San Castle, Florida

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

Geography

San Castle is located at {{coord|26|33|54|N|80|03|40|W|region:US-FL}} and is between Interstate 95 and the Intracoastal Waterway; it borders Lantana to the south, Hypoluxo to the west and Boynton Beach to the northeast.{{cite web|title=Reference Maps|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/sm/1.0/en/?mapyear=2013&extenttype=extent&zoomlevel=OTHER&minx=-8914459.058943328&miny=3067199.745303364&maxx=-8909681.74467551&maxy=3070782.7310042265&mm=&by=160-00&bl=160-00&ft=&fl=&|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212095542/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/sm/1.0/en/?mapyear=2013&extenttype=extent&zoomlevel=OTHER&minx=-8914459.058943328&miny=3067199.745303364&maxx=-8909681.74467551&maxy=3070782.7310042265&mm=&by=160-00&bl=160-00&ft=&fl=&|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=June 3, 2014}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2010= 3428

|2020= 3755

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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=2020 census=

class="wikitable"

|+San Castle racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic){{Cite web|title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE: 2020|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=San+Castle+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2023-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

White (NH)

|776

|20.67%

Black or African American (NH)

|1,456

|38.77%

Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|1

|0.03%

Asian (NH)

|25

|0.67%

Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)

|0

|0.00%

Some Other Race (NH)

|14

|0.37%

Mixed/Multiracial (NH)

|107

|2.85%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|1,376

|36.64%

Total

|3,755

|100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,755 people, 1,160 households, and 797 families residing in the CDP.{{Cite web|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: 2020|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=San+Castle+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|access-date=2023-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}

=2010 census=

class="wikitable"

|+San Castle racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic){{Cite web|title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE: 2010|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=San+Castle+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|access-date=2023-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

White (NH)

|874

|25.50%

Black or African American (NH)

|1,292

|37.69%

Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|17

|0.50%

Asian (NH)

|21

|0.61%

Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)

|0

|0.00%

Some Other Race (NH)

|17

|0.50%

Mixed/Multiracial (NH)

|73

|2.13%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|1,134

|33.08%

Total

|3,428

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,428 people, 880 households, and 672 families residing in the CDP.{{Cite web|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: 2010|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=San+Castle+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|access-date=2023-07-29|website=data.census.gov}}

In 2015, the median household income of the 1,078 households in San Castle, FL grew to $49,107 from the previous year's value of $42,869.{{Cite news|url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/san-castle-fl/|title=San Castle, FL|work=Data USA|access-date=2018-01-28}}

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

Crime

Despite its small size, the CDP has been notable for being home to the San Castle Soldiers, a set of the greater Top 6 gang; who was featured on the show Gangland, on the History Channel. The gang is notorious for being involved in the Christmas Eve shooting at the Boynton Beach Mall, which resulted in a death.{{Cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-02-04/news/0702030349_1_gang-members|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128191938/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-02-04/news/0702030349_1_gang-members|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2018|title=Nights bring crime in San Castle|work=tribunedigital-sunsentinel|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}} The gang was also involved in several other homicides.{{Cite news|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2009-10-18/news/sfl-flpjumpbox101809pnoct18_1_gang-member-san-castle-soldiers-gang-feuds|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128191939/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2009-10-18/news/sfl-flpjumpbox101809pnoct18_1_gang-member-san-castle-soldiers-gang-feuds|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2018|title=Gang-related homicides affiliated with the Top 6|work=tribunedigital-sunsentinel|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en}}

References

Category:Census-designated places in Palm Beach County, Florida

Category:Census-designated places in Florida

Category:Unincorporated communities in Palm Beach County, Florida

Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida