Editing Hillsboro Beach, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
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| name               = Hillsboro Beach, Florida
| official_name      = Town of Hillsboro Beach
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| nickname           = "[[Millionaires' Mile]]"<ref name=MilMil>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0704/gallery.luxury_beach_houses/5.html |title=Luxury beach houses on the block |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=September 24, 2007 | first1=Les | last1=Christie}}</ref>
| motto              = "Florida's Magnificent Mile"<ref name=FloMaMi>{{cite web |url=http://www.townofhillsborobeach.com/ |title=Welcome to the Town of Hillsboro Beach: Florida's Magnificent Mile (main page) |publisher=www.townofhillsborobeach.com |access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>
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| map_caption        = Location of Hillsboro Beach in Broward County, Florida
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]]
| established_title  = [[European colonization of the Americas|Settled (Hillsboro Beach Settlement)]]
| established_date   = {{circa|1922–1925|lk=yes}}<ref name=HBH>{{cite web |url=http://www.townofhillsborobeach.com/community-information/about-hillsboro-beach |title=Town Of Hillsboro Beach History |publisher=www.townofhillsborobeach.com |access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>
| established_title2 = [[municipal corporation|Unofficially Incorporated (Town of Hillsboro Beach)]]
| established_date2  = June 12, 1939<ref name=HBH/><ref name=WilMan>{{cite web|url=http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/DemographicsAndEconomics/Documents/bbtn38.pdf |title=Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5) |publisher=www.broward.org |access-date=July 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010175608/http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/DemographicsAndEconomics/Documents/bbtn38.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2015 }}</ref>
| established_title3 = [[municipal corporation|Officially Incorporated (Town of Hillsboro Beach)]]
| established_date3  = June 16, 1947<ref name=HBH/>
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| leader_title       = [[Mayor (United States)|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Dawn Miller
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1       = Barbara Baldasarre
| leader_title2      = [[City Council|Commissioners]]
| leader_name2       = Jane Reiser,<br>Vinnie Andreano, and<br>David Ravanesi
| leader_title3      = [[City Manager|Town Manager]]
| leader_name3       = William "Mac" Serda
| leader_title4      = [[City Clerk|Town Clerk]]
| leader_name4       = Sherry D. Henderson
| 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>
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| area_total_km2     = 3.75
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| area_land_km2      = 0.95
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.37
| area_water_km2     = 2.80
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.08
| area_water_percent = 74.87
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| elevation_ft       = 13
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| population_total   = 1987
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_density_km2 = 2097.79
| population_density_sq_mi = 5428.96
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| postal_code        = 33062
| area_code          = [[Area code 754|754]], [[Area code 954|954]]
| website            = {{URL|www.townofhillsborobeach.com}}
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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| utc_offset_DST     = -4
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| blank_info         = 12-30850<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>
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| blank1_info        = 0284035<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>
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'''Hillsboro Beach''', officially the '''Town of Hillsboro Beach''', is a town in [[Broward County, Florida]], United States. The town is part of the [[South Florida metropolitan area|Miami metropolitan area]]. Its population was 1,987 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
The town was named for the [[Earl of Hillsborough]], who received large grants of land from the [[King of England]] while [[East Florida|Florida was an English possession]].

The {{convert|3.2|mi|adj=on}} strip along [[Florida State Road A1A]] is officially known as "Hillsboro Mile" in the town's boundaries, and it's the only main road in town. Because this is the only main public road, it is aligned with the residents' mansions and commonly called "[[Millionaires' Mile]]" by both local residents and visitors alike.<ref name=MilMil/> Its own official motto also notes this by referring to it as "Florida's Magnificent Mile".<ref name=FloMaMi/>

Since the town's earliest years, the population doubles during wintertime.<ref name=HBH/>

==Geography==
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Hillsboro Beach is located at {{coord|26|17|38|N|80|4|42|W|type:city}} (26.293857, –80.078243).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is located in northeastern Broward County, along the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

Hillsboro Beach is on the south end of the barrier island locally known as [[Deerfield Beach Island]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dbi.rocks/|title=dbi.rocks|website=dbi.rocks|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> or [[Deerfield Cay]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Buddy Sparrow|title=WELCOME TO DEERFIELD CAY, A BEAUTIFUL ISLAND IN SOUTH FLORIDA !|date=October 17, 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtkQCWm1rE8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/OtkQCWm1rE8| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=August 4, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

To its north:
*[[Deerfield Beach, Florida|Deerfield Beach]]

To its west:
*[[Lighthouse Point, Florida|Lighthouse Point]] (across the [[Intracoastal Waterway]])

To its south:
*[[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]]

To its east:
*[[Atlantic Ocean]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.8|km2|order=flip}} (74.87%) is water.

