{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Canal Point, Florida |settlement_type = CDP |image_skyline = Canal Point Florida Sugarcane from Air 1968.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = View of sugarcane in Canal Point, Florida |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Florida |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Palm Beach <!-- Government ----> |established_title = |established_date = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 3.60 |area_land_km2 = 3.60 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.39 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.39 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 344 |population_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = 95.42 |population_density_sq_mi = 247.13 <!-- General information --> |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 10 |coordinates = {{coord|26|51|43|N|80|37|32|W|type:city|display=inline,title}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others ----> |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 33438<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/en/places/us/cdp/florida/canal-point|title=Canal Point, FL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> |area_codes = 561, 728 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 12-10100<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2402745<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2402745}}</ref> |footnotes = }}
'''Canal Point''' is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area. Canal Point has a population of 344 people counted in the 2020 US census.
==History== Archaeological evidence from Big Mound City, located roughly {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} of Canal Point, suggests that the Calusa tribe inhabited the area between about 500 BCE and 1650 CE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/archaeology-in-palm-beach-county-a-sampler|title=Archaeology in Palm Beach County|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 16, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409112716/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/archaeology-in-palm-beach-county-a-sampler|archivedate=April 9, 2023}}</ref> In 1909, Canal Point became the first White settlement on the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. The Southern States Land and Timber Company began planting sugarcane in the area in 1917. Around that time, the West Palm Beach Canal was completed. The canal connected Lake Okeechobee at Canal Point to West Palm Beach, allowing farms to sell crops to West Palm Beach or elsewhere in the United States via the Florida East Coast Railway. Transportation of crops by motor vehicle from the area to other destinations began in 1924 with the completion of Conners Highway, which mostly followed the path of the West Palm Beach Canal.<ref name="hspbc">{{cite web|url=http://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/canal-point|title=Canal Point|publisher=Historical Society of Palm Beach County|access-date=October 16, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404140715/https://www.pbchistoryonline.org/page/canal-point|archivedate=April 4, 2023}}</ref>
Unlike other communities along the southeastern and eastern shores of Lake Okeechobee, Canal Point was relatively unscathed by the 1928 hurricane. The community was likely inundated with {{convert|1.5|to|2.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} of water and one death occurred.<ref>{{cite book|author=Eliot Kleinberg|author-link=Eliot Kleinberg|title=Black Cloud: The Great Florida Storm of 1928|page=99|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7867-1146-8}}</ref> However, the local economy suffered greatly and never recovered after construction of the Herbert Hoover Dike limited boat traffic in the 1930s. Residents saved the historic Canal Point School from demolition and hoped to convert it into an agricultural museum, but the building was destroyed by a fire in 2008. About three years earlier, Hurricane Wilma wrecked several other historic buildings in the community.<ref name="hspbc"/>
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Canal Point is located along the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee, to the northeast of Pahokee and to the northwest of Bryant.
===Climate=== {{Weather box|width=auto |location = Canal Point, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present |single line = Yes |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 90 |Feb record high F = 90 |Mar record high F = 94 |Apr record high F = 97 |May record high F = 99 |Jun record high F = 98 |Jul record high F = 100 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 98 |Oct record high F = 96 |Nov record high F = 93 |Dec record high F = 94 |year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 85.1 |Feb avg record high F = 85.7 |Mar avg record high F = 88.5 |Apr avg record high F = 91.5 |May avg record high F = 93.5 |Jun avg record high F = 94.9 |Jul avg record high F = 95.7 |Aug avg record high F = 95.6 |Sep avg record high F = 94.4 |Oct avg record high F = 91.7 |Nov avg record high F = 87.8 |Dec avg record high F = 85.9 |year avg record high F = 96.5
|Jan high F = 74.2 |Feb high F = 77.4 |Mar high F = 80.2 |Apr high F = 85.2 |May high F = 88.7 |Jun high F = 91.0 |Jul high F = 92.2 |Aug high F = 92.2 |Sep high F = 90.5 |Oct high F = 86.8 |Nov high F = 80.9 |Dec high F = 76.8 |year high F =
|Jan mean F = 65.6 |Feb mean F = 68.3 |Mar mean F = 71.1 |Apr mean F = 75.5 |May mean F = 79.3 |Jun mean F = 83.0 |Jul mean F = 84.0 |Aug mean F = 84.2 |Sep mean F = 83.0 |Oct mean F = 79.3 |Nov mean F = 73.1 |Dec mean F = 68.7 |year mean F =
|Jan low F = 57.1 |Feb low F = 59.2 |Mar low F = 62.0 |Apr low F = 65.8 |May low F = 69.8 |Jun low F = 75.0 |Jul low F = 75.7 |Aug low F = 76.2 |Sep low F = 75.5 |Oct low F = 71.7 |Nov low F = 65.3 |Dec low F = 60.5 |year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = 40.6 |Feb avg record low F = 43.3 |Mar avg record low F = 49.0 |Apr avg record low F = 54.1 |May avg record low F = 61.1 |Jun avg record low F = 68.0 |Jul avg record low F = 70.4 |Aug avg record low F = 70.7 |Sep avg record low F = 69.5 |Oct avg record low F = 61.1 |Nov avg record low F = 51.5 |Dec avg record low F = 45.5 |year avg record low F = 38.5
