Editing Lake Worth Beach, Florida (section)

==Geography==
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[[File:Lake Worth Lagoon.jpg|thumb|Lake Worth Lagoon]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.81|sqmi|km2|0}}, of which {{convert|5.89|sqmi|km2|0}} is land and {{convert|0.92|sqmi|km2|0}} (13.51%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>

Several geographical features in [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]] somewhat confusingly share the name "Lake Worth." The city of Lake Worth Beach is named after a [[lagoon]] which is officially known as the [[Lake Worth Lagoon]]. This lagoon opens to the [[Atlantic Ocean]] at the [[Port of Palm Beach]] via the [[Lake Worth Inlet]]. The next closest inlet exists farther south in [[Boynton Beach, Florida|Boynton Beach]]. The port and two inlets are all distant from the actual city of Lake Worth Beach. The lake is a long channel that spans much of east-central and northeastern Palm Beach County;<ref name="FL natural history">{{cite web|url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/regions/lake-worth-lagoon/|title=Lake Worth Lagoon|date=14 April 2017|publisher=Florida Museum of Natural History|accessdate=December 17, 2021}}</ref> indeed, the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] traverses the length of the lagoon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.historicpalmbeach.com/eliot-kleinberg/2000/02/lake-town-named-after-us-army-col-wj-worth/|title=Lake, Town Named After U.S. Army Col. W.J. Worth|author=Eliot Kleinberg|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|date=February 23, 2000|accessdate=December 17, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927003343/http://www.historicpalmbeach.com/eliot-kleinberg/2000/02/lake-town-named-after-us-army-col-wj-worth/|archivedate=September 27, 2013}}</ref> The manmade inlets to the ocean have replaced the natural [[freshwater]] with [[Seawater|saltwater]], such that the lagoon is actually now an [[estuary]], instead of a true lagoon.<ref name="FL natural history"/>

The [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Department of Agriculture]] has mapped most of Lake Worth Beach in the Southern Florida Flatwoods land resource area.<ref>{{cite map|publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]]|title=Map of Major Land Resource Areas in Florida|url=http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_image_fl.html|year=1997|access-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328051938/http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_image_fl.html|archive-date=March 28, 2008}}</ref> Deep, poorly drained acidic sandy soils are typical for the area; they have gray [[topsoil]], white [[subsoil]], and a dark hardpan. Much of Lake Worth Beach is built on a rapidly drained white or gray sand which is too dry and infertile to support vigorous plant growth. The western outskirts of Lake Worth Beach are in the Southern Florida Lowlands area. Topsoils there are sandy, but the subsoils have a much higher content of [[clay]] and the soils are relatively fertile. As in the flatwoods, these soils are poorly drained for many purposes unless drainage systems are installed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_fl.html |title=Major Land Resource Areas in Florida |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008050915/http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_fl.html |archive-date=October 8, 2010}}</ref>

Although the incorporated city of Lake Worth Beach is small geographically, as is common in Palm Beach County, a large unincorporated urbanized area with a Lake Worth postal address lies to the west of the city. Only two zip codes are within the city's boundaries, 33460 and the eastern edge of 33641, while 33449, the remainder of 33461, 33462, 33463, and 33467 zip codes are located outside the city limits but may use a Lake Worth mailing address. Thus, ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'' noted in 2019 that there are more mailing addresses for Lake Worth (unincorporated area) than Lake Worth Beach (the proper, incorporated area).<ref name="thompson">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190504/postal-puzzle-so-did-lake-worth-beach-really-erase-lake-worth-sort-of-but-not-really|title=Postal puzzle: So did Lake Worth Beach really erase Lake Worth? Sort of... but not really|author=Kevin D. Thompson|date=May 4, 2019|accessdate=November 4, 2021|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504064545/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190504/postal-puzzle-so-did-lake-worth-beach-really-erase-lake-worth-sort-of-but-not-really|archivedate=May 4, 2019}}</ref>

===Climate===

Lake Worth Beach has a [[tropical climate]], similar to the climate found in much of the [[Caribbean]]. It is part of the only region in the [[Contiguous United States|48 contiguous states]] that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a [[tropical monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]], ''Am'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706200651/http://www2.johnabbott.qc.ca/webpages/departments/geoscience/intro/Koppen/KoppenMap.htm|url-status=dead|title=Köppen Climate Classification Map: South Florida=Am/Aw=tropical wet & dry|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

===Cityscape and neighborhoods===

The Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) maintains the Neighborhood Association President's Council (NAPC). The three purposes of the NAPC, according to the Lake Worth Beach CRA, is to improve representation of diversity in the city's neighborhoods, to maintain open communications between city government and neighborhood associations, and to promote volunteering to assist needy areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lakeworthcra.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126&catid=49&Itemid=370|publisher=Lake Worth Beach Community Redevelopment Agency|title=Neighborhood Association President's Council|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}</ref>

