2019|newspaper=[[WPEC]]|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach town officials may deploy law enforcement officers to strategically place roadblocks to limit access to the island during unsafe conditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/582/Evacuation-and-Re-Entry|title=Evacuation and Re-Entry|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 27, 2020}}</ref> As of 2016, land use of the town is 60% residential, 13% [[Right of way|rights-of-way]], 10% private group uses, 3% recreational, 3% commercial, 2% public uses, 1% hotels (not including The Breakers), and less than 1% conservation, while The Breakers is a [[planned unit development]] accounting for 6% of land use. The remaining 2% of land was vacant.<ref name="CP">{{cite report|url= http://www.tcrpc.org/council_meetings/2017/May2017/Palm_Beach_EAR_Amendments.pdf|title=Town of Palm Beach Comprehensive Plan|date=March 30, 2017|publisher=Town of Palm Beach Planning, Zoning, and Building Department|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806035525/http://tcrpc.org/council_meetings/2017/May2017/Palm_Beach_EAR_Amendments.pdf|archive-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref>{{rp|I-9}} Palm Beach does not have any land dedicated to agricultural or industrial purposes. The town is essentially built out and cannot extend its boundaries.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|I-11}} Conservation is mainly confined to Bingham Island, Fishermen's Island, and Hunter's Island. Functioning as bird sanctuaries and [[Rookery|rookeries]], the islands are leased by the [[National Audubon Society]], though state trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund and the Blossom Estate hold the titles to the islands. A part of Blossom Estate Subdivision just south of [[Florida State Road 80|Southern Boulevard]] is also designated a conservation area.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|I-11}} === Climate === According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Palm Beach has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (''Af'') with hot, humid summers and warm, drier winters. The annual average precipitation is {{convert|62.3|in|mm|abbr=on}}, most of which occurs from May through October.<ref name="weatherbase.com">{{cite web | url= http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=30227&cityname=West+Palm+Beach%2C+Florida%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=West Palm Beach, Florida | publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref> In the wet summer season, short-lived heavy afternoon thunderstorms are common.<ref name="summer duration">{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/mfl/summer_season|title=Duration of Summer Season in South Florida|publisher=National Weather Service Miami, Florida|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach reports more than 2,900 hours of sunshine annually. Although tropical cyclones can impact Palm Beach, strikes are rare, with the last direct hit in [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane|1928]].<ref name="weatherbase.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-ahurricane14sep14-story.html|title=Florida's forgotten storm: The Hurricane of 1928 |first=Nicole Sterghos |last=Brochu |date=September 14, 2003|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> The wet season is from May to October, when convective thunderstorms and downpours are common.<ref name="summer duration"/> Average high temperatures in Palm Beach are {{convert|83|to|91|F|C|abbr=on}} with lows of {{convert|68|to|76|F|C|abbr=on}},<ref name="dailynormals"/> though low temperatures at or above {{convert|80|F|C|abbr=on}} are not uncommon.<ref name="dailyrecords"/> During this period, more than half of the summer days bring occasional afternoon thunderstorms and seabreezes that somewhat cool the rest of the day. The dry season (winter) brings dryer, sunny, and much less humid weather.<ref name="summer duration"/> Between December and March, average high temperatures range from {{convert|74|to|82|F|C|abbr=on}} and low temperatures average between {{convert|57|and|68|F|C|abbr=on}}.<ref name="dailynormals"/> High temperatures occasionally drop below {{convert|70|F|C|abbr=on}}, while at other times highs occasionally reach {{convert|90|F|C|abbr=on}} in mid-winter. The highest recorded temperature, {{convert|101|F|C|abbr=on}}, occurred on July 21, 1941, while the lowest observed temperature, {{convert|24|F|C|abbr=on}}, occurred on December 29, 1894,<ref name="dailyrecords"/> during the [[Great Freeze]]. In some years, the dry season can become quite dry, and water restrictions are imposed.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200410/driest-march-triggers-conservation-order-limits-on-watering-landscapes|title=Driest March triggers conservation order: Limits on watering landscapes |first=Kimberly |last=Miller |date=April 10, 2020|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> {{weather box |width = auto |single line= = yes |location = Palm Beach International Airport (West Palm Beach, Florida) |Jan record high F=89 |Feb record high F=90 |Mar record high F=95 |Apr record high F=99 |May record high F=99 |Jun record high F=100 |Jul record high F=101 |Aug record high F=97 |Sep record high F=97 |Oct record high F=95 |Nov record high F=92 |Dec record high F=90 <!-- Average high temperatures --> |Jan high F=75 |Feb high F=77 |Mar high F=79 |Apr high F=82 |May high F=86 |Jun high F=88 |Jul high F=90 |Aug high F=90 |Sep high F=88 |Oct high F=85 |Nov high F=80 |Dec high F=76 <!-- Average low temperatures --> |Jan low F=57 |Feb low F=59 |Mar low F=62 |Apr low F=66 |May low F=71 |Jun low F=74 |Jul low F=76 |Aug low F=76 |Sep low F=75 |Oct low F=72 |Nov low F=66 |Dec low F=60 <!-- Record low temperatures --> |Jan record low F=26 |Feb record low F=27 |Mar record low F=26 |Apr record low F=38 |May record low F=45 |Jun record low F=60 |Jul record low F=64 |Aug record low F=65 |Sep record low F=61 |Oct record low F=46 |Nov record low F=36 |Dec record low F=24 <!-- Average precipitation --> |precipitation colour=green |Jan precipitation inch=3.13 |Feb precipitation inch=2.82 |Mar precipitation inch=3.66 |Apr precipitation inch=4.59 |May precipitation inch=4.51 |Jun precipitation inch=8.30 |Jul precipitation inch=5.76 |Aug precipitation inch=7.95 |Sep precipitation inch=8.35 |Oct precipitation inch=5.13 |Nov precipitation inch=4.75 |Dec precipitation inch=3.38 | source = National Weather Service<ref name="dailynormals">{{cite web|url= https://www.weather.gov/media/mfl/climate/West%20Palm%20Beach%20Daily%20Normals%20(1981-2010).pdf|title=West Palm Beach|publisher=National Weather Service Miami, Florida|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name="dailyrecords">{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/media/mfl/climate/Daily_Records_West_Palm_Beach.pdf|title=Climatological Records for West Palm Beach, FL Highlights 1888–2019 Daily Extremes|publisher=National Weather Service Miami, Florida|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1920=1135 |1930=1707 |1940=3747 |1950=3886 |1960=6055 |1970=9086 |1980=9729 |1990=9814 |2000=10468 |2010=8348 |2020=9245 |estimate=9235 |estyear=2022 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/ |website=U.S. Census Bureau }}</ref><br> 1920–1970<ref name="HistoricalCensus1890to1970">{{cite web |title=Census Counts: 1890-2020 |url=http://edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/data-a-to-z/FLmunicipalcensus.xls |website=Florida Municipal Population Census Counts: 1890 to 2020 |publisher=Office of Economic and Demographic Research, The Florida Legislature |access-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404171529/http://edr.state.fl.us/Content/local-government/data/data-a-to-z/FLmunicipalcensus.xls |archive-date=4 April 2022 |date=2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> 1980<ref name="1980Census1">{{cite web |title=General Population Characteristics FLORIDA 1980 Census of Population |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flABCs1-02.pdf |website=07553445v1chA-Cpt11sec1ch002.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref> 1990<ref name="1990Census1">{{cite web |title=1990 Census of Population General Population Characteristics Florida Section 1 of 2 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-11-1.pdf |website=Florida: 1990, Part 1 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref><br>2000<ref name="2000CensusPopulationByRace">{{cite web |title=PL002: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=PL002&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALPL2000.PL002 |website=PL002 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE [73] |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=11 June 2023 }}</ref> 2010<ref name="2010CensusPopulationByRace">{{cite web |title=P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P2&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=11 June 2023 }}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusPopulationByRace" /> 2022<ref name="2022VintagePopulationEstimate" /> }} The town's population peaked at 10,468 people in the 2000 census but fell by 20.3% to 8,348 people in 2010.