Editing Ocean Breeze, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
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|leader_name              = Karen M. Ostrand
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|leader_name1             = Kevin Docherty 
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|leader_name2             = Janet Galante,<br>Matthew Squires,<br>Michael Heller,<br>George Ciaschi, and<br>Council Vice President Sandy Keblbeck-Kelley
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|leader_name3             = Terrance "Terry" O'Neil
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|leader_name4             = Kim Stanton
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|established_date         = 1938<ref name="Trailer Park Becomes Town" />
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|established_title3       = [[Municipal corporation|Reincorporated (Town of Ocean Breeze)]]
|established_date3        = December 18, 2013<ref name=OBhistory>{{Cite web|title=HISTORY OF OCEAN BREEZE|url=https://townofoceanbreeze.com/history/|website=townofoceanbreeze.com}}</ref><ref name=NewName/>
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'''Ocean Breeze''', formerly '''Ocean Breeze Park''', is a town on the [[Indian River Lagoon|Indian River]] in [[Martin County, Florida|Martin County]], [[Florida]], United States. Ocean Breeze and [[Briny Breezes, Florida|Briny Breezes]] in [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach County]] are the only two towns in Florida in which all residents live in a [[Trailer park|mobile home park]] bearing the name of the town. The population was 301 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> The population figures do not include the many part-time winter residents from other places. The town is bordered on three sides by the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Jensen Beach, Florida|Jensen Beach]].

Ocean Breeze is part of the [[Port St. Lucie, Florida|Port St. Lucie]] [[Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes all of Martin and [[St. Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie]] counties.

==History==
The community was first [[plat|established]] in 1938 north of [[Stuart, Florida]], by Harry Hoke.<ref name="Trailer Park Becomes Town" />

The town government was formed in 1960, when 142 property owners from the ''Ocean Breeze Trailer Park'' voted to incorporate as the ''Town of Ocean Breeze Park''. Harry Hoke was elected as the town's first mayor. Evans Crary Sr., who guided the town through the legal procedure of incorporation, was appointed [[City Attorney|town attorney]]. At the time of its incorporation, the 65-acre park was said to be the largest privately owned trailer park in the United States.<ref name="Trailer Park Becomes Town">{{cite news|title=Trailer Park Becomes Town, Hoke Is Mayor|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rf0iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NM4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3831,3361987&dq|access-date=September 11, 2013|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|date=November 17, 1960}}</ref><ref name=OBInc/><ref name=OceBreInc/> By referendum held December 18, 2013, it changed its name to the "'''Town of Ocean Breeze'''".<ref name=OBhistory/><ref name=NewName>[http://or.martinclerk.com/landmarkweb/ Martin County, Florida Clerk and Comptroller], Official Records, Instrument No. 2396242, recorded May 22, 2013.</ref>

===Mayors===
The history of mayors, from the founder and his family members being mayors, to the current mayor:<ref name=OBhistory/>
*Harry Hoke (1960–1972)
*Gene Hoke (1973–1989)
*Ruth Hoke (1989–2001)
*[[Dorothy Geeben]] (2001–2010)
*David W. Myers (2010–2016)
*Karen Ostrand (2017-Present)

[[Dorothy Geeben]], mayor from 2001 to 2010, was re-elected in 2004 at age 96, and was identified as the United States' oldest mayor.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6738078 96-year-old is likely nation's oldest mayor - U.S. news - nbcnews.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Mayor Geeben died on January 11, 2010, at the age of 101 just short of her 102nd birthday.<ref>http://www.wptv.com/content/news/martin/story/Dorothy-geeben-oldest-active-mayor-dies-wptv/18LOhVTyCUqVYprO5gvaMQ.cspx{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The current mayor is Karen M. Ostrand (2017–present).<ref name=Mayor/>

==Geography==
[[File:Ocean Breeze Florida 009.jpg|thumb|left|Entrance to new residential area]]
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Ocean Breeze is located at {{coord|27|14|26|N|80|13|28|W|region:US-FL|}}. 

Its location is on the northeastern tip of Martin County and is {{convert|5|mi|0}} by road northeast of [[Stuart, Florida|Stuart]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|15|mi}} south-southeast of [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 21.05%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

The town is bounded on the east by the [[Indian River Lagoon|Indian River]] and on the south, west and north by the unincorporated community of [[Jensen Beach, Florida|Jensen Beach]].

===Layout===
The town consists of three sections:
* "Ocean Breeze RV Resort (Sun Communities)", where residents live
* A shopping center, "Ocean Breeze Plaza", anchored by a [[Publix]] supermarket
* An undeveloped area of high sugar [[sand dune]]s

All roads within the town are private, connecting to [[County Road 707 (Martin County, Florida)|CR 707]]. The town is served by the Jensen Beach post office.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 714
|1980= 466
|1990= 519
|2000= 463
|2010= 355
|2020= 301
|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"
|+'''Ocean Breeze 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) - Ocean Breeze Park town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Ocean+Breeze+Park+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) - Ocean Breeze town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Ocean+Breeze+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|346
|278
|97.46%
|92.36%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1
|5
|0.28%
|1.66%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0
|0.28%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|0
|5
|0.00%
|1.66%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|1
|0
|0.28%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.66%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|1
|7
|0.28%
|2.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5
|4
|1.41%
|1.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''355'''
|'''301'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 301 people, 147 households, and 86 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Ocean Breeze town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Ocean+Breeze+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 355 people, 305 households, and 66 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Ocean Breeze town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Ocean+Breeze+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 463 people, 335 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,706.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 579 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,384.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.08% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], and 0.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.08% of the population.

In 2000, there were 335 households, out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 67.8% were non-families. 63.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 43.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.38 and the average family size was 2.05.

In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 0.2% under the age of 18, 0.4% from 18 to 24, 5.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 66.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 70 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $15,709, and the median income for a family was $27,813. Males had a median income of $17,083 versus $25,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,802, which ranks it 418 out of 887 towns in Florida.<ref>[[Florida locations by per capita income]]</ref> About 14.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://townofoceanbreeze.com/ Official Website for the Town of Ocean Breeze]

{{Martin County, Florida}}
{{Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Area}}
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[[Category:Towns in Martin County, Florida]]
[[Category:Port St. Lucie metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Jensen Beach, Florida]]
[[Category:Towns in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]