City of Boynton Beach, Florida General Info

Boynton Beach is a city belonging to the Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. It is also the principal city of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.  This city is known as the Gateway to the Gulf Stream.

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Area

Map of Florida highlighting Boynton Beach

Boynton Beach has a total area of 16.25 square miles (42 km²). It has a land area of 15.88 square miles (41 km²) and a water area of .37 square miles (1 km²), according to the United States Census Bureau.

Demography

In 2000, the city’s total population was 60,389 consisting of 26,210 households, and 15,673 families residing in the city. It is highly populated place with a density of 3,803.5/mi² (1,468.3/km²). But in 2006, the census reaches up to 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The people of Boynton Beach comprise Whites (70.36%), African American (0.22%), Native American (1.52%), and Asian (0.05%). As of 2000, speakers of English accounted for 80.09% of all residents, while French Creole comprised 7.51%, Spanish was at 7.30%, French consisted of 1.02%, Italian at 0.97%, and German made up 0.87% of the population. 

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Additionally, Boynton Beach had the twenty-eighth highest percentage of Haitians in the US, with 6.50% of the city's population.

Economy

Boynton Beach’s economy prospered with the services sector as it major contributor. Finance, insurance, real estate and retail trade comprised the service sector. A great factor that has helped increase these markets is Boynton’s tourism.  The median income for a household in the city was $39,845, and the median income for a family was $47,546. In addition, Males had a median income of $32,503 while females have $26,399. The city has a per capita income of $22,573. However, the poverty line of the population has a significant percentage of 7.4% (for the families) and 10.2% of the entire population.

 

Climate

  

Cool Beach of Boynton

 

Since Boynton Beach is in the state of Florida, the climate is warm and sunny all year round. However, hurricanes strike the state usually between August and October.  The temperature during summer reaches up to 32°C while during winter it reaches up to 22°C.Additionally, the average temperature of the city during January is 0.39 while July it is 4.66.

Tourism

Boynton Beach Florida is a city in the southern part of the sunny state, Florida. It has great hotels like the Holiday Inn and Suites,Hampton Inn, Golden Sands Inn, and more. 

Seashore of Boynton Beach

The city also boasts for its white-sand beaches, and rich natural diversity. In fact, it has a spacious tropical garden at Alberts & Merkel Brothers and the beautiful and educational Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee Nat’l Wildlife Refuge and Mangrove Nature Park. In Boynton, you can also go snorkeling, swimming, scuba diving, and saltwater fishing. For tourists who love sports, they can also enjoy golfing with the city’s numerous golf courses. For tennis enthusiasts, composite courts at the Tennis Center can also be found in the city.

History of the city of Boynton Beach , Florida

Boynton Beach Florida - Another of the coastal cities of Palm Beach County, Florida, Boynton Beach has a population of approximately 67,000.

            Thought to have been originally settled by native Indians of the Jeaga tribe in around 600BC, the area would have been an inhospitable place. The hunter gatherer Jeaga tribe survived in the region until the early 18th century, when they died out and were replaced by the better known Seminole Indians who migrated to the area from Georgia in around 1716.

            The more documented history of Boynton Beach begins in 1894 when a former Civil War major named Nathan S. Boynton visited the area looking for a winter retreat from his native Michigan, when he spotted Boynton Beach he fell in love with it and later built a hotel there called the Boynton Beach Hotel.

            What obviously attracted Boynton was the fabulous climate (with year round sunshine), superb beaches and rich, fertile soil, ideal for the cultivation of a wide range of fruit and vegetables.

            One quaint piece of history which is also associated with Boynton Beach is that of the ‘Barefoot Mailman’ who traversed the beach on his way from Palm County to Lemon City, on foot to deliver mail in the days before roads and railways came to the area.

            At around the same time that Nathan S. Boynton first set foot on Boynton Beach, the Florida East Coast Railway was being constructed by Henry Flagler, bringing prosperity to the area and providing transport for the newly cultivated fruits and vegetables.

Boynton Beach Inlet

            Boynton Beach was officially incorporated as a city in 1920 but remained a relatively unknown tropical paradise until after the Second World War, when the city grew steadily up until the present day.

            The population was 60,389 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city had a population of 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The Town of Boynton itself took the name "Boynton Beach" in 1941. 

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