Palm City, Florida Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Palm City, Florida
CDP
Location in Martin County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Martin
Area
• Total	16.38 sq mi (42.43 km²)
• Land	13.86 sq mi (35.90 km²)
• Water	2.52 sq mi (6.53 km²)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	25,883
• Density	1,867.46/sq mi (721.02/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	34990-34991
Area code(s)	772
FIPS code	12-54175
GNIS feature ID	0288396

Palm City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,120 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
- Neighborhoods
Demographics
- 2020 census
Education
Infrastructure
- Transportation
Notable people
See also

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km²), of which 14.6 square miles (38 km²) is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) (11.76%) is water.

Neighborhoods

Bay Pointe
Canoe Creek
Carmel
Charter Club
Cobblestone Country Club
Copperleaf
Canopy Creek
Crane Creek
Cypress Lake
Danforth
Evergreen Golf Club
Four Rivers
Fox Run
Grenada
Hammock Creek Estates
Hammock Creek Preserve
Hammock Creek Sanctuary
Harbour Pointe
Harbour Ridge
Hidden Bay
Highland Reserve
Hunter's Creek
Islesworth
Lake Grove
Lake Village, formerly The Crossings
La Mariposa
Lighthouse Point
Martin Downs Country Club
Meadows
Murano
Oakbrooke Estates
Oak Ridge
Old Palm City
Orchid Bay
Palm City Farms
Palm Cove Golf & Yacht Club
Palm Isles
Palm Pointe
Parkside
Pelican Cove
Pine Ridge
Pipers Landing
River Landing
Rustic Hills
Sea Gate Harbor
Sawgrass Villas
St. Lucie Shores
Stratford Downs
Stuart West
Sunset Trace
Tiburon
Westwood County Estates
Windstone

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2020	25,883	—
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

**Palm City racial composition**
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	21,803	84.24%
Black or African American (NH)	253	0.98%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	35	0.14%
Asian (NH)	634	2.45%
Pacific Islander (NH)	14	0.05%
Some Other Race (NH)	90	0.35%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	859	3.32%
Hispanic or Latino	2,195	8.48%
Total	25,883

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 25,883 people, 9,892 households, and 6,799 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Middle Schools

Hidden Oaks Middle School

Elementary Schools

Bessey Creek Elementary School
Citrus Grove Elementary School
Palm City Elementary School

Private Schools

Alphabet Farms (Private Preschool)
Appletree Academy (Private Preschool)
High Hopes (Private Preschool)
Immanuel Early Learning Center (Private Preschool)
Little Peoples Academy (Private Preschool)
Martin Downs Montessori School (Private Preschool/Kindergarten)
Peace Christian Academy (Private K-12)
The Learning Cover (Private Preschool)
United Methodist (Private Preschool)

Libraries

Peter and Julie Cummings Library - Palm City branch of the Martin County Library System

Infrastructure

Transportation

Notable people

Dickey Betts - Founding member of The Allman Brothers Band
Dan Bongino - Former United States Secret Service Agent, Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2012 and for Maryland's 6th congressional district in 2014
Edgar Cortright - Former director of the NASA Langley Research Center and Chairman of the Apollo 13 Review Board lived in Palm City
Ken Duke - Professional golfer on the PGA Tour
Tom Phoebus - MLB pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, World Series champion, pitched a no-hitter in 1968 against the Boston Red Sox
Eugene Stoner - Inventor of the M-16
Reidar Waaler - American soldier of Norwegian birth, earned the Medal of Honor

Palm City, Florida facts for kids

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