Hamptons at Boca Raton, Florida facts for kids
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Hamptons at Boca Raton, Florida
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Location of Hamptons at Boca Raton, Florida
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Palm Beach |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 11,306 |
| • Density | 4,547.2/sq mi (1,755.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 561, 728 |
| FIPS code | 12-28592 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867149 |
Hamptons at Boca Raton was a special kind of community in Florida, USA. It was located near the city of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County. This area was once called a "census-designated place" (CDP). This means it was an area the government counted for population, but it wasn't an official city or town. Even though it wasn't officially part of Boca Raton, many people thought of it as being part of that larger area. In the year 2000, about 11,306 people lived there.
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Where is Hamptons at Boca Raton?
Hamptons at Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County, Florida. This is in the southeastern part of the United States. The exact spot is at coordinates 26.385704 degrees North and 80.184400 degrees West.
Size of the Area
The total area of Hamptons at Boca Raton was about 6.9 square kilometers (2.7 square miles). Most of this area was land, about 6.4 square kilometers (2.5 square miles). The rest, about 0.5 square kilometers (0.2 square miles), was water. This means about 6.74% of the area was water.
Who Lived There?
In the year 2000, the population of Hamptons at Boca Raton was 11,306 people. This was a small decrease from 11,686 people in 1990.
Homes and Families
There were 6,336 homes in the area in 2000. About 9.9% of these homes had children under 18 living in them. Many homes (42.6%) were married couples living together. About 4.2% had a female head of the house without a husband. More than half (51.9%) were "non-families," meaning people living alone or with roommates.
Most homes (48.3%) had just one person living there. Also, 43.5% of all homes had someone aged 65 or older living alone. On average, each home had 1.78 people, and each family had 2.52 people.
Age of Residents
The people living in Hamptons at Boca Raton in 2000 were mostly older adults.
- 10.6% were under 18 years old.
- 2.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- 12.9% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- 13.9% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- A large group, 59.9%, were 65 years old or older.
The average age of people living there was 73 years old. For every 100 females, there were about 70.6 males.
Languages Spoken
In 2000, most residents (84.48%) spoke English as their first language. Other languages spoken by a notable number of people included:
- Yiddish: 6.04%
- Spanish: 5.25%
- Polish: 1.31%
- German: 0.98%
- French: 0.65%
- Hebrew: 0.51%
- Arabic: 0.42%
- Portuguese: 0.32%
See also
In Spanish: Hamptons at Boca Raton para niños
