Editing Deerfield Beach, Florida (section)

==History==
Deerfield Beach's history dates to 1890, when a small settlement named Hillsborough was developed along the Hillsboro River. As the population grew to 20 by 1898, the settlement was now served by its own post office and the town was named Deerfield for the deer that grazed along the river.

By the early 20th century, as the town's population continued to grow, the [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] constructed tracks en route to Miami bisecting Deerfield. Deerfield's early settlers were mostly farmers who grew pineapples, tomatoes, green beans, squash and fished along the [[Intracoastal Waterway]]. Deerfield remained a largely agricultural community, but in 1939 the town's name was changed to Deerfield Beach to let tourists know it has a beach.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.deerfield-beach.com/documents/Budget/APPROVED%20web%20version.PDF|title=City of Deerfield Beach 2010/2011 Approved Budget|publisher=City of Deerfield Beach|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205130941/http://www.deerfield-beach.com/documents/Budget/APPROVED%20web%20version.PDF|archive-date=2010-12-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2010-10-09}}</ref> In 1952, the original Deerfield Beach Pier was built of wood.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deerfieldbeachhistoricalsociety.com/52-25/|title=52 Deerfield Moments: #25 - The First Deerfield Pier - Deerfield Beach Historical Society|date=2015-05-05|work=Deerfield Beach Historical Society|access-date=2018-04-17|language=en-US}}</ref>