Delray Beach, Florida

The earliest known human inhabitants of what is now Delray Beach were the Jaega people.{{cite news |title=Delray Beach Human Remains Date Back To 3,000-Year-Old Jeaga Tribe, Experts Say |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/24/delray-beach-human-remain_n_1227752.html |work=Huffington Post |date=2012-01-24 |access-date=2017-11-21}} Tequesta Indians likely passed through or inhabited the area at various times. Few other recorded details of these local indigenous settlements have survived.{{cite news |title=Quick look at early Delray Beach history |url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marketing/quick-look-early-delray-beach-history/UOefG3syK6acH9UK2D9HfK/ |work=Palm Beach Post |author=Van Der Werff, Kevin |date=2017-04-20 |access-date=2017-11-21 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044257/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marketing/quick-look-early-delray-beach-history/UOefG3syK6acH9UK2D9HfK/ }}{{Cite web|url=http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/2000/f2071/f2071.htm|title=Principle Indian Nations, 1500|website=fcit.usf.edu}}

An 1841 U.S. military map shows a Seminole camp located in the area now known as Lake Ida. In 1876, the United States Life Saving Service built the Orange Grove House of Refuge to rescue and shelter ship-wrecked sailors. The house derived its name from the grove of mature sour orange and other tropical fruit trees found at the site chosen for the house of refuge, but no record or evidence of who planted the trees was discovered.

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The first non-indigenous group to build a settlement was a party of African Americans from the panhandle of Florida, who purchased land a little inland from the Orange Grove House of Refuge and began farming around 1884. By 1894, the black community was large enough to establish the first school in the area.

In 1894, William S. Linton, a Republican U.S. Congressman for Saginaw, Michigan, bought a tract of land west of the Orange Grove House of Refuge, and began selling plots in what he hoped would become a farming community. This community was named after Linton. In 1896, Henry Flagler extended his Florida East Coast Railroad south from West Palm Beach to Miami, with a station at Linton.

The Linton settlers established a post office and a store, and began to achieve success with truck farming of winter vegetables for the northern market. A hard freeze in 1898 was a setback, and many of the settlers left, including William Linton.McGoun, William E., Southeast Florida Pioneers: The Palm and Treasure Coasts Partly in an attempt to change the community's luck, or to leave behind a bad reputation, the settlement's name was changed in 1901 to Delray, after the Detroit neighborhood of Delray ("Delray" being the anglicized spelling of Del Rey, which is Spanish for "of the king"), which in turn was named after the Mexican–American War's Battle of Molino del Rey.

Settlers from The Bahamas (then part of the British West Indies), sometimes referred to as Nassaws, began arriving in the early 1900s.{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-09-04/news/fl-delray-frog-alley-20130826_1_frog-alley-neighborhood-historic-district |title=Frog Alley has the history; now, it could get the title |last1=Gottesman |first1=Marisa |date=2015 |website=www.delraybeachhistory.org/ |access-date=2015-06-15 |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225155745/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-09-04/news/fl-delray-frog-alley-20130826_1_frog-alley-neighborhood-historic-district }} After 1905, newspaper articles and photographs of Delray events reveal that Japanese settlers from the nearby Yamato farming colony also began participating in Delray civic activities such as parades, going to the movies, and shopping. The 1910 census shows Delray as a town of 904 citizens. Twenty-four U.S. states and nine other countries are listed as the birthplace of its residents. Although still a small town, Delray had a diverse citizenry.

In 1911, the area was chartered by the state of Florida as an incorporated town. In the same year, pineapple and tomato canning plants were built. Pineapples became the primary crop of the area. This is reflected in the name of the present day Pineapple Grove neighborhood near downtown Delray Beach.

Prior to 1909, the Delray settlement land was in Dade County. That year, Palm Beach County was carved out of the northern portion of the region. In 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create what is now Broward County between the two, leaving Delray situated within the southeastern portion of Palm Beach County.{{cite web|url=http://www.pbcgov.com/courthouse/history.htm|title=History of Palm Beach County|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402052523/http://pbcgov.com/courthouse/history.htm|archive-date=2 April 2015}}

By 1920, Delray's population had reached 1,051. In the 1920s, drainage of the Everglades west of Delray lowered the water table, making it harder to grow pineapples, while the extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to Key West resulted in competition from Cuban pineapples for the markets of the northern United States.

The Florida land boom of the 1920s brought renewed prosperity to Delray. Tourism and real estate speculation became important parts of the local economy. Delray issued bonds to raise money to install water and sewer lines, paved streets, and sidewalks. Several hotels were built. At that time, Delray was the largest town on the east coast of Florida between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The collapse of the land boom in 1926 left Delray saddled with high bond debts, and greatly reduced income from property taxes.

Delray was separated from the Atlantic Ocean beach by the Florida East Coast Canal (now part of the Intracoastal Waterway). In 1923, the area between the canal and the ocean was incorporated as Delray Beach. In 1927 Delray and Delray Beach merged into one town named Delray Beach.

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Beginning in the mid-1920s, a seasonal Artists and Writers Colony{{cite book |last=Credle-Rosenthal |first=McCall |date=2003 |title=Images of America: Delray Beach |url=http://www.arcadiapublishing.com |location=Charleston, South Carolina |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |pages=43–60 |isbn=978-0-7385-1570-0 |access-date=2015-01-19 }} was established in Delray Beach and the adjacent town of Gulf Stream. At the time, the city of Palm Beach did not welcome Hollywood personalities or all types of artists, so the Delray winter colony drew a more eclectic and bohemian populace. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Delray became a popular winter enclave for artists and authors. Two nationally syndicated cartoonists – H.T. Webster (creator of "Caspar Milquetoast") and Fontaine Fox of "Toonerville Trolley" – had offices upstairs in the Arcade Building over the Arcade Tap Room; a gathering place where the artists and writers might be joined by aristocrats, politicians, entertainers, and sports figures. Other well-known artists and writers of the era who had homes in Delray Beach include: Herb Roth, W.J. "Pat" Enright, Robert Bernstein, Wood Cowan, Denys Wortman, Jim Raymond, Charles Williams, Herb Niblick, Hugh McNair Kahler, Clarence Budington Kelland, Nina Wilcox Putnam, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. These seasonal visitors helped soften the effect of the real estate downturn and The Great Depression on the city.{{cite news |last=Simon |first=Alexander Sandy |date=1996-05-19 |title=Fond Memories of Old-Time Delray Beach |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1290&dat=19960519&id=dfhTAAAAIBAJ&pg=2128,1296219 |newspaper=Boca Raton News |location=Boca Raton, Florida |access-date=2015-01-22}}

During the Depression, not much money was available since the two banks had failed, but progress continued, and the town still looked prosperous because of the previous burst of new buildings during the boom years. The Artists and Writers Colony flourished and Delray Beach's fame as a resort town grew. This era is regarded as Delray Beach's "golden age of architecture;" a period in which the city ranked 50th in population, but 10th in building permits in Florida.{{cite web |url=http://www.delraybeachhistory.org/historical-timeline/ |title=Quick view of Delray Beach History |date=2015 |website=www.delraybeachhistory.org/ |access-date=2015-06-15 |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203043850/http://www.delraybeachhistory.org/historical-timeline/ }} Prominent architectural styles in Delray Beach from this period include Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, Mission Revival, Monterey Colonial, Streamline Moderne, bungalows, and 'Key West style' cottage homes for the Artists and Writers Colony winter residents.{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-03-05/news/9301130508_1_deco-buildings-deco-architecture-historic-art |title=Delray Deco Downtown Has Many Examples Of 1930s Architectural Style |last1=King |first1=Marian |date=3 March 1993 |work=Sun-Sentinel |access-date=2015-06-15 |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031348/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-03-05/news/9301130508_1_deco-buildings-deco-architecture-historic-art }}{{cite web|url=http://mydelraybeach.com/planning-and-zoning/historic-preservation/historic-districts/|title=Historic Districts|access-date=2015-01-21|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150121184636/http://mydelraybeach.com/planning-and-zoning/historic-preservation/historic-districts/|archive-date=2015-01-21}}{{cite web |url=http://mydelraybeach.com/sites/default/files/assets/departments/planning%20and%20zoning/architectural%20styles.pdf |title=Prominent Architectural Styles in Delray Beach |access-date=2015-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170052/http://mydelraybeach.com/sites/default/files/assets/departments/planning%20and%20zoning/architectural%20styles.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-22 }}{{cite web |url=http://mydelraybeach.com/sites/default/files/assets/departments/planning%20and%20zoning/historic%20guidelines%20section%204.pdf |title=Delray Beach Historic Preservation Design Guidelines |pages=19–32 |access-date=2015-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205101408/http://mydelraybeach.com/sites/default/files/assets/departments/planning%20and%20zoning/historic%20guidelines%20section%204.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-05 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/across-the-nationacross-the-world/2011/urbane-developments-miami-delray|title=Urbane Developments: Miami & Delray|author=Mayhew, Augustus |date=11 July 2011|work=New York Social Diary|access-date=6 February 2017}}

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For the four years of World War II, citizens of Delray Beach volunteered to watch the beach and ocean 24 hours a day from the faux bell tower atop the seaside Seacrest Hotel. Military personnel patrolled the beach on horseback. Shipping attacks could be seen from the coast. During World War II, Delray Beach also saw an influx of service personnel stationed at the nearby Boca Raton Army Airfield. Some of the veterans who had trained at the airfield returned to settle in Delray Beach after the war. Steady growth of the city continued through the 1950s and 1960s.

While Delray Beach had a sizeable African-American population from the beginning, it attempted to keep out Jews. In 1959, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith called it "one of the nation's most completely anti-Semitic communities". It quoted an unnamed realtor who "proudly called it the only city on the East Coast [of Florida] fully restricted to Gentiles both in buying and selling".{{cite book

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By the early 1960s, Delray Beach was becoming known for surfing. Atlantic Avenue was the biggest seller of surfboards in Florida at the time.{{cite web|url=http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/delray-beach/delray-beach-historical-society-hosts-palm-beach-county-surfing-history-exhibit|title=Delray Beach Historical Society hosts Palm Beach County Surfing History Exhibit|author=Wieland, James|date=14 November 2014|work=WPTV|access-date=8 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617194026/http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/delray-beach/delray-beach-historical-society-hosts-palm-beach-county-surfing-history-exhibit|archive-date=2015-06-17}} Delray Beach's surfing fame increased somewhat serendipitously after a 1965 shipwreck. During Hurricane Betsy, the {{convert|441|ft}} freighter Amaryllis ran aground on Singer Island, creating a windbreak that formed perfectly breaking waves. The ship was dismantled three years later, yet local surfers have retained an association with the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-drf-surfing-1210-20141210-story.html|title=City's surfing past on display at Historical Society|author=Wolt, Helen|date=10 December 2014|work=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=8 June 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.surfersvillage.com/content/delray-beach-gets-it%E2%80%99s-own-surfing-museum|title=Delray Beach Gets Its Own Surfing Museum|date=19 April 2015|work=Surfersvillage Global Surf News|access-date=8 June 2015|archive-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617192245/http://www.surfersvillage.com/content/delray-beach-gets-it%E2%80%99s-own-surfing-museum}}

In the 1970s, Interstate 95 between Palm Beach Gardens and Miami was fully completed and development began to spread west of the city limits. This pattern continued and accelerated through the 1980s, as downtown and many of the older neighborhoods fell into a period of economic decline.{{cite web |url=http://www.delraybeachhistory.org/historical-timeline/ |title=Quick view of Delray Beach History |date=2015 |website=www.delraybeachhistory.org/ |access-date=2015-01-19 |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203043850/http://www.delraybeachhistory.org/historical-timeline/ }}

Revitalization of some historic areas began during the last decade of the twentieth century, as several local landmark structures were renovated. These include the Colony Hotel{{cite web|url=http://www.colonyflorida.com/ |title=Colony Hotel |publisher=Colony Hotel |date=2007-11-08 |access-date=2015-01-23}} and Old School Square (the former campus of Delray Elementary School and Delray High School, since turned into a cultural center).{{cite web |url=http://www.socialmiami.com/article.asp?id=58 |title=Village by the Sea |last1=Glickman |first1=Aaron |access-date=2015-01-23 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115326/http://www.socialmiami.com/article.asp?id=58 }} The city also established five Historic Districts, listed in the Local Register of Historic Places, and annexed several other historic residential neighborhoods between U.S. Route 1 and the Intracoastal Waterway in an effort to preserve some of the distinctive local architecture.

