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Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous municipality in the county and the seventh-most populous city in Florida with a population of 204,851 at the 2020 census .
Population and building booms in the late 20th century led to the formation of other areas west and south of Port St. Lucie including St. Lucie West and the new master planned community of Tradition. The early 21st century brought many trials for the county including two major hurricanes in 2004 and an economic and housing slump starting in 2008.
The Port St. Lucie MSA has an area of 1,115.4 square miles (2,889 km 2).The population was 319,426 in 2000 and 424,107 in 2010. [5] The Census Bureau's 2020 Report indicated the combined populations for Martin and St. Lucie counties, thus the Port St. Lucie metro area, was 487,657.
Martin County was created in 1925 with the northern portion coming from St. Lucie County and southern portion coming from Palm Beach County.It was named for John W. Martin, Governor of Florida from 1925 to 1929.
By 1901, George Henri Lizotte, a French travel agent, opened the first Pass-a-Grille hotel, the Bonhomie. [4] The first schoolhouse in Pass-a-Grille was built in 1914, for $1,000, and opened its doors to students in the winter of 1915. [3] The Don CeSar hotel opened on the north side of Pass-a-Grille in 1928, spurring more development. [5]
West End is only 55 nautical miles from the Florida coast and has a long history as a resort destination because of its accessibility. For most boaters entering Bahamian waters from the United States, it is the first port of call. West End is also serviced by the local West End Airport and Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport.
The West End Bar, also known for a time as the "West End Gate", was located on Broadway near 114th Street in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City. From its establishment in 1911, the bar served as a common gathering place for Columbia University students, faculty and administration (its slogan was "Where Columbia Had Its First Beer ").
Clover Park is a baseball stadium located in Port St. Lucie, Florida.The stadium was built in time for the 1988 season and holds 7,160 people. It is the spring training home of the New York Mets (who moved from St. Petersburg's Al Lang Stadium), as well as the home to the St. Lucie Mets Single-A team and the Florida Complex League Mets Rookie League team.