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Royal Palm Beach, Florida

Royal Palm Beach is a village in southeast Florida, located within Palm Beach County. Despite its name, the village is located approximately fifteen miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was at 38,932 residents in the 2020 US census.

Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Village of Royal Palm Beach
Location of Royal Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida
Coordinates: 26°42′21″N 80°13′36″W / 26.70583°N 80.22667°W / 26.70583; -80.22667
Country United States of America
State Florida
County Palm Beach
IncorporatedJune 18, 1959
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorFred Pinto (D)[1][2]
 • Vice MayorJan Rodusky
 • CouncilmembersJeff Hmara,
Selena S. Samios, and
Richard Valuntas
 • Village ManagerRaymond C. Liggins
 • Village ClerkDiane DiSanto
Area
 • Total11.70 sq mi (30.29 km2)
 • Land11.34 sq mi (29.38 km2)
 • Water0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total38,932
 • Density3,431.95/sq mi (1,325.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
33411, 33414, 33470[4]
Area codes561, 728
FIPS code12-62100[5]
GNIS feature ID0302697[6]
Websitehttp://www.royalpalmbeach.com/

Royal Palm Beach is known for its many parks and general mission to protect green space, as evidenced by the recent acquisition of 190 acres (0.77 km2) to create a master central park and the development of 25 acres (100,000 m2) preserved into a passive bird watching and nature park. The village offers a variety of activities for the outdoor and sports enthusiast including soccer, basketball, tennis, Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading, senior activities, and year-round golf programs. The public schools within the Village consist of "A"-rated elementary and middle schools and there are numerous private schools offering classes from pre-kindergarten through high school.

History edit

Incorporated on June 18, 1959, Royal Palm Beach has grown from a primarily uninhabited swamp and natural preserve and former Seminole hunting ground into a thriving village.

It was not until the 1950s, when Philadelphia supermarket magnates of Food Fair, Sam and Hattie Friedland, purchased 65,000 acres (260 km2) for approximately $1.25 million in what is now the Royal Palm Beach village and The Acreage areas, that the natural wilderness landed on national fastest growing community lists (in its size category) in the 1980s. The Friedlands subsequently sold their land to Miami developer Arthur Desser, founder of Lefcourt Realty Group. About 4,200 acres (17 km2) were earmarked for Desser's Royal Palm Beach development.

It was Desser's vision that spurred the initial development of the Village of Royal Palm Beach. A massive drainage project ensued and in 1959, the state legislature granted a charter which named the development Royal Palm Beach.

According to a former Lefcourt engineer living in nearby Wellington, Desser wanted the name "Palm Beach" to be included in the new community's name, so it was decided that since Desser also liked the stately royal palms of Palm Beach, he would dub his development "Royal Palm Beach."

On June 30, 1959, with Seminole tribe officials on hand for the festivities (and to renounce all former claims to the land), a groundbreaking ceremony was held. Engineering began for the village's myriad waterways and a basic system of roads. A sales/recreational center was built with a motel facility in the area now occupied by the Royal Inn and two bedroom, one-bath model homes were erected starting at $8,250.

Village government—initially in the form of a developer-appointed council—later became popularly elected in 1964. Not until 1977 did the Village Council find a permanent home in the present Village Hall complex. To date, there have been 15 mayors who have served the village—some as single-term and part-term mayors—others, like Sam Lamstein (1982–1990), formal County Commissioner Tony Masilotti (1992–1998), and current Mayor David Lodwick (since 1998) have won voter approval for multi-terms.

Arthur Desser's dream of a "nouveau" Palm Beach were short-lived, however, with the bankruptcy of Lefcourt in 1961. His interest was bought out by Friedland who then established Royal Palm Beach Colony Inc. to continue village development. A grocery store magnate with no experience in the housing market, Friedland nonetheless was a savvy businessman who put together a team of professionals who set up a comprehensive land sales/development/building enterprise. With the late Herbert Kaplan as RPB Colony CEO, the company and the town grew slowly from 1960-67 — first in the original "Colony" section of floral-named streets east and west of the southern end of Royal Palm Beach Blvd., and then expanded with vigor into the Willows and LaMancha subdivisions (east of RPB Blvd.).

A marketing push began in 1979 to offer to builders tracts of land. With this growth phase the Village ballooned over the next 15 years. In 1983, Crestwood Middle School opened as the first community school followed in 1985 and 1989, respectively, by H.L. Johnson and Cypress Trails Elementary schools. Royal Palm Beach High School opened its doors to 1,100 students in 1997. Schools in the western communities continue to open in rapid succession — often with student bodies at or near capacity the first year. The 2002–2003 school year included the opening of the village's third elementary school on Okeechobee Blvd., just west of the Madison Green residential development.