In 2001, the historic home of teacher/principal Solomon D. Spady was renovated and turned into the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum. The Spady Museum houses black archives.{{cite web |title= Exhibit explores America's first free black community |publisher= Broward Times |date= July 5, 2007 |url= http://www.browardtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=187&Itemid=91 |access-date= July 5, 2007 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120720094457/http://www.browardtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=187&Itemid=91 |archive-date= July 20, 2012 }} In 2007, the museum was expanded by renovating a 1935 cottage as a Kid's Cultural Clubhouse, and the construction of a 50-seat amphitheater named for C. Spencer Pompey, a pioneer black educator.{{cite news|last=Slire |first=Erika |title=Spady Cultural Heritage Museum in Delray Beach adds facilities |newspaper=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |date=July 15, 2007 |page=PC-1 |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flspady0715pcjul15,0,4697030.story }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Downtown Delray, located in the eastern part of the city, along Atlantic Avenue, east of I-95 and stretching to the beach, has undergone a large-scale renovation and gentrification. The Delray Beach Tennis Center has brought business to the area. It has hosted several major international tennis events such as the April 2005 Fed Cup (USA vs. Belgium), the April 2004 Davis Cup (USA vs. Sweden), the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ATP Event), and the Chris Evert/Bank of America Pro Celebrity.

Atlantic Community High School was rebuilt in 2005 on a different site from the previous school, a plan which was met with much contention.{{cite web| url=http://www.mydelraybeach.com/Delray/Departments/Community+Improvement/For+Residents/Atlantic+High+School+Relocation.htm| title=City of Delray Beach FAQ on relocation of Atlantic High| access-date=December 10, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214040455/http://www.mydelraybeach.com/Delray/Departments/Community+Improvement/For+Residents/Atlantic+High+School+Relocation.htm| archive-date=February 14, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mydelraybeach.com/NR/rdonlyres/el66ekknfrq7ztnwswsvygkeota2qc7ptr4qntt2fhzvh6nuwkxykiehleqgmwb7f4hwixknw3ggyf3d3radkmsqfec/Atlantic+HS+Article+from+PB+Post.pdf|title=Move of Delray High School Still a Good Move|newspaper=Beach Post|date=2002-07-20|access-date=2010-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214040507/http://www.mydelraybeach.com/NR/rdonlyres/el66ekknfrq7ztnwswsvygkeota2qc7ptr4qntt2fhzvh6nuwkxykiehleqgmwb7f4hwixknw3ggyf3d3radkmsqfec/Atlantic+HS+Article+from+PB+Post.pdf|archive-date=2012-02-14}}

When DayJet operated from 2007 to 2008, its headquarters were in Delray Beach."{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060316055117/http://www.dayjet.com/ContactUs/ Contact Us]}}." DayJet. March 16, 2006. Retrieved on May 3, 2012. "1801 S. Federal Highway, Suite 100 Delray Beach, Florida 33483"

From 2009 to 2012, Pet Airways had its headquarters in Delray Beach."[http://www.petairways.com/contact-form Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507134117/http://www.petairways.com/contact-form |date=2012-05-07 }}." Pet Airways. Retrieved on May 3, 2012. "Corporate Headquarters 777 E. Atlantic Ave. Suite C2-264 Delray Beach, FL 33483"

In 2012, Rand McNally "Best of the Road" named Delray Beach America's Most Fun Small Town.{{cite web |url=http://www.bestoftheroad.com/town/delray-beach-fl/3433 |title=Best of the Road: The five best small towns in America 2012 |publisher=Rand McNally |date=20 July 2012 |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=June 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611091424/http://www.bestoftheroad.com/town/delray-beach-fl/3433 }} Delray Beach was rated as the 3rd Happiest Seaside Town in America by Coastal Living in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.coastalliving.com/travel/top-10/2015-americas-happiest-seaside-towns/hst-delray-beach-florida |title=America's Happiest Seaside Towns 2015 |author=Minkin, Tracey |date= 9 June 2015 |work=Coastal Living |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=June 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611091615/http://www.coastalliving.com/travel/top-10/2015-americas-happiest-seaside-towns/hst-delray-beach-florida }} Delray Beach won the title of Best Beach in Florida in the USA Today 2024 Readers' Choice Awards.{{cite news |url=https://cbs12.com/news/local/usa-today-votes-delray-beach-best-beach-in-florida-dda-10best-in-their-2024-readers-choice-award-competition-florida-may-29-2024 |title=USA TODAY names Delray Beach best beach in Florida |author=Limnus, Jack |date= 29 May 2024 |work=CBS12News |access-date=16 July 2024}}

Delray Beach has experienced a drastic spike in opioid overdoses in recent years, reaching record numbers in 2016 and 2017. The number reached its pinnacle of 96 in October 2016. Most overdoses are a result of heroin mixed with fentanyl.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wptv.com/news/local-news/investigations/the-new-normal-for-firefighters-battling-a-heroin-epidemic-in-palm-beach-county|title=The new normal for firefighters battling a heroin epidemic in Palm Beach County|last=Quesada|first=Michelle|date=2016-11-18|work=WPTV|access-date=2017-07-28|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://recointensive.com/heroin-overdoses-in-delray-beach-reach-record-numbers-88-october-alone/|title=Heroin Overdoses in Delray Beach Reach Record Numbers; 88 in October Alone|date=2016-11-04|work=RECO Intensive|access-date=2017-07-28|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local-10-investigates/opioid-epidemic-overwhelms-delray-beach-|title=Opioid epidemic overwhelms Delray Beach|last=Jennings|first=Laurie|date=2017-07-20|work=WPLG|access-date=2017-07-28|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://spbc.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/05/10/heroin-overdoses-in-delray-soar-april-has-highest-number-this-year/|title=Heroin overdoses in Delray soar: April has highest number this year {{!}} Southern Palm Beach County|last=Ramadan|first=Lulu|access-date=2017-07-28}}

This is due to the high concentration of halfway houses throughout the city.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-14 |title=Where Delray Beach says the city's sober homes are |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/sfl-delray-sober-home-addresses-20170714-htmlstory.html/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529095504/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/sfl-delray-sober-home-addresses-20170714-htmlstory.html }}

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• The city's eastern boundary includes {{convert|3|mi}} of beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean.{{cite web |url=http://www.pbcgov.com/pzb/maps/pdfs/Municipalities36x60.pdf |title=Palm Beach County Municipalities |access-date=2015-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230133/http://www.pbcgov.com/pzb/maps/pdfs/Municipalities36x60.pdf |archive-date=2016-01-25 }}
• Directly to the south, the city is bordered by Boca Raton.
• To the south and southeast, the city is bordered by Highland Beach on the same barrier island east of the Intracoastal Waterway.
• Directly to the north, the city is bordered by Boynton Beach.
• To the north and northeast, the city is bordered by Gulf Stream on the barrier island and along a section of mainland east of U.S. Route 1.
• To the west, an urbanized area that includes High Point, Kings Point, Villages of Oriole, and multiple gated communities extends from the city's western boundary to the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge portion of the Everglades. Many residences and businesses within this suburban corridor of unincorporated Palm Beach County possess a Delray Beach postal address despite technically lying outside the city limits. This area is sometimes referred to collectively and informally as "West Delray."{{cite web|last=Mazor |first=Mort |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-cn-office-0125-20150122-story.html |title=PBSO substation opening soon |publisher=Sun Sentinel |date=2015-01-22 |access-date=2015-01-24}}

Delray Beach's location in Southeastern Palm Beach County is in the middle of Florida's Gold Coast region.{{cite web|url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/floridas-gold-coast/654502#sthash.B8SoZQZZ.U2zEYOwY.dpbs |title=Florida's Gold Coast |publisher=Frommer's |access-date=2015-01-24}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Delray Beach has a total land area of {{convert|15.81|mi}}.{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1217100.html|title=QuickFacts Delray Beach (city), Florida|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=8 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132831/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1217100.html|archive-date=2015-01-28}}

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In earlier years, downtown Delray was centered along Atlantic Avenue as far west as Swinton Avenue and as far east as the intracoastal waterway. Downtown has since expanded. By 2010, downtown extended west to I-95 and east as the Atlantic Ocean; The north–south boundaries extend roughly two blocks north and south of Atlantic Avenue.{{cite web|url=http://www.downtowndelraybeach.com|title=Night & Day: Downtown Delray|access-date=28 July 2015}}

Delray Beach has a tropical climate, more specifically a tropical trade-wind rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af), as its driest month (February) averages 64.8mm of precipitation, meeting the minimum standard of 60mm in the driest month needed to qualify for that designation.{{cite web |url=http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/162263/ |title=Köppen Climate Classification System |access-date=15 June 2015 |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Earth |date=11 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619045849/http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/162263/ |archive-date=19 June 2015 }}

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Delray Beach has hot and humid summers. High summertime temperatures range from 87 to 93 °F with low temperatures around 75–78 °F. Winters are warm, with a marked drier season. Ordinarily wintertime high temperatures are typically in the range of 74–83 °F and low temperatures 57–65 °F. However, when occasional cold fronts hit South Florida, daytime high temperatures may only reach the low or mid 60s (°F). Overnight lows during these brief periods can sink into the 40s. These cold fronts do not typically last more than a day or two and only occur several times each winter. Its near sea-level elevation, coastal location, position above the Tropic of Cancer, and proximity to the Gulf Stream shapes its climate. Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, although hurricanes can develop outside those dates. The most likely time for hurricane activity is during the peak of the Cape Verde season, which is mid-August through the end of September. Delray Beach has received direct or near direct hits from hurricanes in 1903, 1906, 1928, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1965, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2004, and 2005.{{cite web

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|Mar precipitation inch = 3.68

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.57

|May precipitation inch = 5.39

|Jun precipitation inch = 7.58

|Jul precipitation inch = 5.97

|Aug precipitation inch = 6.65

|Sep precipitation inch = 8.10

|Oct precipitation inch = 5.46

|Nov precipitation inch = 5.55

|Dec precipitation inch = 3.14

|year precipitation inch = 61.39

| Jan precipitation days = 8.8

| Feb precipitation days = 7.8

| Mar precipitation days = 8.8

| Apr precipitation days = 7.4

| May precipitation days = 9.8

| Jun precipitation days = 16.9

| Jul precipitation days = 16.9

| Aug precipitation days = 18.1

| Sep precipitation days = 17.7

| Oct precipitation days = 13

| Nov precipitation days = 9.4

| Dec precipitation days = 8.9

|year precipitation days = 143.4

|source 1 = {{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USFL0112?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |title=Average weather for Delray Beach |access-date=14 August 2009 |publisher=Weather.com |date=June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812165740/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USFL0112?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |archive-date=2014-08-12 }}

|date=August 2010

}}

{{US Census population

|1910= 904

|1920= 1051

|1930= 2333

|1940= 3737

|1950= 6312

|1960= 12230

|1970= 19366

|1980= 34329

|1990= 47789

|2000= 60020

|2010= 60522

|2020= 66846

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}

}}

{| class="wikitable"

|+Delray Beach racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Race

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Delray Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Delray+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Delray Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Delray+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2010

!% 2020

|-

|White (NH)

|35,844

|38,341

|59.22%

|57.36%

|-

|Black or African American (NH)

|16,759

|16,823

|27.69%

|25.17%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|87

|81

|0.14%

|0.12%

|-

|Asian (NH)

|1,088

|1,281

|1.80%

|1.92%

|-

|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)

|27

|16

|0.04%

|0.02%

|-

|Some other race (NH)

|196

|406

|0.32%

|0.61%

|-

|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)

|752

|2,131

|1.24%

|3.19%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|5,769

|7,767

|9.53%

|11.62%

|-

|Total

|60,522

|66,846

|

|

|-

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 66,846 people, 28,914 households, and 15,279 families residing in the city.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Delray Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Delray+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 60,522 people, 27,116 households, and 14,211 families residing in the city.{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Delray Beach city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Delray+Beach+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=United States Census Bureau}}

As of 2000, 18.9% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87.

