| Ocean Breeze, Florida | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor[1] |
| Leader Name: | Karen M. Ostrand |
| Leader Title1: | Council President |
| Leader Name1: | Sandy Keblbeck-Kelley |
| Leader Title2: | Council Members |
| Leader Name2: | Kevin Docherty, Matthew Squires, Michael Heller, Gina Kent, and Council Vice President Liz Reese |
| Leader Title3: | Town Manager |
| Leader Name3: | Terrance "Terry" O'Neil |
| Leader Title4: | Town Clerk |
| Leader Name4: | Kim Stanton |
| Established Title: | Settled (Ocean Breeze Trailer Park) |
| Established Date: | 1938 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (Town of Ocean Breeze Park) |
| Established Date2: | 1960[2] |
| Established Title3: | Reincorporated (Town of Ocean Breeze) |
| Established Date3: | December 18, 2013[3] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.54 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.43 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.21 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [5] |
| Population Total: | 301 |
| Population Density Km2: | 703.98 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1824.24 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 27.2406°N -80.2244°W |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 34957 |
| Area Code: | 772 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-50900[6] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0288033[7] |
Ocean Breeze, formerly Ocean Breeze Park, is a town on the Indian River in Martin County, Florida, United States. Ocean Breeze and Briny Breezes in Palm Beach County are the only two towns in Florida in which all residents live in a mobile home park bearing the name of the town. The population was 301 at the 2020 census.[5] The population figures do not include the many part-time winter residents from other places. The town is bordered on three sides by the unincorporated community of Jensen Beach.
Ocean Breeze is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Martin and St. Lucie counties.
Ocean Breeze Trailer Park was established in 1938 north of Stuart, Florida, by Harry Hoke.
The Ocean Breeze Park town government was formed in 1960 when 142 property owners in Ocean Breeze Trailer Park voted to incorporate. Harry Hoke was elected as the town's first mayor. Evans Crary Sr., who guided the Town of Ocean Breeze Park through the legal procedure of incorporation, was appointed town attorney. At the time of its incorporation, the 65-acre park was said to be the largest privately owned trailer park in the United States.[8] [2] By referendum held December 18, 2013, it changed its name to the "Town of Ocean Breeze".[3] [9]
Dorothy Geeben, mayor from 2001 to 2010, was re-elected in 2004 at age 96, and was identified as the United States' oldest mayor.[10] Mayor Geeben died on January 11, 2010, at the age of 101 just short of her 102nd birthday.[11] The current mayor is Karen M. Ostrand (2016–present).[1]
Ocean Breeze is in northeastern Martin County, 5miles by road northeast of Stuart, the county seat, and south-southeast of Fort Pierce. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2sqmi, of which 0.04sqmi, or 21.05%, are water.[4]
The town of Ocean Breeze is bounded on the east by the Indian River and on the south, west and north by the unincorporated community of Jensen Beach.
The town consists of three sections:
All roads within the town are private, connecting to CR 707. The town is served by the Jensen Beach post office.
| White (NH) | 346 | 278 | 97.46% | 92.36% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1 | 5 | 0.28% | 1.66% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| Asian (NH) | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 1.66% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 1 | 0 | 0.28% | 0.00% |
| Some other race (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.66% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 1 | 7 | 0.28% | 2.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 4 | 1.41% | 1.33% |
| Total | 355 | 301 | ||
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 301 people, 147 households, and 86 families residing in the town.[14]
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 355 people, 305 households, and 66 families residing in the town.[15]
As of the census of 2000, there were 463 people, 335 households, and 107 families residing in the town. The population density was 2706.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 579 housing units at an average density of 3384.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.49% White, 1.08% African American, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.
In 2000, there were 335 households, out of which 0.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 67.8% were non-families. 63.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 43.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.38 and the average family size was 2.05.
In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 0.2% under the age of 18, 0.4% from 18 to 24, 5.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 66.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 70 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $15,709, and the median income for a family was $27,813. Males had a median income of $17,083 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,802, which ranks it 418 out of 887 towns in Florida.[16] About 14.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.