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Briny Breezes is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 601 at the 2010 census. Briny Breezes (or “Briny” as it is known locally) is a small coastal community of approximately 488 mobile homes along State Road A1A. Briny is a private community consisting mostly of “Snowbirds” from the Northeast, Midwest, and Canada. It and Ocean Breeze are the only two mobile home parks in Florida that are incorporated towns.

Briny Breezes town overview:
Name:	Briny Breezes town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Palm Beach County
Elevation:	13 ft (4 m)
Total Area:	0.11 sq mi (0.27 km²)
Land Area:	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)
Total Population:	502
Population Density:	8,807.02/sq mi (3,388.41/km²)
ZIP code:	33435
Area code:	561
FIPS code:	1208575
GNISfeature ID:	0302720
Website:	www.brinybreezes.us

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History

In the 1920s, the land housed a strawberry farm owned by Michigan lumberman Ward Miller. Around the time of the Great Depression, he allowed tourists, who brought their trailers down from the North, to camp on his land. He began advertising the land by placing flyers in Northern newspapers, such as the Chicago Tribune, that touted Briny’s “$3 a week rent.” In 1958, Miller wanted to retire and made an offer to the campers to buy the land: $2,000 per lot and $2,500 for those near the water. The campers brought their assets together and the town was incorporated on March 19, 1963, complete with its own mayor and post office.

The town’s first mayor was Hugh David, who held office until his death in 1997 and was never opposed in an election. His successor, Robert Conkey, also died in office only months into his second term in 2000. Conkey’s second term was notable as he won the election by only five votes. The town’s current mayor is Roger Bennett.

In its beginnings, the town was mainly made up of families that came to live during the winter. Now, the residents are senior citizens that live there either year round or just in the winter.

Briny Breezes was used as the setting for the 2005 film In Her Shoes, and many of its residents served as extras in the movie.

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Geography

Briny Breezes is located at 26°30′32″N 80°3′15″W / 26.50889°N 80.05417°W / 26.50889; -80.05417 (26.508849, –80.054150).

It is about 1.6 miles south of Ocean Ridge and 1.3 miles north of Gulf Stream and sits between the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) (22.22%) is water.