Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County is the largest county by area in Florida. It is one of three counties that makes up the Miami metropolitan area. In 2020 the number of people in Palm Beach County was 1,492,191.^[1] The area of Palm Beach County is 2,386 square miles. Palm Beach County was made in 1909. The three largest cities in Palm Beach County are West Palm Beach (117,000 people), the county seat, Boca Raton (97,000 people), and Boynton Beach (80,000 people). The county owns the southeastern area of Lake Okeechobee.

History

Palm Beach County was made from part of Miami-Dade County in 1909. It was split into more counties later on. In 1915 the southern part of Palm Beach County became Broward County. In 1917 the northwest part of the county became Okeechobee County. In 1925 the northern part of the county became Martin County.^[2]

Adjacent counties

• Martin County, Florida - north
• Broward County, Florida - south
• Hendry County, Florida - west
• Okeechobee County, Florida - northwest
• Glades County, Florida - northwest

Cities, Villages, and Towns

Incorporated

1. City of Pahokee
2. City of Belle Glade
3. City of South Bay
4. Village of Tequesta
5. Town of Jupiter Inlet Colony
6. Town of Jupiter
7. Town of Juno Beach
8. City of Palm Beach Gardens
9. Village of North Palm Beach
10. Town of Lake Park
11. City of Riviera Beach
12. Town of Palm Beach Shores
13. Town of Mangonia Park
14. Town of Palm Beach
15. City of West Palm Beach
16. Town of Haverhill
17. Town of Glen Ridge
18. Town of Cloud Lake
19. Village of Palm Springs
20. Town of Lake Clarke Shores
21. Village of Royal Palm Beach
22. Village of Wellington
23. City of Greenacres
24. City of Atlantis
25. City of Lake Worth
26. Town of South Palm Beach
27. Town of Lantana
28. Town of Manalapan
29. Town of Hypoluxo
30. City of Boynton Beach
31. Town of Ocean Ridge
32. Village of Golf
33. Town of Briny Breezes
34. Town of Gulf Stream
35. City of Delray Beach
36. Town of Highland Beach
37. City of Boca Raton
38. Town of Loxahatchee Groves
39. City of Westlake (not on map)

Unincorporated census-designated places

• Belle Glade Camp(l)
• Boca Del Mar(c)
• Boca Pointe(a)
• Canal Point(bb)
• Century Village(u)
• Cypress Lakes(w)
• Dunes Road(cc)
• Fremd Village-Padgett Island(aa)
• Golden Lakes(r)
• Gun Club Estates(m)
• Hamptons at Boca Raton(e)
• High Point(i)
• Juno Ridge(z)
• Kings Point(g)
• Lake Belvedere Estates(o)
• Lake Harbor(p)
• Lake Worth Corridor(k)
• Lakeside Green(x)
• Limestone Creek(y)
• Mission Bay(d)
• Plantation Mobile Home Park(s)
• Royal Palm Estates(n)
• Sandalfoot Cove(b)
• Schall Circle(v)
• Seminole Manor(j)
• Stacey Street(q)
• Villages of Oriole(h)
• Westgate-Belvedere Homes(t)
• Whisper Walk(f)