In 1986, both Palms West Hospital and Wellington Regional Medical Center opened with 117 and 120 beds, respectively, and both are continuing with major expansion projects to meet the health care needs of local residents. With the hospitals came a building boom of medical office complexes on the campuses of both hospitals, as well as a Royal Palm Beach health center built by West Palm Beach's Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Since the village's inception, public safety has been foremost in the minds of residents and village officials. In June 1960, Joseph Klopp became the first Royal Palm Beach police chief. That first year, "Klopp the Cop" was the sole full-time officer with several auxiliary part-timers. Today, the accredited department counts nearly 50 sworn officers in addition to dispatchers, school crossing guards, detectives, a captain, and the chief based in a modern, computerized department in a building within the Village Hall complex. In 2007 the policing duties were contracted out to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's department with a significant savings to the Village taxpayers.

Royal Palm Beach residents have also appreciated the security of a local fire department since a volunteer force of eight individuals was recruited in a construction trailer in January 1963. In 1969, the department moved its headquarters to a maintenance building in the present Commerce Park, which featured three bays and two trucks. A final move in 1976 to the department's building on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. enabled the department to expand its manpower and equipment. At that time, the department shared the building with the police department.

Village firefighters weren't paid until 1972 and the two full-timers on staff made about $6,000 a year. The following year, three more full-time firefighters were hired, and in 1975, Karl Combs became the first full-time chief at a salary of $13,500 a year. With a growing population, and thankfully few structural fires, the focus of the department expanded to include emergency medical treatment. Combs and a department lieutenant were enrolled in the county's first paramedic-rescue course and, less than a week later, answered a cardiac arrest call for a village resident who would have died had Combs not taken the course. Within the next four years, the department hired 18 additional paramedic/EMT trained firefighters. A second station opened in 1994 at the entrance of the Counterpoint Estates to cut response times to residents living in the State Road 7 area. In March 1999, following a council-authorized study by consultants, a controversial and much-debated decision was made to curtail an independent village fire department and instead merge equipment and personnel with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue.

Village recreation needs were not overlooked during the booming growth period and since 1974. Under the department's purview are approximately 325 acres (1.32 km2) of parks and green space as well as the village's 6,300-square-foot (590 m2) Cultural Center which opened in 1993.

Since 1990, Royal Palm Beach has been named as a Tree City USA.[7] Its entire area is designated as a bird sanctuary.

Geography edit

Royal Palm Beach is located at 26°42′21″N 80°13′36″W / 26.70583°N 80.22667°W / 26.70583; -80.22667 (26.705851, –80.226554).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26.1 km2), of which 9.9 square miles (25.6 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (1.79%) is water.

Climate edit

The climate of Royal Palm Beach is tropical.

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
196011
19704754,218.2%
19803,423620.6%
199014,589326.2%
200021,52347.5%
201034,14058.6%
202038,93214.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

2020 census edit

Royal Palm Beach racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[10]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 16,000 41.10%
Black or African American (NH) 8,600 22.09%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 61 0.16%
Asian (NH) 1,898 4.88%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) 13 0.03%
Some other race (NH) 352 0.90%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) 1,506 3.87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10,502 26.98%
Total 38,932

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 38,932 people, 12,398 households, and 9,708 families residing in the village.[11]

2010 census edit

Royal Palm Beach Demographics
2010 Census Royal Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida
Total population 34,140 1,320,134 18,801,310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 +58.6% +16.7% +17.6%
Population density 3,049.0/sq mi 670.2/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 66.6% 73.5% 75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 51.1% 60.1% 57.9%
Black or African-American 22.7% 17.3% 16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 20.4% 19.0% 22.5%
Asian 4.2% 2.4% 2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 3.0% 2.3% 2.5%
Some Other Race 3.3% 3.9% 3.6%

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 34,140 people, 10,856 households, and 8,453 families residing in the village.[12]

2000 census edit

In 2000, there were 7,604 households, of which 63.9% were child-free married couples, 42% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 11% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-related individuals. 17.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.20.

