Mangonia Park, Florida

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Mangonia Park is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,283 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,289 ^[link].

Contents

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 External links

Geography

Mangonia Park is located at [26°45′29″N, 80°4′26″W] (26.758122, -80.073877)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 1,283 people, 443 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The population density was 697.7/km² (1,809.7/mi²). There were 490 housing units at an average density of 266.5/km² (691.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 14.58% White, 76.70% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 6.16% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.12% of the population.

There were 443 households out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were married couples living together, 30.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,865, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $21,083 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,864. About 16.7% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

Mangonia Park is a part of Uptown West Palm which includes Riviera Beach & West Palm Beach

External links

[The Mangonia Park Flyer]
[Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [26.758122° -80.073877°]
* Street map from [Google Maps] or [Yahoo! Maps]
* Topographic map from [TopoZone]
* Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
* Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]

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