Loxahatchee Groves, Florida

Loxahatchee Groves, Florida
Town
Town of Loxahatchee Groves
Seal
Motto:  Florida's Last Frontier
Location in Palm Beach County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°41′01″N 80°16′47″W / 26.6836769°N 80.2797700°W / 26.6836769; -80.2797700[1]
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Palm Beach
Settled	1917
Incorporated	November 1, 2006
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Laura Danowski
• Vice Mayor	Robert Shorr
• Council Members	Phillis Maniglia, Marianne Miles, and Margaret Herzog
• Town Manager	Francine Ramaglia
• Town Clerk	Lakisha Q. Burch
Area [2]
• Total	12.53 sq mi (32.45 km2)
• Land	12.51 sq mi (32.40 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation [1]	5 ft (16 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,355
• Density	268.16/sq mi (103.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33470
Area code(s)	561, 728
FIPS code	12-41577
GNIS feature ID	286185[1]
Website	www.loxahatcheegrovesfl.gov

Loxahatchee Groves is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The town was incorporated November 1, 2006, as the 38th municipality in Palm Beach County. The first election for town council members was held on March 13, 2007. The area had been settled since 1917, although Loxahatchee Groves did not become a municipality until 2006. The town bills itself as "Florida's Last Frontier". It was incorporated primarily in order to protect the area from the encroaching urbanization of South Florida, as nearby cities continued to develop and to preserve the area's rural character. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US census, the town had a population of 3,355.