<ref name="rogers"/> However, during the "winter season", defined as November through April, the population of Palm Beach swells to around 25,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://townofpalmbeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/7965/2018-Final-Budget?bidId=|title=Town of Palm Beach, Florida, Comprehensive Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2018|page=34|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=May 8, 2020|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gordon |first1=Amanda L. |title=What Happens When the Top 1% of New York Converge on Your Town |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-29/new-yorkers-moving-to-florida-city-s-richest-1-converge-on-west-palm-beach |access-date=4 May 2022 |work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=29 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The town's affluence and its recreational facilities, shops, restaurants, social scene, and "community-oriented sensibility" were cited when it was selected in June 2003 as America's "Best Place to Live" by ''[[Robb Report]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://robbreport.com/shelter/home-design/robb-reports-best-places-to-live-242835/|title=Robb Report's Best Places to Live |first=Shelia Gibson |last=Stoodley |date=July 1, 2003|magazine=Robb Report |access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;" !Historical demographics !style="width: 5em;"|2020<ref name="2020CensusPopulationByRace" /> !style="width: 5em;"|2010<ref name="2010CensusPopulationByRace" /> !style="width: 5em;"|2000<ref name="2000CensusPopulationByRace" /> !style="width: 5em;"|1990<ref name="1990Census1" /> !style="width: 5em;"|1980<ref name="1980Census1" /> |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] (non-Hispanic) |91.5% |94.0% |93.8% |96.4% |96.5% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] |4.6% |3.9% |2.6% |2.7% |2.5% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[African American|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) |0.5% |0.5% |2.5% |0.5% |0.7% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Asian American|Asian]] and [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (non-Hispanic) |1.5% |1.0% |0.5% |0.4% |rowspan="3"|0.4% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] (non-Hispanic) |0.0% |< 0.1% |< 0.1% |< 0.1% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (non-Hispanic) |0.3% |0.1% |0.1% |< 0.1% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] (non-Hispanic) |1.5% |0.3% |0.5% |N/A |N/A |- !style="text-align:left"|Population !style="text-align:right"|9,245 !style="text-align:right"|8,348 !style="text-align:right"|10,468 !style="text-align:right"|9,814 !style="text-align:right"|9,729 |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;" !Demographic characteristics !style="width: 7em;"|2020<ref name="2020CensusHouseholds">{{cite web |title=H1 | OCCUPANCY STATUS |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=H1&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.H1 |website=H1: OCCUPANCY STATUS - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2020CensusSexByAge">{{cite web |title=P12 | SEX BY AGE FOR SELECTED AGE CATEGORIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P12&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALDHC2020.P12 |website=P12: SEX BY AGE FOR SELECTED ... - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2020CensusMedianAge">{{cite web |title=P13 | MEDIAN AGE BY SEX |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P13&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALDHC2020.P13 |website=P13: MEDIAN AGE BY SEX - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> !style="width: 7em;"|2010<ref name="2010CensusHouseholds">{{cite web |title=H1 | OCCUPANCY STATUS |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=H1&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.H1 |website=H1: OCCUPANCY STATUS - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2010CensusSexByAge">{{cite web |title=P12 | SEX BY AGE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P12&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P12 |website=P12: SEX BY AGE - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2010CensusMedianAge">{{cite web |title=P13 | MEDIAN AGE BY SEX |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P13&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P13 |website=P13: MEDIAN AGE BY SEX - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> !style="width: 7em;"|2000<ref name="2000CensusHouseholds">{{cite web |title=H003 | OCCUPANCY STATUS [3] |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=H003&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.H003 |website=H003: OCCUPANCY STATUS [3] - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2000CensusSexByAge">{{cite web |title=P012 | SEX BY AGE [49] |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P012&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P012 |website=P012: SEX BY AGE [49] - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2000CensusMedianAge">{{cite web |title=P013 | MEDIAN AGE BY SEX [3] |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P013&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P013 |website=P13: MEDIAN AGE BY SEX [3] - Census Bureau Table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> !style="width: 7em;"|1990<ref name="1990Census1" /><ref name="1990Census2">{{cite web |title=1990 Census of Population General Population Characteristics Florida Section 1 of 2 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-11-2.pdf |website=Florida: 1990, Part 2 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> !style="width: 7em;"|1980<ref name="1980Census1" /><ref name="1980Census2">{{cite web |title=General Population Characteristics FLORIDA 1980 Census of Population |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flABCs1-05.pdf |website=07553445v1chA-Cpt11sec1ch002.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left"|Households |9,256 |9,091 |9,948 |5,421 |5,141 |- |style="text-align:left"|Persons per household |1.00 |0.92 |1.05 |1.81 |1.89 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{abbr|Sex Ratio|Sex ratio measured in number of males per 100 females}} |84.0 |81.3 |79.3 |76.5 |77.9 |- |style="text-align:left"|Ages 0–17 |6.6% |6.9% |9.4% |6.7% |8.2% |- |style="text-align:left"|Ages 18–64 |36.6% |37.4% |38.0% |40.7% |45.3% |- |style="text-align:left"|Ages 65 + |56.8% |55.8% |52.6% |52.6% |46.6% |- |style="text-align:left"|Median age |68.3 |67.4 |66.6 |66.2 |63.2 |- !style="text-align:left"|Population !style="text-align:right"|9,245 !style="text-align:right"|8,348 !style="text-align:right"|10,468 !style="text-align:right"|9,814 !style="text-align:right"|9,729 |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;" !colspan="4"|Economic indicators |- !style="width: 14em;"|2017–21 [[American Community Survey]] !style="width: 7em;"|Palm Beach !style="width: 7em;"|Palm Beach County !style="width: 7em;"|Florida |- |style="text-align:left"|{{abbr|Median income|Median income in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars}}<ref name="ACSPersonalIncome">{{cite web |title=S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=S2001&g=040XX00US12_050XX00US12099_160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S2001 |website=S2001 | EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2021 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> |$74,638 |$36,431 |$34,367 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{abbr|Median household income|Median household income in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars}}<ref name="ACSHouseholdIncome">{{cite web |title=S1901: INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=S1901&g=040XX00US12_050XX00US12099_160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S1901 |website=S1901 | INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2021 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> |$168,787 |$68,874 |$61,777 |- |style="text-align:left"|Poverty Rate<ref name="ACSPoverty">{{cite web |title=S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=S1701&g=040XX00US12_050XX00US12099_160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S1701 |website=S1701 | POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> |3.9% |11.6% |13.1% |- |style="text-align:left"|{{abbr|High school diploma|Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a high school diploma or higher}}<ref name="ACSEducationalAttainment">{{cite web |title=S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=S1501&g=040XX00US12_050XX00US12099_160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSST5Y2021.S1501 |website=S1501 | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> |97.9% |89.1% |89.0% |- |style="text-align:left"|{{abbr|Bachelor's degree|Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher}}<ref name="ACSEducationalAttainment" /> |68.6% |38.0% |31.5% |- |style="text-align:left"|{{abbr|Advanced degree|Percentage of the population aged 25+ with an advanced degree}}<ref name="ACSEducationalAttainment" /> |35.0% |15.0% |11.7% |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;" !style="width: 20em;"|Language spoken at home{{refn|group=note|name=languages|Language spoken at home among residents at least five years old; only languages (or language groups) which at least 2% of residents have spoken at any time since 1980 are mentioned}} !style="width: 5em;"|2015{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2015Language|Refers to 2013–2017 [[American Community Survey]] data;<ref name="ACS2015Language">{{cite web |title=C16001: LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME FOR ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=C16001&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSDT5Y2017.C16001&moe=true |website=C16001 | LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]}} !style="width: 5em;"|2010{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2010Language|Refers to 2008–2012 [[American Community Survey]] data;<ref name="ACS2010Language">{{cite web |title=B16001: LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B16001&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSDT5Y2012.B16001&moe=true |website=B16001 | LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> the last Decennial Census where language data was collected was in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]}} !style="width: 5em;"|2000<ref name="2000CensusLanguage">{{cite web |title=PCT010: AGE BY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=PCT010&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF32000.PCT010 |website=PCT010 | AGE BY LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER [83] |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> !style="width: 5em;"|1990<ref name="1990Census3">{{cite web |title=1990 Census of Population General Social and Economic Characteristics Florida Section 3 of 3 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-2/cp-2-11-3.pdf |website=Florida: 1990, Part 3 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> !style="width: 5em;"|1980<ref name="1980Census3">{{cite web |title=General Social and Economic Characteristics FLORIDA 1980 Census of Population |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flCs2-02.pdf |website=07553445v1chA-Dpt3ch01.