|Jan record low F = 25 |Feb record low F = 29 |Mar record low F = 31 |Apr record low F = 41 |May record low F = 48 |Jun record low F = 53 |Jul record low F = 62 |Aug record low F = 61 |Sep record low F = 60 |Oct record low F = 42 |Nov record low F = 38 |Dec record low F = 25 |year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.37 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.94 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.86 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.25 |May precipitation inch = 3.91 |Jun precipitation inch = 8.38 |Jul precipitation inch = 6.53 |Aug precipitation inch = 9.19 |Sep precipitation inch = 8.06 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.73 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.18 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.06 |year precipitation inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 6.2 |Feb precipitation days = 5.5 |Mar precipitation days = 5.7 |Apr precipitation days = 5.6 |May precipitation days = 6.9 |Jun precipitation days = 13.8 |Jul precipitation days = 12.9 |Aug precipitation days = 14.3 |Sep precipitation days = 13.4 |Oct precipitation days = 8.2 |Nov precipitation days = 5.2 |Dec precipitation days = 5.6 |year precipitation days =
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mfl | title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = May 14, 2021 | archive-date = July 12, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150712183630/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mfl | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00081276&format=pdf | title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 – Station: Canal PT USDA, FL | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | accessdate = May 14, 2021 }}</ref> }}
==Demographics== {{US Census population |2000= 525 |2010= 367 |2020= 344 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }}
===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Cabana Colony racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE: 2020|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cabana+Colony+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2023-07-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !Race !Number !Percentage |- |White (NH) |107 |31.10% |- |Black or African American (NH) |50 |14.53% |- |Native American or Alaska Native (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Asian (NH) |1 |0.29% |- |Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Some Other Race (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Mixed/Multiracial (NH) |3 |0.87% |- |Hispanic or Latino |183 |53.19% |- |'''Total''' |'''344''' |}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 344 people, 107 households, and 81 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES:2020|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Canal+Point+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|access-date=2023-07-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===2010 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Cabana Colony racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE: 2010|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cabana+Colony+CDP;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|access-date=2023-07-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !Race !Number !Percentage |- |White (NH) |177 |48.23% |- |Black or African American (NH) |74 |20.16% |- |Native American or Alaska Native (NH) |1 |0.27% |- |Asian (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Some Other Race (NH) |6 |1.63% |- |Mixed/Multiracial (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Hispanic or Latino |109 |29.70% |- |'''Total''' |'''367''' |}
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 367 people, 91 households, and 35 families residing in the CDP.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: 2010|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Cabana+Colony+CDP;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|access-date=2023-07-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
===2000 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 525 people, 197 households, and 127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|339.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 227 housing units at an average density of {{convert|146.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 55.05% White (43.1% were Non-Hispanic White),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muninetguide.com/states/florida/municipality/Canal_Point.php |title=Demographics of Canal Point, FL |publisher=MuniNetGuide.com |access-date=2007-12-06}}</ref> 17.52% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 21.14% from other races, and 5.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.05% of the population.
As of 2000, there were 197 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were [married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.38.
In 2000, in the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $37,813, and the median income for a family was $29,792. Males had a median income of $32,232 versus $12,283 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,625. About 19.5% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English as a first language accounted for 65.00% of all residents, while Spanish is the first language of 35.00% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=place&zip=&place_id=10100&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results for Canal Point, Florida |publisher=Modern Language Association |access-date=2007-12-06}}</ref>
== Living == Almost the entirety of Canal Point's populace is involved in agriculture. Most are independent farmers or employees of one of the large local sugar co-operatives, the largest three being the US Sugar Corporation, Osceola Farms, and Fanjul Sugar. The town has an access point to the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail.