In 2000, the city's population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $43,371, and the median income for a family was $51,195. Males had a median income of $33,699 versus $28,469 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,350. About 8.2% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 75.44% of all residents, and French Creole accounted for 11.73%, Spanish consisted of 7.02%, French was at 1.87%, Italian at 0.88%, and German made up 0.75% of the population.{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=17100&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results for Delray Beach, Florida |publisher=Modern Language Association |access-date=2007-12-03}}

As of 2000, Delray Beach had the sixteenth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the U.S., with 10.50% of the population.{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-12-03 |archive-date=2012-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923063913/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html }}

Delray Beach is one of South Florida's most popular beach destinations.{{cite web|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/destinations/us/fl/articles/delray-beach-guide|title=Delray Beach Guide|author=Conners, Valerie|work=Travel Channel|access-date=4 October 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-sunny-escape-3-perfect-days-in-delray-beach-florida-1452796534|title=A Sunny Escape: 3 Perfect Days in Delray Beach, Florida|author=Guzzetta, Marli|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=14 January 2016 |access-date=14 January 2016}} The area is noted for its restaurants, retail shops, nightclubs, art galleries, and hotels.{{cite web |title=A First-Class Resort Destination - Visit Delray Beach |url=http://www.visitdelraybeach.org |access-date=21 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.destinationmainstreets.com/florida/delray-beach.php |title=Delray Beach, Florida |publisher=Destination Main Streets |access-date=2017-01-19}}{{cite news |date=2012-07-20 |title=Best of the Road 2012: The five best small towns in America – USATODAY.com |publisher=Travel.usatoday.com |url=http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/bestoftheroad/story/2012-07-17/The-five-best-small-towns-in-America-2012/56276500/1 |access-date=2014-02-16}} East Atlantic Avenue is in particular is noted for its nightlife, dining, and shopping.{{cite web |title=Delray Beach, Florida |url=http://www.destinationmainstreets.com/florida/delray-beach.php |access-date=2015-06-26 |publisher=Destination Main Streets}} One of the city's most prominent commercial centers is Delray Beach Market, a food hall and event venue which is Florida's largest. Open since 2021, the opening ceremony was attended by Florida governor Ron DeSantis, though is closed temporarily for the first half of 2023 to make room for newer constructions.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-13 |title=Delray Beach Market to close at end of month, but it won't be forever |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/delray-beach/delray-beach-market-to-close-for-renovation |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}

Downtown Delray Beach has had a building boom since roughly 2003. Recent development reflects trends of New Urbanism downtown, and mansionization of waterfront property, sometimes creating pressures on Historic Districts and historic sites.{{cite web |url=http://www.delraybeachhistory.org/historical-timeline/ |title=Quick view of Delray Beach History |access-date=2016-02-15 |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203043850/http://www.delraybeachhistory.org/historical-timeline/ }}{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/across-the-nationacross-the-world/2011/urbane-developments-miami-delray|title=Urbane Developments: Miami & Delray|author=Mayhew, Augustus |date=11 July 2011|work=New York Social Diary|access-date=15 February 2017}} New mixed-use development projects have recently been constructed, and more are planned, in the areas immediately north and south of Atlantic Avenue. To accommodate the anticipated growth the city has also built two new municipal parking garages.{{cite web|url=http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/along-the-coast-building-boom-investments-in-change|title=Along the Coast: Building boom – investments in change|author=Felker, Chris|date=3 September 2014|work=The Coastal Star|access-date=13 February 2015|archive-date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213220342/http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/along-the-coast-building-boom-investments-in-change}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bocalifemagazine.com/features/building-boom|title=The Building Boom|author=Barton, Eric|date=1 December 2014|work=Boca Life Magazine|access-date=13 February 2015|archive-date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213220558/http://www.bocalifemagazine.com/features/building-boom}}

In 2007, an article in The New York Times labeled Delray Beach the drug recovery capital of the United States because it had one of the country's largest recovery communities and relative number of sober living houses.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/us/16recovery.html | work=The New York Times | title=In Florida, Addicts Find an Oasis of Sobriety | first=Jane | last=Gross | date=2007-11-16}} The local drug rehab industry has received mixed reviews from addiction experts and is considered a public nuisance by some residents and city officials.{{cite news | url=http://thecoastalstar.com/m/blogpost?id=2331112%3ABlogPost%3A162143 | work=The Coastal Star | title=Delray Beach: Sober home 'bad actors' blamed in push for change | first1=Chris | last1=Felker | first2=Jerry | last2=Lower | first3=Nick | last3=Madigan | date=2015-12-30 | access-date=July 13, 2017 | archive-date=August 1, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801051543/http://thecoastalstar.com/m/blogpost?id=2331112%3ABlogPost%3A162143 }} Persistent complaints of health care fraud, insurance fraud, strain on public resources, and a perceived lack of adequate regulation and rehab facility inspections have received media coverage. In July 2017, several national news outlets, including The New York Times and NBC News, published investigative reports detailing fraud allegations within South Florida's billion-dollar drug rehab industry, focusing on Delray Beach's sober houses. At least 30 arrests for illegal "patient brokering" had been made between July 2016 and July 2017.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/us/delray-beach-addiction.html | work=The New York Times | title=Haven for Recovering Addicts Now Profits from Their Relapses | first=Lizette | last=Alvarez | date=2017-06-20}}{{cite news| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/megyn-kelly/florida-s-billion-dollar-drug-treatment-industry-plagued-overdoses-fraud-n773376 | work=NBC News | title=Florida's Billion-Dollar Drug Treatment Industry Is Plagued by Overdoses, Fraud | first1=Lisa | last1=Riordan Seville | first2=Anna | last2=Schecter | first3=Hannnah | last3=Rappleye |date=2017-06-25}}{{cite news | url=http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/feds-delray-rehab-owner-arrested-billed-million-for-urine-tests/6GHtJ9zGgf953YfWc05SHL/ | work=Palm Beach Post | title=Feds: Delray rehab owner arrested, billed $58 million for urine tests | first1=Stapleton | last1=Christine | first2=Lawrence | last2=Mower | date=2017-07-12 | access-date=July 13, 2017 | archive-date=July 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712212008/http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/feds-delray-rehab-owner-arrested-billed-million-for-urine-tests/6GHtJ9zGgf953YfWc05SHL/ }}

According to Delray Beach's 2018–2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=https://www.delraybeachfl.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=7999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628221804/https://www.delraybeachfl.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=7999|archive-date=2020-06-28|access-date=2020-06-28}} the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! #

! Employer

! Number of employees

|-

| 1

| Delray Medical Center

|1,280

|-

|2

| Palm Beach County School District

|1,123

|-

|3

| City of Delray Beach

|838

|-

|4

| Seo Every Where

|600

|-

|5

| Annco Services

|400

|-

|6

| Meisner Electric Inc of Florida

|370

|-

|7

| Ed Morse Delray Toyota

|350

|-

|8

| Shullman Technology Group

|350

|-

|9

| Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital

|300

|-

|10

| Schumacher Automotive Group

|250

|}

File:Delray Beach FL Sundy House02.jpg, built in 1902, is listed in the U.S. Register of Historic Places.]]

File:Delray_Beach_FL_Delray_Beach_Schools01.jpg now occupies part of the restored 1913 Delray School complex.]]

File:Silverball Museum.jpg]]

File:Delray Beach FL JB Evans House marker01.jpg, presently the home of the Sandoway Discovery Center, is listed the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.]]

The city has {{convert|2|mi}} of public beach accessible from Florida State Road A1A.{{cite web |url=http://mydelraybeach.com/parks-and-recreation/locations/delray-municipal-beach |title=Delray Municipal Beach |access-date=2015-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617221835/http://mydelraybeach.com/parks-and-recreation/locations/delray-municipal-beach |archive-date=2015-06-17 }} Travel Holiday magazine named Delray Municipal Beach as the top beach in the southeastern United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/personal-finance/sfl-10-free-hot-spots-july-4-weekend-20110629-002-photo.html |title=Delray Municipal Beach |publisher=Sun-Sentinel |date=2011-06-29 |access-date=2015-08-16 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924111638/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/personal-finance/sfl-10-free-hot-spots-july-4-weekend-20110629-002-photo.html }} The City of Delray Beach maintains five athletic fields, five beach and oceanfront parks, eight community parks, two intracoastal parks, a teen center and skatepark,{{Cite web |title="505" Teen Center and Hobbit Skate Park |url=http://www.mydelraybeach.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/505_teen_center_and_hobbit_skate_park.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426061406/http://www.mydelraybeach.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/505_teen_center_and_hobbit_skate_park.php |archive-date=2017-04-26 |access-date=2017-04-25}} a splash park,{{Cite web |title=Catherine Strong Splash Park |url=http://www.mydelraybeach.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/catherine_strong_splash_park.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426150816/http://www.mydelraybeach.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/catherine_strong_splash_park.php |archive-date=2017-04-26 |access-date=2017-04-25}} and a pool and tennis club,{{Cite web |title=Delray Swim and Tennis Club Pool |url=http://www.mydelraybeach.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/delray_swim_and_tennis_club_pool.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426060942/http://www.mydelraybeach.com/departments/parks_and_recreation/delray_swim_and_tennis_club_pool.php |archive-date=2017-04-26 |access-date=2017-04-25}} offering a variety of recreational activities and facilities.{{Cite web |title=Parks and Nature | Downtown Delray Beach |url=http://www.downtowndelraybeach.com/parks-and-recreation |website=www.downtowndelraybeach.com}}

Delray Beach also has a wide variety of venues for all types of art. The Pineapple Grove Arts District, located downtown north of Atlantic Avenue, is noted for its galleries, performance art, and cultural organizations.{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2014/03/31/delray-beach-south-floridas-emerging-it-town/|title=Delray Beach: South Florida's emerging 'it' town – NYPOST.com |date=2014-03-31 |access-date=2017-01-31|work=New York Post|first=Beth|last=Landman}}{{cite web|url=http://www.downtowndelraybeach.com/pineapple-grove-arts-district-shops-and-resturants |title=Downtown Delray Beach Village by the Sea |access-date=2017-01-31}}{{cite web |url=http://ontheavedelraybeach.com/ |title=On The Ave Delray Beach |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117213347/http://ontheavedelraybeach.com/ |archive-date=2016-11-17 }} Arts Garage, a not-for-profit multi-media arts venue, hosts musical concerts, live theatre, arts education and outreach programs, and a visual art gallery.{{cite web|url=http://artsgarage.org/ |title=Arts Garage |access-date=2017-01-19}} The Delray Beach Playhouse, which opened in 1947 in Lake Ida East Park, stages plays, musicals, interactive studio theatre, books on stage, children's theatre productions, classes and camps.{{cite web |title=Delray Beach Playhouse |url=http://delraybeachplayhouse.com/ |access-date=2017-01-19}}

