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It is the largest city in Palm Beach County, and at the time of the 2020 census, its population was 117,415. [8] West Palm Beach is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6.14 million people in 2020. [12] It is the oldest incorporated municipality in the South Florida area, incorporated as a city two years before ...
Palm Beach County is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's third-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and Broward County and the 26th-most populous in the United States, with 1,492,191 residents as of the 2020 census. [2] Its county seat and largest city is West Palm Beach ...
On November 6, 1894, the day after West Palm Beach was incorporated, voters elected John S. Earman as the first mayor. Beginning in 1919, the city operated under a council–manager form of government , with the mayor elected to the city commission and selected by other members of that body to serve a one-year term.
Palm Beach County officials look into the possibility of a new Government Center building in West Palm Beach. Aging West Palm downtown Government Center dilemma: $160M renovation or $261M new ...
Martin County, Florida. Florida. ( 2020) Martin County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,431. [2] Its county seat is Stuart. [3] Martin County is in the Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Palm Beach, Florida. / 26.715°N 80.039444°W / 26.715; -80.039444. 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 and Lake Worth Beach by the Intracoastal Waterway to its west and a small section ...
The history of West Palm Beach, Florida, began more than 5,000 years ago with the arrival of the first aboriginal natives. Native American tribes such as the Jaegas inhabited the area. Though control of Florida changed among Spain, England, the United States, and the Confederate States of America, the area remained largely undeveloped until the ...
The Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach is the oldest public library in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Library first began as a Free Reading Room for the City of West Palm Beach. The Free Reading Room was located in the city’s first church, the Union Congregational Church on the corner of Datura and Olive Streets.