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based firm Carrère and Hastings and helped establish the Palm Beach winter
"season" by constant entertaining. The town was incorporated on April 17, 1911.

Geography

Palm Beach is the easternmost town in Florida, located on a sixteen-mile-long
barrier island, centered at 26°42'54"N, 80°2'22"W (26.715067, -80.039371).[4]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.0 km² (10.4
mi²). 10.2 km² (3.9 mi²) of it is land and 16.9 km² (6.5 mi²) of it is water. The total
area is 62.45% water.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, over half the population (52.6%) are 65 years of age or
older, with a median age of 67 years. 9.4% are under the age of 18, 1.5% are from
18 to 24, 11.5% are from 25 to 44, and 25.0% from 45 to 64. For every 100 females
there are 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 77.0 males.

[Handwritten Note: Town of Palm Beach]

The per-capita income for the town is $109,219. Males have a median income of
$71,685 versus $42,875 for females. 5.3% of the population and 2.4% of families
are below the poverty line. 4.6% of those under the age of 18 and 2.9% of those 65
and older are living below the poverty line.

The racial makeup of the town is 96.00% White (93.8% were Non-Hispanic White,)
[5] 2.57% Black or African American, 0.53% Asian, 0.04% Native American, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 2.56%
of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

[Handwritten Note: 10,468 / 5,789 = 1.81]

The 10,468 people in the town are organized into 5,789 households and 3,021
families. The population density is 1,031.1/km² (2,669.2/mi²). There are 9,948
housing units at an average density of 979.8/km² (2,536.6/mi²). 7.7% of the
households have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% are married
couples living together, 3.3% have a female householder with no husband present,
and 47.8% are non-families. 42.6% of all households are made up of individuals and
27.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average
household size is 1.81 and the average family size is 2.38.

Many of Palm Beach's residents are affluent, with a median household income of
$94,562 and a median family income of $137,867. The town's affluence, and its
"abundance of pleasures" and "strong community-oriented sensibility" were cited
when it was selected in June, 2003 as America's "Best Place to Live" by Robb
Report magazine.

As of 2000, speakers of English was the first language of 87.81% of all residents,
while French comprised 4.48%, Spanish consisted of 3.65%, German made up
2.16%, Italian speakers made up 0.45%, Yiddish made up 0.36%, Russian was at
0.30% (even though those of Russian ancestry made up 10.30% of the population),

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