In 2000, the village, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $54,766, and the median income for a family was $61,063. Males had a median income of $39,356 versus $29,991 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,875. About 3.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 85.80% of all residents, while Spanish was at 11.49%, and Tagalog as a mother tongue made up 0.48% of the population.[13]

As of 2000, Royal Palm Beach had the eighty-ninth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 2.95%,[14] while its Jamaican community had the thirty-second highest percentage in the US, with 4.10% of the population (tied with Tamarac and Goulds.)[15]

Local government edit

Royal Palm Beach is governed by a mayor-council government.[16]

Mission statement edit

The Mission of the Village of Royal Palm Beach Mayor and Council is to represent the public interest, promote quick, courteous response to residents' problems, provide leadership and direction to the Village's future, and assure the present and future fiscal integrity of the municipal government. The Village of Royal Palm Beach strives to provide its citizens with a clean, safe, family oriented community.

Mayor edit

The Mayor of Royal Palm Beach is currently Fred Pinto. His term expires in March 2024.[17]

City Council edit

The city council consists of four chairs. The following are established and filled as:

  • Seat 1: Councilman Jeff Hmara
  • Seat 2: Councilman Richard Valuntas
  • Seat 3: Vice Mayor Selena S. Samios
  • Seat 4: Councilwoman Jan Rodusky

Public safety edit

Fire and Rescue Department edit

Currently, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the citizens of Royal Palm Beach. There are two fire stations assigned to the village:

  • Station 28 – Engine 28, Rescue 28, Brush 28 and 3 command vehicles;
  • Station 29 – Rescue 29, Truck 29.

Station 28 is the headquarters for Battalion 2, which covers Royal Palm Beach and the other Palms West Communities.[18]

Police Department edit

Law enforcement in Royal Palm Beach is provided by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office: District 9, which operates from a sub-station in Royal Palm Beach, and is staffed by 56 sworn deputies and 5 civilian employees. It is commanded by Captain Ulrich Naujoks and Lieutenant Michael B. Ferrante.[19]

Federal government edit

Located at 9300 Belvedere Road, the USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office handles a variety of immigration matters for eight Florida counties.

Local newspapers edit

The Town-Crier is a weekly, or more frequent, newspaper specifically located in and serving the Palms West Communities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage. Published weekly, the Town-Crier was founded by Bob Markey Sr. and family, but was sold in 1998 to the Manning family. The Town-Crier was published twice-weekly, with featured editions in nearby communities, on its own printing presses during the 1980s and early 1990s. The Town-Crier published the first newspaper Web site in Palm Beach County in 1995.

Palms West Monthly is a monthly news and features paper published by Rob Harris in and for the communities of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and environs.

The Palm Beach Post is a daily newspaper serving all of Palm Beach County.

References edit

  1. ^ (PDF). League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County. February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016. Fred Pinto-D
  2. ^ "Mayor & Village Council". Royal Palm Beach, FL. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ . zipmap.net. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Florida Forest Service / Divisions & Offices / Home - Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services". www.fdacs.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  11. ^ "S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Royal Palm Beach village, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Royal Palm Beach village, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "MLA Data Center Results for Royal Palm Beach, Florida". Modern Language Association. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  14. ^ . Epodunk.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  15. ^ . Epodunk.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  16. ^ "Royal Palm Beach, FL - Mayor and Village Council".
  17. ^ "Apply - Register - Subscribe - Pay | Village of Royal Palm Beach Florida". www.royalpalmbeachfl.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "Fire Rescue Home". discover.pbcgov.org.
  19. ^ "Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office District 9 - Royal Palm Beach" (PDF). April 16, 2020.

External links edit

  • Royal Palm Beach Online (local news website)
  • Royal Palm Beach official website
  • Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue official website
  • Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office District 9 official website

