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Gulf Stream, Florida

Gulf Stream is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population of the town was at 954 as of the 2020 US Census.

Gulf Stream was founded around 1916, and throughout the early 1920s, the planned community centered around the Gulf Stream County Club. The name of the town comes from its location on the Gulf Stream, a warm Atlantic Ocean current. Bessemer Properties, a real estate business venture controlled by the family of Henry Phipps, Jr., was responsible for creating the community that was briefly named after him, Phipps Beach, before it was ultimately renamed the Town of Gulf Stream when it was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1925.

The approximate coordinates for the Town of Gulf Stream is located at 26°29′25″N 80°3′40″W / 26.49028°N 80.06111°W / 26.49028; -80.06111 (26.490317, –80.061110).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (9.64%) is water.

The Town of Gulf Stream 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).

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 954 people, 386 households, and 270 families residing in the town.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 786 people, 332 households, and 234 families residing in the town.

As of the census of 2000, there were 716 people, 340 households, and 222 families residing in the town. The population density was 953.7 inhabitants per square mile (368.2/km2). There were 625 housing units at an average density of 832.5 per square mile (321.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.39% White (93.2% were Non-Hispanic White), 0.98% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 1.12% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.

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