Belle Glade is a city in south-central Florida and it is the far western part of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 16,698, down from 17,467 in the 2010 census.
Main Street in Belle Glade
African American migratory workers by a juke joint in Belle Glade, 1941. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott.
Belle Glade Amphitheater
Belle Glade Industrial Park
Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's third-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and Broward County and the 26th-most populous in the United States, with 1,492,191 residents as of the 2020 census. Its county seat and largest city is West Palm Beach, which had a population of 117,415 as of 2020. Named after one of its oldest settlements, Palm Beach, the county was established in 1909, after being split from Miami-Dade County. The county's modern-day boundaries were established in 1963.
Palm Beach County, Florida
Jupiter Lighthouse situated in the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
A montage of images of impact by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane
The Royal Poinciana Hotel in 1900