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Royal Palm Beach is a village in southeast Florida located within Palm Beach County Despite its name the village is located approximately fifteen miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida The population was at 38 932 residents in the 2020 US census Royal Palm Beach FloridaVillageVillage of Royal Palm BeachLocation of Royal Palm Beach in Palm Beach County FloridaCoordinates 26 42 21 N 80 13 36 W 26 70583 N 80 22667 W 26 70583 80 22667Country United States of AmericaState FloridaCountyPalm BeachIncorporatedJune 18 1959Government TypeMayor Council MayorFred Pinto D 1 2 Vice MayorJan Rodusky CouncilmembersJeff Hmara Selena S Samios and Richard Valuntas Village ManagerRaymond C Liggins Village ClerkDiane DiSantoArea 3 Total11 70 sq mi 30 29 km2 Land11 34 sq mi 29 38 km2 Water0 35 sq mi 0 91 km2 Elevation16 ft 5 m Population 2020 Total38 932 Density3 431 95 sq mi 1 325 03 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT ZIP codes33411 33414 33470 4 Area codes561 728FIPS code12 62100 5 GNIS feature ID0302697 6 Websitehttp www royalpalmbeach com Royal Palm Beach is known for its many parks and general mission to protect green space as evidenced by the recent acquisition of 190 acres 0 77 km2 to create a master central park and the development of 25 acres 100 000 m2 preserved into a passive bird watching and nature park The village offers a variety of activities for the outdoor and sports enthusiast including soccer basketball tennis Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading senior activities and year round golf programs The public schools within the Village consist of A rated elementary and middle schools and there are numerous private schools offering classes from pre kindergarten through high school Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Climate 4 Demographics 4 1 2020 census 4 2 2010 census 4 3 2000 census 5 Local government 5 1 Mission statement 5 2 Mayor 5 3 City Council 6 Public safety 6 1 Fire and Rescue Department 6 2 Police Department 7 Federal government 8 Local newspapers 9 References 10 External linksHistory editIncorporated on June 18 1959 Royal Palm Beach has grown from a primarily uninhabited swamp and natural preserve and former Seminole hunting ground into a thriving village It was not until the 1950s when Philadelphia supermarket magnates of Food Fair Sam and Hattie Friedland purchased 65 000 acres 260 km2 for approximately 1 25 million in what is now the Royal Palm Beach village and The Acreage areas that the natural wilderness landed on national fastest growing community lists in its size category in the 1980s The Friedlands subsequently sold their land to Miami developer Arthur Desser founder of Lefcourt Realty Group About 4 200 acres 17 km2 were earmarked for Desser s Royal Palm Beach development It was Desser s vision that spurred the initial development of the Village of Royal Palm Beach A massive drainage project ensued and in 1959 the state legislature granted a charter which named the development Royal Palm Beach According to a former Lefcourt engineer living in nearby Wellington Desser wanted the name Palm Beach to be included in the new community s name so it was decided that since Desser also liked the stately royal palms of Palm Beach he would dub his development Royal Palm Beach On June 30 1959 with Seminole tribe officials on hand for the festivities and to renounce all former claims to the land a groundbreaking ceremony was held Engineering began for the village s myriad waterways and a basic system of roads A sales recreational center was built with a motel facility in the area now occupied by the Royal Inn and two bedroom one bath model homes were erected starting at 8 250 Village government initially in the form of a developer appointed council later became popularly elected in 1964 Not until 1977 did the Village Council find a permanent home in the present Village Hall complex To date there have been 15 mayors who have served the village some as single term and part term mayors others like Sam Lamstein 1982 1990 formal County Commissioner Tony Masilotti 1992 1998 and current Mayor David Lodwick since 1998 have won voter approval for multi terms Arthur Desser s dream of a nouveau Palm Beach were short lived however with the bankruptcy of Lefcourt in 1961 His interest was bought out by Friedland who then established Royal Palm Beach Colony Inc to continue village development A grocery store magnate with no experience in the housing market Friedland nonetheless was a savvy businessman who put together a team of professionals who set up a comprehensive land sales development building enterprise With the late Herbert Kaplan as RPB Colony CEO the company and the town grew slowly from 1960 67 first in the original Colony section of floral named streets east and west of the southern end of Royal Palm Beach Blvd and then expanded with vigor into the Willows and LaMancha subdivisions east of RPB Blvd A marketing push began in 1979 to offer to builders tracts of land With this growth phase the Village ballooned over the next 15 years In 1983 Crestwood Middle School opened as the first community school followed in 1985 and 1989 respectively by H L Johnson and Cypress Trails Elementary schools Royal Palm Beach High School opened its doors to 1 100 students in 1997 Schools in the western communities continue to open in rapid succession often with student bodies at or near capacity the first year The 2002 2003 school year included the opening of the village s third elementary school on Okeechobee Blvd just west of the Madison Green residential development In 1986 both Palms West Hospital