A total of 17&nbsp;neighborhood associations are recognized by the Lake Worth Beach CRA, including:<ref name="NAPCmap">{{cite map|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1R9_cdg7LmR6bu9ysH9W7GW9Pp7JGn6V7&ll=26.591373492366742%2C-80.05432660564507&z=14|publisher=Neighborhood Association President's Council; Google Maps|title=Neighborhood Associations in the city of Lake Worth, FL|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}</ref>
*Bryant Park, bounded by the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] to the east, Lucerne Avenue to the north, South [[Florida State Road 5|Federal Highway]] to the west, and 5th Avenue South to the south; also includes the Lake Worth Municipal Beach<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*[[College Park Historic District (Lake Worth, Florida)|College Park]], bounded by the Intracoastal Waterway to the east, West Palm Beach to its north, [[Dixie Highway (Broward–Palm Beach)|Dixie Highway]] to the west, and Wellesley Drive to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/> 
*Downtown Jewel (Downtown Lake Worth Beach), bounded by South Federal Highway to the east, Lucerne Avenue to the north, South Dixie Highway to the west, and 6th Avenue South to the south, and has [[Historic Old Town Commercial District|Old Town]] within its border<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Eden Place, bounded by the Intracoastal Waterway to the east, Wellesley Drive to the north, Dixie Highway to the west, and 13th Avenue North to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/> 
*Lake Cove, near the northwest corner of Lake Worth Beach<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Mango Groves, bounded by North Federal Highway to the east, 13th Avenue North to the north, North Dixie Highway to the west, and Lucerne Avenue to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Memorial Park, bounded by South Dixie Highway to the east, 6th Avenue to the north, [[Interstate 95]] to the west, and 12th Avenue South to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Murray Hills, bordering [[Lake Osborne]] along Cynthia Lane<ref name="NAPCmap"/> 
*Parrot Cove ([[Old Lucerne Historic Residential District|Old Lucerne]]), bounded by Lake Worth Beach Golf Club to the east, 13th Avenue North to the north, North Federal Highway to the west, and Lucerne Avenue to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Pineapple Beach, South Federal Highway to the east, 6th Avenue North to the north, South Dixie Highway to the west, and [[Lantana, Florida|Lantana]] to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*ROLO (Residences on Lake Osborne), includes all areas west of Interstate 95 sans Murray Hills neighborhood<ref name="NAPCmap"/> 
*Royal Poinciana, bounded by South Dixie Highway to the east, Lucerne Avenue to the north, Interstate 95 to the west, and 6th Avenue South to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*South Palm Park, bounded by the Intracoastal Waterway to the east, 5th Avenue South to the north, South Federal Highway to the west, and Lantana to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Sunset Ridge, bounded by North Dixie Highway to the east, [[West Palm Beach]] to the north, [[Lake Clarke Shores]] to the west, and 10th Avenue North to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Tropical Ridge, bounded by North Dixie Highway to the east, 10th Avenue North to the north, Interstate 95 to the west, and Lucerne Avenue to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Vernon Heights, located near the northwest corner of Lake Worth Beach<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
*Whispering Palms, bounded by South Dixie Highway to the east, 12th Avenue South to the north, Interstate 95 to the west, and Lantana to the south<ref name="NAPCmap"/>
The College Park and Old Lucerne (Parrot Cove) neighborhoods are notable for being [[historic district]]s listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). The former is a neighborhood in which most of the homes were constructed 1925 and 1949. Of the 123&nbsp;residences in College Park, 90&nbsp;residences are classified as contributing and the remaining 33&nbsp;others classified as non-contributing, with a majority of those constructed after 1949.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/ef728b58-073d-4ab4-adcf-15287aba3d2f/|title=College Park Historic District|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|date=2001|pages=5 and 8|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}</ref> The [[Old Lucerne Historic Residential District]] is the section of Lake Worth Beach where Samuel and Fannie James lived. A total of 346&nbsp;structures are located in the district, with 218&nbsp;classified as contributing and 128&nbsp;are classified as non-contributing. The contributing structures were constructed from as early as about 1913 to 1951.<ref name="old lucerne">{{cite report|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/7620b5fc-a9d4-4dc7-84ca-afcfb471572e|title=Old Lucerne Historic Residential District|publisher=National Register of Historic Places|date=2001|accessdate=November 4, 2021}}</ref>

====Downtown====

[[File:Lake_Worth_FL_Old_Town_Comm_Dist01.jpg|thumb|A few buildings in the downtown area]]
{{main|Historic Old Town Commercial District}}
The Historic Old Town Commercial District, listed in the NRHP in 2001, encompasses much of downtown Lake Worth Beach. A total of 59&nbsp;buildings are part of the roughly 16-acre (6.5&nbsp;ha) area, which stretches westward to the [[Florida East Coast Railroad]] (adjacent to G Street), eastward to M Street, northward to Lucerne Avenue, and southward to 1st Avenue South.<ref name="old town"/>{{rp|5}} It is distinguished by its two main streets, the east-to-west Lake Avenue and Lucerne Avenue, while Dixie Highway is a major north-south thoroughfare through the district.<ref name="old town"/>{{rp|6}} Of the 59&nbsp;structures listed as part of the historic commercial district, 46&nbsp;are classified as contributing and the other 13&nbsp;are considered non-contributing. The contributing buildings, constructed between 1912 and 1949, are generally of Masonry Vernacular-style architecture, although Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, and Moorish Revival styles are also present.<ref name="old town"/>{{rp|5}}

Lake Worth Beach's downtown area has a distinct character and is a popular destination for both tourists and residents of [[South Florida]]. Several of the city's notable buildings are located in this section, including the current City Hall,<ref name="old town"/>{{rp|5}} [[Old Lake Worth City Hall|former City Hall]] (NRHP-listed in 1989 and includes the [[Lake Worth Historical Museum]]), Lake Worth Beach Post Office,<ref name="100th jewels1"/> [[Lake Worth Playhouse]],<ref name="old town"/>{{rp|18}} Lake Worth Beach Public Library,<ref name="library history"/> and Park Theater,<ref name="old town"/>{{rp|5}} although not all of these structures are listed as part of the Historic Old Town Commercial District.<ref name="old town"/>{{rp|10–12}}