Hillsboro Beach is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area. Its population was 1,987 at the 2020 census.
History
Hillsboro Beach was named for the Earl of Hillsborough, who received large grants of Florida's land from the English Crown while it was part of East Florida, a British colonial possession. or Deerfield Cay.
It is adjacent to the following municipalities:
To its north:
- Deerfield Beach
To its west:
- Lighthouse Point (across the Intracoastal Waterway)
To its south:
- Pompano Beach
To its east:
- Atlantic Ocean
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (74.87%) is water.
Climate
The Town of Hillsboro Beach has a tropical climate, similar to the climate found in much of the Caribbean. It is part of the only region in the 48 contiguous states that falls under that category. More specifically, it generally has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw), bordering a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am).
Hillsboro Beach falls under the USDA 10b Plant Hardiness zone.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Hillsboro Beach racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|1,736
|1,755
|92.59%
|88.32%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|6
|16
|0.32%
|0.81%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.10%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|10
|21
|0.53%
|1.06%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.05%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|0
|7
|0.00%
|0.35%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|14
|36
|0.75%
|1.81%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|109
|149
|5.81%
|7.50%
|-
|Total
|1,875
|1,987
|100.00%
|100.00%
|-
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Hillsboro Beach had a population of 1,987. The median age was 66.8 years. 4.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 53.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.0 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,169 households in Hillsboro Beach, of which 8.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.6% were married-couple households, 21.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 41.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,875 people, 979 households, and 514 families residing in the town.
2000 census
In 2000, 3.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.69 and the average family size was 2.13.
In 2000, the town population was spread out, with 3.2% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 10.7% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 51.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $52,159, and the median income for a family was $70,163. Males had a median income of $61,974 versus $40,089 for females. The per capita income for the town was $56,634. About 4.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as their first language were 89.94% of the population, French speakers 4.04%, Italian speakers 2.64%, Spanish speakers 2.40%, while German speakers were at 0.96% of residents.
As of 2000, Hillsboro Beach was the twenty-second most Canadian-populated area in the US, along with several other areas, at 1.5% of residents.
Education
Broward County Public Schools serves the community. All residents are zoned to Cresthaven Elementary School (Pompano Beach), Crystal Lake Middle School (Pompano Beach), and Deerfield Beach High School (located in Deerfield Beach).
Media
Hillsboro Beach is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth-largest radio market and the seventeenth-largest television market in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Miami Herald, and their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.
References
External links
- Town of Hillsboro Beach official website