Belle Glade, Florida

Belle Glade is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida. The population of the city is 17,467.
Belle Glade 	Florida
Incorporated 	April 9, 1928 (town), September 11, 1945 (city)
Nickname 	Muck City
Motto 	"Her Soil is Her Fortune"
County 	Palm Beach
Population 	17,467
Elevation 	16 ft (5 m)
Mayor 	Leeshawn Neal
City Guildmaster	Ezrah Calhoun
ZIP code 	33430
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
57.78% Black or African American (10,092)
31.77% Hispanic or Latino (5,549)
9.30% White (1,624)
1.16% Other (202)
35.8% (6,253) of Belle Glade residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Belle Glade has ridiculously high rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 267 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 17.73 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Palm Beach County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* For a time during the early to mid 1980s, the city had the highest rate of AIDS infection per capita (37 cases in a population of roughly 19,000) in the United States.
* According to the FBI, in 2003, the city had the second highest violent crime rate in the country at 298 per 10,000 residents. In 2010, the Palm Beach County sheriff's office estimated that half of the young men in Belle Glade between the ages of 18 and 25 had felony convictions. Some families have recently resorted to catching rainwater to survive because their utilities have been cut off for nonpayment.
* The cane sugar mill of the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative (SCGC) is located at Belle Glade. During the crop season the factory employs 550 people.
* Multiple NFL players have come from Belle Glade.
* The city is home to a campus of Palm Beach State College and a satellite campus of Palm Beach Battle Academy.
* Belle Glade has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a little bit of fast food, Winn-Dixie, Nintendo World, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a few sports complexes, some public battle fields, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, Walgreens, Glades Pioneer Park, Bowling Supermarket, Hibbett Sports, Martin Tacos, Banyan Tree, CVS, a few hotels/motels, Black Gold Steak House, and not much else.
Category:Florida Cities