Palm Springs, Florida
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Palm Springs is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida
, United States
. The population was 11,699 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,690.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²). 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (3.01%) is water.
As of 2006, the population of Palm Springs is approximately 13,890. Half of the residents live in single family houses, the rest live in condominiums, townhouses, and apartments. Palm Springs is primarily residential in nature.
According to Palm Beach County, future annexation by the Village will include all areas west to Military Trail from the present boundaries, between Lake Worth Road and north of Forest Hill Boulevard; and all areas east of the present boundaries to Florida Mango Road. This future annexation may increase the Village's population by another 10,000 residents.
of 2000, there were 11,699 people, 5,148 households, and 2,970 families residing in the Palm Springs, Florida. The population density
was 7,261.1 inhabitants per square mile (2,805.6/km2). There were 5,919 housing units at an average density of 3,673.7 per square mile (1,419.5/km2). The racial makeup was 84.24% White (65.6% were Non-Hispanic,) 6.68% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.76% from other races
, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.04% of the population.
There were 5,148 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples
living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90. 8.05% of the population is homosexual.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 aliens there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,026, and the median income for a family was $42,430. Males had a median income of $30,920 versus $26,106 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $18,763. About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English
as a first language
accounted for 69.85% of all residents, while Spanish
accounted for 24.07%, French Creole made up 1.95%, Italian
was at 1.07%, German
speakers were at 0.93%, French
was spoken by 0.83%, Portuguese
was at 0.55%, Polish
at 0.37%, and Tagalog
was a mother tongue for 0.32% of the population.
As of 2000, Palm Springs had the fifty-first highest percentage of Cuba
n residents in the US, with 7.62% of the city's populace. It also had the fifty-second highest percentage of Haiti
an residents, which was 2.9% (tied with four other areas, including Opa-Locka
,) and the eighty-first highest concentration of Colombia
n residents, which made up 1.91% of the population (tied with West Miami
.)
; the district has its headquarters in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in Palm Springs.
The village of Palm Springs is home to three public and one private school:
The public schools include:
St. Luke's Catholic School is the private school.
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...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 11,699 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,690.
Geography
Palm Springs is located at 26.639662°N 80.095067°W (26.639662, -80.095067).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²). 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (3.01%) is water.
History
On July 4, 1957, the Village of Palm Springs was chartered. It covers 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) area, 700 acres (2.8 km²) of which were once a dairy farm. Today the original barn is now Christ Community Church, located on Henthorne Drive.As of 2006, the population of Palm Springs is approximately 13,890. Half of the residents live in single family houses, the rest live in condominiums, townhouses, and apartments. Palm Springs is primarily residential in nature.
According to Palm Beach County, future annexation by the Village will include all areas west to Military Trail from the present boundaries, between Lake Worth Road and north of Forest Hill Boulevard; and all areas east of the present boundaries to Florida Mango Road. This future annexation may increase the Village's population by another 10,000 residents.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 11,699 people, 5,148 households, and 2,970 families residing in the Palm Springs, Florida. The population density
Population density
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was 7,261.1 inhabitants per square mile (2,805.6/km2). There were 5,919 housing units at an average density of 3,673.7 per square mile (1,419.5/km2). The racial makeup was 84.24% White (65.6% were Non-Hispanic,) 6.68% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.76% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.04% of the population.
There were 5,148 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% 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, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.3% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90. 8.05% of the population is homosexual.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 aliens there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,026, and the median income for a family was $42,430. Males had a median income of $30,920 versus $26,106 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the village was $18,763. About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% 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 69.85% 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...
accounted for 24.07%, French Creole made up 1.95%, Italian
Italian language
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was at 1.07%, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
speakers were at 0.93%, 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...
was spoken by 0.83%, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
was at 0.55%, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
at 0.37%, and Tagalog
Tagalog language
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was a mother tongue for 0.32% of the population.
As of 2000, Palm Springs had the fifty-first highest percentage of Cuba
Cuba
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n residents in the US, with 7.62% of the city's populace. It also had the fifty-second highest percentage of Haiti
Haiti
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an residents, which was 2.9% (tied with four other areas, including Opa-Locka
Opa-locka, Florida
Opa-locka is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the mid decade census, the population was 15,376 as recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau....
,) and the eighty-first highest concentration of Colombia
Colombia
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n residents, which made up 1.91% of the population (tied with West Miami
West Miami, Florida
West Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,863 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Miami is located at ....
.)
Economy
Businesses, concentrated on Congress Avenue and Tenth Avenue North, include several shopping centers, the largest of which are Greenwood and Palm Springs.Primary and secondary schools
Palm Springs is served by the School District of Palm Beach CountySchool District of Palm Beach County
The School District of Palm Beach County is the thirteenth largest public school district in the United States, and the fifth largest school district in Florida. The District encompasses all of Palm Beach County. For the 2010-2011 academic year, enrollment totals 171,692 students in Pre-K through...
; the district has its headquarters in the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in Palm Springs.
The village of Palm Springs is home to three public and one private school:
The public schools include:
- Palm Springs Elementary
- Clifford O. Taylor Kirklane Elementary
- Palm Springs Community Middle School
St. Luke's Catholic School is the private school.