Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022. However, many people with a Boca Raton postal address live outside of municipal boundaries, such as in West Boca Raton. As a business center, the city also experiences significant daytime population increases. Boca Raton is 45 miles north of Miami and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,138,333 at the 2020 United States Census. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924 as "Bocaratone", and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" on May 26, 1925. While the area had been inhabited by the Glades culture, as well as Spanish and later British colonial empires prior to its annexation by the United States, the city's present form was developed predominantly by Addison Mizner starting in the 1920s.

County: Palm Beach
Settled (Boca Raton Settlement): c. 1895
Incorporated: May 26, 1925
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: Scott Singer (R)
Deputy Mayor: Monica Mayotte
Council Members: Francine Nachlas, Marc Wigder, and, Yvette Drucker
City Manager: George Brown
City Clerk: Mary Siddons
Population (2020): 97,422
Estimate (2022): 99,009
Rank: 23rd in Florida
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s): 561
FIPS code: 12-07300
GNIS feature ID: 0279123
Website: [www.myboca.us]
Official Website: http://www.ci.boca-raton.fl.us
Wikidata description: city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Wikidata id: Q29422
Wikidata label: Boca Raton
Wikidata aliases: Array
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