Kings Point, Florida facts for kids
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Kings Point, Florida
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Location of Kings Point, Florida
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Palm Beach |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
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| • Total | 12,207 |
| • Density | 6,698.5/sq mi (2,586.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 561, 728 |
| FIPS code | 12-36812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867160 |
Kings Point is a community in Palm Beach County, Florida, in the United States. It's located west of Delray Beach.
In the year 2000, about 12,207 people lived there. Kings Point is mostly known as a place where many retired people live. A movie called Kings Point was made in 2012. This movie showed what life was like for some of the people living in the community. It was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
About Kings Point's Location
Kings Point is found at coordinates 26°26′46″N 80°8′23″W. This means it's in the northern half of the world and west of the main line that divides the Earth.
The United States Census Bureau says that Kings Point covers a total area of 4.7 square kilometers (about 1.8 square miles). All of this area is land, with no large bodies of water inside its borders.
People Living in Kings Point
In the year 2000, there were 12,207 people living in Kings Point. These people lived in 7,998 homes. The area had about 2,589 people per square kilometer.
Most of the people in Kings Point were White (99.10%). A small number were African American, Native American, or Asian. About 1.13% of the people were of Hispanic or Latino background.
The community had many households where people lived alone. In fact, 52.2% of all homes had just one person. A very large number of these people (47.6%) were 65 years old or older. The average number of people in a home was 1.51.
The median age of people in Kings Point in 2000 was 78 years old. This shows that it is a community with many older adults. Only a very small percentage of the population was under 18 years old (0.2%).
Languages Spoken
In 2000, most residents of Kings Point (87.54%) spoke English as their first language. Other languages spoken by a smaller number of people included:
See also
In Spanish: Kings Point (Florida) para niños
