The history of Jensen Beach, FL dates all the way back to the 1500’s when the Ai’s Indians inhabited the area. In 1881, John Lawrence Jensen settled in Jensen Beach, which is where the communities name came from. Jensen and other newcomers to the area began planting pineapples and by 1895 Jensen Beach became the “Pineapple Capital of the World” shipping out 1,000,000 boxes of pineapples during the summer months! A pineapple factory was even built, but in 1895 hard freezes devastated most of the small pineapple farms and just a few years later two major fires destroyed the remaining farms. The pineapple industry sadly collapsed in the mid 1920s, but the legacy still continues with Jensen Beach’s annual Pineapple Festival.

One of Jensen Beach’s biggest events, the Pineapple Festival, which just celebrated its 25^th anniversary, is held every November in downtown Jensen Beach. Residents from all over South Florida come to Jensen Beach’s Pineapple Festival to participate in all of the activities and entertainment while enjoying great local food. There are four different music stages, a midway of rides and games for the kids, various arts and craft activities as well as tons of great food, all while looking over the intracoastal’s beautiful blue waters.

Like many other towns in Florida, Jensen Beach is a small beach community located on the central East coast of Florida, right on the Atlantic Ocean in Martin County. Jensen Beach only spans over a total area of 8.1 square miles, with 0.9 square miles of that being water. According to the 2010 Census, the town of Jensen Beach had a population of just over 11,000. This close knit community’s economy is mainly driven by locally owned businesses; many jobs and most of the income in Jensen Beach come from the small businesses within the community.

According to the towns Chamber of Commerce, Jensen Beach was named one of the top places to retire in the whole country and was also named the “Volleyball Capital of the World.” Jensen Beach is also very well known in the marine biology community as a very popular location for sea turtles to nest and lay their eggs. Jensen Beach’s main public beach, which is located on Hutchinson Island, is even called Jensen Sea Turtle Beach.

Martin Counties award winning school district and Hutchinson’s Island beautiful beaches are just another reason that residents love to call Jensen Beach home. Jensen Beach also offers very reasonable prices for real estate, which is another reason people love to call Jensen Beach home, or love to make Jensen Beach their vacation destination. The real estate market in Jensen Beach, FL includes townhomes, condos, small bungalows, single family homes that range all the way up to multi-million dollar waterfront estate homes.

Great beaches, great food and a number of entertainment options make Jensen Beach a really laid back place that residents all over the country can enjoy.

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