Mangonia Park, Florida
Encyclopedia
Mangonia Park is a town in Palm Beach County
, Florida
, United States
. It is a part of Uptown West Palm, which also includes Riviera Beach
& West Palm Beach
. The population was 1,283 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 1,289.
The Town of Mangonia Park was established in 1947. It has a Town Manager-Town Council type of local government, with councilmembers elected to five "at-large" seats that serve three year staggered terms. Municipal elections are held in March of each year by the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 1,283 people, 443 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The population density
was 1,809.7 inhabitants per square mile (697.7/km²). There were 490 housing units at an average density of 691.2 per square mile (266.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 14.58% White (of which 12.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 76.70% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 6.16% from other races
, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.12% of the population.
There were 443 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples
living together, 30.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,865, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $21,083 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $14,864. About 16.7% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
as a first language
accounted for 80.47% of all residents, while Spanish
comprised 11.04%, French Creole consisted of 7.61%, and the mother tongue of French
made up 0.85% of the population.
As of 2000, Mangonia Park had the ninety-first highest percentage of African American and black
residents in the US, with 76.70% of the populace (tied with Hanley Hills, MO
and Berkeley, MO
.) It had the eighteenth highest percentage of Haiti
an residents in the US, at 9.10% of the town's population (tied with Lauderhill
,) and the thirty-fourth highest percentage of Jamaica
n residents in the US, at 3.90% of its population (which tied with Redan, GA
and Somerset, NJ
.) It also had the twenty-seventh most Guatemala
ns in the US, at 3.82% of all residents.
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...
. It is a part of Uptown West Palm, which also includes Riviera Beach
Riviera Beach, Florida
Riviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A. which was incorporated September 29, 1922. Because of where its eastern boundary lies, it is also the easternmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area. The population was 29,884 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the...
& West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
. The population was 1,283 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 1,289.
The Town of Mangonia Park was established in 1947. It has a Town Manager-Town Council type of local government, with councilmembers elected to five "at-large" seats that serve three year staggered terms. Municipal elections are held in March of each year by the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office.
Geography
Mangonia Park is located at 26.758122°N 80.073877°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,283 people, 443 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 1,809.7 inhabitants per square mile (697.7/km²). There were 490 housing units at an average density of 691.2 per square mile (266.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 14.58% White (of which 12.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 76.70% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 6.16% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.12% of the population.
There were 443 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% 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, 30.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,865, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $21,083 versus $24,750 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 town was $14,864. About 16.7% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
English language
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as a first language
First language
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accounted for 80.47% 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...
comprised 11.04%, French Creole consisted of 7.61%, and the mother tongue of French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
made up 0.85% of the population.
As of 2000, Mangonia Park had the ninety-first highest percentage of African American and black
Black people
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residents in the US, with 76.70% of the populace (tied with Hanley Hills, MO
Hanley Hills, Missouri
Hanley Hills is a village in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,101 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hanley Hills is located at ....
and Berkeley, MO
Berkeley, Missouri
Berkeley is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,978 at the 2010 census. Portions of Lambert-St...
.) It had the eighteenth highest percentage of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an residents in the US, at 9.10% of the town's population (tied with Lauderhill
Lauderhill, Florida
Lauderhill is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 66,887. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census....
,) and the thirty-fourth highest percentage of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n residents in the US, at 3.90% of its population (which tied with Redan, GA
Redan, Georgia
Redan is a census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 33,015. It is an affluent predominantly African American community in eastern DeKalb County....
and Somerset, NJ
Somerset, New Jersey
Somerset is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located at the easternmost section within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey. At the 2000 United States Census, the CDP population was 23,040...
.) It also had the twenty-seventh most Guatemala
Guatemala
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ns in the US, at 3.82% of all residents.