Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County is the largest county by area in Florida. It is one of three counties that makes up the Miami metropolitan area. In 2020 the number of people in Palm Beach County was 1,492,191. 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 (117,000 people), the county seat, Boca Raton (97,000 people), and Boynton Beach (80,000 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
City of Westlake (not on map)
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