Old School Square, the former campus of Delray Elementary School and Delray High School, has since been converted into a cultural center.{{cite web |url=http://www.socialmiami.com/article.asp?id=58 |title=Village by the Sea |last1=Glickman |first1=Aaron |website=www.socialmiami.com// |access-date=2016-01-19 |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115326/http://www.socialmiami.com/article.asp?id=58 }} The Old School Square complex now comprises the Crest Theatre, a venue for the performing arts, in the former High School building; the 1925 Gymnasium, restored to maintain its appearance, which has since become a venue for local events such as wedding receptions and dances; the Cornell Art Museum, built in the restored Elementary School; and The Pavilion, which serves as an outdoor venue for musical performances and other events such as political rallies. The Creative Arts School offers beginner through master level art, photography, and writing classes for children and adults.{{cite web |url=http://oldschoolsquare.org/about/school-of-creative-arts/ |title=Creative Arts School |access-date=2017-02-22 |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223130002/http://oldschoolsquare.org/about/school-of-creative-arts/ }}

Atlantic Avenue is also a regular host for various art fairs and street festivals.{{cite news |date=2016-08-26 |title=Delray Beach festivals a big draw, but organizers now must pay more to present them |publisher=Sun-Sentinel |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-delray-beach-special-events-20160825-story.html |access-date=2017-01-19}}

Some museums within Delray Beach have a more historical focus. Cason Cottage House Museum, once home to a family of Delray Beach pioneers, offers visitors a glimpse at daily life in South Florida from 1915 to 1935. The Museum is maintained and operated by the Delray Beach Historical Society.{{cite web |title=Delray Beach Historical Society |url=http://www.delraybeachhistory.org/ |access-date=2017-01-19}} The historic home of teacher and later principal Solomon D. Spady was renovated and turned into the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum. The Spady Museum houses black archives and hosts exhibits and programs designed to recognize the efforts of blacks who were instrumental in shaping Delray Beach and Palm Beach County. In 2007 the museum was expanded by renovating a 1935 cottage as a Kid's Cultural Clubhouse, and the construction of a 50-seat amphitheater named for C. Spencer Pompey, a pioneer black educator. Among the city's most niche museums is the pinball-centered Silverball Museum, which features more than 150 classic, playable pinball machines and arcade games.{{cite web |author=Owens, Paul |date=19 May 2016 |title=A bit of nostalgia: Pinball arcade opening in Delray Beach |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-silverball-museum-delray-20160519-story.html |access-date=9 February 2017 |work=Sun Sentinel |archive-date=February 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080249/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-silverball-museum-delray-20160519-story.html }}

The remains of the British Steamship Inchulva that sank on Sept 11, 1903 are located in shallow water near the public beach, acting as habitat for native fish and corals.{{cite web |title=Historic Palm Beach – brought to you by the Palm Beach Post » British steamer runs aground off Delray Beach, nine drown |url=http://www.historicpalmbeach.com/eliot-kleinberg/2003/09/british-steamer-runs-aground-off-delray-beach-nine-drown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233757/http://www.historicpalmbeach.com/eliot-kleinberg/2003/09/british-steamer-runs-aground-off-delray-beach-nine-drown/ |archive-date=2013-12-30 |access-date=2014-02-16 |publisher=Historicpalmbeach.com}} Known today as the Delray Wreck, the site is noted for snorkeling and scuba diving.{{cite web |title=Delray Wreck - Delray Beach - SS Inchulva Wreck Dive |url=http://sinkfloridasink.com/south-florida-dive-sites/south-florida-beach-dives/delray-wreck-delray-beach-ss-inchulva-wreck-dive-site/ |access-date=21 January 2015}}

Some historic houses have been repurposed. The historic Sundy House now operates as a luxury eco resort. The premises includes The Sundy family's former apartments and cottages which have been converted into guest accommodations, a café, an antique shop, and tropical Taru Gardens. The J.B. Evans House at 142 South Ocean Boulevard, has been repurposed into the Sandoway Discovery Center, a natural history museum and environmental center which features native plants, live animals, and a large collection of shells from around the world.{{Cite web |title=Sandoway Discovery Center |url=https://sandoway.org/ |website=sandoway.org}}

Delray Beach is also the home of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, a center for Japanese arts and culture. The campus includes two museum buildings, the Roji-en Japanese Gardens: Garden of the Drops of Dew, a bonsai garden, library, gift shop, and a Japanese restaurant, called the Cornell Cafe, which has been featured on the Food Network. Rotating exhibits are displayed in both buildings, and demonstrations, including tea ceremonies and classes, are held in the main building. Traditional Japanese festivals are celebrated several times a year.{{Cite web |title=Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens – Our mission is to provide authentic Japanese cultural experiences that entertain, educate, and inspire. |url=https://morikami.org/ |website=morikami.org}}

Wakodahatchee Wetlands is a wetlands park open to the public. Facilities include a three-quarter mile (1.2 kilometer) boardwalk that crosses between open water pond areas, emergent marsh areas, shallow shelves, and islands with shrubs and snags to foster nesting and roosting. The site is part of the South section of the Great Florida Birding Trail and offers many opportunities to observe birds in their natural habitats. Over 151 species of birds have been spotted inside the park, including pied-billed grebe, snowy egrets, and black-bellied whistling ducks. The park is home to turtles, alligators, rabbits, frogs, and raccoons.{{cite web |url=http://www.pbcgov.com/waterutilities/wakodahatchee/ |title=The Wakodahatchee Wetlands |publisher=pbcgov.com |access-date=2017-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002050458/http://www.pbcgov.com/waterutilities/wakodahatchee/ |archive-date=2016-10-02 }}

The Delray Beach Open is an ATP Tour 250 series men's professional tennis tournament held each year.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/delray-beach/499/overview|title=ATP World Tour Delray Beach Open|access-date=14 January 2016}} The Delray Beach Tennis Center has hosted the Fed Cup, the Davis Cup, and the Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic.{{cite web |url=http://downtowndelraybeach.com/tennis |title=Downtown Delray Beach Tennis |access-date=14 January 2016}}

The ProWorld Tennis Academy is located in Delray Beach.{{cite web|title=There's a rich tennis history in the heart of Delray Beach| url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2017/03/egret-circle-lavers-circle-delray-beach-tennis-atlantic-avenue/64924/}} The Delray Beach Tennis Center is a full-service public tennis facility with 14 clay courts, 6 hard courts, and an 8,200-seat stadium located near downtown on Atlantic Avenue. The center includes an upstairs pavilion and conference room, pro-shop with locker rooms, racquet stringing, and merchandise. The club offers a variety of adult and junior programs, leagues, clinics and camps. A second location, the Delray Swim & Tennis Club, features 24 clay courts and a clubhouse that has a pro shop with merchandise and locker rooms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delraytennis.com/course/|title=Overview of the Delray Beach Tennis Center}}

On July 20, 2010, the city's commissioners proclaimed that the city's name would be officially changed to Tennis Beach for one week in honor of its nomination by the United States Tennis Association as one of the top tennis towns in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.wpbf.com/news/24330769/detail.html |title=Delray Beach Now Called 'Tennis Beach' |publisher=WPBF-TV |access-date=2010-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928180647/http://www.wpbf.com/news/24330769/detail.html |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}

Delray Beach is covered by two major daily newspapers, the Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel, as well as local publications, including the Coastal Star,{{Cite web|title=The Coastal Star|url=https://thecoastalstar.com/|website=thecoastalstar.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-14}} Delray Newspaper {{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://delraynewspaper.com/|website=Delray Newspaper|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}} and the Delray Beach Times.{{Cite web|title=Delray Beach Times {{!}} Local Delray Beach News|url=https://delraybeachtimes.news/|website=Delray Beach Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}} There are also two lifestyle magazines, Delray Magazine{{Cite web|title=Delray Magazine|url=https://www.bocamag.com/delray-beach-mag/|website=Boca Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-14}} and Atlantic Ave Magazine.{{Cite web|title=Atlantic Ave Magazine - Atlantic Ave Magazine - Your source for events, dining, art and culture in Delray Beach|url=http://www.atlanticavemagazine.com/|website=www.atlanticavemagazine.com|access-date=2020-05-14}} Local television stations covering the county are channel 5 NBC WPTV, channel 25 ABC WPBF, channel 12 CBS WPEC and channel 29 FOX WFLX.

Delray Beach has a street-legal golf cart community among residents as well as local businesses.

• 24px Florida State Road A1A, locally known as "Ocean Boulevard", is a north–south Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway passing through the city between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.
• 24px U.S. Route 1, also known as "Federal Highway", is a north–south road passing through downtown, commercial districts, and residential areas in the eastern part of the city. US1 splits into a divided one-way pair through downtown.
• 24px Interstate 95 bisects the city from north to south with two Delray Beach interchanges.
• 24px Florida's Turnpike is a north–south toll road passing through unincorporated Delray Beach, with an interchange at Atlantic Avenue.
• 24px U.S. Highway 441, also known as State Road 7, is a north–south highway passing through residential and commercial areas west of the city limits.
• Other major north–south roads include Congress Avenue, Military Trail, and Jog Road.
• 24px Florida State Road 806, locally known as "Atlantic Avenue", is the primary east–west route between State Road A1A and US 441, and the central commercial thoroughfare downtown.
• Linton Boulevard and George Bush Boulevard are the other two roads connecting to State Road A1A with drawbridge crossings over the Intracoastal Waterway.

File:Tri-Rail at Delray Beach Station.jpg

• Tri-Rail commuter rail system and Amtrak serve the city with stops at Delray Beach Station.{{cite web|url=http://www.tri-rail.com/stations/delray-beach-station/|title=Tri-Rail Stations|access-date=8 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926234419/http://www.tri-rail.com/stations/delray-beach-station|archive-date=26 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=DLB|title=Amtrak Delray Beach, FL (DLB)|access-date=8 January 2016}}

• PalmTran provides local bus service in the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.pbcgov.com/palmtran/maps_schedules|title=Palm Tran Maps and Schedules|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115230650/http://www.pbcgov.com/palmtran/maps_schedules/|archive-date=2015-01-15}}

Downtown Delray Beach is accessible by boat via The Intracoastal Waterway. The city has a municipal marina with rental slips south of the Atlantic Avenue crossing.{{cite web |title=City Marina |url=http://mydelraybeach.com/parks-and-recreation/locations/city-marina |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617233001/http://mydelraybeach.com/parks-and-recreation/locations/city-marina |archive-date=2015-06-17 |access-date=2015-06-17}} Yacht cruises also launch daily from Veteran's Park north of the Atlantic Avenue drawbridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.delraybeachcruises.com/index.php|title=Delray Yacht Cruises: Welcome to First Class Comfort Aboard our Yachts|access-date=28 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722105608/http://www.delraybeachcruises.com/index.php|archive-date=2015-07-22}}

