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Pahokee is a city located on the shore of Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,524 in the 2020 census.

According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 57% of the residents of Pahokee were African American and 33% were Hispanic or Latino. In 2018, the Mayor, Kenneth W. Babb, as well as the four members of the City Commission were all African American.

Pahokee city overview:
Name:	Pahokee city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Palm Beach County
Elevation:	13 ft (4 m)
Total Area:	5.32 sq mi (13.77 km²)
Land Area:	5.32 sq mi (13.77 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	5,524
Population Density:	1,039.32/sq mi (401.28/km²)
ZIP code:	33476
Area code:	561
FIPS code:	1253800
GNISfeature ID:	0288376
Website:	cityofpahokee.com/Pages/index

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History

Pahokee was incorporated in 1922. The name “Pahokee” means “grassy waters” in the Creek language. Local residents refer to Pahokee as “The Muck”, which signifies the mineral-rich dark soil in which sugar cane, citrus fruits, and corn are grown by agribusinesses. In the 1930s, it was known as the “Winter Vegetable Capital of the World”.

The city was severely affected, as were the other communities to the south of the lake, by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Hurricane Wilma, in 2005, destroyed a newly built marina.