and Wellington Regional Medical Center opened with 117 and 120 beds respectively and both are continuing with major expansion projects to meet the health care needs of local residents With the hospitals came a building boom of medical office complexes on the campuses of both hospitals as well as a Royal Palm Beach health center built by West Palm Beach s Good Samaritan Medical Center Since the village s inception public safety has been foremost in the minds of residents and village officials In June 1960 Joseph Klopp became the first Royal Palm Beach police chief That first year Klopp the Cop was the sole full time officer with several auxiliary part timers Today the accredited department counts nearly 50 sworn officers in addition to dispatchers school crossing guards detectives a captain and the chief based in a modern computerized department in a building within the Village Hall complex In 2007 the policing duties were contracted out to the Palm Beach County Sheriff s department with a significant savings to the Village taxpayers Royal Palm Beach residents have also appreciated the security of a local fire department since a volunteer force of eight individuals was recruited in a construction trailer in January 1963 In 1969 the department moved its headquarters to a maintenance building in the present Commerce Park which featured three bays and two trucks A final move in 1976 to the department s building on Royal Palm Beach Blvd enabled the department to expand its manpower and equipment At that time the department shared the building with the police department Village firefighters weren t paid until 1972 and the two full timers on staff made about 6 000 a year The following year three more full time firefighters were hired and in 1975 Karl Combs became the first full time chief at a salary of 13 500 a year With a growing population and thankfully few structural fires the focus of the department expanded to include emergency medical treatment Combs and a department lieutenant were enrolled in the county s first paramedic rescue course and less than a week later answered a cardiac arrest call for a village resident who would have died had Combs not taken the course Within the next four years the department hired 18 additional paramedic EMT trained firefighters A second station opened in 1994 at the entrance of the Counterpoint Estates to cut response times to residents living in the State Road 7 area In March 1999 following a council authorized study by consultants a controversial and much debated decision was made to curtail an independent village fire department and instead merge equipment and personnel with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Village recreation needs were not overlooked during the booming growth period and since 1974 Under the department s purview are approximately 325 acres 1 32 km2 of parks and green space as well as the village s 6 300 square foot 590 m2 Cultural Center which opened in 1993 Since 1990 Royal Palm Beach has been named as a Tree City USA 7 Its entire area is designated as a bird sanctuary Geography editRoyal Palm Beach is located at 26 42 21 N 80 13 36 W 26 70583 N 80 22667 W 26 70583 80 22667 26 705851 80 226554 8 According to the United States Census Bureau the village has a total area of 10 1 square miles 26 1 km2 of which 9 9 square miles 25 6 km2 is land and 0 2 square mile 0 5 km2 1 79 is water Climate editThe climate of Royal Palm Beach is tropical Demographics editHistorical population CensusPop Note 196011 19704754 218 2 19803 423620 6 199014 589326 2 200021 52347 5 201034 14058 6 202038 93214 0 U S Decennial Census 9 2020 census edit Royal Palm Beach racial composition Hispanics excluded from racial categories NH Non Hispanic 10 Race Number PercentageWhite NH 16 000 41 10 Black or African American NH 8 600 22 09 Native American or Alaska Native NH 61 0 16 Asian NH 1 898 4 88 Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian NH 13 0 03 Some other race NH 352 0 90 Two or more races Multiracial NH 1 506 3 87 Hispanic or Latino any race 10 502 26 98 Total 38 932As of the 2020 United States census there were 38 932 people 12 398 households and 9 708 families residing in the village 11 2010 census edit Royal Palm Beach Demographics2010 Census Royal Palm Beach Palm Beach County FloridaTotal population 34 140 1 320 134 18 801 310Population percent change 2000 to 2010 58 6 16 7 17 6 Population density 3 049 0 sq mi 670 2 sq mi 350 6 sq miWhite or Caucasian including White Hispanic 66 6 73 5 75 0 Non Hispanic White or Caucasian 51 1 60 1 57 9 Black or African American 22 7 17 3 16 0 Hispanic or Latino of any race 20 4 19 0 22 5 Asian 4 2 2 4 2 4 Native American or Native Alaskan 0 2 0 5 0 4 Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0 0 0 1 0 1 Two or more races Multiracial 3 0 2 3 2 5 Some Other Race 3 3 3 9 3 6 As of the 2010 United States census there were 34 140 people 10 856 households and 8 453 families residing in the village 12 2000 census edit In 2000 there were 7 604 households of which 63 9 were child free married couples 42 had children under the age of 18 living in them 11 had a female householder with no husband present and 21 4 were non related individuals 17 2 of all households were made up of individuals and 8 8 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 83 and the average family size was 3 20 In 2000 the village the population was spread out with 28 6 under the age of 18 6 5 from 18 to 24 30 8 from 25 to 44 20 8 from 45 to 64 and 13 3 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 37 years For every 100 females there were 91 3 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87 6 males In 2000 