Hypoluxo, Florida
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Hypoluxo is a town in Palm Beach County
, Florida
, United States
. The population was 2,015 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,599.
The name "Hypoluxo" comes from the Seminole
name for Lake Worth
, roughly translated "water all 'round -- no get out." The lake was later renamed in honor of Seminole Indian War colonel William Jerkins Worth. However, the name "Hypoluxo" still was associated with the area on the south shores of the lake, as evidenced by its appearance on a 1841 War Department map.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²). 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (28.05%) is water.
of 2000, there were 2,015 people, 1,112 households, and 549 families residing in the town. The population density
was 3,389.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,318.6/km²). There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 2,701.3 per square mile (1,051.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.62% White (87.8% were Non-Hispanic White,) 4.22% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.99% from other races
, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.57% of the population.
There were 1,112 households out of which 9.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples
living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.6% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.33.
In the town the population was spread out with 8.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,284, and the median income for a family was $64,375. Males had a median income of $50,431 versus $32,647 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $43,960. About 8.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English
as a first language
accounted for 86.65% of all residents, while the mother tongues of French
comprised 5.38%, Finnish
consisted of 4.52%, Spanish
was at 2.42%, and Italian
made up 1.02% of the population.
As of 2000, Hypoluxo had the twelfth highest percentage of Canadian
residents in the US (tied with four other US areas,) which accounted 5.40% of all residents, while it can be assumed that because of the percentage of Finnish speakers, Finns
were around 4.52% of town's population.
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is the largest county in the state of Florida in total area, and third in population. As of 2010, the county's estimated population was 1,320,134, making it the twenty-eighth most populous in the United States...
, Florida
Florida
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 2,015 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,599.
The name "Hypoluxo" comes from the Seminole
Seminole
The Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of Native Americans, most significantly Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama, who settled in Florida in...
name for Lake Worth
Lake Worth
Lake Worth is the name of several places in the United States:*Lake Worth, Florida, a city*Lake Worth Lagoon, a lagoon in Florida*Lake Worth, Texas, a town in Texas*Lake Worth , a lake in Texas...
, roughly translated "water all 'round -- no get out." The lake was later renamed in honor of Seminole Indian War colonel William Jerkins Worth. However, the name "Hypoluxo" still was associated with the area on the south shores of the lake, as evidenced by its appearance on a 1841 War Department map.
Geography
Hypoluxo is located at 26°33′46"N 80°3′8"W (26.562897, -80.052339).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²). 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) of it (28.05%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,015 people, 1,112 households, and 549 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 3,389.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,318.6/km²). There were 1,606 housing units at an average density of 2,701.3 per square mile (1,051.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.62% White (87.8% were Non-Hispanic White,) 4.22% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.99% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.57% of the population.
There were 1,112 households out of which 9.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.7% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.6% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.33.
In the town the population was spread out with 8.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,284, and the median income for a family was $64,375. Males had a median income of $50,431 versus $32,647 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $43,960. About 8.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English
English language
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as a first language
First language
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accounted for 86.65% of all residents, while the mother tongues of French
French language
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comprised 5.38%, Finnish
Finnish language
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consisted of 4.52%, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
was at 2.42%, and Italian
Italian language
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made up 1.02% of the population.
As of 2000, Hypoluxo had the twelfth highest percentage of Canadian
Canada
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residents in the US (tied with four other US areas,) which accounted 5.40% of all residents, while it can be assumed that because of the percentage of Finnish speakers, Finns
Finland
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were around 4.52% of town's population.