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Lake Park, Florida
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Location of Lake Park in Palm Beach County, Florida
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Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Palm Beach |
Government | |
• Type | Manager-council |
Area | |
• Total | 2.44 sq mi (6.31 km2) |
• Land | 2.08 sq mi (5.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.91 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population
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• Total | 9,047 |
• Density | 4,339.09/sq mi (1,675.43/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes |
33403, 33408, 33410
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Area code(s) | 561 |
FIPS code | 12-38600 |
GNIS feature ID | 0285268 |
Lake Park is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,155 at the 2010 census. As of 2018, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 8,605.
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Geography
Lake Park is located at 26°48′1″N 80°3′51″W / 26.80028°N 80.06417°W (26.800389, -80.064237).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (7.66%) is water.
History
Kelsey City, now known as Lake Park, was the first zoned municipality in the State of Florida. It was designed and planned by Dr. John Nolan of Boston, Massachusetts, and the Olmsted Brothers, the landscaping firm of Frederick Law Olmsted's sons, Frederick Jr and John Charles. Since then, the boundaries of Lake Park have expanded to 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2) of residential, business, industrial and mixed-use land. The Lake Park Town Hall, constructed in 1927 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, survived the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane and served as a shelter for town residents during the storm.
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 470 | — | |
1940 | 379 | −19.4% | |
1950 | 489 | 29.0% | |
1960 | 3,589 | 633.9% | |
1970 | 6,993 | 94.8% | |
1980 | 6,909 | −1.2% | |
1990 | 6,704 | −3.0% | |
2000 | 8,721 | 30.1% | |
2010 | 8,155 | −6.5% | |
2020 | 9,047 | 10.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH) | 2,702 | 29.87% |
Black or African American (NH) | 4,843 | 53.53% |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 5 | 0.06% |
Asian (NH) | 220 | 2.43% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 57 | 0.63% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 282 | 3.12% |
Hispanic or Latino | 938 | 10.37% |
Total | 9,047 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,047 people, 2,580 households, and 1,699 families residing in the town.
See also
In Spanish: Lake Park (Florida) para niños