๐บ๐ธ Jensen Beach is a place in Martin County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History The history of Jensen Beach in the 19th century revolved around pineapple farming. John Laurence Jensen, an immigrant from Denmark, arrived in 1881, and set up his pineapple plantation, which became the town of Jensen.
By 1894, the Florida East Coast Railway reached Jensen Beach, and freight shipments were loaded directly onto the freight cars.
By 1895, Jensen was called the "Pineapple Capital of the World", shipping over one million boxes of pineapples each year during the June and July season. To help handle the increased pineapple production, a pineapple factory was built, but a hard freeze in 1895 devastated most of the small pineapple plantations. Two fires, in 1908 and 1910, destroyed most of Jensen Beach and its remaining pineapple farms. The industry finally collapsed in 1920 due to a wide variety of financial and agriculture problems. Growers decided to turn their efforts in another direction: raising citrus fruits. The pineapple has become a symbol of Jensen Beach. The fruit legacy is celebrated annually during the Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival.
Jensen Beach was incorporated as "Jensen" in 1926 during the Florida Land Boom, but was dissolved seven years later by the State of Florida in 1933 following the onset of the Great Depression. The town's name was officially changed to "Jensen Beach" by Martin County in 1943.
In the second half of the 1900s, Saint Joseph College of Florida and later the Florida Institute of Technology both located on the Mansion at Tuckahoe premises in Jensen Beach.
In 2004 Jensen Beach was hit by two hurricanes. On September 5, 2004, Hurricane Frances made landfall at Hutchinson Island with winds of 105 miles per hour (169ย km/h). On September 25, 2004, Hurricane Jeanne made landfall on Hutchinson Island with winds of 120 miles per hour (190ย km/h).
Geography Jensen Beach occupies the north-east corner of Martin County. It is bordered to the east by the Indian River Lagoon and the town of Ocean Breeze, to the south-east by the town of Sewall's Point, to the south by unincorporated Rio, to the south-west by the city of Stuart, the Martin county seat, to the north-west by U.S. Route 1, and to the north by the city of Port St. Lucie in St. Lucie County. Unincorporated North River Shores is to the west of Jensen Beach, on the opposite side of US 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.2 square miles (21.2ย kmยฒ), of which 7.0 square miles (18.1ย kmยฒ) are land and 1.2 square miles (3.1ย kmยฒ), or 14.82%, are water.
Waveland was the original name for the area from Crossroads Hill (south of N.E. Center Street) south to the tip of Sewall's Point and west to Warner Creek.
"Jensen" originally meant the area immediately adjacent to modern-day downtown Jensen Beach.
Jensen Beach was rated the "Top Spot for Beach Volleyball" in 2008 by Prime Time Magazine, and is a part of Florida's Treasure Coast region, which derives its name from the ships that wrecked during the 17th century because of coral reefs in the shallow waters. Artifacts and treasures from these ships of Spanish origin can still be discovered today.
The Skyline Drive area includes some of the highest points in the community, reaching an elevation of 70 feet (21ย m) at one point.
Recreation The main public beach in Jensen Beach is on Hutchinson Island and is called Jensen Sea Turtle Beach. It is a wide sandy beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Martin County life guards are in attendance. The beach is used for sun bathing, surfing, fishing and swimming.
Ecology Jensen Beach is known in the marine biology community for being a location for sea turtles to nest.
Designated sections of the Jensen Sea Turtle Beach are barricaded off in order to protect the nests of the sea turtles. The three species found on this beach are the loggerhead, leatherback turtle and green sea turtle. Loggerhead nests are the most common type found on this and adjacent beaches. Locations of the sea turtles' nests are marked with the approximate date in which the eggs were laid and the expected date in which the eggs will hatch. These notifications are meant to discourage tourists and residents from visiting the beach in the evening hours during these time periods. Efforts are made to protect both species of sea turtles since nests have been declining in recent years due to the severe erosion of the beach.
Economics Downtown Jensen Beach is the site of the annual Pineapple Festival.
Education โข Jensen Beach High School โข Jensen Beach Elementary โข Felix A. Williams Elementary โข The Environmental Studies Center โข Stuart Middle School
Media As of September 10, 2010, Jensen Beach once again has its own newspaper, the free Pineapple Post.
Historic landmarks Historic landmarks in Jensen Beach include: โข All Saints Episcopal Church erected in 1898 is the oldest church building in Jensen Beach as well as in Martin County. Adjacent to the church is All Saints Cemetery which is non-sectarian and serves the whole community. โข Capt. John Miller House (private) on Indian River Drive in Eden, built by an early settler in the late 1890s โข Jensen Beach Christian Church built in 1910-1912 โข Capt. Henry E. Sewall House, now located in Indian RiverSide Park โข The Mansion at Tuckahoe in IndianRiverside Park โข Mount Elizabeth Archeological Site in IndianRiverside Park โข Stuart Welcome Arch, on County Road 707
Jensen Beach has a population of over 11,707 people. Jensen Beach also forms part of the wider Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Area which has a population of over 465,208 people. Jensen Beach is situated 13 km east of Port St. Lucie.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Jensen Beach has links with:
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