Boynton Beach, Florida Boynton Beach, Florida City of Boynton Beach Marina Village of Boynton Beach Marina Village of Boynton Beach Location inside Palm Beach County and the state of Florida Location inside Palm Beach County and the state of Florida County Flag of Palm Beach County, F Palm Beach Boynton Beach is a town/city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
In 2006, the town/city had a populace of 66,714 as stated to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Boynton Beach is a principal town/city of the Miami urbane area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 citizens at the 2015 census.
In 1894, two years before Henry Morrison Flagler assembled his barns , a former American Civil War primary named Nathan Boynton first set eyes on the region that now bears his name.
He was so impressed by the natural beauty of the year-round sunlight and pristine beaches, he assembled the famous Boynton Hotel, where he also spent winters with his family.
Boynton Beach was established on September 26, 1898 when Byrd Spilman Dewey and her husband Fred S.
Dewey filed the initial plat in the Dade County courthouse for the Town of Boynton. The town was incorporated in 1920 as the Town of Boynton.
The name "Boynton Beach" was first used by a improve that broke off from the Town of Boynton in 1931.
In 1939, that improve changed its name to "Ocean Ridge" while The Town of Boynton took the name "Boynton Beach" in 1941. A 1940s view of the Boynton Beach Seaboard Air Line Railroad depot, whose demolition was authorized by the town/city in 2006 In 1926, the Seaboard Air Line Railway entered what was then simply Boynton, spurring territory evolution a mile inland near the Seaboard station, including the town's first prepared subdivision, Lake Boynton Estates. As territory became more valuable, areas along the Intracoastal Waterway and the Federal Highway in Boynton also saw housing developments.
To the west, many dairies were established so that the Boynton region became the chief milk supplier for Palm Beach County. By the 1970s, the dairies were no longer profitable and these lands too were converted to housing developments.
Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park is positioned just north of the initial Boynton Hotel site.
In 1921, the Town of Boynton acquired the beach site from Lewis S.
From the 1920s to today, Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park has been prominent with inhabitants and visitors alike.
Boynton Beach's Oceanfront Park was voted the best family beach in Palm Beach County by The Palm Beach Post in 2001.
Hurricane Wilma hit Boynton Beach on October 24, 2005, causing widespread damage to homes and businesses.
This increase mirrored a similar increase athwart Palm Beach County.
A gang-related shooting at the city's prominent Boynton Beach Mall on Christmas Eve of 2006 caught nationwide attention on many networks, such as CBS. As of 2009, countywide gang violence has declined three percent. On January 27, 2012 the mayor, Jose Rodriguez, was suspended from office by the state governor for trying to influence a police investigation into his personal affairs. Like all of Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach is served by the School District of Palm Beach County.
As of 2006, it was the fifth biggest school precinct in Florida and the twelfth biggest school precinct in the United States.
Coast of the Boynton Beach Inlet and Ocean Ridge Oceanfront Green Cay Nature Center and Wetlands in Boynton Beach Boynton Beach Community High School Tri-Rail Station in Boynton Beach, Florida Boynton Beach is served by a Tri-Rail station of the same name linking Boynton Beach to West Palm Beach to the north and Miami to the south.
League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County.
"Gang violence falls in Palm Beach County as law enforcement focuses on prevention".
"Boynton town/city attorney suggests timetable for mayor's temporary replacement".
The Palm Beach Post.
"MLA Data Center Results for Boynton Beach, Florida".
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