Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Southern Palm Beach County, Florida. Boca Raton is has the second highest number of people in Palm Beach County. As of 2020, the city of Boca Raton had nearly 100,000 people living within the city. The southern end of the city borders Deerfield Beach in Broward County. The mayor of Boca Raton is Scott Singer.
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| Coordinates: 26°22′07″N 80°06′00″W / 26.36861°N 80.10000°WCoordinates: 26°22′07″N 80°06′00″W / 26.36861°N 80.10000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Palm Beach |
| Settled (Boca Raton Settlement) | c. 1895[1] |
| Incorporated | May 26, 1925[1][2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Scott Singer (R) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Monica Mayotte |
| • Council Members | Francine Nachlas, Marc Wigder, and Yvette Drucker |
| • City Manager | Leif J. Ahnell |
| • City Clerk | Mary Siddons |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.59 sq mi (81.81 km2) |
| • Land | 29.18 sq mi (75.57 km2) |
| • Water | 2.41 sq mi (6.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 97,422 |
| • Rank | 23rd in Florida |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 16 total ZIP Codes:[6]
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| FIPS code | 12-07300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0279123[4] |
| Website | www |
The main campuses of Florida Atlantic University and Everglades University are in Boca Raton. The headquarters of Office Depot is also in the city.
Boca Raton, Florida Media
Mizner's Administrative Buildings
IBM's former South Florida laboratories, where the IBM PC was created, alongside Yamato Road.
Palmetto Park Road and Mizner Boulevard intersection.
Boca Raton, seen from the International Space Station.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Pearl City
Beach entrance in Boca Raton
The Aiken House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Office Depot's corporate headquarters
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum". www.bocahistory.org. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "The Florida Historical Society: Boca Raton". myfloridahistory.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boca Raton, Florida
- ↑ "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table". P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup – Search By City". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
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