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Jensen Beach, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Stuart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34957. The Survey maps it on the Eden quadrangle. 12,652 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7 feet above sea level.

Jensen Beach within Martin County

Then and now

1948 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Jensen Beach, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Jensen Beach, surveyed 1948

On record in Jensen Beach

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Jensen Beach grew from 11,707 to 12,652 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201011,707
202012,652+945 (+8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

74 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Jensen Beach between 1992 and 2019, burning about 852 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural22
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Arson/incendiarism7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 1993Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 August 1999Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
2 August 1993Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
16 August 2011Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceGOLDEN ROD RD(43)
14 August 1996Natural15 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
9 July 2012Natural30 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSAVANNAH RD. (43)
4 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceTHE PINES (43)
31 July 1998Natural20 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Martin County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jensen Beach: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jensen MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Martin County

Storms near this place

15 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jensen Beach in 15 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2017LightningJensen Beach1 killedA weak developing thunderstorm over the nearshore waters off Martin County moved westward over Jensen Beach during the late afternoon. A 47-year-old construction worker was seriously injured when he was struck by lightning while working on a pool and club house at Ocean Breeze Park. Other co-workers on the site performed CPR until first responders arrived. The injured man was then transported to a local hospital in critical condition, and later to a regional medical center in West Palm Beach. The man died from the lightning injuries over a month later.
August 2019LightningJensen Beach1 hurtLocal broadcast media reported that a lifeguard at Jensen Beach received non-life threatening injuries after lightning struck nearby. The lifeguard was transported to a local hospital and later released.
February 2015Flash FloodJensen Beach$105,000A combination of CoCoRAaS, ham radio and public reports indicated 5 to 11 inches of rain fell across northeastern Martin County, with most of the rain falling in a 6-hour or less period. The highest totals occurred within the southwestern portion of Stuart and in Palm City. ||Flooding closed many roadways, stranding over 100 vehicles. Drainage canals and creeks overflowed. While high water surrounded many subdivisions, businesses and homes, water was reported to have entered 7 homes in Palm City. Damage was estimated around $105,000 dollars.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach$5,000A mobile home was overturned by strong winds.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds damaged roofs.
July 2024Funnel CloudJensen Beach-Public report via social media with pictures of a funnel cloud north of A1A and NE Causeway Blvd in Jensen Beach. The funnel did not touch the ground and dissipated shortly after.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach-The public reported damage in South Jensen Beach, which consisted of downed tree limbs, backyard items thrown around, and a covered porch that was lifted and dropped a few feet away.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach-Martin County Emergency Management reported that damage to home in Jensen Beach, consisting of the complete collapse of backyard pool enclosure, damage to the roof and building siding, and medium sized tree branches were downed.
October 2016FloodJensen Beach-Rainbands associated with Hurricane Matthew produced rainfall totals between 2.5 and 4 inches, resulting in areas of mostly minor urban and poor drainage flooding. Several roadways were impacted by significant ponding.
April 2015HailJensen Beach-The Martin County Sheriff's Office relayed a report of quarter-sized hail along the 9200 Block of South Ocean Drive.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach-A National Weather Service employee in Jensen Beach estimated wind gusts to 60 mph as a severe thunderstorm crossed the region.
February 2010HailJensen Beach-Newspaper story of large hail occurring at the Dunkin Donuts store in Jensen Beach, just inland from the intracoastal waterway. Photo's accompanying the story indicated hail of quarter size and greater.
June 2008Heavy RainJensen Beach-Spotters reported 4 inches of rain in less than an hour.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindJensen Beach-Severe thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and produced minor roof damage in Jensen Beach and Hobe Sound.
May 2005HailJensen Beach-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Martin County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Skyline Heights0.5 miles16
Ocean Breeze Park1.4 miles16
Palm Lake Park2.3 miles17
Rio2.5 miles16
North River Shores3.3 miles17
Snug Harbor3.6 miles16
Sewall's Point4.1 miles16
Stuart4.1 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Jensen BeachAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2375999The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 284759. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.