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:left"|[[English language|English]] |89.2% |85.6% |84.0% |84.2% |86.9% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[Spanish language|Spanish]] or [[Spanish Creole]] |3.7% |3.7% |3.8% |3.7% |3.5% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[French language|French]] or [[Haitian Creole]] |1.8% |4.7% |4.3% |N/A{{efn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately|Not counted separately; aggregated into "Other" category}} |2.7% |- |style="text-align:left"|[[German language|German]] |N/A{{efn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately}} |0.8% |2.3% |N/A{{efn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately}} |2.3% |- |style="text-align:left"|Other Languages |5.3% |5.2% |5.6% |12.1% |4.7% |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: right;" !style="width: 20em;"|Nativity !style="width: 5em;"|2015{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2015Nativity|Refers to 2013–2017 [[American Community Survey]] data;<ref name="ACS2015ForeignBorn1">{{cite web |title=B05001: NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B05001&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSDT5Y2017.B05001&moe=true |website=B05001 | NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ACS2015ForeignBorn">{{cite web |title=B05006: PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B05006&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSDT5Y2017.B05006&moe=true |website=B05006 | PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]}} !style="width: 5em;"|2010{{refn|group=note|name=ACS2010Nativity|Refers to 2008–2012 [[American Community Survey]] data;<ref name="ACS2010Nativity">{{cite web |title=B05001: NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B05001&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSDT5Y2012.B05001&moe=true |website=B05001 | NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="ACS2010ForeignBorn">{{cite web |title=B05006: PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=B05006&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=ACSDT5Y2012.B05006&moe=true |website=B05006 | PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> the last Decennial Census where foreign-born population data was collected was in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]}} !style="width: 5em;"|2000<ref name="2000CensusNativity">{{cite web |title=P021: PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=P021&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF32000.P021 |website=P021 | PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS [15] |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="2000CensusForeignBorn">{{cite web |title=PCT019: PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE ... - Census Bureau Table |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=PCT019&g=160XX00US1254025&tid=DECENNIALSF32000.PCT019 |website=PCT019 | PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION [126] |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=12 June 2023 }}</ref> !style="width: 5em;"|1990<ref name="1990Census3" /> !style="width: 5em;"|1980<ref name="1980Census3" /> |- |style="text-align:left"|'''% population [[Natural-born-citizen clause (United States)|native-born]]''' |'''86.5%''' |'''83.1%''' |'''84.6%''' |'''86.3%''' |'''86.2%''' |- |style="text-align:left"|... born in the [[United States]] |85.3% |81.2% |83.2% |N/A{{refn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately}} |85.8% |- |style="text-align:left"|... born in [[Puerto Rico]] or [[Territories of the United States|Island Areas]] |0.7% |0.0% |0.1% |N/A{{refn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately}} |rowspan="2"|0.5% |- |style="text-align:left"|... born to [[Jus sanguinis|American parents abroad]] |0.5% |1.9% |1.3% |N/A{{refn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately}} |- |style="text-align:left"|'''% population [[Immigration to the United States|foreign-born]]{{refn|group=note|name=foreignborn|Only countries of birth which at least 7% of residents were born in at any time since 1980 are mentioned; no countries meet this criterion for the town of Palm Beach so none of them are mentioned}}''' |'''13.5%''' |'''16.9%''' |'''15.4%''' |'''13.7%''' |'''13.8%''' |- |style="text-align:left"|... born in other countries |10.8% |10.6% |10.7% |N/A{{refn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately}} |N/A{{refn|group=note|name=NotCountedSeparately}} |} Palm Beach ranked as the 27th-wealthiest place in the United States in 2016 according to ''[[Bloomberg News]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-hundred-richest-places/ |first1=Shelly |last1=Hagan |first2=Wei |last2=Lu |title=Bloomberg - America's 100 Richest Places|newspaper=Bloomberg News|date=March 5, 2018|access-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref> In the following year, ''[[Forbes]]'' reported the town had 30-plus billionaires.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/forbes-billionaires-list-has-plus-palm-beachers-trump-worth-drops/Coy8vJKVyHuKlqCukWKsWN/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109091711/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/forbes-billionaires-list-has-plus-palm-beachers-trump-worth-drops/Coy8vJKVyHuKlqCukWKsWN/|archive-date=November 9, 2019|title=Forbes' billionaires list has 30-plus Palm Beachers; Trump's worth drops|date=March 21, 2017|first=Darrell|last=Hofheinz|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Palm Beach had the 40th-highest percentage of [[Russian people|Russian]] residents in the United States in 2000, with 10.30% of the populace – tied with [[Pomona, New York]], and the [[township]] of [[Lower Merion, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Russian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Russian Communities |website=Epodunk.com |access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191029162946/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Russian.html|archive-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref> It also had the 26th highest percentage of [[Austrian people|Austrian]] residents in the United States, at 2.10% of the town's population, tied with 19 other municipalities in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Austrian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Austrian Communities |website=Epodunk.com |access-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329195201/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Austrian.html|archive-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> In 2000, the town's household income was $109,219. Males had a median income of $71,685 versus $42,875 for females; 5.3% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. About 4.6% of those under the age of 18 and 2.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Palm Beach had a median household income of $124,562 and a median family income of $137,867.<ref name="tcrpc">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcrpc.org/publications/census/palm_beach/palmbch2000census.pdf|title=Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000|publisher=Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council|access-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806045026/https://tcrpc.org/publications/census/palm_beach/palmbch2000census.pdf|archive-date=August 6, 2020}}</ref> ==Economy== [[File:Worth Avenue by Volkan Yuksel 2012-06-17 DSC02060.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worth Avenue]] In 2018, the town of Palm Beach had an estimated labor force of 2,788 people. Palm Beach had an unemployment rate of just 2.3%, although 66% of the town's population was not in the labor force. The most common professions among the town's labor force are finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing (24.1%); professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (23.6%); retail (12.2%); and educational services, health care, and social assistance (10.5%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=DP03&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03&hidePreview=true&g=1600000US1254025|title=Selected Economic Characteristics|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> However, as of 2017, only 4.1% of jobs in Palm Beach were held by residents of the town, with the most common other home destinations being West Palm Beach (15.4%), [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida|Palm Beach Gardens]] (3.9%), [[Lake Worth Beach, Florida|Lake Worth Beach]] (3.7%), [[Wellington, Florida|Wellington]] (3.3%), and [[Greenacres, Florida|Greenacres]] (3.1%).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/|title=Home Destination Analysis|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Tourism is a major industry in the town, bringing in around $5 billion in annual revenue.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://cbs12.com/news/local/town-wide-curfew-issued-in-palm-beach-as-city-declares-state-of-emergency|title=Town-wide curfew issued in Palm Beach as city declares state of emergency|first1=Lizandra |last1=Portal |first2=Luli |last2=Ortiz |date=March 16, 2020|publisher=WPEC |access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach has several historical and luxurious hotels and lodgings, most notably [[The Brazilian Court]], [[The Breakers (hotel)|The Breakers]],<ref name="PBCOC"/> the [[Palm Beach Hotel (Palm Beach, Florida)|Palm Beach Hotel]] (now the Palm Beach Hotel Condominium),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachhotelfl.com/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Palm Beach Hotel Condominium|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> the [[Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa]], and the [[Vineta Hotel]].<ref name="PBCOC">{{cite web|url=http://business.palmbeachchamber.com/list/category/hotels-60|title=Hotels|publisher=Palm Beach Chamber Of Commerce|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> The Breakers alone employs more than 2,200 people from around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebreakers.com/careers/workplace-information/|title=Workplace Information|publisher=The Breakers Palm Beach|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> The town of Palm Beach also contains [[Worth Avenue]], an upscale shopping and dining district. Known for selling high-quality merchandise since the 1920s, Worth Avenue includes about 250 high-end shops, boutiques, restaurants, and art galleries.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/business/12palm.html?_r=0|title=Recession Pain, Even in Palm Beach |first=David |last=Segal |date=April 11, 2009|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Other commercial districts of note include Royal Poinciana Plaza and [[Royal Poinciana Way Historic District]], with the latter being listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2015 due to its status as "the town's original [[Main Street]]", as noted by the ''Palm Beach Daily News''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/business/check-out-new-luxury-shops-coming-palm-beach-plaza-this-fall/fRyNX9WmeoKQoaDzu0kqnM/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193925/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/business/check-out-new-luxury-shops-coming-palm-beach-plaza-this-fall/fRyNX9WmeoKQoaDzu0kqnM/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Check out 12 new luxury shops coming to Palm Beach's Royal Poinciana Plaza this fall|date=August 31, 2017|first=Aleese|last=Kopf|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RPW NRHP">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/royal-poinciana-way-added-national-register-historic-places/72oX6VNgm8l1Ap6Wl1L9vN/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193912/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/royal-poinciana-way-added-national-register-historic-places/72oX6VNgm8l1Ap6Wl1L9vN/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Royal Poinciana Way added to National Register of Historic Places|date=September 24, 2016|first=David|last=Rogers|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Arts and events== [[File:Society Of The 4 Arts Garden Palm Beach Florida.