Hypoluxo, Florida

Hypoluxo is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,015 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,599.

The origins of name "Hypoluxo" is in contention. The word is composed of the Greek root "hypo-" (under, below average) and the Latin "lux" (light). It is possible the name comes from a lose translation of the Seminole for Lake Worth, roughly translated "water all 'round -- no get out." The lake was later renamed in honor of Seminole Indian War colonel William Jerkins Worth. However, the name "Hypoluxo" still was associated with the area on the south shores of the lake, as evidenced by its appearance on an 1841 War Department map.Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area is a protected landscape.

Geography

Hypoluxo is located at 26°33′46″N 80°3′8″W / 26.56278°N 80.05222°W / 26.56278; -80.05222 (26.562897, -80.052339).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²). 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (28.05%) is water.