Tequesta, Florida

History

Tequesta was founded in the 1950s as a planned community centered on the Tequesta Country Club. Tequesta was named after the Tequesta people that originally inhabited the area. The village was incorporated in 1957.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.2 mi2, of which 1.8 mi2 is land and 0.5 mi2, or 20.81%, is water.

Most of the village is located on the mainland but parts of the village are on Jupiter Island in Martin County, with small sections both north and south of the unincorporated, county-owned Coral Cove Park.

Going to and from Tequesta from the south or east requires going over a bridge. Starting March 13, 2023, the Jupiter Federal Bridge will be closed for roughly 20 months to construct two 11 ft travel lanes, 7 ft bicycle lanes and 8 ft sidewalks in each direction. The new bridge will have up to 42 ft of vertical clearance, and the navigable-channel width will be increased to 125 ft also.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,158 people, 2,786 households, and 1,803 families residing in the village.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 5,629 people, 2,490 households, and 1,567 families residing in the village.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 5,273 people, 2,344 households, and 1,521 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,013.9 PD/sqmi. There were 2,834 housing units at an average density of 1,619.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.97% White (95.8% were Non-Hispanic White), 0.47% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.

In 2000, there were 2,344 households out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% 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 2.75.

In 2000, the village the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the village was $58,825, and the median income for a family was $72,683. Males had a median income of $51,563 versus $31,855 for females. The per capita income for the village was $34,974. About 1.6% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, English spoken as a first language made up 95.24% of all residents, while Spanish as a mother tongue accounted for 4.76% of the population.

Notable people

• Ryan Berube, 1996 Olympic swimming gold medalist, 4 × 200 m freestyle
• Fletcher C. Booker Jr., US Army major general
• Mark Calcavecchia, PGA Tour golfer
• Keith Hernandez, Major League Baseball player, 1979 National League co-MVP
• Steve Marino, PGA Tour golfer
• Joe Namath, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback
• Jo Ann Pflug, film and TV actress
• Burt Reynolds, actor
• Tom Rooney, Representative from Florida's 17th congressional district
• Scott Sharp, auto racer
• Bob Shaw, Major League Baseball player

Churches

• Family Church Tequesta
• Mary, Mother of the Light Maronite Catholic Church
• St Jude Catholic Church
• First Presbyterian Church of Tequesta-Jupiter
• The Church of the Good Shepherd
• Jupiter-Tequesta Church of Christ, Martin County

Education

The Village of Tequesta has one private Christian elementary school: Good Shepherd Episcopal School (PreK–6); and two Christian preschools: Christ the King Lutheran Preschool, and First Presbyterian Preschool. Residents living in the Village of Tequesta who wish to attend public school in Palm Beach County are zoned for schools in the town of Jupiter, including Limestone Creek Elementary, Jupiter Elementary, Jupiter Middle School, and Jupiter Community High School. Those who live in Martin County are zoned for Hobe Sound Elementary, Murray Middle School, and South Fork High School.

Emergency services

Fire Rescue

The Tequesta Fire Rescue department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the citizens of the village. They operate from Station 85, located in the village's Public Safety Facility (Engine 85, Engine 285, Truck 85, Rescue 85, Rescue 285).

Law enforcement

The Tequesta Police Department consists of approximately 20 sworn officers, and is headquartered in the village's Public Safety Facility.

Media

Tequesta is the city of license for West Palm Beach's ABC affiliate, WPBF. While WPBF and the rest of West Palm Beach's television stations serve Tequesta, WPBF has no physical presence in the village.

Gallery

File:Station_85.jpg|Tequesta Fire Rescue Station File:Blowing Rocks Preserve, FL (154470969).jpg|Blowing Rocks Preserve File:Tequesta Florida Countyline Road.JPG|Road at sunset in Tequesta, 2012

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