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• Leslie Alexander, billionaire attorney, businessman and financier, owner of the Houston Rockets{{cite web|url=https://infosource.vet/with-james-harden-as-houstons-point-guard-everybody-eats/|title=With James Harden as Houston's point guard, 'Everybody eats'|work=Veteran's Info Source|access-date=5 June 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Kristin Kuhns Alexandre, novelist and screenwriter{{cite web|url=http://bookmarketingbuzz.com/2013/09/16/shining-the-book-promotion-spotlight-on-kristin-kuhns-alexandre/|title=Shining the Book Promotion Spotlight on Kristin Kuhns Alexandre|author=Book Marketing Buzz|date=16 September 2013|work=Book Marketing Buzz|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Kevin Anderson, South African-born professional tennis player{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Kevin-Anderson.aspx|title=Kevin Anderson|work=ATP World Tour|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Tommy Armour, Scottish-American professional golfer{{cite news |author= |title=Tommy Armour Gets Delray Beach Permit |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19390614&id=M3cyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5461,3558914 |newspaper=The Palm Beach Post |location=Palm Beach, Florida |date=1939-06-14 |access-date=2015-01-22 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Alfons Bach, German-born industrial designer and painter{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1964&dat=19690720&id=dqM1AAAAIBAJ&pg=4044,5245604|title=He Creates New Expression|author=Graves, Veda|date=20 July 1969|work=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=17 February 2015}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Lisa Baker, Playboy model and actress{{cite web|url=http://reocities.com/paris/theatre/8630/lisabaker.html|title=Lisa Baker|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226202518/http://reocities.com/paris/theatre/8630/lisabaker.html|archive-date=26 December 2017}}
• Fred A. Bantz, business executive and Under Secretary of the Navy{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/25/obituaries/fred-a-bantz.html| title=Obituary| date=25 September 1982|work=The New York Times|access-date=2 July 2015}}
• Filippo Barbieri, Brazilian-born professional cyclist{{cite web|url=http://www.usacycling.org/results/?compid=136914|title=Rider Results|work=USA Cycling|access-date=5 June 2015}}
• Kim Barnouin, model and best-selling cookbook author{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/dining/02skin.html?pagewanted=all|title=Still Skinny, but Now They Can Cook|author=Moskin, Julia|date=8 January 2008|work=The New York Times|access-date=16 February 2015}}
• Erwin S. Barrie, artist, gallery executive{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/27/obituaries/erwin-s-barrie-dies-at-97-led-grand-central-galleries.html|title=Erwin S. Barrie Dies at 97 - Led Grand Central Galleries - NYTimes.com|date=27 July 1983|access-date=21 January 2015|work=The New York Times}}
• John Barrow, professional football player, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee{{cite web|url=http://scratchingpost.thespec.com/2015/02/friends-family-and-teammates-pay-tribute-to-john-barrow.html|title=Friends, family and teammates pay tribute to John Barrow|work=The Scratching Post|access-date=23 March 2015}}
• Robert Bernstein, comic book writer, playwright, and concert impresario{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/22/obituaries/robert-bernstein-69-founded-music-series.html|title=Robert Bernstein, 69 - Founded Music Series - NYTimes.com|date=22 December 1988|access-date=21 January 2015|work=The New York Times}}
• Eric Biddines, rapper, record producer{{cite web|url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2013-03-21/music/eric-biddines-is-so-obsessed-with-coffee-he-even-raps-about-it/full|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150121215351/http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2013-03-21/music/eric-biddines-is-so-obsessed-with-coffee-he-even-raps-about-it/full|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2015|title=Eric Biddines Is So Obsessed With Coffee, He Even Raps About It|author=Alex Rendon|date=19 March 2013|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Ashley Biden, social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. Daughter of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/us/politics/ashley-biden-project-veritas-diary.html|title=How Ashley Biden's Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas|last1=Goldman|first1=Adam|last2=Schmidt|first2=Michael S.|work=The New York Times|quote=Ms. Biden, who has kept a low profile throughout her father's vice presidency and presidency, had left a job the year before working for a criminal justice group in Delaware. She was living in Delray Beach, Fla., a small city between Miami and West Palm Beach, with a friend who had rented a two-bedroom house lined with palm trees with a large swimming pool and wraparound driveway, according to people familiar with the events.|date=December 16, 2021|access-date=December 19, 2021}}
• Michael Binger, professional poker player{{cite web|url=http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/michael-binger-%E2%80%93-poker-player-profile-11987|title=Michael Binger – Poker Player Profile|date=June 2010 |access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Jim Bishop, journalist and best-selling book author{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/28/obituaries/jim-bishop-a-columnist-dies-popular-author-of-21-books.html|title=Jim Bishop, A Columnist, Dies: Popular Author Of 21 Books|author=Barron, James|date=28 July 1987|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Prudy Taylor Board, author{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/960910.Prudy_Taylor_Board|title=GoodReads|access-date=28 March 2018}}
• Jason Bonham, English-born drummer{{cite news|url=https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/entertainment/did-you-know-these-rock-pop-celebrities-live-from-jupiter-boca/2fF2MXa1Pzh3jCevKlLdVJ/|title=Did you know these rock, pop celebrities live from Jupiter to Boca?|author=Gray Streeter, Leslie|date=2 January 2018|work=Palm Beach Post|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102508/https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/entertainment/did-you-know-these-rock-pop-celebrities-live-from-jupiter-boca/2fF2MXa1Pzh3jCevKlLdVJ/}}
• Benjamin A. Borenstein, food scientist{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jolietheraldnews/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&lastname=Borenstein&countryid=0&stateid=all&affiliateid=all|title=The Herald-News Obituaries All time: All of The Herald-News Obituaries from All time|website=Legacy.com|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Lemuel Boulware, business executive, head of labor relations for G.E.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DA133BF93BA35752C1A966958260|title=Lemuel Ricketts Boulware, 95: Headed Labor Relations for G.E.|author=Cook, Joan|date=8 November 1990|work=The New York Times|access-date=16 February 2015}}
• Marvin Bower, business management theorist and author{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/24/business/marvin-bower-99-built-mckinsey-co.html|title=Marvin Bower, 99, Built McKinsey & Co.|author=Martin, Douglas|date=24 January 2003|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Jerry Bresler, composer and musician{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3516949/bio|title=Jerry Bresler Biography|author=unknown|work=IMDb|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Leslie Buck, New York-based businessman{{cite news |first=Margalit|last=Fox|title=Leslie Buck, Designer of Iconic Coffee Cup, Dies at 87|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/nyregion/30buck.html|work=The New York Times|date=2010-04-29 |access-date=2010-05-31}}
• Bobby Butler, professional football player{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-08-01/sports/8602150211_1_falcons-defensive-line-falcons-camp-tony-casillas|title=Delray's Butler Is Back At Corner For Falcons|author=Barnes, Craig|date=1 August 1986|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=4 February 2017|archive-date=February 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204171033/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1986-08-01/sports/8602150211_1_falcons-defensive-line-falcons-camp-tony-casillas}}
• Jim Butler, professional football player, NFL Pro Bowl running back{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BUTLEJIM01 |title=Jim Butler |work=databaseFootball.com |access-date=1 July 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320000921/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BUTLEJIM01 |archive-date=20 March 2015 }}
• Yancy Butler, actress{{cite web|publisher=E! Online |title="Witchblade" Star Ordered to Rehab |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d58f45ce-6162-413d-bf44-a71b7c2127e8 |date=2003-11-24 |first=Grossberg |last=Josh |access-date=2006-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184322/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=d58f45ce-6162-413d-bf44-a71b7c2127e8 |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}
• Milton Caniff, cartoonist
• Ken Carson, singer and entertainer{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-12-mn-44927-story.html|title=Ken Carson, Cowboy Singer With the Sons of the Pioneers|author=Los Angeles Times|date=12 April 1994|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Enrique Martinez Celaya, Cuban-American artist{{cite web|url=http://cdn.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/VisitDelrayBeach2012/news/Enrique_Celaya1_LRXXKGAV.pdf|title=Internationally Renowned Artist Enrique Martinez Celaya Opens New Studio In Delray Beach|author=Immelman, Stephanie|work=Atlantic Avenue Magazine|date=1 February 2014|access-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217033505/http://cdn.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/VisitDelrayBeach2012/news/Enrique_Celaya1_LRXXKGAV.pdf|archive-date=17 February 2015}}
• Joseph V. Charyk, space scientist, first Director of the National Reconnaissance Office{{cite web|url=http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?tag=obituary&user=1dwsd6fi04bjb|title=Mary Kate Leming's Blog|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230132/http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?tag=obituary&user=1dwsd6fi04bjb}}
• James H. Clark, billionaire computer scientist and entrepreneur, founder of CommandScape{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-commandscape-delray-beach-20170823-story.html|title=Tech billionaire Jim Clark launches security company in Delray Beach|work=Sun-Sentinel|date=23 August 2017|access-date=3 April 2018}}
• Donald Henderson Clarke, novelist and screenwriter{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/03/30/archives/donald-henderson-clark-dies-author-former-reporter-70.html|title=Donald Henderson Dies|author=The New York Times|date=30 March 1958|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• David Clowney, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-06-02/news/fl-drf-clowney-0528-20140530_1_jadeveon-clowney-free-youth-football-camp-applebee|title=Sixth annual David Clowney Foundation helps at-risk youth|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230132/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-06-02/news/fl-drf-clowney-0528-20140530_1_jadeveon-clowney-free-youth-football-camp-applebee}}
• Clement Conger, U.S. State Department and White House curator{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/13/us/clement-conger-91-curator-who-beautified-federal-halls.html|title=Clement Conger, 91, Curator Who Beautified Federal Halls|author=Files, John|date=13 January 2004|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 April 2015}}
• Tom Creavy, professional golfer, PGA Championship winner{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.obituaries/4e-HLONUhwQ/Dev2AKy-h7IJ|title=Albany golfer an almost-forgotten winner of 1931 PGA Championship|author=Dougherty, Pete|date=13 August 2006|work=Times Union|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Bobby Cruickshank, Scottish-American professional golfer{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XEUfAAAAIBAJ&pg=1790,4490846|title=Deaths - "Bobby" Cruickshank|author=Daytona Beach Morning News|date=28 August 1975 |work=Daytona Beach Morning News|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Melinda Czink, Hungarian-born professional tennis player
• Lilly Daché, French-born milliner and fashion designer{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-03-mn-5-story.html|title=Lilly Dache, 97, French Milliner, Trend-Setter|author=Los Angeles Times|date=3 January 1990|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Beth Daniel, professional golfer{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/golf/sfl-legends-tour-golf-tournament-in-delray-beach-20141027-story.html|title=Legends Tour golf tournament in Delray Beach - Sun Sentinel|author=South Florida Sun-Sentinel|date=27 October 2014|work=Sun-Sentinel.com|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Bucky Dent, professional baseball player and manager{{cite web|url=http://goodnewsfl.org/bucky_dent/|title=Bucky Dent, Baseball great and man of faith|author=Granger, Karen|date=18 June 2009|work=Good News Florida|access-date=31 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Jean Despres, French-born perfume industry businessman
• Victoria Duval, professional tennis player{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/9268|title=After Eight-Year Hiatus, Andre Agassi Returns to Nike: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen|author=Justin Cohen|date=15 May 2013|work=LWorld Tennis|access-date=9 February 2015}}
• S. Paul Ehrlich, Jr., former Surgeon General of the United States{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-11-me-passings11.1-story.html | title=Dr. S. Paul Ehrlich Jr., 72; Acting Surgeon General Under Three Presidents | author=Staff writers | work=The Los Angeles Times | date=11 January 2005 | page=B-11 | access-date=2015-07-01}}
• Arnold Eidus, violinist and recording artist{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/business/arnold-eidus-90-adman-with-stradivarius-dies.html?_r=0|title=Arnold Eidus, 90, Adman with Stradivarius, Dies|author=Fox, Margalit|date=10 June 2013|work=The New York Times|access-date=16 February 2015}}
• Rita Ellis, politician{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2008-12-03-0812020470-story.html|title=Delray Beach mayor won't seek re-election|last=Herrera|first=Maria|website=Sun-Sentinel.com|date=December 3, 2008 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-14}}
• William J. Ely, retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army.{{cite web|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-delray-103-birthday-20141226-story.html|title=Delray Beach Resident, Army Veteran Celebrates 103rd Birthday|author=Gottesman, Marisa|date=28 December 2014|work=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Mary Lena Faulk, professional golfer{{cite web|url=http://www.sportspundit.com/golf/golfers/7605-mary-lena-faulk|title=Mary Lena Faulk|work=Sports Pundit|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Ben Ferencz, prosecutor{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-ben-ferencz-congressional-gold-medal-20211122-2hx37pk45jgb3dwh6dnyfrkksy-story.html|title=Benjamin Ferencz to receive Congressional Gold Medal|work=Sun-Sentinel|date=November 22, 2021}}
• Mark Fields, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/business/19auto.html?_r=0|title=After Inquiries, Ford Official Decides to Skip Company Jet |author=Maynard, Micheline |date=19 January 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=21 September 2015}}
• Gar Finnvold, professional baseball player{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-05-11/sports/9405110129_1_gar-finnvold-boca-s-finnvold-two-wild-pitches|title=Boca's Finnvold Pitches Well|author=LECHTANSKI, KEN|date=11 May 1994|work=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=20 August 2015|archive-date=December 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225143516/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-05-11/sports/9405110129_1_gar-finnvold-boca-s-finnvold-two-wild-pitches}}
• Richard Fleischman, viola player and conductor{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/entertainment/music/delray-music-group-releases-new-album/nhZwp/|title=Delray music group releases new album|author=Frías, Carlos|date=4 October 2014|work=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=23 March 2015}}