the median income for a household in the village was 54 766 and the median income for a family was 61 063 Males had a median income of 39 356 versus 29 991 for females The per capita income for the village was 21 875 About 3 7 of families and 4 3 of the population were below the poverty line including 5 2 of those under age 18 and 5 9 of those age 65 or over As of 2000 speakers of English as a first language accounted for 85 80 of all residents while Spanish was at 11 49 and Tagalog as a mother tongue made up 0 48 of the population 13 As of 2000 Royal Palm Beach had the eighty ninth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US with 2 95 14 while its Jamaican community had the thirty second highest percentage in the US with 4 10 of the population tied with Tamarac and Goulds 15 Local government editRoyal Palm Beach is governed by a mayor council government 16 Mission statement edit The Mission of the Village of Royal Palm Beach Mayor and Council is to represent the public interest promote quick courteous response to residents problems provide leadership and direction to the Village s future and assure the present and future fiscal integrity of the municipal government The Village of Royal Palm Beach strives to provide its citizens with a clean safe family oriented community Mayor edit The Mayor of Royal Palm Beach is currently Fred Pinto His term expires in March 2024 17 City Council edit The city council consists of four chairs The following are established and filled as Seat 1 Councilman Jeff Hmara Seat 2 Councilman Richard Valuntas Seat 3 Vice Mayor Selena S Samios Seat 4 Councilwoman Jan RoduskyPublic safety editFire and Rescue Department edit Currently Palm Beach County Fire Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the citizens of Royal Palm Beach There are two fire stations assigned to the village Station 28 Engine 28 Rescue 28 Brush 28 and 3 command vehicles Station 29 Rescue 29 Truck 29 Station 28 is the headquarters for Battalion 2 which covers Royal Palm Beach and the other Palms West Communities 18 Police Department edit Law enforcement in Royal Palm Beach is provided by the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office District 9 which operates from a sub station in Royal Palm Beach and is staffed by 56 sworn deputies and 5 civilian employees It is commanded by Captain Ulrich Naujoks and Lieutenant Michael B Ferrante 19 Federal government editLocated at 9300 Belvedere Road the USCIS West Palm Beach Field Office handles a variety of immigration matters for eight Florida counties Local newspapers editThe Town Crier is a weekly or more frequent newspaper specifically located in and serving the Palms West Communities of Royal Palm Beach Wellington Loxahatchee Groves and The Acreage Published weekly the Town Crier was founded by Bob Markey Sr and family but was sold in 1998 to the Manning family The Town Crier was published twice weekly with featured editions in nearby communities on its own printing presses during the 1980s and early 1990s The Town Crier published the first newspaper Web site in Palm Beach County in 1995 Palms West Monthly is a monthly news and features paper published by Rob Harris in and for the communities of Royal Palm Beach Wellington and environs The Palm Beach Post is a daily newspaper serving all of Palm Beach County References edit February 2016 Voter Guide PDF League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County February 2016 Archived from the original PDF on April 20 2016 Retrieved April 12 2016 Fred Pinto D Mayor amp Village Council Royal Palm Beach FL Retrieved April 12 2016 2020 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved October 31 2021 Royal Palm Beach FL ZIP Codes zipmap net Archived from the original on March 27 2019 Retrieved March 7 2019 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 31 2008 US Board on Geographic Names United States Geological Survey October 25 2007 Retrieved January 31 2008 Florida Forest Service Divisions amp Offices Home Florida Department of Agriculture amp Consumer Services www fdacs gov Retrieved April 3 2023 US Gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 United States Census Bureau February 12 2011 Retrieved April 23 2011 Census of Population and Housing Census gov Retrieved June 4 2015 Explore Census Data data census gov Retrieved February 11 2022 S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2020 Royal Palm Beach village Florida United States Census Bureau S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES 2010 Royal Palm Beach village Florida United States Census Bureau MLA Data Center Results for Royal Palm Beach Florida Modern Language Association Retrieved November 19 2007 Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities Epodunk com Archived from the original on November 22 2012 Retrieved November 19 2007 Ancestry Map of Jamaican Communities Epodunk com Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved November 19 2007 Royal Palm Beach FL Mayor and Village Council Apply Register Subscribe Pay Village of Royal Palm Beach Florida www royalpalmbeachfl gov Retrieved April 3 2023 Fire Rescue Home discover pbcgov org Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office District 9 Royal Palm Beach PDF April 16 2020 External links editRoyal Palm Beach Online local news website Royal Palm Beach official website Palm Beach County Fire Rescue official website Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office District 9 official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Palm Beach Florida amp oldid 1179766604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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