Atlantis, Florida
Encyclopedia
Atlantis is a city in Palm Beach County
, Florida
, United States
. The population was 2,005 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 2,142.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²). 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (2.84%) is water.
of 2000, there were 2,005 people, 1,024 households, and 677 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,462.9 inhabitants per square mile (565.1/km²). There were 1,140 housing units at an average density of 831.8 per square mile (321.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.11% White (94.6% were Non-Hispanic,) 0.50% African American, 2.00% Asian, 0.20% from other races
, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.
There were 1,024 households out of which 8.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples
living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.36.
In the city the population was spread out with 8.6% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 10.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 51.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 66 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $71,019, and the median income for a family was $82,807. Males had a median income of $38,906 versus $47,188 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $47,614. About 4.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
accounted for 97.94% of all residents, while Spanish
was the mother tongue of 2.05% of the population.
As of 2000, Atlantis had the 126th highest percentage of Cuba
n residents in the US, with 1.70% of the populace. It had the sixteenth highest percentage of Syria
n residents in the US, at 1.20% of the city's population, and the tenth highest percentage of Australia
n residents in the US, at 1.10% of the its population (tied with Mad River, Ohio
, Lebanon, Maine
and Gilmer, Illinois
.)
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 2,005 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 2,142.
Geography
Atlantis is located at 26.593296°N 80.104531°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²). 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (2.84%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,005 people, 1,024 households, and 677 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,462.9 inhabitants per square mile (565.1/km²). There were 1,140 housing units at an average density of 831.8 per square mile (321.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.11% White (94.6% were Non-Hispanic,) 0.50% African American, 2.00% Asian, 0.20% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.59% of the population.
There were 1,024 households out of which 8.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.36.
In the city the population was spread out with 8.6% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 10.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 51.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 66 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $71,019, and the median income for a family was $82,807. Males had a median income of $38,906 versus $47,188 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $47,614. About 4.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
accounted for 97.94% of all residents, while Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
was the mother tongue of 2.05% of the population.
As of 2000, Atlantis had the 126th highest percentage of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n residents in the US, with 1.70% of the populace. It had the sixteenth highest percentage of Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n residents in the US, at 1.20% of the city's population, and the tenth highest percentage of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n residents in the US, at 1.10% of the its population (tied with Mad River, Ohio
Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio
Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,650 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
, Lebanon, Maine
Lebanon, Maine
Lebanon is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,083 at the 2000 census. Lebanon includes the villages of Center Lebanon, West Lebanon, North Lebanon, South Lebanon and East Lebanon. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan...
and Gilmer, Illinois
Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois
Gilmer Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,143.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Gilmer Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.18 percent is water....
.)