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A botanical garden at the [[Society of the Four Arts]]]] The [[Society of the Four Arts]] is a nonprofit charity organization established in 1936. Located on the north side of Royal Palm Way near the [[Royal Park Bridge]], the Four Arts Plaza has an art gallery, a concert hall auditorium, two libraries, a botanical garden, and a sculpture garden. The two libraries serve as public libraries for the town of Palm Beach, one a [[Library#Children's libraries|children's library]] and the other a general public library. Officially named the Gioconda and Joseph King Library, the town's general public library has more than 70,000 items, including books, audiobooks, DVDs, and periodicals. The Dixon Education Building features art studio and classrooms, as well as an apartment for an artist visiting the Society of the Four Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fourarts.org/about/|title=About The Society of the Four Arts|publisher=The Society of the Four Arts|access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> Royal Poinciana Playhouse, near Cocoanut Row and Royal Poinciana Way, formerly hosted ballets, Broadway plays, opera, and other cultural events.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|VI-8}} Although the venue has been closed since 2004, it remains structurally sound. Up Markets acquired control of the playhouse in 2014 via a long-term lease.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/entertainment/20200115/council-members-grow-impatient-with-search-for-playhouse-tenant|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193921/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/entertainment/20200115/council-members-grow-impatient-with-search-for-playhouse-tenant|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Council members grow impatient with search for playhouse tenant|first=Jan|last=Sjostrom|date=January 15, 2020|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 15, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2022, extensive renovations began on the building's interior, which will have a capacity of about 400 people upon its expected completion in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/local/2022/12/18/construction-underway-on-royal-poinciana-playhouse/10805075002/|title=Construction underway on Royal Poinciana Playhouse redevelopment project|author=Wagner, Jodie|date=December 18, 2022|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|accessdate=June 19, 2023}}</ref> Worth Avenue and its vicinity also has several art galleries, including DTR Modern Galleries, Evey Fine Art Gallery, Galeria of Sculpture, Gallerie Y, and the John H. Surovek Gallery. Additionally, the [[Norton Museum of Art]] and its sculpture gardens are just across the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://worth-avenue.com/directory/?category=art-and-art-galleries|title=Directory|publisher=Worth Avenue|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The Hope for Depression Research Foundation hosts an annual 5K run/walk known as the Race of Hope to Defeat Depression. In 2020, the event raised about $400,000 for depression research.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20200215/race-of-hope-raises-400k-for-depression-research|title=Race of Hope raises $400K for depression research|date=February 15, 2020 |first=Gabrielle |last=Mayer |newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> The [[Palm Beach International Film Festival]] had been hosted in the town in the months of March and April since 1996. However, the festival has been on hiatus since 2018, following the resignation of [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] Jeff Davis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/theater-and-arts/sf-palm-beach-international-film-festival-hiatus-20180119-story.html|title=Palm Beach International Film Festival calls off 2018 event |first=Phillip |last=Valys|date=January 19, 2018|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> Various events are hosted on Worth Avenue, including historical walking tours held year-round.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worth-avenue.com/event/|title=Events|publisher=Worth Avenue|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> Once a year, the ''Palm Beach Charity Register'' magazine publishes a guide to charitable events held in the town and other nearby localities. The magazine promoted 186 charity galas, luncheons, and parties scheduled between the fall of 2019 and summer of 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://issuu.com/pbmg/docs/pbcr_2020|title=Good Neighbors |first=Liz |last=Petoniak |date=October 2019|magazine=Palm Beach Charity Register|page=8|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> ==Attractions== [[File:PB_FL_Flagler_Whitehall02.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House)|Whitehall]], also known as Flagler Museum]] [[Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House)|Whitehall]] reopened as the Flagler Museum on February 6, 1960, after Henry Flagler's granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews, purchased the property in 1959 to prevent its demolition.<ref name="whitehall history"/> Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and the National Historic Landmark list in 2000,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/thousands-take-founder-day-flagler-museum/gNyEdhU4P5NisUqFN7XlPK/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193916/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/thousands-take-founder-day-flagler-museum/gNyEdhU4P5NisUqFN7XlPK/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Thousands take in Founder's Day at Flagler Museum|date=September 4, 2016|first=Aleese|last=Kopf|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> the museum replicates the original appearance of the house and has exhibits about Flagler himself,<ref name="past exhibits">{{cite web|url=https://flaglermuseum.us/exhibits/past-exhibits|title=Past Exhibitions|publisher=Flagler Museum|access-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202003433/https://flaglermuseum.us/exhibits/past-exhibits|archive-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> Flagler's personal railcar (built in 1886),<ref name="whitehall history"/> the [[Florida East Coast Railway]], life in the [[Gilded Age]], and the early history of Palm Beach.<ref name="past exhibits"/> Almost 100,000 people visit the museum annually.<ref name="whitehall history"/> Adjacent to the Flagler Museum and behind the Royal Poinciana Chapel is a giant, almost 200-year old [[Bombax ceiba|kapok tree]], which also attracts visitors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/a-gorgeous-piece-of-sculpture/nkBD9/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193920/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/a-gorgeous-piece-of-sculpture/nkBD9/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Historic kapok 'a magnificent piece of living art'|date=September 26, 2016|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach]] established Pan's Garden in 1994 along Hibiscus Avenue between Chilean Avenue and Peruvian Avenue. The garden has a statue of [[Pan (god)|Pan]] (originally designed in 1890 by [[Frederick William MacMonnies]]), the [[Ancient Greek religion|ancient Greek god]] who protects and guards flocks. Another significant feature is the Casa Apava wall, a 1920s tile wall from the remnants of the Casa Apava estate. Encompassing approximately {{convert|0.5|acres}}, the garden also features many endangered species of native vegetation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpreservation.org/visit/pans-garden|title=Pan's Garden|publisher=Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach|access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> [[Bethesda-by-the-Sea]], originally a mostly wooden structure built from lumber from the beach in April 1889, is the oldest church in Palm Beach. The church opened at its current location by Christmas 1926.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20140622/news/306229913|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193927/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20140622/news/306229913|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Celebrating 125 years: 'Faithful people' built Bethesda-by-the-Sea|date=June 22, 2014|first=Michele|last=Dargan|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Bethesda-by-the-Sea has hosted the weddings of a few notable individuals, including Donald and Melania Trump in 2005 and [[Michael Jordan]] and [[Yvette Prieto]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20150625/ENTERTAINMENT/812031334|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309192403/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20150625/ENTERTAINMENT/812031334|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Which 5 celebrities got married in Palm Beach (and Jupiter)?|date=June 25, 2015|first=Staci|last=Sturrock|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=May 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> === Other points of interest === The Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce identifies several other points of interest in the town, including:<ref>{{cite book|url=http://passportpublications.com/palm_beach_town_lilly_map.html|title=A Visitor's Map of Palm Beach|chapter=Points of Interest|publisher=Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce|page=4|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> *Major Alley - Located on Peruvian Avenue just one block north of the western terminus of Worth Avenue, Major Alley (named after architect Howard Major) has six [[Georgian architecture|Georgian revival-style]] cottages built in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/travel-guide/a4323/palm-beach-chic-book/|title=A Look Inside Some of the Most Whimsical Homes in Palm Beach|date=November 17, 2015 |first=Pilar |last=Viladas |magazine=Town & Country |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> *Royal Poinciana Chapel - Built in 1897 by Henry Flagler, he intended for the [[Ecumenism|interdenominational]] chapel to be used by guests at his hotels. The chapel expanded to 400 seats about a year later. It is adjacent to the Whitehall property.