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West Palm Beach real estate is located in Palm Beach County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 82,103. The city was founded by Henry Flagler in 1894 as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach and, during the 1920s, was a rival to Miami. Due to hurricanes, the Great Depression and rampant suburbanization, the city quickly declined. West Palm Beach real estate has undergone a tremendous renaissance in the past 10 years as newcomers have rediscovered the city's historic areas and a resurgent downtown entertainment and shopping district. Due to Florida's stringent annexation laws, the city's boundaries remain roughly at their 1920s position, giving the city a population much smaller than the large metropolitan area of nearly 1.2 million people that surrounds it.
There are over 40 miles of beautiful beaches in Palm Beach County. The proximity of the gulf stream keeps the waters warm year-round. There are a lot of other interesting cities surrounding West Palm, including Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens to the north, and Delray Beach, Boca Raton, and Boynton Beach to the south.*
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