Greenacres, Florida
Greenacres is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area in South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 43,990 residents.
Greenacres, Florida | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto(s): "A Good Place to Live" "Live·Learn·Work·Play" | |
Location of Greenacres, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 26°37′41″N 80°8′7″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Palm Beach |
| Incorporated (Town of Greenacres City) | May 24, 1926 |
| Reincorporated (City of Greenacres City) | December 4, 1945 |
| Incorporated (City of Greenacres) | November 6, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Joel Flores (D) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Peter A. Noble |
| • Councilmembers | Judith Dugo, John Tharp, Paula Bousquet, and Susy Diaz |
| • City Manager | Andrea McCue |
| • City Clerk | Quintella Moorer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.04 sq mi (15.64 km2) |
| • Land | 6.00 sq mi (15.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 43,990 |
| • Density | 7,331.67/sq mi (2,830.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33400-33499 |
| Area code(s) | 561, 728 |
| FIPS code | 12-27322 |
| GNIS feature ID | 283408 |
| Website | greenacresfl |
Frederick E. Bryant, Harold J. Bryant, and William Greenwood of the Palm Beach Farms Company began buying and selling thousands of acres of land in the area by 1909. However, difficulties with farming in wetland conditions left the land mostly unused until the 1920s land boom. Lawrence Carter "L. C." Swain then platted the original section of Greenacres beginning in 1923. The community was incorporated as Greenacres City on May 24, 1926, with the name being drawn out of a hat. The city was dis-incorporated under controversial circumstances in 1945, before being officially re-incorporated in 1947. The city's population remained small until rapid growth began in the 1970s. Residents voted to rename the community Greenacres in 1990.
Today, Greenacres is a diverse and relatively large community in terms of population. John I. Leonard High School, the largest high school in Palm Beach County and one of the largest in Florida, has been located in Greenacres since the city annexed the property in 1994.