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20170227/royal-poinciana-chapel-reflects-on-120-years-in-palm-beach|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193905/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20170227/royal-poinciana-chapel-reflects-on-120-years-in-palm-beach|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Royal Poinciana Chapel reflects on 120 years in Palm Beach|date=February 27, 2017|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|first=Robert|last=Norris|access-date=May 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> *Seagull Cottage - Situated between the Royal Poinciana Chapel and Whitehall, Seagull Cottage is the oldest surviving home in the Palm Beach, constructed in 1886 by R.R. McCormick, a railroad and land developer from [[Denver]]. Flagler purchased Seagull Cottage from McCormick in 1893 for $75,000, and it remained his winter residence until 1902, when Whitehall was completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://royalpoincianachapel.org/about/buildings-and-grounds/|title=Buildings & Grounds|publisher=Royal Poinciana Chapel|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> *Phipps Plaza Historic District - Described by the ''Palm Beach Daily News'' as a "picturesque ensemble" of buildings, the Phipps Plaza Historic District is a tight ring of structures built between the 1920s and the 1940s. Located just north of the intersection of Royal Palm Way and South County Road, the buildings at Phipps Plaza were mostly constructed by the Palm Beach Company, with the assistance of Addison Mizner and [[Marion Sims Wyeth]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/business/real-estate/architects-gave-phipps-plaza-distinctive-look/RdQytgi95D5w83hmfGSu2K/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193922/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/business/real-estate/architects-gave-phipps-plaza-distinctive-look/RdQytgi95D5w83hmfGSu2K/|title=Architects gave Phipps Plaza distinctive look|date=March 22, 2017|first=Augustus|last=Mayhew|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> *The Colony Hotel Palm Beach - A [[Colonial architecture#British colonial architecture|British Colonial-style]] hotel at South County Road and Hammond Avenue, just one block south of Worth Avenue. Opened in 1947, the six floor hotel has eighty-nine rooms and three penthouses.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/travel/fl-hotel-colony-20100216-story.html|title=Checking In: Colony Hotel in Palm Beach has historic pedigree|date=February 16, 2010|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> *Addison Mizner Memorial Fountain - Erected by Mizner himself in 1929, the fountain is in the middle of South County Road directly north of the [[Palm Beach Town Hall|town hall]] and to the west of the police department headquarters. The fountain is constructed of double-bowl cast stone. In 2017, the restoration of the fountain was named the project of the year by the [[American Public Works Association]]'s Florida chapter.<ref name="project of the year">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/palm-beach-mizner-fountain-named-project-the-year/MewMvYnef6XwAYeDYQsGNI/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193915/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/palm-beach-mizner-fountain-named-project-the-year/MewMvYnef6XwAYeDYQsGNI/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Palm Beach's Mizner Fountain named 'project of the year'|date=March 14, 2017|first=William|last=Kelly|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Parks and recreation== [[File:Clock tower in Palm Beach, FL, US.jpg|thumb|Clock tower at the municipal beach and east end of Worth Avenue]] The Recreation Department of Palm Beach oversees several public recreation facilities, including the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Palm Beach Docks, Par 3 Golf Course, and many tennis centers.<ref name="rec dept.">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/269/RecreationDepartment|title=Recreation Department|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The only public marina in the town, the Palm Beach Docks opened in the 1940s and is along the Intracoastal Waterway between the Royal Palm Bridge and Worth Avenue.<ref name="town docks">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/282/Town-Docks|title=Town Docks|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach Docks has three main docks and eighty-eight boat slips, along with many accommodations for boaters.<ref name="rec dept."/> There are three public beaches in the town, the Palm Beach Municipal Beach, Phipps Ocean Park, and R. G. Kreusler Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/palm-beach/beaches-watersports|title=Palm Beach – Beaches & Watersports|publisher=Discover The Palm Beaches|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The former, also known as Midtown Beach,<ref name="confusion">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/beach-access-palm-beach-remains-source-confusion/m7HWZZuN86Hn3qx4mTRUyI/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126031623/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/beach-access-palm-beach-remains-source-confusion/m7HWZZuN86Hn3qx4mTRUyI/|archive-date=January 26, 2021|title=Beach access in Palm Beach remains a source of confusion|date=November 28, 2017|first=William|last=Kelly|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> has metered parking spots along South Ocean Boulevard from Royal Palm Way southward to Hammon Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wpbparks.com/beaches/palm-beach-public-beach/|title=Palm Beach Public Beach|publisher=City of West Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Phipps Ocean Park includes the Little Red Schoolhouse, the first school building in southeast Florida (built in 1886), restored and moved from its original location near where the Flagler Memorial Bridge stands today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/teaching-and-preaching|title=Teaching and Preaching|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409000902/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/teaching-and-preaching|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref> The town also has many private beaches, while R. G. Kreusler Park (owned and operated by Palm Beach County) lies directly north of the [[Lake Worth Beach, Florida#Recreation|Lake Worth Municipal Beach]].<ref name="confusion"/> In addition to Pan's Garden, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach also owns the [[Earl E. T. Smith|Ambassador Earl T. Smith]] Memorial Park and Fountain, a small, 0.24 acre (0.097 ha) park near the town hall.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|VI-8}} The town has three bicycling and pedestrian paths. The Lake Trail is a 4.7 mile (7.6 km) path along the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] from Worth Avenue to near the Lake Worth Inlet. Another trail, the County Road Pedestrian Path/Bicycle Lane is around {{convert|1.1|mi|km}} in length from Kawama Lane to Bahama Lane along North County Road. The third path is the Southern Pedestrian/Bicycle Path, running from Sloan's Curve to the town's southern boundaries along [[Florida State Road A1A|State Road A1A]], a distance of roughly {{convert|3.5|mi|km}}.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|VI-7}} Palm Beach has several [[Club (organization)|social and golf clubs]], most notably the [[Everglades Club]] and [[Mar-a-Lago]]. The former, built by Addison Mizner and Paris Singer in 1918, had the original purpose of being a hospital for soldiers injured in [[World War I]]. However, the war soon ended and the facilities were restructured into a private club which opened in January 1919.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/private-clubs|title=Private Clubs|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 12, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408143132/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/private-clubs|archivedate=April 8, 2023}}</ref> Some of the amenities include a golf course, tennis courts, and reception halls. Everglades Club has nearly 1,000 members. The club, which is very exclusive, does not have a website and prohibits cellphones.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20110417/ENTERTAINMENT/812034354|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193741/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20110417/ENTERTAINMENT/812034354|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=An exclusive look inside the mysterious Everglades Club|date=April 17, 2011|first=Barbara|last=Marshall|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=April 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Mar-a-Lago is 126-room, 62,500-square-foot (5,810 m<sup>2</sup>) mansion that features many hotel-style amenities.<ref name="spencer">{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-hurricane-irma-mar-a-lago-20170908-story.html|title=For Irma vs. Mar-a-Lago, the smart money is on Trump's house|date=September 8, 2017 |first=Terry |last=Spencer |newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref><ref name="CNBC.2017">{{cite news|url =https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/25/mar-a-lago-membership-fee-doubles-to-200000.html|title=Mar-a-Lago membership fee doubles to $200,000 |first=Robert |last=Frank |date=January 25, 2017|newspaper=CNBC|access-date =February 13, 2017}}</ref> Built between 1924 and 1927, [[General Foods]] and [[Post Consumer Brands|Post Cereals]] heiress [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]] originally owned the estate,<ref name="sider"/> but willed it to the United States government prior to her death in 1973 in hopes the residence would be used as a [[List of residences of presidents of the United States#Winter White House|Winter White House]].<ref name="nytimes19810716"/> Mar-a-Lago was returned to the Post family in 1981, before being sold to future United States president Donald Trump in 1985 for approximately $10 million.