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Palm Beach CountyFlorida

Palm Beach County is a county in Florida, with its seat in West Palm Beach. The county was formed on July 1, 1909, from Dade County and takes its name from Palm Beach.

  • Founded1909
  • County seatWest Palm Beach
  • Named forPalm Beach, Florida
  • Land area1,964 sq mi + 419 sq mi water
  • Population1,492,191 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped480,827 checked 15 October 2026
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MartinBrowardHendryOkeechobee West Palm Beach Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Palm Beach on the map of Florida

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History

Formed in 1909 from Dade County and Miami-Dade County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Palm Beach County was created from Dade County (now Miami-Dade) in 1909. The county lost territory in 1915 to the creation of Broward County, in 1917 to the creation of Okeechobee County, and in 1925 to the creation of Glades, Hendry, and Martin Counties.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1909
    Palm Beach County created Palm Beach created from Dade (now Miami-Dade).
    from Dadefrom Miami-Dade
    · Fla. Laws 1909, 12th sess., ch. 5970, sec. 1/p. 174
  2. 1915
    Lost territory Palm Beach lost to creation of Broward.
    to Broward
    · Fla. Laws 1915, 15th sess., gen., ch. 6934, secs. 1, 23/pp. 285, 292
  3. 1917
    Lost territory Palm Beach lost to creation of Okeechobee.
    to Okeechobee
    · Fla. Laws 1917, 16th sess., gen., ch. 7401, secs. 1, 20-21/pp. 285, 289-290; Van Landingham and Hetherington, 66
  4. 1925
    Lost territory Palm Beach lost part of Lake Okeechobee to Glades.
    to Glades
    · Fla. Laws 1925, 20th sess., spec., ch. 10596/p. 1860
  5. 1925
    Lost territory Palm Beach lost small part of Lake Okeechobee to Hendry.
    to Hendry
    · Fla. Laws 1925, 20th sess., gen., ch. 10090/p. 112
  6. 1925
    Lost territory Palm Beach lost to creation of Martin.
    to Martin
    · Fla. Laws 1925, 20th sess., gen., ch. 10180, secs. 1, 25-26/pp. 359, 368; Hutchinson, front endpapers
  7. 1963
    Lost territory Palm Beach lost parts of Lake Okeechobee to Glades, Hendry, Martin, and Okeechobee.
    to Gladesto Hendryto Martinto Okeechobee
    · Fla. Laws 1963, 39th sess., gen., ch. 63-200, secs. 1-5/pp. 451-454

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Palm Beach

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Palm Beach by the Census

Population
1,492,191 2020 Census count
Housing units
705,988 2020 Census count
Land area
1,964 square miles
Water area
419 square miles
People per sq mi
760 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Palm Beach County

When was Palm Beach County founded?
Palm Beach County was founded in 1909, formed from Dade County and Miami-Dade County, and named after Palm Beach, Florida.
What is the county seat of Palm Beach County?
The county seat of Palm Beach County is West Palm Beach.
Is there an online parcel map for Palm Beach County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 480,827 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Palm Beach County's boundary or name changed?
Palm Beach County was created in 1909 from Dade County and Miami-Dade County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Glades County, Hendry County and Martin County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Palm Beach County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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