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Juno Beach, Florida
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| Town of Juno Beach | ||
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Location of Juno Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Florida |
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| County |  Palm Beach |
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| Incorporated | 1953 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.72 sq mi (7.05 km2) | |
| • Land | 2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2) | |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,858 | |
| • Density | 1,892.10/sq mi (730.39/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| ZIP code |
33408
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| Area code(s) | 561, 728 | |
| FIPS code | 12-35850 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0284999 | |
Juno Beach is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Juno Beach is home to the headquarters of Florida Power & Light, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the Seminole Golf Club. It was also the original county seat for the area that was then known as Dade County. Juno Beach is in the Miami metropolitan area. The political climate in Juno Beach is leaning liberal. The property crime rate is around the US national average, with the violent crime rate well below average. The Town of Juno Beach was officially incorporated in 1953. As of 2020, the town's population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 3,858.
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History
As a sister settlement to the town of Jupiter to the north, the development was named, at some point in the 19th century, after Jupiter's wife, the ancient Roman goddess Juno. The designation in 1944 of a namesake D-Day landing beach in Normandy, named for Juno Dawnay, a Canadian officer's wife, was purely coincidental.
A pier was built in 1946 and the town was platted in 1948. It was officially incorporated as a town in 1953. The original pier was destroyed during a November storm in 1984 and a new 993-foot Juno Beach Pier built in 1999.
During the Second World War
During World War II, German U-boats patrolled this coastline. Tankers were a favorite target as they transported oil via the swift, northbound gulf stream which runs close to the south Florida coast.
A submarine attacked this tanker south of Juno Beach, off Singer Island.
With these submarines offshore, people feared that our sparsely inhabited coastline would be ideal for landing parties of German spies or saboteurs. To watch for them: "A beach patrol was formed, and men on horseback rode along the beach to warn of enemy activity. . . Wounded American sailors, whose ships had been sunk by the submarines, occasionally were found on the beach and rushed to the hospital . . . by the townspeople." - Nora Fitzgerald, a local resident.
The U.S. Coast Guard leased the Surf Cottages motel during the war. Horseback beach patrols, which included civilian volunteers, used the motel car sheds across the street as stables.
Geography
Juno Beach is located at 26°52′24″N 80°3′15″W / 26.87333°N 80.05417°W (26.873404, –80.054063).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) (25.13%) is covered by water.
Climate
| Climate data for Juno Beach, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2002–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 86 (30) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
94 (34) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
96 (36) |
94 (34) |
91 (33) |
90 (32) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 83.7 (28.7) |
85.4 (29.7) |
88.2 (31.2) |
89.6 (32.0) |
90.5 (32.5) |
93.8 (34.3) |
94.2 (34.6) |
94.1 (34.5) |
93.1 (33.9) |
90.5 (32.5) |
87.1 (30.6) |
85.0 (29.4) |
95.5 (35.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 74.6 (23.7) |
76.3 (24.6) |
78.6 (25.9) |
82.7 (28.2) |
85.3 (29.6) |
89.0 (31.7) |
90.9 (32.7) |
90.9 (32.7) |
89.2 (31.8) |
85.7 (29.8) |
80.7 (27.1) |
76.9 (24.9) |
83.4 (28.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 66.1 (18.9) |
67.8 (19.9) |
70.5 (21.4) |
75.0 (23.9) |
78.5 (25.8) |
82.1 (27.8) |
83.7 (28.7) |
83.8 (28.8) |
82.5 (28.1) |
79.2 (26.2) |
73.7 (23.2) |
69.3 (20.7) |
76.0 (24.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 57.7 (14.3) |
59.3 (15.2) |
62.4 (16.9) |
67.3 (19.6) |
71.8 (22.1) |
75.2 (24.0) |
76.5 (24.7) |
76.7 (24.8) |
75.8 (24.3) |
72.7 (22.6) |
66.6 (19.2) |
61.7 (16.5) |
68.6 (20.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 39.9 (4.4) |
43.8 (6.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
56.1 (13.4) |
64.2 (17.9) |
71.1 (21.7) |
71.9 (22.2) |
72.9 (22.7) |
60.8 (16.0) |
51.3 (10.7) |
46.7 (8.2) |
37.5 (3.1) |
37.5 (3.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 30 (−1) |
32 (0) |
39 (4) |
48 (9) |
55 (13) |
69 (21) |
65 (18) |
70 (21) |
66 (19) |
49 (9) |
42 (6) |
31 (−1) |
30 (−1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.85 (98) |
3.85 (98) |
4.94 (125) |
4.15 (105) |
6.13 (156) |
10.06 (256) |
6.39 (162) |
8.69 (221) |
8.10 (206) |
6.68 (170) |
4.75 (121) |
4.60 (117) |
72.19 (1,834) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 122.6 |
| Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 249 | — | |
| 1970 | 747 | 200.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,142 | 52.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,121 | 85.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,262 | 53.8% | |
| 2010 | 3,176 | −2.6% | |
| 2020 | 3,858 | 21.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 3,492 | 90.51% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 21 | 0.54% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 3 | 0.08% |
| Asian (NH) | 69 | 1.79% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some other race (NH) | 4 | 0.10% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 87 | 2.26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 182 | 4.72% |
| Total | 3,858 | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,858 people, 2,334 households, and 943 families were residing in the town.
2010 census
| Juno Beach Demographics | |||
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| 2010 Census | Juno Beach | Palm Beach County | Florida |
| Total population | 3,176 | 1,320,134 | 18,801,310 |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | −2.6% | +16.7% | +17.6% |
| Population density | 1,564.5/sq mi | 670.2/sq mi | 350.6/sq mi |
| White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) | 96.4% | 73.5% | 75.0% |
| (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) | 93.1% | 60.1% | 57.9% |
| Black or African-American | 0.6% | 17.3% | 16.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 3.8% | 19.0% | 22.5% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Native American or Native Alaskan | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more races (Multiracial) | 0.7% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Some Other Race | 0.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,176 people, 1,989 households, and 909 families were residing in the town.
Places of interest
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The Loggerhead Marinelife center in Loggerhead Park.
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Juno Beach fishing pier, next to Loggerhead park
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Flower from the Juno Dunes Natural Area
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See also
In Spanish: Juno Beach para niños