==Climate==
The Town of Hillsboro 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 savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Aw''), bordering 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>

Hillsboro Beach falls under the [[USDA]] 10b Plant [[Hardiness zone]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/# |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |work=United States Department of Agriculture |year=2015 |access-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/ |archive-date=February 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Hillsboro Beach, FL
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 90.0
|Feb record high F = 90.0
|Mar record high F = 92.0
|Apr record high F = 100.0
|May record high F = 99.0
|Jun record high F = 100.0
|Jul record high F = 101.0
|Aug record high F = 99.0
|Sep record high F = 99.0
|Oct record high F = 97.0
|Nov record high F = 96.0
|Dec record high F = 89.0
|Jan high F = 76.0
|Feb high F = 77.0
|Mar high F = 80.0
|Apr high F = 83.0
|May high F = 87.0
|Jun high F = 90.0
|Jul high F = 92.0
|Aug high F = 92.0
|Sep high F = 91.0
|Oct high F = 87.0
|Nov high F = 82.0
|Dec high F = 78.0
|year high F= 
|Jan record low F = 25.0
|Feb record low F = 21.0
|Mar record low F = 32.0
|Apr record low F = 40.0
|May record low F = 50.0
|Jun record low F = 40.0
|Jul record low F = 53.0
|Aug record low F = 59.0
|Sep record low F = 57.0
|Oct record low F = 44.0
|Nov record low F = 35.0
|Dec record low F = 28.0
|Jan low F = 58.0
|Feb low F = 58.0
|Mar low F = 62.0
|Apr low F = 66.0
|May low F = 71.0
|Jun low F = 74.0
|Jul low F = 75.0
|Aug low F = 75.0
|Sep low F = 74.0
|Oct low F = 71.0
|Nov low F = 66.0
|Dec low F = 61.0
|year low F=
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.78
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.85
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.0
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.4
|May precipitation inch = 5.73
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.31
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.94
|Aug precipitation inch = 6.91
|Sep precipitation inch = 7.01
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.73
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.24
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.46
|year precipitation inch = 57.36
|source 1 = {{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/02445 | work=Weather.com |title=Hillsboro Beach, FL Weather Data |access-date=February 24, 2014}}
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 84
|1960= 437
|1970= 1181
|1980= 1554
|1990= 1748
|2000= 2163
|2010= 1875
|2020= 1987
|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>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Hillsboro Beach racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hillsboro Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hillsboro+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hillsboro Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hillsboro+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,736
|1,755
|92.59%
|88.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|6
|16
|0.32%
|0.81%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|10
|21
|0.53%
|1.06%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.05%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|0
|7
|0.00%
|0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|14
|36
|0.75%
|1.81%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|109
|149
|5.81%
|7.50%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,875'''
|'''1,987'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,987 people, 1,173 households, and 597 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Hillsboro Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hillsboro+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 1,875 people, 979 households, and 514 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Hillsboro Beach town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hillsboro+Beach+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
In 2000, 3.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.13.

In 2000, the town population was spread out, with 3.2% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 10.7% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 51.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $52,159, and the median income for a family was $70,163. Males had a median income of $61,974 versus $40,089 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $56,634. About 4.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of [[English language|English]] as their [[first language]] were 89.94% of the population, [[French language|French]] speakers 4.04%, [[Italian language|Italian]] speakers 2.64%, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] speakers 2.40%, while [[German language|German]] speakers were at 0.96% of residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=30850&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results for Hillsboro Beach, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=September 24, 2007}}</ref>

As of 2000, Hillsboro Beach was the twenty-second most [[Canadians|Canadian]]-populated area in the US, along with several other areas, at 1.5% of residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Canadian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Canadian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=October 22, 2007}}</ref>
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==Education==
[[Broward County Public Schools]] serves the community.<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1230850_hillsboro_beach/DC10BLK_P1230850_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hillsboro Beach town, FL]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> All residents are zoned to Cresthaven Elementary School ([[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]]),<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/elementary/CresthavenElementary.pdf Cresthaven Elementary]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> Crystal Lake Middle School (Pompano Beach),<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/Domain/13425/Maps/School%20Boundary%20Maps/2018-19/Middle/CrystalLakeMiddle.pdf Crystal Lake Middle]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref> and [[Deerfield Beach High School]] (located in Deerfield Beach).<ref>"[https://www.browardschools.com/cms/lib/FL01803656/Centricity/domain/13425/maps/school%20boundary%20maps/2018-19/high/DeerfieldBeachHigh.pdf Deerfield Beach High]." [[Broward County Public Schools]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2018.</ref>

==Media==
Hillsboro Beach is part of the [[Miami]]-[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]-[[Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]] media market, which is the twelfth-largest radio market<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio |title=Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005 |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |access-date=September 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807070323/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#radio |archive-date=August 7, 2007 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and the seventeenth-largest television market<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv |title=Top 50 TV markets ranked by households |publisher=Northwestern University Media Management Center |access-date=September 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807070323/http://www.mediainfocenter.org/compare/top50/#tv |archive-date=August 7, 2007 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the ''[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]'' and ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', and their [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-language counterparts ''[[El Sentinel del Sur de la Florida|El Sentinel]]'' and ''[[El Nuevo Herald]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.townofhillsborobeach.com Town of Hillsboro Beach official website]

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