<ref name="spencer"/> ==Government== [[File:Palm_Beach_Town_Hall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Palm Beach Town Hall]]]] Palm Beach operates under a [[Council–manager government|council–manager form of government]]. The town's legislative body, the town council, is composed of five members, who serve two-year terms and seek office in staggered, at-large, non-partisan elections. Once a month, the town council meets at the [[Palm Beach Town Hall]], though special meetings may be conducted as needed. The mayor, also elected to two year terms, acts as [[ombudsman]] and an intergovernmental figure.<ref name="townofficials">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/384/TownOfficials|title=Town Officials|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> Danielle Moore, a former three-term member of the town council,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/2020/12/31/council-member-moore-makes-bid-mayor-seat/4094149001/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418121355/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/2020/12/31/council-member-moore-makes-bid-mayor-seat/4094149001/|archive-date=April 18, 2021|title=Council member Danielle Moore makes bid for Palm Beach mayor's seat|author=Delgado, Adriana|date=December 31, 2020|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> has served as mayor since April 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/local/2021/04/13/bittersweet-emotions-town-bids-farewell-longtime-mayor-coniglio/7139551002/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418211752/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/local/2021/04/13/bittersweet-emotions-town-bids-farewell-longtime-mayor-coniglio/7139551002/|archive-date=April 18, 2021|title='Bittersweet emotions': Palm Beach bids farewell to longtime mayor Coniglio|author=Wagner, Jodie|date=April 14, 2020|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 15, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, a town manager has the authority to appoint and supervise the senior management team, including the deputy town manager and department directors. The officeholder of town manager is appointed annually by the town council.<ref name="townofficials"/> Kirk Blouin, a former Palm Beach chief of police and later Director of Public Safety, has served as town manager since February 13, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/394/Town-Manager|title=Kirk Blouin, Town Manager|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> Palm Beach is part of [[Florida's 22nd congressional district]], which has been represented by Democrat [[Lois Frankel]] since 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/FL/22|title=Florida's 22nd Congressional District|publisher=GovTrack|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> The town at the state level is part of the 89th district of the [[Florida House of Representatives]], which covers many of the immediate coastal cities in Palm Beach County from [[Palm Beach Shores, Florida|Palm Beach Shores]] southward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/District/2013_Districts/large/H000H9049_district_89wmap.pdf|title=H000H9049 (2012 House), District 89|date=2013|publisher=Florida House of Representatives Redistricting Committee|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach is also part of the 30th district of the [[Florida Senate]], which includes northeastern and some of east-central Palm Beach County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/Session/Redistricting/Districts/sd2016/Letter/sd30_Lettersize.pdf|title=Florida State Senate District 30|publisher=Florida Senate|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> Two districts represent the town at the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners. The town north of Worth Avenue is part of the 1st district,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discover.pbcgov.org/countycommissioners/DistrictMaps/D1-Map.pdf|title=Palm Beach County District 1|date=December 6, 2016|publisher=GIS Service Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> while the 7th district covers areas south of Worth Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discover.pbcgov.org/countycommissioners/DistrictMaps/D7-Map.pdf|title=Palm Beach County District 7|date=December 6, 2016|publisher=GIS Service Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach is a generally Republican town. In 2016, Donald Trump received 3,231 votes and Hillary Clinton received 2,612 votes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/election-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html|title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Presidential Election |first1=Matthew |last1=Bloch |first2=Larry |last2=Buchanan |first3=Josh |last3=Katz |first4=Kevin |last4=Quealy |date=July 25, 2018|newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref> ==Education== The [[School District of Palm Beach County]] operates one school in the town, Palm Beach Public Elementary School, on Cocoanut Row between Seaview Avenue and Royal Palm Beach and directly east of the Society of the Four Arts. Opened in 1929, Palm Beach Public Elementary School has a school grade of A and an attendance of 362.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pbp.palmbeachschools.org/school_info|title=School Information|publisher=School District of Palm Beach County|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> [[Palm Beach Day Academy]] is a private school in the area. It was formed in 2006 from a merger between Palm Beach Day School and the Academy of the Palm Beaches. The school has one campus in Palm Beach and another in West Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50608602/palm-beach-daily-news/|title=Thompson retirement may mean move to Maryland|page=A12|date=June 7, 2007|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 9, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Most public middle school students attend Conniston Community Middle School in West Palm Beach, while students who live in the southern portions of the town attend Lake Worth Middle School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_270532/File/Students%20&%20Parents/Student%20Registration/Boundaries/Middle%20Schools%20Maps/SY2019-20_MiddleAttendanceBoundary.pdf|title=Middle School Attendance Boundaries SY2019–20|date=2019|publisher=School District of Palm Beach County|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> Public high school students in northern Palm Beach attend [[Palm Beach Gardens Community High School]] and students residing elsewhere in the town attend [[Forest Hill Community High School]]. Palm Beach is also near [[Dreyfoos School of the Arts]], though that school has no attendance boundaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachschools.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_270532/File/Students%20&%20Parents/Student%20Registration/Boundaries/High%20Schools%20Maps/SY2019-20_HighAttendanceBoundary.pdf|title=High School Attendance Boundaries SY2019–20|date=2019|publisher=School District of Palm Beach County|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> There are no colleges or universities in Palm Beach. However, the nearby cities of Lake Worth Beach and West Palm Beach have a few public and private [[higher education]] institutes, including [[Keiser University]], [[Palm Beach Atlantic University]], and [[Palm Beach State College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbcedu.org/college-and-universities/|title=Colleges & Universities|publisher=Business Development Board of Palm Beach County|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> ==Media== [[File:PB FL Daily News Bldg06.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Palm Beach Daily News Building|The building]] where the ''[[Palm Beach Daily News]]'' was published from 1925 to 1974]] The town is served by the ''[[Palm Beach Daily News]]'', with a daily circulation of approximately 4,500.<ref name="49M">{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-pn-gatehouse-media-buys-palm-beach-post-20180328-story.html|title=Palm Beach Post to be sold to GateHouse in $49M deal|date=March 28, 2018|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> The ''Palm Beach Daily News'' began publishing in 1897 under the name ''Daily Lake Worth News''.<ref name="120 years">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20170202/shiny-sheet-celebrates-120-years|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195434/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20170202/shiny-sheet-celebrates-120-years|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title='Shiny Sheet' celebrates 120 years|date=February 2, 2017|first=Eliot|last=Kleinberg|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 1925 and 1974, the newspaper was published in [[Palm Beach Daily News Building|a building]] that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. Owned by [[Cox Enterprises]] since 1969, [[GateHouse Media]] purchased the newspaper and ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'' in May 2018.<ref name="49M"/> The ''Palm Beach Daily News'' is also known as "The Shiny Sheet" due to its former heavy, slick newsprint stock.<ref name="120 years"/> Residents of the town are also served by ''The Palm Beach Post'', which is actually published in West Palm Beach.<ref name="bdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.bdb.org/bdb-member-directory/publishing/palm-beach-post-the/|title=Company Profile|publisher=Business Development Board of Palm Beach County|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> ''The Palm Beach Post'' had the 5th largest circulation for a newspaper in Florida as of November 2017 and is served to subscribers throughout Palm Beach County and the [[Treasure Coast]].<ref name="bdb"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://marketing-advertising.tampabay.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Market-Penetration-Map.pdf|title=Daily Times Circulation|date=November 2017|page=2|work=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> Palm Beach is part of the West Palm Beach–Fort Pierce television market, ranked as the 38th largest in the United States by [[Nielsen Media Research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thevab.com/storage/app/media/Toolkit/DMA_Map_2019.pdf|title=Nielsen DMA–Designated Market Area Regions 2018-2019|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> The market is served by stations affiliated with major American networks including [[WPTV-TV]]/5 ([[NBC]]), [[WPEC]]/12 ([[CBS]]), [[WPBF]]/25 ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), [[WFLX]]/29 ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]), [[WTVX]]/34 ([[The CW|CW]]), [[WXEL-TV]]/42 ([[PBS]]), [[WTCN-CD]]/43 ([[MyNetworkTV|MYTV]]),<ref name="directTV">{{cite web|title=Local DIRECTV Packages and Channels in West Palm Beach|url=https://www.directstartv.com/city/west-palm-beach-florida/|publisher=DIRECTV|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> [[WWHB-CD]]/48 ([[TBD (TV network)|TBD]]),<ref name="rabbitears">{{cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_market&mktid=46|title=Stations for West Palm Beach, Florida|publisher=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> [[WHDT]]/59 ([[Court TV]]),<ref name="directTV"/> [[WFGC]]/61 ([[Christian Television Network|CTN]]),<ref name="rabbitears"/> [[WPXP-TV]]/67 ([[Ion Television|ION]]),<ref name="directTV"/> as well as local channel [[WBWP-LD]]/57 ([[Independent station (North America)|Ind.]]).