Wellington, Florida Wellington, Florida Village of Wellington Location of Wellington in Palm Beach County, Florida Location of Wellington in Palm Beach County, Florida County Flag of Palm Beach County, F Palm Beach Wellington is a village just west of West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.
It is the fifth biggest municipality in Palm Beach County by population.
Wellington is part of the South Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wellington was titled Money Magazine's "Top 100" Best Places to Live in 2010.
Although Wellington is not a village under any standard definition of the term village in the US, it is referred to officially as the "Village of Wellington".
Wellington was originally the world's biggest strawberry patch on territory called the Flying Cow Ranch; "Flying" because the founder was an aviator, and "Cow" stood for the initials for Charles Oliver Wellington (C.O.W.).
Wellington bought 18,000 acres (73 km2) of central Palm Beach County swampland, which would eventually turn into the Village of Wellington.
Wellington began as a prepared unit evolution allowed by Palm Beach County in 1972, and up until 1990, it functioned as a widespread bedroom improve with several shopping centers or restaurants until it was incorporated in December 1995. It has now turn into known as an global center for equestrian sports. Wellington is positioned at 26 39 18 N 80 15 15 W (26.655135, 80.254136). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the village has a total region of 31.4 square miles (81 km2), of which 31.0 square miles (80 km2) is territory and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) is water (0.99%).
2010 Enumeration Wellington Palm Beach County Florida As of 2000, Wellington had the eighty-fifth highest percentage of Cuban inhabitants in the US, with 3.27% of the village's population. The Village of Wellington has the following parks: Skate Park at Village Park Wellington Community Center Wellington Community Park Wellington Dog Park Wellington Green Park Wellington Rotary Peace Park Beach activities are around a half hour's drive time, due east, to the Palm Beaches.
For range, from Wellington one can access Fort Lauderdale less than one hour away or travel to South Beach approximately a one and half hour's drive.
Beezie Madden and Onlight, Grand Prix competition at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, Florida.
Wellington is known for its equestrian improve and hosting equestrian affairs, prominently show jumping, hunting, dressage and polo. Wellington is host to the Winter Equestrian Festival, the biggest and longest running horse show in the world from January to April. It holds more than forty weeks of equestrian competitions per year.
Each year Wellington hosts a several high-goal polo tournaments including the USPA Piaget Gold Cup and the Nespresso U.S.
Polo Open at the Palm Beach International Polo Club. The International Polo Club was an idea created by players to build a facility to showcase the skills of the ponies and players.
Brunches, charities, corporate affairs and more are hosted at the International Polo Club in Wellington.
Wellington has a large renovated enhance library and hosts cyclic affairs such as the annual Top Gun model airplane show, the Barett-Jackson Auto auction, art and antique shows and holiday parades. Amphitheater Wellington, Florida The Wellington Amphitheater hosts affairs like no-charge movie evening, musical and comedy performances, the Food Truck Invasion and many more. Wellington has two county-wide malls The Mall at Wellington Green, and the Old Wellington Mall along with many other nationally known retailers positioned in outside shopping venues along the primary commercial highways.
Wellington's enhance transit consists of Palm Tran.
The School District of Palm Beach County serves Wellington.
Public schools in Wellington and schools serving Wellington include: Wellington High School Palm Beach Central High School Palm Beach State College has proposed a Wellington campus.
The Palm Beach County Library System operates the Wellington Branch. Wellington is serviced by a several different mainstream news publications. The Town-Crier Newspaper: First and longest serving small-town journal serving Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Florida, Loxahatchee, Florida and encircling areas.
Live focuses on news in Wellington.
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