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	Topics South Palm Beach, Florida Topic Home Geography South Palm Beach is located at (26.591746, -80.037525). South Palm Beach is a small community on one of Florida's barrier islandsShoal Things known as shoal include:* shoal — a sandbank or bar creating a shallow.... — just a few city blockCity Block City Blocks are a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book '... s in length — along State Road A1A. It is bordered on the north by the Town of Palm Beach, FloridaPalm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida, 65 miles north of Miami.... ; on the east by the Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.... ; on the west by the Intracoastal waterwayIntracoastal Waterway The Intracoastal Waterway is a 4,800-km recreational and commercial waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the Unite... (known locally as the Lake Worth LagoonLake Worth Lagoon The Lake Worth Lagoon is a lagoon located in Palm Beach County, Florida, at coordinates .... ); on the south by the Lantana public beachFacts About Beach A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles,... , beach access road, and bridge for the Town of Lantana, FloridaLantana, Florida Lantana is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.... . According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau is a part of the United States Department of Commerce.... , the town has a total area of . Of which about of it is land and (60.61%) is water. Demographics As of the censusCensus A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population .... of 2000, there were 699 people, 453 households, and 196 families residing in the town. The population densityPopulation density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume.... was 2,076.0/km² (5,204.3/mi²). There were 872 housing units at an average density of 2,589.9/km² (6,492.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.28% White (97% were Non-Hispanic White,) 0.14% Native American and 0.57% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29% of the population. There were 453 households out of which 2.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.6% were married couplesMarriage A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religio... living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.7% were non-families. 52.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.54 and the average family size was 2.14. In the town the population was spread out with 2.6% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 11.3% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 54.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 67 years. For every 100 females there were 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was US$Facts About United States dollar For details of current paper money and coins, see Federal Reserve Note and United States coinage.... 39,375, and the median income for a family was $47,250. Males had a median income of $41,591 versus $30,536 for females. The per capita incomePer capita income The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population.... for the town was $38,456. About 15.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, EnglishEnglish language English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries.... was the first languageFirst language A person's first language, native language or mother tongue is the language that was learned first by the person... spoken by 92.96% of residents, FinnishFacts About Finnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside Finland.... by 3.90%, and FrenchFrench language French is the third-largest of the Romance languages in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish and Portuguese, b... as a mother tongue made up 3.12% of the population. Business Originally built around 1964, the two-story "Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn" and its ocean-front restaurantRestaurant A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises.... Tides Bar and Grille, located at 3550 South Ocean Boulevard, make up the only commercialCommerce Commerce is the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money between two or more ent... business establishment within the town of South Palm Beach. A controversial proposal by the Paloka family owned-and-operated Kosova Realty Corporation to replace the inn with a luxury resort-style 12-story condominiumCondominium A condominium, or condo for short, is a form of housing tenure.... -hotelHotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis.... built over two stories of parking was unanimously rejected by the Town CouncilTown council A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or parishes.... on October 30 2007. The current comprehensive plan limits new buildings to six-stories over one-level of parking. External links official site