• Brandon Flowers, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/brandonflowers/754/profile|title=Brandon Flowers|work=NFL.com|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Fontaine Fox, cartoonist and illustrator{{cite web|url=http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/delray-beach-historic-fontaine-fox-house-preserved-in-lot-split|title=Delray Beach: Historic Fontaine Fox house preserved in lot split|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427123756/http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/delray-beach-historic-fontaine-fox-house-preserved-in-lot-split}}
• Orlando Franklin, Jamaican-born professional football player{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Orlando-Franklin-40897|title=Orlando Franklin|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Coco Gauff, professional tennis player{{cite web|title=Gauff, 13, can be youngest US Open girls' champ|url=http://wtop.com/tennis/2017/09/the-latest-hingis-jamie-murray-win-us-open-mixed-title/|website=wtop|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613184058/https://wtop.com/tennis/2017/09/the-latest-hingis-jamie-murray-win-us-open-mixed-title/|archive-date=13 June 2018}}
• Jason Geathers, professional football player{{Cite web|url=https://www.arenafootball.comundefined/|title=undefined|website=Arena Football League}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Sergio George, musician, Grammy Award winning record producer, founder of Top Stop Music{{cite web|url=http://topstopmusic.com/?page_id=3739|title=Top Stop Music|author=George, Sergio|access-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150217025928/http://topstopmusic.com/?page_id=3739|archive-date=2015-02-17}}
• William Henry Gleason, early real estate developer, lieutenant governor of Florida
• Izzy Goldstein, professional baseball player{{cite book |last=Horvitz |first=Peter S. |date=2001 |title=The Big Book of Jewish Baseball |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZzxydPInwgC&q=%2B%22Izzy+Goldstein%22+%2B%27delray+beach%22&pg=PA72 |location=New York, NY |publisher=S.P.I. Books |pages=71–72 |isbn=978-1-56171-973-0 |access-date=2015-01-19 }}
• Hy Gotkin, professional basketball player{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-04-13/sports/0404130097_1_university-athletic-hall-kidney-failure-funeral-services|title=NYC Basketball Great Dies|author=Lammer, Patrick|date=13 April 2004|work=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=12 February 2015|archive-date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213040100/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-04-13/sports/0404130097_1_university-athletic-hall-kidney-failure-funeral-services}}
• Ted Gray, professional baseball player, MLB All-Star pitcher{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?n=ted-gray&pid=152171162|title=Ted Gray Obituary|author=Palm Beach Post|date=23 June 2011|work=Palm Beach Post|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• James J. Greco, businessman.[http://nrn.com/article/having-words-james-greco "Having Words With: James Greco"]. nrn.com. February 20, 2012
• Arnold Greenberg, New York-based businessman, co-founder of Snapple{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/business/arnold-greenberg-a-founder-of-snapple-dies-at-80.html?_r=0|title=Business Day: Arnold Greenberg, a Founder of Snapple, Dies at 80|publisher=By Margalit Fox on Oct. 30, 2012|access-date=28 July 2015|date=30 October 2012}}
• George Haggarty, professional basketball player, attorney{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19710429&id=4nwsAAAAIBAJ&pg=2320,5418939|title=Obituaries - George Haggarty|author=Herald-Journal|date=29 April 1971|work=Herald-Journal|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Larry Haines, film and television actor, Broadway performer{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/arts/television/28haines.html?_r=0|title=Larry Haines, a Star of 'Search for Tomorrow', Is Dead at 89 |author=Hevesi, Dennis|date=28 July 2008|work=The New Your Times|access-date=4 June 2015}}
• Roberta Haynes, actress{{cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/entertainmentlife/20190407/return-to-paradise-actress-roberta-haynes-dies-in-delray-at-91| title='Return to Paradise' actress Roberta Haynes dies in Delray at 91| website=Palm Beach Post}}
• Penny Hammel, professional golfer.{{cite web|url=http://scores.golfweek.com/scores.asp?Action=Player&PlayerID=16975|title=GOLFWEEK - Penny Hammel - Player Profile, Golf Scores, Golf Stats and News - Golfweek.com|author=Golfweek Staff|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230132/http://scores.golfweek.com/scores.asp?Action=Player&PlayerID=16975}}
• C. Herrick Hammond, architect{{cite web|url=http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/ref/collection/findingaids/id/13539|title=Charles Herrick Hammond (1882-1969) Papers, 1894-1963 |publisher=The Art Institute of Chicago |access-date=26 June 2017}}
• Billie Harvey, professional racing driver{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Billie_Harvey|title=Billie Harvey|author=Racing-Reference Info|access-date=16 February 2015}}
• Barry Hill, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-01-04/sports/sfl-miami-dolphins-barry-hill-dies_1_guidance-counselor-miami-dolphins-barry-hill|title=Former Carver High and Miami Dolphins safety Barry Hill dies at 57|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230132/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-01-04/sports/sfl-miami-dolphins-barry-hill-dies_1_guidance-counselor-miami-dolphins-barry-hill}}
• Jayron Hosley, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jayronhosley/2533061/profile|title=Jayron Hosley|work=NFL.com|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Gayle Hunnicutt, film and television actress{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
• Omar Jacobs, professional football player{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/omarjacobs/profile?id=JAC756847|title=Omar Jacobs|website=NFL.com}}
• Kevin James, actor, comedian, writer, and producer{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/dirt/real-estalker/kevin-james-throws-it-down-in-delray-beach-1201234321|title=Kevin James Throws It Down in Delray Beach|work=Variety|access-date=21 January 2015|first=Mark|last=David|date=28 September 2012}}
• Betty Jameson, professional golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame inductee{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1996/05/06/212592/fading-fame-a-charter-member-of-the-hall-of-fame-betty-jameson-could-end-up-homeless|title=Fading Fame A Charter Member Of The Hall Of Fame, Betty Jameson Could End Up Homeless|author=Hinton, Ed |author2=Stuart, Mark|date=6 May 1996|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=10 June 2015}}
• Rhi Jeffrey, swimmer, US Olympic gold medalist{{cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-09-03/news/0309030228_1_freestyle-girls-team-school-team|title=Jeffrey Sisters Are Siblings Unrivaled|last=Robb|first=Sharon|date=September 3, 2003|work=Orlando Sun-Sentinel|access-date=20 August 2015|archive-date=February 3, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203181656/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-09-03/news/0309030228_1_freestyle-girls-team-school-team}}
• Ricardo Jordan, professional baseball player{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
• Clarence Budington Kelland, writer{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
• Alex Kim, professional tennis player{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ki/A/Alex-Kim.aspx|title=Alex Kim|work=ATP World Tour|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Chelsea Krost, television and radio personality{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-03-02/news/fl-drf-chelsea-0302-20110302_1_teen-talk-live-chelsea-krost-teen-talk-live-s|title=Delray resident stays busy amid media glare|author=DiPino, David|date=2 March 2011|work=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=July 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702080935/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-03-02/news/fl-drf-chelsea-0302-20110302_1_teen-talk-live-chelsea-krost-teen-talk-live-s}}
• Steve Leveen, businessman, author, co-founder of The Levenger Company{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-leveen|title=Steve Leveen|access-date=21 January 2015|work=Huffington Post}}
• William S. Linton, U.S. Congressman, investor and early settler
• Lou Little, football player and coach{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19790530&id=KYgwAAAAIBAJ&pg=1118,10324309|title=Lou Little Dead at 84|author=Schenectady Gazette|date=30 May 1979|work=Schenectady Gazette|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Nancy Littlefield, film and television producer and director{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/nyregion/05littlefield.html|title=Nancy Littlefield, 77, Director of New York's Film Office, Dies|author=Fox, Margalit|date=5 September 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=16 February 2015}}
• Nicholas M. Loeb, film and television actor and producer, businessman, socialite{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/delray-beacher-nick-loeb-says-hes-still-weighing-w/nLpXW|title=Delray Beacher Nick Loeb says he's still weighing whether he'll e|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Betty Luster, television actress, singer, dancer{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVi4AAAAIAAJ&q=betty+luster+prentis|title=Television/Radio Age|author=Television/Radio Age|page=112|date=1979|work=Television/Radio Age, Volume 27|publisher=Television Editorial Corporation|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Gustav Maass, architect{{cite book |last=Koskoff |first=Sharon |date=2007 |title=Art Deco of the Palm Beaches|url=http://www.arcadiapublishing.com |location=Charleston, South Carolina |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |pages=22, 36 |isbn=978-0-7385-4415-1|access-date=23 March 2015}}
• Rick Macci, USPTA tennis coach
• Rod MacDonald, singer-songwriter{{cite web|url=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2014/06/rod_macdonalds_musei_am_fascinated_by_people_who_consistently_support_politicians_opposed_to_their_o.php|title=Rod MacDonald Is Fascinated by "Working People Who Vote Republican"|author=Lee Zimmerman|date=17 June 2014|work=County Grind|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219053412/http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2014/06/rod_macdonalds_musei_am_fascinated_by_people_who_consistently_support_politicians_opposed_to_their_o.php}}
• Lee MacPhail, business executive for Major League Baseball, American League president{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-11-09/sports/fl-lee-macphail-obit-1110-20121109_1_al-president-baseball-hall-jane-forbes-clark|title=Former AL president Lee MacPhail dies|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=June 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620140840/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-11-09/sports/fl-lee-macphail-obit-1110-20121109_1_al-president-baseball-hall-jane-forbes-clark}}
• Tomas Maier, German-born fashion designer, creative director of Bottega Veneta{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachillustrated.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=750|title=Less is more for Tomas Maier|author=Thelin, Lola|date=1 June 2015|work=Palm Beach Illustrated|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623050821/http://www.palmbeachillustrated.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=750|archive-date=2015-06-23}}
• Meg Mallon, professional golfer{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs12.com/sports/stories/vid_1322.shtml?wap=0|title=Delray Beach resident Meg Mallon leads hometown LPGA Legends Tour Stop|author=John Evenson|date=17 November 2014|work=WPEC-TV CBS12 News|access-date=9 February 2015}}
• Bam Margera, television personality, skateboarder, and stunt performer.{{cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/15/bam-margera-walks-out-of-court-appointed-rehab-in-delray-beach.html|title=Bam Margera walks out of court-appointed rehab in Delray Beach|access-date=15 June 2022}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Fran Matera, cartoonist{{cite web|url=http://mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com/2012/03/fran-matera-1924-2012.html|title=Mike Lynch Cartoons: Fran Matera 1924–2012|date=23 March 2012 |access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Bryan McCabe, Canadian-born professional ice hockey player{{cite web|url=http://www.celebritydetective.com/Celebrity_Homes_Bryan-McCabe-house-profile.html|title=Bryan McCabe's house Delray Beach, Florida pictures and rare facts|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Fred McCarthy, cartoonist{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary-preview.aspx?n=frederick-f-mccarthy&pid=135061212&referrer=1017|title=Obituary/Area Death & Guest Book Preview for Frederick F. McCarthy|date=October 27, 2009|work=Palm Beach Post Obituaries|access-date=23 March 2015}}
• Joseph J. McCarthy, lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, World War II Medal of Honor recipient{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/06/18/firefighter-joseph-j-mccarthy-83/|title=Firefighter Joseph J. McCarthy, 83|author=Heise, Kenan|date=18 June 1996|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Central McClellion, professional football player{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McClCe20.htm|title=Central McClellion Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
• Jameel McCline, professional heavyweight boxer{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-05-19/news/fl-boxer-challenge-alcee-hastings-20140517_1_alcee-hastings-congressional-district-south-florida|title=Candidate hopes to deliver knockout blow to Alcee Hastings|author=Anthony Man|date=15 May 2014|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-date=February 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210021024/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-05-19/news/fl-boxer-challenge-alcee-hastings-20140517_1_alcee-hastings-congressional-district-south-florida}}
• Bob McFadden, voice actor, singer, and impressionist{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24506477.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516173229/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-24506477.html|archive-date=16 May 2011|title=Robert "Bob" McFadden: Voice of TV Commercials|author=Hugh R. Morley|date=1 October 2000|work=The Record}}
• Thomas Joseph Meskill, U.S. Congressman, governor of Connecticut, and United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit judge{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/nyregion/30meskill.html?_r=0|title=Thomas J. Meskill Dies at 79; Ex-Congressman, Connecticut Governor and Federal Judge|author=Hevesi, Dennis|date=30 October 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=2 July 2015}}
• Edna St. Vincent Millay, writer and poet, Pulitzer Prize winner{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-09-18/news/fl-delray-centennial-20110918_1_centennial-celebration-centennial-committee-delray-beach|title=Delray Beach preparing to celebrate its 100th anniversary|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119074020/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-09-18/news/fl-delray-centennial-20110918_1_centennial-celebration-centennial-committee-delray-beach}}
• Mike Mineo, singer-songwriter and musician{{cite web|url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2010-04-08/music/mike-mineo-celebrates-album-release-at-funky-buddha-lounge/|title=Mike Mineo Celebrates Album Release At Funky Buddha Lounge|author=Hambright, Courtney|date=8 April 2010|work=Broward Palm Beach New Times|access-date=12 February 2015|archive-date=February 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213034158/http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2010-04-08/music/mike-mineo-celebrates-album-release-at-funky-buddha-lounge/}}
