Palm Beach County is the largest county in Florida. It is one of three counties that makes up the Miami metropolitan area. In 2007 the number of people in Palm Beach County was 1,351,236. The area of Palm Beach County is 2,386 square miles. Palm Beach County was made in 1909. The three largest cities in Palm Beach County are West Palm Beach (first, 150,000 people), the county seat, Boca Raton (second, almost 90,000 people), and Boynton Beach (third, almost 70,000 people). The county owns the southeastern area of Lake Okeechobee.

History 
Palm Beach County was made from part of Miami-Dade County in 1909. It was split into more counties later on. In 1915 the southern part of Palm Beach County became Broward County. In 1917 the northwest part of the county became Okeechobee County. In 1925 the northern part of the county became Martin County.

Adjacent counties 
 Martin County, Florida - north
 Broward County, Florida - south
 Hendry County, Florida - west
 Okeechobee County, Florida - northwest
 Glades County, Florida - northwest

Cities, Villages, and Towns

Incorporated 

 City of Pahokee
 City of Belle Glade
 City of South Bay
 Village of Tequesta
 Town of Jupiter Inlet Colony
 Town of Jupiter
 Town of Juno Beach
 City of Palm Beach Gardens
 Village of North Palm Beach
 Town of Lake Park
 City of Riviera Beach
 Town of Palm Beach Shores
 Town of Mangonia Park
 Town of Palm Beach
 City of West Palm Beach
 Town of Haverhill
 Town of Glen Ridge
 Town of Cloud Lake
 Village of Palm Springs
 Town of Lake Clarke Shores
 Village of Royal Palm Beach
 Village of Wellington
 City of Greenacres
 City of Atlantis
 City of Lake Worth
 Town of South Palm Beach
 Town of Lantana
 Town of Manalapan
 Town of Hypoluxo
 City of Boynton Beach
 Town of Ocean Ridge
 Village of Golf
 Town of Briny Breezes
 Town of Gulf Stream
 City of Delray Beach
 Town of Highland Beach
 City of Boca Raton
 Town of Loxahatchee Groves

Unincorporated census-designated places 
 Belle Glade Camp(l)
 Boca Del Mar(c)
 Boca Pointe(a)
 Canal Point(bb)
 Century Village(u)
 Cypress Lakes(w)
 Dunes Road(cc)
 Fremd Village-Padgett Island(aa)
 Golden Lakes(r)
 Gun Club Estates(m)
 Hamptons at Boca Raton(e)
 High Point(i)
 Juno Ridge(z)
 Kings Point(g)
 Lake Belvedere Estates(o)
 Lake Harbor(p)
 Lake Worth Corridor(k)
 Lakeside Green(x)
 Limestone Creek(y)
 Mission Bay(d)
 Plantation Mobile Home Park(s)
 Royal Palm Estates(n)
 Sandalfoot Cove(b)
 Schall Circle(v)
 Seminole Manor(j)
 Stacey Street(q)
 Villages of Oriole(h)
 Westgate-Belvedere Homes(t)
 Whisper Walk(f)

Reference

Other websites

Government links/Constitutional offices 
 Palm Beach County Government / Board of County Commissioners official website
 Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
 Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
 Palm Beach County Tax Collector 
 Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
 Clerk & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

Local Media 
 Palm Beach Post
 South Florida Sun-Sentinel
 Palm Beach Daily News
 Boca Raton News - Local Newspaper
 Broward-Palm Beach New Times - An alternative weekly.

Special districts 
 Palm Beach County School District 
 South Florida Water Management

Emergency services 
 Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
 Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue

Judicial branch 
 Palm Beach County Public Defender 
 Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office, 15th Judicial Circuit
 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links 
 Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Florida counties
 
1900s establishments in Florida
1909 establishments in the United States