==Transportation== The Palm Tran Route 47 used to connect Canal Point to Belle Glade and South Bay(previously) via Pahokee as well as to Route 40,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discover.pbcgov.org/palmtran/PDF/May%202019%20Bid/Route%2047%20Map%20and%20Schedule.pdf|title=Central County Route 47|publisher=Palm Beach County Government|date=May 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019|format=PDF}}</ref> which links Belle Glade to Wellington.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discover.pbcgov.org/palmtran/PDF/May%202019%20Bid/Route%2040%20Map%20and%20Schedule.pdf|title=Central County Route 40|publisher=Palm Beach County Government|date=May 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019|format=PDF}}</ref> State Road 15 and US routes 98 and 441 move jointly northeastward through Canal Point, generally parallel to the shore of Lake Okeechobee, with the road locally referred to as E. Main Street. The road is adjoined by the northwest-southeast moving State Road 700, locally known as W. Main Street and Conners Highway, just south of the West Palm Beach Canal. State Road 700 moves southeastward and rejoins State Road 15 and US routes 98 and 441 near Twentymile Bend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fdotewp1.dot.state.fl.us/slogis/blank.aspx?docId=102705|title=Straight-Line Diagram of Road Inventory, Roadway: 93140000 Conners Highway: CR-880-Martin|publisher=Florida Department of Transportation|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
thumb|View of Canal Point Elementary School, circa July 1953. This building burned down on June 17, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rvww.palmbeachcountyethics.com/fire/news.asp?year=2008&slug=20080617-02|title=Fire in Canal Point Elementary School|publisher=Palm Beach County Fire Rescue|access-date=2018-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908054306/http://rvww.palmbeachcountyethics.com/fire/news.asp?year=2008&slug=20080617-02|archive-date=2018-09-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Education== *Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary School is the only school located in Canal Point. The school was named for former principal, Kathryn E. Cunningham, who retired from education after 50 years. Cunningham was instrumental in getting the school built and a supporter of children's education her entire life.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36150258/the_palm_beach_post/|title=Honor sought for principal|author=Dean Jones|date=July 20, 1990|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|page=3B|access-date=September 19, 2019|via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}</ref> *Pahokee Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pbgis.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/cms/images/GIS_WEB_PDF/SCHOOLS/maps%202018/SY2018-19_MiddleAttendanceBoundary.pdf|title=Middle School Attendance Boundaries SY2018–19|publisher=School District of Palm Beach County|date=2018|access-date=September 19, 2019|format=PDF}}</ref> *Pahokee High School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pbgis.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/cms/images/GIS_WEB_PDF/SCHOOLS/maps%202018/SY2018-19_HighAttendanceBoundary.pdf|title=High School Attendance Boundaries SY2018–19|publisher=School District of Palm Beach County|date=2018|access-date=September 19, 2019|format=PDF}}</ref> There are no colleges or universities in Canal Point. However, Palm Beach State College has campuses in Belle Glade and Loxahatchee Groves.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-pn-new-palm-beach-state-campus-20170222-story.html|title=Palm Beach State opens long-awaited western campus|author=Scott Travis|date=February 24, 2017|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Anquan Boldin, former NFL wide receiver for four teams,<ref>{{cite web|title=Anquan Boldin|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoldAn00.htm|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref> raised in Canal Point.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://issuu.com/inthegamemagazine/docs/nef_mar-apr_2014_flipbook_optmzd|magazine=Game High School Sports Magazine|title=The Mystique of Glades Central High School|author=Robert Preston Jr.|page=12|access-date=September 19, 2019|date=March 18, 2014}}</ref> *Laura Upthegrove, "Queen of the Everglades", famous outlaw and bank robber<ref name="Upthegrove beach">{{cite news|last1=Kleinberg|first1=Elliot|title=POST TIME: Upthegrove Beach named for family that saw prestige, shame|url=http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/post-time-upthegrove-beach-named-for-family-that-s/nnRWJ/|access-date=23 May 2016|date=3 September 2015}}</ref>
==Images== <gallery class="center" widths="180px"> Original lab-office building constructed at U.S. Sugar Plant Field Station, Canal Point, Florida.jpg|Original lab/office building constructed at U.S. Sugar Plant Field Station, Canal Point, Florida, August 1922. U.S. Sugar Plant Field Station, 1940.jpg|U.S. Sugar Plant Field Station (USDA Sugarcane Field Station), 1940, Canal Point, Florida. Aerial view of Canal Point, Florida, approaching lock.jpg|Aerial view, E, of Canal Point, Florida, from over Lake Okeechobee. Aerial view of Canal Point, Florida, over lock.jpg|Aerial view, ESE, of West Palm Beach Canal, Canal Point, Florida, 1940, from over Lake Okeechobee. Aerial view of USDA Sugarcane Experiment Station, October 6, 1947.jpg|Aerial view, W, of the USDA Sugarcane Experiment Station, Canal Point, Florida, October 6, 1947, flooded after 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane. Standing water on US Sugar Corporation fields following 1947 hurricane.jpg|Water standing approximately three feet deep in fields of U.S. Sugar prepared for Fall cane planting, east of Canal Point - Port Myacca Highway and south of the USDA's Sugarcane Experiment Station. Note flooded mature sugarcane field in the background. Photograph taken October 6, 1947, from Canal Point Townsite. A sandbag and muck dike, Hurricane 1947, Canal Point, Florida.jpg|A sandbag and muck dike hold flood water back from the townsite of Canal Point, Florida, during October and November, 1947. The trees in the background are along the border of the USDA sugarcane experiment field. </gallery>
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