WELLINGTON, FLORIDA

'Wellington' is a village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. As of 2006, the village had a population of 55,584 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Wellington is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a July 2006 estimated population of 5,463,857. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Culture

Schools

References

External links

History

Wellington was originally the world's largest strawberry patch, the Flying Cow Ranch. C. Oliver Wellington bought 18,000 acres (73 km²) of swampland in the 1950s in central Palm Beach County that eventually would be called the Village of Wellington. Wellington began as a planned unit development approved by Palm Beach County in 1972. For many years it functioned as a bedroom community with few shopping centers or restaurants until it was incorporated in December 1995. Wellington holds the largest horse show in the world from the last week in January to the middle of March.^[2]

Geography

Wellington is located at (26.655135, -80.254136). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 31.4 mi² (81.2 km²), of which 31.0 mi² (80.4 km²) is land and 0.3 mi² (0.8 km²) of it is water (0.99%).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,216 people, 12,938 households, and 10,686 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,230.7/mi² (475.2/km²). There were 14,761 housing units at an average density of 475.4/mi² (183.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 88.75% White, 11.5% Hispanic, 5.38% African American, 0.13% Native American, 1.98% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 1.84% from other races.
There were 12,938 households out of which 69.7% were married couples, 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the village the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $70,271, and the median income for a family was $77,078. Males had a median income of $53,244 versus $33,088 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,726. About 2.9% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a primary accounted for 83.52% of all residents, while Spanish consisted of 12.18%, and French as a mother tongue made up 0.98% of the population.^[3]

Culture

Wellington and The Palm Beach Polo & Country Club is world-famous for equestrian and polo events, and the Village of Wellington maintains a public library, a recreation center, a number of public parks, and hosts a seasonal green market and the annual Top Gun model aircraft show. There are a number of entertainment and cultural venues - such as the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and the Norton Museum of Art - in nearby West Palm Beach.

Schools

A large number of recent Wellington residents are families with young children. All of the elementary schools and middle schools within its boundaries are currently A-rated by the Florida Department of Education. There are two high schools in Wellington - Wellington Community High School, which is A-rated, and Palm Beach Central High School, which is B-rated. The Palm Beach County school system allows students to attend magnet schools outside of the village if they so wish, though students are nominally assigned to schools in their own area.
' Elementary Schools: '

★ New Horizons Elementary

★ Wellington Community Elementary School

★ Binks Forest Elementary School

★ Equestrian Trails Elementary School

★ Panther Run Elementary

★ Elbridge Gales Elementary School
' Middle Schools: '

★ Emerald Cove Middle School

★ Wellington Landings Community Middle School

★ Polo Park Middle School
' High Schools: '

★ Wellington High School (Florida)

★ Palm Beach Central High School
' Private Schools: '

★ Wellington Christian School

★ Kings Academy

★ Glades Day School
' Magnet Schools: '

★ Bak Middle School of the Arts

★ Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

★ Suncoast High School

References

1. Wellington, United States Page
2. What is Wellington?
3. MLA Data Center Results–Wellington, Florida

External links

★ Wellington official website