Wellington, Florida
| Wellington, Florida | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Village of Wellington | |
| Nickname(s): "The Winter Equestrian Capital of the World" | |
| Motto: "Unique Hometown, Family Atmosphere, Family Environment" and "A Great Hometown...Let Us Show You!" | |
 Location of Wellington in Palm Beach County, Florida |
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| Coordinates: 26°39′18″N 80°15′15″W / 26.65500°N 80.25417°WCoordinates: 26°39′18″N 80°15′15″W / 26.65500°N 80.25417°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |
 Florida
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| County |
 Palm Beach
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| Incorporated | December 31, 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Anne Gerwig |
| • Vice Mayor | John T. McGovern |
| • Councilmembers | Michael Drahos, Michael J. Napoleone & Tanya Siskind |
| • Village Manager | Paul Schofield |
| • Village Clerk | Rachel Callovi |
| Area | |
| • Village | 45.03 sq mi (116.63 km2) |
| • Land | 31.05 sq mi (80.4 km2) |
| • Water | .31 sq mi (0.8 km2) .99% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (5 m) |
| Population (July 1, 2014) | |
| • Village | 59,860 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) |
| • Metro | 5,463,857 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 33411, 33414, 33449, 33467 |
| Area code(s) | 561 |
| FIPS code | 12-75812 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1759737 |
| Website | http://wellingtonfl.gov/ |
Wellington is a village just west of West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. As of 2014, the city had a population of 61,485 according to the U.S. Census Bureau, making it the most populous village in the state. It is the fifth largest municipality in Palm Beach County by population. Wellington is part of the South Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wellington was named Money Magazine's "Top 100" Best Places to Live in 2010. Although Wellington is not a village under any standard definition of the term village in the US, it is referred to officially as the "Village of Wellington".
Wellington was originally the world's largest strawberry patch on land called the Flying Cow Ranch; "Flying" because the founder was an aviator, and "Cow" stood for the initials for Charles Oliver Wellington (C.O.W.). In the 1950s, Mr. Wellington bought 18,000 acres (73 km2) of central Palm Beach County swampland, which would eventually become the Village of Wellington. Wellington began as a planned unit development approved by Palm Beach County in 1972, and up until 1990, it functioned as a sprawling bedroom community with few shopping centers or restaurants until it was incorporated in December 1995. It has now become known as an international center for equestrian sports.
Wellington is located at 26°39′18″N 80°15′15″W / 26.65500°N 80.25417°W (26.655135, −80.254136). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81 km2), of which 31.0 square miles (80 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) is water (0.99%).
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