Friday, April 11, 2008


Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,389 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city had a population of 67,071 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

Boynton Beach, Florida History
Boynton Beach is located at 26°31′41″N, 80°4′35″W (26.528099, -80.076363).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 42.1 km² (16.2 mi²). 41.1 km² (15.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (2.28%) is water.

Demographics
As of 2000, speakers of English accounted for 80.09% of all residents, while French Creole comprised of 7.51%, Spanish was at 7.30%, French consisted of 1.02%, Italian at 0.97%, and German made up 0.87% of the population.

Languages
Boynton Beach, like all of Palm Beach County, is served by the School District of Palm Beach County. As of 2006, it was the 5th largest school district in Florida and the 14th largest school district in the United States.
Elementary Schools:
Middle Schools:
High Schools:

Citrus Cove Elementary School
Crosspointe Elementary School
Crystal Lakes Elemetary School
Forest Park Elementary @ Seacrest Holding School
Freedom Shores Elementary School
Galaxy Elementary School
Hagen Road Elementary School
Poinciana Elementary School
Rolling Green Elementary School
Christa McAuliffe Middle School
Congress Middle School - magnet school for math, science and technology
Odyssey Middle School
Boynton Beach Community High School Boynton Beach, Florida Famous Residents, Past and Present
Boynton Beach is home to the corporate headquarters of VitaCost, an online dietary supplement company: *VitaCost.

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