Jupiter, Florida
| Town of Jupiter | |
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| Town | |
| Jupiter, Florida | |
Jupiter Inlet
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 Location of Jupiter in Palm Beach County, Florida |
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| Coordinates: 26°55′34″N 80°6′18″W / 26.92611°N 80.10500°WCoordinates: 26°55′34″N 80°6′18″W / 26.92611°N 80.10500°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Florida
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| County |
 Palm Beach
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| Incorporated | February 9, 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Todd R. Wodraska (R) |
| • Vice Mayor | Ilan G. Kaufer |
| • Councilmembers | Ron Delaney, Jim Kuretski, Wayne Posner |
| • Town Manager | Andrew D. Lukasik |
| • Town Clerk | Sally M. Boylan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.1 sq mi (54.7 km2) |
| • Land | 20.0 sq mi (51.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 62,707 |
| • Density | 3,135.4/sq mi (1,210.6/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 33410, 33418, 33458, 33468, 33469, 33477, 33478 |
| Area code(s) | 561 |
| FIPS code | 12-35875 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0285000 |
| Website | www |
Jupiter is the northernmost town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. According to the 2015 Census Bureau estimate, the town had a total population of 62,707. It is one of the northernmost communities of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. It was rated as the 9th Happiest Seaside Town in America by Coastal Living in 2012.
The area where the town now sits was originally named for the Hobe Indian tribe which lived at the mouth of the Loxahatchee River, and whose name is also preserved in the name of nearby Hobe Sound. A mapmaker misunderstood the Spanish spelling "Jobe" of the Indian name "Hobe" and recorded it as "Jove". Subsequent mapmakers further misunderstood this to be the Latin translation of the god Jupiter, and they anglicized the name from Jove to "Jupiter". The Roman god Jupiter (or Zeus in the Greek mythology) is the chief Roman god, and god of light, of the sky and weather, and of the state and its welfare and its laws. Jupiter's consort was Juno, inspiring a neighboring town to name itself "Juno Beach".
The most notable landmark is the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, completed in 1860. Made of brick, it was painted red in 1910 to cover discoloration caused by humidity. Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 sandblasted the paint from the upper portion of the tower, and the tower was repainted using a potassium silicate mineral coating. The lighthouse is often used as the symbol for Jupiter.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.1 square miles (55 km2), of which 20.0 square miles (52 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is water.
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