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West Palm Beach is the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, located immediately west of Palm Beach across Lake Worth Lagoon and approximately 68 miles north of Miami, with a 2020 census population of 117,415. The oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida, West Palm Beach was incorporated on November 5, 1894, two years before Miami, and serves as a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area with 6.14 million residents. The area was first settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a diverse community of settlers attracted to Lake Worth, named after Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who cultivated tropical fruits and vegetables for northern shipment. Henry Flagler platted the city in 1893 as a servant community for workers in Palm Beach's grand hotels, purchasing the original townsite from settlers Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse for $45,000 upon the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. The early settlement quickly developed into a brick and stone city with established building codes, replacing the initial tents and shanties with permanent structures. Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, located 45 miles north of Miami, with a population of 97,422 in the 2020 census making it the 23rd-largest city in Florida. The city was first incorporated as "Bocaratone" on August 2, 1924, and then as "Boca Raton" on May 26, 1925, with its modern form developed predominantly by architect Addison Mizner starting in the 1920s, who influenced the area's Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Originally inhabited by the Glades culture and later Spanish and British colonial powers, Boca Raton became a key center in the digital computer industry as the birthplace of IBM's first personal computer in the 1980s. Today the city is known for its luxury beach culture centered around shopping destinations like Town Center at Boca Raton, and is home to major institutions including Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University, and the Evert Tennis Academy founded by tennis legend Chris Evert, while also serving as headquarters for the ODP Corporation, which operates Office Depot and OfficeMax. The city maintains a distinctive character through strict development codes limiting commercial signage and advertisements, resulting in major thoroughfares free of billboards and increased green spaces. Palm Beach is an incorporated town located on a barrier island in east-central Palm Beach County, Florida, part of the South Florida metropolitan area, with a 2020 census population of 9,245. White settlers began arriving in 1872, but Standard Oil tycoon Henry Flagler transformed the area into a luxury winter resort by constructing the Royal Poinciana Hotel in 1894 and The Breakers in 1896, while extending the Florida East Coast Railway to the region and establishing West Palm Beach as a worker settlement. Architect Addison Mizner further shaped the town's character by designing 67 structures between 1919 and 1924, including notable buildings along Worth Avenue and the Everglades Club. As of 2017, Palm Beach hosted at least 30 billionaires and ranked as the 27th-wealthiest place in the United States, attracting high-profile residents including presidents John F. Kennedy and Donald Trump. The town is renowned for its upscale shopping and gallery districts, particularly Worth Avenue and Royal Poinciana Plaza, reflecting its status as an exclusive destination for the wealthy.