• Greg Miskiw, former editor of British tabloid newspaper News of the World{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/hacker-scandal-editor-greg-miskiw-lives-in-delray-/nLwDr|title=Hacker scandal editor Greg Miskiw lives in Delray Beach|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• George Sukeji Morikami, Japanese-born pineapple farmer, member of the Yamato Colony{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/entertainment/george-morikamis-stubborn-dream/nPdmX|title=George Morikami's stubborn dream|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Ralph Morse, photographer for Life magazine{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/24/business/media/ralph-morse-life-photographer-is-dead-at-97.html|title=Ralph Morse, Life Magazine Photographer of Big Events, is Dead at 97|author=Roberts, Sam|date=23 January 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Zack Mosley, comic strip artist{{cite web|url=http://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/around-town-tapping-delray-history|title=Around Town: Tapping Delray history|author=Felker,Chris|work=The Coastal Star|date=3 February 2016|access-date= 22 November 2017}}
• Louis Moyroud, French-born American inventor{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-07-06/news/fl-moyroud-obit-20100706_1_national-inventors-hall-printing-plates-printing-industry|title=Louis Moyroud, co-inventor of Lumitype printing, 96|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230133/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-07-06/news/fl-moyroud-obit-20100706_1_national-inventors-hall-printing-plates-printing-industry}}
• Bob Murphy, professional golfer, PGA Champions Tour{{cite web|url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2009/02/17/dolchcolumn.html|title=Pro-Am gets a fitting finale after 40 years of giving back|work=PGATour|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Tommy O'Connell, professional football player, NFL Pro Bowl quarterback{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/football/delray-beachs-tommy-oconnell-a-former-nfl-quarterb/nfKh6//|title=Delray Beach's Tommy O'Connell, a Former NFL Quarterback, Dies at 83|author=Palm Beach Post Staff|date=27 December 2007|work=Palm Beach Post|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Robert Oelman, business executive and co-founder of Wright State University{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-11992878.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329175644/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-11992878.html|archive-date=29 March 2015|title=Wright State Founder, ex-NCR CEO Robert Oleman, dies at 97|author=Bernard, Lisa A.|date=11 May 2007|work=Dayton Daily News|access-date=16 February 2015}}
• John T. Oxley, businessman, polo player and polo club owner{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-21/news/9609200676_1_oxley-petroleum-thomas-e-oxley-polo-hall|title=Boca Polo Club's John Oxley Dies|author=Liewer, Steve|date=21 September 1996|work=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=June 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611015442/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-09-21/news/9609200676_1_oxley-petroleum-thomas-e-oxley-polo-hall}}
• Preston Parker, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/prestonparker/497312/profile|title=Preston Parker|work=NFL.com|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• John Patrick, dramatist and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-11-10/news/9511100046_1_teahouse-mr-patrick-john-patrick|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217025043/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-11-10/news/9511100046_1_teahouse-mr-patrick-john-patrick|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 17, 2015|title=John Patrick, 90, Authored 'Tea House of August Moon'|author=New York Times News Service|date=10 November 1995|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=16 February 2015}}
• Josue Paul, professional football player{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/25265/|title=Yahoo! Sports: Josue Paul|work=sports.yahoo.com|access-date=28 July 2015}}
• Toney Penna, Italian-American professional golfer{{cite web|url=http://ruththewriter.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-did-that-street-get-that-name.html|title=ruth.the.writer|author=Ruth Berge|date=22 January 2013 |access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Lillie Pierce Voss, writer and pioneer{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-01/news/fl-bbf-voss-0501-20130501_1_gay-voss-pioneer-life-mailmen|title=Early pioneer woman inducted into Florida Hall of Fame|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208134826/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-05-01/news/fl-bbf-voss-0501-20130501_1_gay-voss-pioneer-life-mailmen}}
• Chad Plummer, professional football player{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/chadplummer/profile?id=PLU166115|title=Chad Plummer|website=NFL.com}}
• Lois Pope, philanthropist and socialite{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/lois-popes-son-sues-her-for-more-than-5-million-cl/nXh6P|title=Lois Pope's son sues her for more than $5 million claiming...|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064112/http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local/lois-popes-son-sues-her-for-more-than-5-million-cl/nXh6P/|archive-date=2015-09-24}}
• Theodore Pratt, novelist{{cite web|url=http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/hardworking-writer-pratt-put|title=Hard-working writer Pratt put Briny on Big Apple map|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230133/http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/hardworking-writer-pratt-put}}
• Anthony Pugliese, real estate developer and pop culture collector{{cite news | last =Sashin | first =Daphne | title =Can-do dreamer has important date with Destiny in Osceola | newspaper =Orlando Sentinel | date =27 July 2006 | url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2006/07/27/can-do-dreamer-has-important-date-with-destiny-in-osceola/ | access-date =3 January 2017 }}
• Nina Wilcox Putnam, novelist, screenwriter and playwright{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMNYAAAAIBAJ&pg=819,2129432&dq=nina+wilcox+robert+putnam&hl=en|title=The Toledo News-Bee - Google News Archive Search|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• J Rand, singer, actor, dancer, songwriter{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/11/24/on-the-verge-jrand/3613983/|title=On The Verge: J Rand is along for the 'Ride'|author=Ryan, Patrick|date=24 November 2013 |work=USA Today|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Jim Raymond, artist, cartoonist{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19811015&id=t9gxAAAAIBAJ&pg=5428,4218469|title=Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search|access-date=21 January 2015}}
• Rick Rhoden, professional baseball player and golfer{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-03-24/sports/8701190569_1_yankee-bullpen-yankee-stadium-rick-rhoden|title=Escape To New York Some Players Choke On The Big Apple. Yankees Pitcher Rick Rhoden Plans To Savor It|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119064348/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1987-03-24/sports/8701190569_1_yankee-bullpen-yankee-stadium-rick-rhoden}}
• Steve Rifkind, hip-hop music mogul{{cite web|url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/29/music-mogul-steve-rifkind-acquires-youth-baseball-tourney-co/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150213010658/http://www.ballerstatus.com/2009/03/29/music-mogul-steve-rifkind-acquires-youth-baseball-tourney-co/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2015|title=Music Mogul Steve Rifkind Acquires Youth Basketball Tourney Co.|author=Starbury, Allen|date=29 March 2009|work=Baller Status|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Godfrey A. Rockefeller, aviator and environmental conservationist, co-founder of World Wide Fund{{cite web|url=http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/obituary-godfrey-a|title=Obituary – Godfrey A. Rockefeller: Delray Beach|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706230145/http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/obituary-godfrey-a}}
• Samari Rolle, professional football player, NFL Pro Bowl cornerback{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/2012/09/former-nfl-cornerback-rolle-faces-4m.html|title=Former NFL cornerback Rolle faces $4M foreclosure in Delray Beach|author=Bandell, Brian|date=14 September 2012|work=South Florida Business Journal|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Mike Rumph, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://www.pbgametime.com/news/sports/high-school-football/ex-atlantic-high-um-star-mike-rumph-finds-quick-su/nhp6f|title=Mike Rumph makes winning transition to coaching|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126184047/http://www.pbgametime.com/news/sports/high-school-football/ex-atlantic-high-um-star-mike-rumph-finds-quick-su/nhp6f/|archive-date=26 January 2015}}
• Kenneth Rush, U.S. diplomat{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/13/obituaries/kenneth-rush-us-diplomat-is-dead-at-84.html|title=Kenneth Rush, U.S. Diplomat, Is Dead at 84|date=13 December 1994|access-date=21 January 2015|work=The New York Times|first=David|last=Binder}}
• Kerri Sanborn, bridge player{{cite news|url=http://pineapplenewspaper.com/delray-beach-residents-win-national-title-at-north-american-bridge-championships/22540|title=Delray Beach residents win national title at North American Bridge Championships|date=4 January 2016|publisher=The Pineapple Newspaper|access-date=4 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119045345/http://pineapplenewspaper.com/delray-beach-residents-win-national-title-at-north-american-bridge-championships/22540|archive-date=2016-01-19}}
• Gene Sarazen, professional golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame inductee.
• Harry Sargeant III, billionaire energy and shipping magnate{{cite web|url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/harry-sargeant-iii-under-doj-investigation-for-alleged-bribes-to-jordanian-government-6467304|title=Harry Sargeant III Under DOJ Investigation for Alleged Bribes to Jordanian Government|author=Hendley, Matthey|date=29 June 2011|work=Broward-Palm Beach New Times|access-date=30 April 2015}}
• Ossie Schectman, professional basketball player{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/sports/basketball/ossie-schectman-who-scored-the-nbas-first-points-dies-at-94.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1&|title=Ossie Schectman, N.B.A.'s First Scorer, Dies at 94|author=Goldstein, Richard|date=30 July 2013|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Paul J. H. Schoemaker, Dutch-American author and academic{{cite web |title=Paul J. H. Schoemaker Delray Beach FL, Author & Teacher|url=https://www.legacyhealing.com/paul-j-h-schoemaker/ |website=Legacy Healing Center |access-date=29 February 2020}}
• Jackson Scholz, U.S. Olympic sprinter, portrayed in Chariots of Fire{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/30/obituaries/jackson-scholz-89-american-olympian-portrayed-in-movie.html|title=Jackson Scholz, 89, American Olympian Portrayed In Movie|author=AP|date=30 October 1986|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Albert Seedman, New York Police Department chief of detectives{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/nyregion/albert-seedman-former-chief-of-detectives-in-new-york-dies-at-94.html?_r=0|title=Albert Seedman, Chief of Detectives For a Short, Tumultuous Time, Dies at 94|author=Goldstein, Richard|date=17 May 2013|work=The New York Times|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Mike Sherman, television host{{cite web|url=http://missxpose.com/2007/12/mike-sherman-show-ends-2007-with-a-bang-media-release/|title=Mike Sherman Show Ends 2007 with a Bang!|author=MISSXPOSE|date=27 December 2007|work=Miss X Pose|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Robert Sickinger, theatre director{{cite news|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|title=Bob Sickinger, Chicago Stage Innovator, Dies at 86|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/theater/bob-sickinger-86-father-of-chicagos-theater-scene.html|work=The New York Times|date=14 May 2013 |access-date=14 August 2019}}
• Isiah C. Smith, African-American civil-rights leader, attorney, and judge{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/isiah-c-smith-palm-beach-county-judge-and-civil-ri/nLhKP/|title=Isiah C. Smith. Palm Beach County judge and civil rights leader, dies at 89|author=Whigham, Julius|date=2 March 2012|work=Palm Beach Post|access-date=12 February 2015}}
• Solomon D. Spady, educator{{cite web|url=http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/solomon-d-spady-teacher-and-mentor|title=Solomon D. Spady, Teacher and Mentor|access-date=13 February 2015}}
• Leon Stein, writer and newspaper editor{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/14/obituaries/leon-stein-78-dies-editor-of-newspaper-of-the-ilgwu.html|title=Leon Stein, 78, Dies; Editor of Newspaper Of the I.L.G.W.U.|newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 14, 1990}}
• Louise Suggs, professional golfer, co-founder of the LPGA Tour{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-01-09/sports/0001090094_1_bruce-fleisher-women-s-golf-louise-suggs|title=Suggs Steamed Snead With Victory|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125230132/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-01-09/sports/0001090094_1_bruce-fleisher-women-s-golf-louise-suggs}}
• Macrae Sykes, former chairman of the American Stock Exchange{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/21/nyregion/macrae-sykes-86-wall-street-leader.html |title=Macrae Sykes, 86, Wall Street Leader |work= The New York Times |date=October 21, 1996 |access-date=January 30, 2022 }}
• Gene Tierney, actress[http://people.com/archive/gene-tierney-began-her-trip-back-from-madness-on-a-ledge-14-floors-above-the-street-vol-11-no-18/ Kent Demaret, "Gene Tierney Began Her Trip Back from Madness on a Ledge 14 Floors Above the Street"], People, 7 May 1979, accessed 18 January 2017
• Sofía Vergara, Colombian-American actress and model{{cite web|url=http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/around-town-reports-swirl-of-a-modern-family-split|title=Around Town: Reports swirl of a modern family split|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=October 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021021107/http://thecoastalstar.ning.com/profiles/blogs/around-town-reports-swirl-of-a-modern-family-split}}
• Al Wallace, professional football player{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/alwallace/profile?id=WAL402678|title=Al Wallace|website=NFL.com}}
• Mashona Washington, professional tennis player{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-02-sp-6085-story.html|title=TENNIS: It's One Wild Selection Process|author=Dwyre, Bill|date=2 September 1999|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=4 February 2017}}
• Anna Leigh Waters, no. 1 professional pickleball player{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/10/19/anna-leigh-waters-pickeball/|title=Meet the teen queen of professional pickleball}}
• H.T. Webster, cartoonist{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-05-30/news/fl-delray-young-preservationists-20120530_1_john-sundy-delray-beach-falcon-house|title=Delray Beach history group seeks to attract young professionals|work=Sun Sentinel|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119065238/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-05-30/news/fl-delray-young-preservationists-20120530_1_john-sundy-delray-beach-falcon-house}}
• Max Weinberg, drummer and television personality{{cite news|title=Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen, appointed to Delray Beach Planning and Zoning Board|url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/delray-beach/max-weinberg-drummer-for-bruce-springsteen-appointed-to-delray-beach-planning-and-zoning-board/|website=WPTV|access-date=16 September 2020}}
• Russ Weiner, multi-billionaire businessman, founder of Rockstar energy drink{{cite news|title=Russ Weiner|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/russ-weiner/|website=Forbes|access-date=4 March 2015}}
• Serena Williams, professional tennis player{{cite web|url=http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/what-were-they-like-coach-recalls-venus-serena-youth-delray/rRyl6bQmy2xLnoI9hYn5UJ/|title=What were they like? Coach recalls Venus, Serena's youth in Delray|work=Palm Beach Post|first=Lulu|last=Ramadan|date=23 July 2017|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724180945/http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/what-were-they-like-coach-recalls-venus-serena-youth-delray/rRyl6bQmy2xLnoI9hYn5UJ/}}
• Venus Williams, professional tennis player
• Gary Woodland, professional golfer
• Van Winitsky, professional tennis player{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/van-winitsky/w027/bio | title = ATP World Tour}}
• Denys Wortman, painter and cartoonist

