San Castle, Florida

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San Castle, Florida
Census-designated place
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San Castle, Florida
Coordinates: 26°33′54″N80°03′40″W / 26.56500°N 80.06111°W / 26.56500; -80.06111
Country United States
State Florida
County Palm Beach
Area
[1]
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,755
 • Density8,940.48/sq mi (3,454.71/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 561
GNIS feature ID2628532 [2]

San Castle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. Its population was 3,755 as of the 2020 census. San Castle is located between Interstate 95 and the Intracoastal Waterway; it borders Lantana to the south, Hypoluxo to the west and Boynton Beach to the northeast. [3]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 3,428—
2020 3,7559.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

As of 2016; San Castle, FL is home to a population of 4,358 people, from which 77.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of San Castle, FL is; Black or African American (49.3%), Hispanic or Latino (30.4%), White (19.5%), Asian (0.57%), Other (0.18%).

The most common foreign languages spoken in San Castle, FL are English at 50.4%, French Creole at 31%, Spanish at 18.3% and Chinese at 0.3%.

In 2015, the median household income of the 1,078 households in San Castle, FL grew to $49,107 from the previous year's value of $42,869. [5]

Crime

Despite its small size, the CDP has been notable for being home to the San Castle Soldiers, a set of the greater Top 6 gang; who was featured on the show Gangland, on the History Channel. The gang is notorious for being involved in the Christmas Eve shooting at the Boynton Beach Mall, which resulted in a death. [6] The gang was also involved in several other homicides. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "San Castle Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Reference Maps". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Castle, FL". Data USA. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nights bring crime in San Castle". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Gang-related homicides affiliated with the Top 6". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2018.


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