San Castle, Florida Explained

Official Name:San Castle, Florida
Settlement Type:CDP
Pushpin Map:Florida
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Palm Beach
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.09
Area Land Km2:1.09
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.42
Area Land Sq Mi:0.42
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3755
Population Density Km2:3454.71
Population Density Sq Mi:8940.48
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:23
Coordinates:26.565°N -80.0611°W
Area Code:561, 728
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2628532

San Castle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 3,755 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

San Castle is located at 26.565°N -80.0611°W and is between Interstate 95 and the Intracoastal Waterway; it borders Lantana to the south, Hypoluxo to the west and Boynton Beach to the northeast.[2]

Demographics

2020 census

San Castle racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[3] !Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)77620.67%
Black or African American (NH)1,45638.77%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)10.03%
Asian (NH)250.67%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race (NH)140.37%
Mixed/Multiracial (NH)1072.85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,37636.64%
Total3,755100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,755 people, 1,160 households, and 797 families residing in the CDP.[4]

2010 census

San Castle racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[5] !Race!Number!Percentage
White (NH)87425.50%
Black or African American (NH)1,29237.69%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)170.50%
Asian (NH)210.61%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race (NH)170.50%
Mixed/Multiracial (NH)732.13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,13433.08%
Total3,428

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,428 people, 880 households, and 672 families residing in the CDP.[6]

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.[7]

In 2016, the most common first languages spoken in San Castle are English at 50.4%, Haitian (French) Creole at 31%, Spanish at 18.3%, and Chinese at 0.3%. And as of 2016, US citizens accounted for 77.7% of the population.

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.[8] The gang was also involved in several other homicides.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 2, 2021.
  2. Web site: Reference Maps. https://archive.today/20200212095542/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/sm/1.0/en/?mapyear=2013&extenttype=extent&zoomlevel=OTHER&minx=-8914459.058943328&miny=3067199.745303364&maxx=-8909681.74467551&maxy=3070782.7310042265&mm=&by=160-00&bl=160-00&ft=&fl=&. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau. June 3, 2014.
  3. Web site: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE: 2020. 2023-07-29. data.census.gov.
  4. Web site: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: 2020. 2023-07-29. data.census.gov.
  5. Web site: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE: 2010. 2023-07-29. data.census.gov.
  6. Web site: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: 2010. 2023-07-29. data.census.gov.
  7. News: San Castle, FL. Data USA. 2018-01-28.
  8. News: Nights bring crime in San Castle. tribunedigital-sunsentinel. 2018-01-28. en.
  9. News: Gang-related homicides affiliated with the Top 6. tribunedigital-sunsentinel. 2018-01-28. en.