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During the Artists and Writers Colony of the 1930s–1950s, Delray Beach residents and locations were described and depicted—both directly and indirectly—within the cartoon illustrations of Herb Roth, W.J. (Pat) Enright, H.T. Webster, Fontaine Fox, and Jim Raymond.{{cite news|url= https://delraynewspaper.com/a-look-back-at-delray-beach-history-14662| title=A LOOK BACK AT DELRAY BEACH HISTORY| date=3 December 2015|work=Delray News|access-date=26 March 2018}}{{cite news|url= http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-mtblog-2010-01-famous_cartoonists_of_delray_n-story.html| title=Famous cartoonists of Delray now on display at the Historical Society| date=8 January 2010|work=SunSentinel|access-date=26 March 2018}}

Delray Beach is referenced in published correspondence from poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, who resided in the city with her husband Eugen Jan Boissevain in 1935–1936 while writing Conversation at Midnight.{{cite book |last=Milford |first=Nancy |date=2002 |title=Savage Beauty:The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay |url=https://archive.org/details/savagebeautylife00milf |publisher=Penguin Random House |isbn=978-0-375-76081-5 |access-date=2018-03-26 |url-access=registration }}

Popular novels with scenes specifically set in Delray Beach include La Brava, Elmore Leonard's 1984 Edgar Award winner for Best Novel, and Elaine Viets' Catnapped! from the national bestselling Dead-End Job mystery series.Egdar Award Winners Database http://theedgars.com/{{citation|url=http://featured.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2013/08/20/the-3-best-elmore-leonard-novels-set-in-palm-beach-county/ | title=The 3 best Elmore Leonard novels set in Palm Beach County}}{{citation|url= https://www.mappit.net/bookmap/places/8086/delray-beach-fl-us/ | title=Books set in Delray Beach, FL, US}}

Transplanted Greenwich Village folk singer Rod MacDonald's song "My Neighbors in Delray" was written upon the author's discovery that some of the terrorists responsible for the September 11 attacks had spent time in Delray Beach before the attacks.{{Cite web|url=http://rodmacdonald.net/my_neighbors_in_delray.htm|title=My Neighbors In Delray|website=rodmacdonald.net}}

Some film and television productions specifically set or filmed in Delray Beach include:

• Body Heat, starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Ted Danson, was partially filmed in Delray Beach.{{citation |url= http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/pbc-and-hollywood-films | title=PBC and Hollywood Films}}
• The Comedian, a 2016 film starring Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann and Danny DeVito, was partially filmed in Delray Beach.{{cite news| url=https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/entertainment/robert-niro-and-helen-mirren-spotted-delray-beach-here-why/E1DYT5zQottS0UnyRMCHJM/| title=Robert De Niro and Helen Mirren spotted in Delray Beach? Here's why| date=2 February 2017| work=Palm Beach Post| access-date=21 March 2018| archive-date=March 27, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084350/https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/entertainment/robert-niro-and-helen-mirren-spotted-delray-beach-here-why/E1DYT5zQottS0UnyRMCHJM/}}
• Bad Boys II, starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, was partially filmed in Delray Beach. The film's producers blew up a real $40 million waterfront mansion in Delray Beach as part of a scene that is set in Cuba.{{cite news|url= https://nypost.com/2003/01/25/blockbuster-40m-mansion-blown-up-for-hwood-action-flick-photo-exclusive/| title=BLOCKBUSTER: $40M MANSION BLOWN UP FOR H'WOOD ACTION FLICK PHOTO EXCLUSIVE| date=25 January 2003|work=New York Post|access-date=21 March 2018}}
• After Midnight, a 2014 feature film was shot in Artists Alley, part of Delray Beach's Pineapple Grove Arts District downtown.{{cite news|url= https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/restaurants/movie-filming-at-3rd-and-3rd-in-delray-beach-hosting-a-grand-reopening-september-1-6892676 | title= Movie Filming at 3rd & 3rd in Delray Beach, Hosting a Grand Reopening September 1 | date=19 August 2014 | work=Broward-Palm Beach New Times | access-date=26 March 2017}}
• In Her Shoes, starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MacLaine, is partially set and was filmed in Delray Beach.{{cite news| url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-07-11/community/0407090379_1_shirley-maclaine-movie-festivals| title=Delray Goes Hollywood| date=11 July 2004| work=Palm Beach Post| access-date=27 March 2018| archive-date=March 28, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328102618/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2004-07-11/community/0407090379_1_shirley-maclaine-movie-festivals}}
• Hitters Anonymous, starring Linda Blair, Steven Bauer, and Clint Howard, was filmed in Delray Beach.
• Traces of Red, starring James Belushi, Lorraine Bracco and Tony Goldwyn, was partially filmed in Delray Beach.{{cite book |last=Gordon |first=William A |date=2000 |title=Shot On This Site: A Traveler's Guide to the Places and Locations Used to Film Famous Movies and T V Shows |url=https://archive.org/details/shotonthissitetr00gord |publisher=Penguin Random House |isbn=978-0-8065-1647-9 |access-date=2018-03-28 |url-access=registration }}
• CSI: Miami filmed scenes, including a crash-landing of a light aircraft on the beach, in Delray Beach.{{cite web|url=https://www.csifiles.com/news/230304_01.shtml | title=CSIs Go To The Amusement Park And The Beach | date=January 12, 2017 | access-date= 27 March 2018}}
• TLC's program The Psychic MatchMaker is shot in Delray Beach.{{cite news|url=http://cdn.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/PalmBeachFilmCommission2013/Newsletters/2014/August14.pdf|title=Match Made in TV Heaven|date=August 2014|work=Focus on Film|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621221203/http://cdn.trustedpartner.com/docs/library/PalmBeachFilmCommission2013/Newsletters/2014/August14.pdf}}
• Broad City, a Comedy Central series, shot a season 4 episode titled "Florida" at multiple locations in Delray Beach.{{cite news|url= http://www.pbfilm.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=newsletter.details&ArticleId=2675&returnTo=focus-on-film-november-2017 | title=YASS QUEEN! BROAD CITY FILMS IN DELRAY| date=3 November 2017|work=Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission|access-date=21 March 2018}}

Delray Beach has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:{{cite web |title=Our Sister Cities |url=http://www.sistercitiesofdelraybeach.org/our-sister-cities-2/ |website=Sister Cities of Delray Beach |access-date=2022-04-04}}{{cite web |url=http://sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/FL |title=Online Directory: Florida, USA |publisher=Sister Cities International |access-date=2007-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218233241/http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/USA/FL |archive-date=2007-12-18 |url-status=unfit }}{{cbignore}}

• {{flagicon|Japan}} Miyazu, Kyoto, Japan - Miyazu was the birthplace of George Morikami, for whom Morikami Park and the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is named.
• {{flagicon|Tanzania}} Moshi, Tanzania
• {{flagicon|Haiti}} Aquin, Haiti
• {{flagicon|Italy}} Pesaro, Italy

• LaFrance Hotel
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