Editing Highland Beach, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Town of Highland Beach
| name               = Highland Beach, Florida
| settlement_type    = [[Town (Florida)|Town]]
| nickname           = 
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| image_caption      = Highland Beach skyline
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| image_map          = Map of Florida highlighting Highland Beach.svg
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| map_caption        = Location of Highland Beach, Florida
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| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Florida}}
| subdivision_name2  = [[File:Flag_of_Palm_Beach_County,_Florida.png|24px]] [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Council-manager government|Commission-Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Natasha Moore ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = David Stern
| leader_title2      = [[City Council|Commissioners]]
| leader_name2       = Evalyn David,<br/> Judth Goldberg, and<br/> Don Peters<ref name="Town of Highland Beach">{{cite web|title=Our Commissioners|url=https://www.highlandbeach.us/183/Our-Commission|publisher=Town of Highland Beach|access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
| leader_title3      = [[City Manager|Town Manager]]
| leader_name3       = Marshall Labadie
| leader_title4      = [[City Clerk|Town Clerk]]
| leader_name4       = Lanelda Gaskins
| established_title  = [[municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1949<ref name=HiBe/>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <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|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 3.34
| area_land_km2      = 1.39
| area_water_km2     = 1.95
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.29
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.54
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.75

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 4295
| population_density_km2 = 3089.80
| population_density_sq_mi = 7998.14
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 4
| elevation_ft       = 13
| coordinates        = {{coord|26|23|59|N|80|4|6|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 33487
| area_code          = [[Area code 561|561]], [[Area codes 561 and 728|728]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 12-30200<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0283999<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = [http://www.highlandbeach.us/ Highland Beach official website]
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}}
'''Highland Beach''' is a town in [[Palm Beach County, Florida]], United States. It is part of the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]], and situated 50 miles north of [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] and 28 miles south of [[Palm Beach, Florida|Palm Beach]]. As of the [[2020 US census]], the population was 4,295.

==History==
Highland Beach was incorporated in 1949.<ref name=HiBe>{{cite web | url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/highland-beach | title=Highland Beach | publisher=Palm Beach County Historical Society | access-date=October 17, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404140711/http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/highland-beach |archivedate=April 4, 2023}}</ref> The town was named for its relatively elevated town site.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22049730/the_palm_beach_post/|title=What's in a name? Lots of history if it's a town|date=September 16, 1987|author=Eliot Kleinberg|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|page=7D|access-date=March 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> Highland Beach has only two businesses, which keeps the city mostly residential. The two businesses are The Delray Sands Resort and John P O'Grady Realty. The Delray Sands Resort was formerly the [[Holiday Inn]]. Both businesses operate out of the same building.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.29|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.537|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.753|sqmi|km2}} is water.

==Demographics==
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Highland Beach racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1230200&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,873
|90.17%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|20
|0.47%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|2
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|81
|1.89%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|4
|0.09%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|20
|0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|65
|1.51%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|230
|5.36%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,295'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,295 people, 2.094 households, and 1.285 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Highland Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Highland+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2010 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="float: left; margin-right: 2em; width: 35%; font-size: 75%;" 
!colspan=4|'''Highland Beach Demographics'''
|-
|'''[[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]]'''||'''Highland Beach'''||'''Palm Beach County'''||'''Florida'''
|-
|Total population||3,539||1,320,134||18,801,310
|-
|Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010||-6.3%||+16.7%||+17.6%
|-
|Population density||7,222.4/sq&nbsp;mi||670.2/sq&nbsp;mi||350.6/sq&nbsp;mi
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White or Caucasian]] (including [[White Hispanic]])||97.7%||73.5%||75.0%
|-
|([[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian]])||94.6%||60.1%||57.9%
|-
|[[Black (U.S. Census)|Black or African-American]]||0.3%||17.3%||16.0%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]||3.6%||19.0%||22.5%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]||0.7%||2.4%||2.4%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Native Alaskan]]||0.0%||0.5%||0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]]||0.0%||0.1%||0.1%
|-
|[[Multiracial American|Two or more races (Multiracial)]]||0.6%||2.3%||2.5%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some Other Race]]||0.2%||3.9%||3.6%
|}

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 3,539 people, 1,962 households, and 1,161 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Highland Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Highland+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1950= 52
|1960= 65
|1970= 624
|1980= 2030
|1990= 3209
|2000= 3775
|2010= 3539
|2020= 4295
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

[[File:Piled Sand and Ocean in Highland Beach Florida.jpg|thumb|Highland Beach, Florida]]

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,775 people, 2,192 households, and 1,227 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|7,705.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,677 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7,505.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.33% White (95.6% were Non-Hispanic White),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Highland_Beach.php |title=Demographics of Highland Beach, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref> 0.37% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.97%.<ref name="GR2" />

In 2000, of the 2,192 households, 4.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 38.1% of households were one person and 23.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.72 and the average family size was 2.15.

In 2000, the age distribution was 3.9% under the age of 18, 1.4% from 18 to 24, 12.7% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 53.3% 65 or older. The median age was 66 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

In 2000, the median household income was $72,989 and the median family income  was $95,217. Males had a median income of $87,160 versus $40,357 for females. The per capita income for the town was $67,288. None of the families and 2.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 2.0% of those over 64.

As of 2000, speakers of [[English language|English]] as a [[first language]] accounted for 90.63% of all residents, while [[German language|German]] accounted for 3.26%, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] consisted of 2.22%, [[French language|French]] was at 2.08%, and [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] made up 1.78% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=30200&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results for Highland Beach, Florida |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref>

As of 2000, Highland Beach had the tenth highest percentage of [[Austrian people|Austrian]] residents in the US, with 4.0% of the populace (tied with [[Mondovi, Wisconsin]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Austrian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Austrian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref> Although the language percentages of Highland Beach didn't necessarily reflect the residents' [[ancestry]], it had the thirty-sixth highest percentage of [[Russian people|Russian]] residents in the US, at 10.90% of the town's population (tied with [[Atlantic Beach, New York]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Russian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Russian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref> and the seventh highest percentage of [[Turkish people|Turkish]] residents in the US, at 1.20% of its population (tied with five other US areas, including [[Bay Harbor Islands, Florida|Bay Harbor Islands]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Turkish.html |title=Ancestry Map of Turkish Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=December 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107090706/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Turkish.html |archive-date=November 7, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.ci.highland-beach.fl.us/}}
{{Palm Beach County, Florida}}
{{South Florida metropolitan area}}
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