<ref name="rabbitears"/> Since 2017, the Palm Beach Civic Association has produced weekly video newscasts, known as Palm Beach TV, which have a weekly viewership of approximately 12,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://palmbeachcivic.org/palm-beach-tv/|title=This Week in Palm Beach Newscasts|date=November 12, 2018 |publisher=Palm Beach Civic Association|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> Many radio stations are within range of the town. Radio stations [[WRMF]] (97.9 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) and [[WPBV-LP]] (98.3 FM) are both based in the town of Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Palm+Beach&state=FL|title=City search (Palm Beach, Florida)|publisher=radio-locator.com|access-date=May 10, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200514055700/https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Palm+Beach&state=FL|archive-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> ==Historic preservation== The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), established by an ordinance approved by the town council in 1979, studies and protects historic structures in Palm Beach. The LPC has a list of 328 properties, sites, and vistas it works to protect under the 1979 ordinance.<ref name="Historic Preservation">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/289/HistoricPreservation|title=Historic Preservation|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> Similarly, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach is "dedicated to preserving the architectural and cultural heritage and the unique scenic quality of the Town of Palm Beach", according to its mission statement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpreservation.org/Mission|title=Mission|publisher=Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The town of Palm Beach also conducts historic sites surveys in collaboration with preservation organizations, historians, and local officials, with the most recent survey completed in December 2020.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/14050/Palm-Beach-Report-REV-FINAL-12142020_pdj-reduced|title=Town of Palm Beach 2020 Historic Site Survey|date=December 2020|publisher=Environmental Services, Inc.|access-date=September 16, 2022|format=PDF}}</ref> The 2010 survey identified 50 structures that had been demolished since the previous survey in 2004 and others that had been altered significantly.<ref name="2010hss">{{cite report|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/167/Historic-Sites-Survey?bidId=|title=Town of Palm Beach, Florida 2010 Historic Sites Survey|page=52|date=December 2010|publisher=Research Atlantica, Inc.|access-date=April 24, 2020|format=PDF}}</ref>{{rp|52}} Federally, thirteen structures and one historic district have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="RPW NRHP"/><ref name="2010hss"/>{{rp|24}} However, two of the designated buildings have since been destroyed.<ref name="2010hss"/>{{rp|24}} A fire and subsequent burglaries at the [[Bingham-Blossom House]] likely contributed to the owner's decision to have it demolished in 1974,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49483455/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Bingham-Blossom House To Be Torn Down in Fall|date=August 15, 1974|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |first=Joyce |last=Heard |page=C3|access-date=April 24, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> while construction crews razed the [[Brelsford House]] in 1975 after trustees at the Royal Poinciana Chapel (the property where the building was located) believed "the aging structure was more of a liability than an asset" and also cited its high costs of renovation for public use, according to ''The Palm Beach Post''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49482255/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Historic Crash|page=C1|date=August 22, 1975|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=April 24, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> ==Infrastructure== === Transportation === [[File:Town of Palm Beach - lake bikeway.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Lake Trail along the Intracoastal Waterway]] Three bridges traverse the [[Intracoastal Waterway]], linking Palm Beach and West Palm Beach by roadway.<ref name="drawbridge">{{cite web|url=https://discover.pbcgov.org/PDF/Publications/Draw_Bridge_Schedule.pdf|title=Drawbridge openings in Palm Beach County|publisher=Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> The northernmost bridge, the Flagler Memorial Bridge, is along [[Florida State Road A1A|State Road A1A]],<ref name="drawbridge"/> which is locally known as Royal Poinciana Way in Palm Beach and Quadrille Boulevard in West Palm Beach.<ref name="atlas p. 60">{{cite web|url=http://discover.pbcgov.org/engineering/Atlas/MapPages/pg60.pdf|title=Roadway Atlas (Page 60)|publisher=Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> First opening in 1938,<ref name="key"/> the bridge underwent a 5-year reconstruction and renovation between 2012 and 2017 at a cost of $106 million.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://cbs12.com/news/local/flagler-memorial-bridge-reopens|title=Flagler Memorial Bridge reopens |first=Thomas |last=Forester |date=July 31, 2017 |work=WPEC |access-date=May 2, 2020}}</ref> [[Florida State Road 704|State Road 704]], also known as Royal Palm Way in Palm Beach and Lakeview Avenue and Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach is the location of the middle bridge.<ref name="atlas p. 60"/> Named the [[Royal Park Bridge]], it first opened in 1911 and was most recently replaced in 2005.<ref name="key"/> The Southern Boulevard Bridge at the conjunction of [[U.S. Route 98]] and [[Florida State Road 80|State Road 80]] (locally known as Southern Boulevard) is the southernmost bridge.<ref name="atlas p. 72">{{cite web|url= http://discover.pbcgov.org/engineering/Atlas/MapPages/pg72.pdf|title=Roadway Atlas (Page 72)|publisher=Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> First completed in 1950,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108957960/the-palm-beach-post/|title=New Bridge Open To Traffic|date=September 15, 1950|page=1|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|accessdate=September 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> the bridge underwent a $97 million replacement project between April 2017 and September 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/01/new-southern-boulevard-bridge-connecting-west-palm-palm-beach-opens/7933835001/|author=Wagner, Jodie|date=September 1, 2022|title='A milestone for the community': New Southern Boulevard Bridge opens to traffic|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=September 4, 2022}}</ref> State Road A1A also runs northward through much of Palm Beach, beginning at the southern limits of the town as South Ocean Boulevard until being redirected onto South County Road, which later becomes North County Road. At Royal Poinciana Way, A1A turns westward onto that road and across the Flagler Memorial Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Straight-Line Diagrams Online GIS Web Application - Roadway: 93060000 SR A1A|url=https://fdotewp1.dot.state.fl.us/slogis/blank.aspx?docId=102698|pages=11–15|publisher=[[Florida Department of Transportation]]|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> State Roads 80 and 704 and U.S. Route 98 all terminate shortly after entering the town after intersecting with A1A.<ref name="atlas p. 60"/><ref name="atlas p. 72"/> The town has no interstate highways,<ref name="atlas p. 60"/><ref name="atlas p. 72"/> though [[Interstate 95]] passes through the nearby city of West Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discover.pbcgov.org/engineering/Atlas/MapPages/pg59.pdf|title=Roadway Atlas (Page 59)|publisher=Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> Private vehicles and taxis are the predominant means of transport in Palm Beach. Incidents of profiling of lower-cost cars and minorities have occurred, sometimes resulting in tense relations between visitors and the town.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/07/racially-profiled-in-palm-beach/278047/|title=Racially Profiled in Palm Beach |first=Kevin Noble |last=Maillard |date=July 23, 2013|newspaper=The Atlantic|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> The nearby city of West Palm Beach has two train stations. [[Tri-Rail]] and [[Amtrak]] serve the [[West Palm Beach station|Tamarind Avenue station]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbia.org/ground/public-transportation/|title=PBI Public Transportation|publisher=Palm Beach International Airport|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> while the [[Higher-speed rail|higher speed]] [[Brightline]] serves the [[West Palm Beach station (Brightline)|Evernia Street station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gobrightline.com/west-palm-beach|title=West Palm Beach|publisher=Brightline|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach is about {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} east of the [[Palm Beach International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/Faq.aspx?QID=143|title=How close is the nearest airport?|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> The northern and central portions of Palm Beach are served by [[Palm Tran]] Route 41, which travels to places in the town such as the Lake Worth Inlet, North County Road and Wells Road, [[Publix]] (Bradley Place and Sunrise Avenue), Royal Palm Way (State Road 704) and South County Road (State Road A1A), and various points between. The route returns to the Intermodal Transit Center in West Palm Beach, which connects to several other bus routes and is adjacent to the train station on Tamarind Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://tripplan.palmtran.org/img/pdf/41.pdf|title=West Palm Beach to Palm Beach Inlet - Route 41|publisher=Palm Beach County Government|date=2020|access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref> ===Police=== The town has its own police department, established on October 17, 1922. Prior to then, town marshal Joseph Borman served in the capacity of chief law enforcer as outlined in the 1911 charter.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/299/Historyof-thePolice-Department|title=History of the Police Department|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 18, 2020}}</ref> The department employed 61 [[Police officer|officers]] in 2018. With a population of 8,295 people in 2018 according to the Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, this translated to 7.35 officers per 1,000 people, compared to the Florida average of 2.49 officers per 1,000 people. In the same year, the department made 2,039 arrests – equal to about 24,581 arrests per 100,000 people, the highest arrest rate in Florida and over sevenfold the state average. However, many arrests were in relation to non-violent crimes, such as those involving auto theft, criminal traffic citations, fraud, and scams. The police department reported no rapes or homicides in Palm Beach in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20190819/palm-beach-police-dept-has-highest-arrest-rate-in-florida-but-what-does-that-actually-mean|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195435/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/20190819/palm-beach-police-dept-has-highest-arrest-rate-in-florida-but-what-does-that-actually-mean|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Palm Beach Police Dept. has the highest arrest rate in Florida, but what does that actually mean?|date=August 19, 2019|first=Wendy|last=Rhodes|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Firefighting=== In its early days, the town of Palm Beach depended heavily on the city of West Palm Beach for firefighting efforts. The Flagler Alerts, a volunteer firefighting group which later became the West Palm Beach Fire Department, responded to fires in Palm Beach by traversing the Intracoastal Waterway via ferry or railroad. Delayed response times and high insurance rates eventually led Palm Beach to establish its own fire-rescue department in December 1921.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/810/Expanded-History|title=Expanded History|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref> Today, the Palm Beach Fire Rescue has three stations, retains 82 employees – 75 full-time and 7 part-time, and annually responds to approximately 2,600 calls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/226/About-the-Department|title=About the Department|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref> ===Utilities=== [[Florida Power & Light]] (FPL) provides electricity to the town of Palm Beach, along with much of the state's east coast. As of December 31, 2019, FPL serves 5 million customers statewide, which is approximately 10 million people.<ref name="fpl">{{cite report|url=http://www.investor.nexteraenergy.com/~/media/Files/N/NEE-IR/investor-materials/shareholder-resources/2019%20NEE%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=NextEra Energy Annual Report 2019|date=December 31, 2019|publisher=NextEra Energy}}</ref>{{rp|5}} Much of the electricity supplied by FPL is sourced from [[natural gas]], followed by [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]].<ref name="fpl"/>{{rp|8}} The nearest FPL power plant is in [[Riviera Beach, Florida|Riviera Beach]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fpl.com/clean-energy/natural-gas/riviera.html|title=Riviera Beach Next Generation Clean Energy Center|publisher=Florida Power & Light Company|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref> while the closest nuclear power station is the [[St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant]], on [[Hutchinson Island (Florida)|Hutchinson Island]].<ref name="fpl"/>{{rp|8}} Palm Beach officials have considered [[undergrounding]] at least since commissioning a 2006 study on the burial of electrical lines. In the subsequent years, undergrounding projects were initially performed by neighborhood on a "as requested" basis. However, following a 2014 town council meeting with FPL workers and a related voter-approved ballot question in 2016, it was decided a town-wide undergrounding project would be undertaken at a cost of approximately $90 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/376/UndergroundUtilities|title=Underground Utilities|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref> The project is ongoing as of March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://undergrounding.info/undergrounding-program-status-update-as-of-march-30-2020/|title=Undergrounding Program - Status Update As of March 30, 2020|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The town government provides and oversees sewage systems and wastewater treatment. Sewage is collected via {{convert|41|mi|km}} of mainline pipes at the more than 40 pumping stations, which are capable of transporting over {{convert|100000|gal}} of water each minute. The sewage is then pumped into a regional wastewater treatment facility in West Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.townofpalmbeach.com/362/Water-Resources|title=Water Resources|publisher=Town of Palm Beach|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref> Tap water has been supplied by the city of West Palm Beach since 1955, when the city purchased Palm Beach's water system, then owned by the Flagler Water Company. West Palm Beach provided tap water services to the town at no cost until the beginning of 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49580826/the-palm-beach-post/|title=Town set to pursue suit over water fee |first=Tim |last=O'Meilia |date=August 13, 1997|page=1B|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=April 26, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Recycling and garbage collection services are also provided by the town of Palm Beach. The former is taken to a transfer station, where the Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority transports the garbage to a landfill in West Palm Beach.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|IV-3–IV-4}} Vegetative yard trash is taken to two different sites in West Palm Beach.<ref name="CP"/>{{rp|IV-5}} == Notable people == {{Main|List of people from Palm Beach, Florida}} [[File:MaralagoLoC.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[[Mar-a-Lago]], the residence of former president [[Donald Trump]]]] The town of Palm Beach is also known for its many famous part-time and full-time residents. Prior to the arrival of Henry Flagler in the 1890s, a few wealthy or otherwise notable people already resided in Palm Beach, including businessman and [[Autocar Company]] founder [[Louis Semple Clarke]] and scientist [[Thomas Adams (chewing gum maker)|Thomas Adams]], a pioneer of the chewing gum industry.<ref name="no captain"/><ref name="flagler era"/> [[Earl E. T. Smith]] and [[Paul Ilyinsky]], both of whom formerly held the office of Mayor of Palm Beach, were notable for other reasons. Smith previously served as an [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Cuba|Ambassador of the United States to Cuba]], while Ilyinsky was the son of [[Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia]] and heiress [[Audrey Emery]].<ref name="timeline2"/> Two [[President of the United States|United States President]]s have been part-time residents, [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Donald Trump]], with both designating their respective Palm Beach properties as a Winter White House.<ref name="timeline2"/><ref name="CNBC.2017"/> Kennedy's Winter White House, La Querida, was built by [[Addison Mizner]] in 1923 and previously owned by department store magnate [[Rodman Wanamaker]] of [[Philadelphia]] before [[Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.]] purchased the property in 1933.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20150529/BUSINESS/305299929|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193911/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20150529/BUSINESS/305299929|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Updated: Former Kennedy estate in Palm Beach sells for $31M|date=May 29, 2015|first=Darrell|last=Hofheinz|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Trump has owned [[Mar-a-Lago]] since 1985, purchasing the property from the family of the late [[Marjorie Merriweather Post]], heiress of [[Postum Cereal Company|Post cereal]].<ref name="spencer"/> In October 2019, Trump and [[First Lady of the United States|first lady]] [[Melania Trump]] filed to switch their primary domicile from New York City to Mar-a-Lago, officially establishing residency in Palm Beach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20191031/trump-leaving-new-york-making-mar-a-lago-his-permanent-residency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309201719/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20191031/trump-leaving-new-york-making-mar-a-lago-his-permanent-residency|archive-date=March 9, 2021|first=Eliot|last=Kleinberg|title=Trump leaving New York, making Mar-a-Lago his permanent residency|date=October 31, 2019|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=May 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the conclusion of his presidency in January 2021, Donald and Melania Trump are residing at Mar-a-Lago amidst a dispute from some neighbors about the legality of them taking up permanent residence at the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mar-a-lago-neighbors-palm-beach/|title=Trump's Mar-a-Lago move draws criticism from some wealthy neighbors in "extremely Democratic" Palm Beach|date=January 19, 2021|newspaper=CBS|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> Additionally, former [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian prime minister]] [[Brian Mulroney]] was a resident of Palm Beach from 2003 until his death in 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50844334/palm-beach-daily-news/|title=American Ireland Fund fetes Mulroney|date=March 4, 2003 |first=Shannon |last=Donnelly |newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=May 12, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> == In popular culture == In [[Dr. Seuss|Dr. Seuss's]] classic children's book ''[[Horton Hatches the Egg]]'', Palm Beach is the vacation destination for Mayzie the bird. 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