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Canal Point

USDA sugarcane station community

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Founded: 1909
Place: Canal Point, Palm Beach County
District: The Glades
Geography scope: network extension palm beach glades
Status as of 12 September 2026: Operating unincorporated community, population 344 at the 2020 census.
Connections: 2 edges, 2 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.006 (rank 109 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 83) · outside endpoint share 0.00
Confidence: High · sources: [WCP] [PBCH1] [ARSCP] (register)

The first settlement on the lake's east side, named for the West Palm Beach Canal; the Southern States Land and Timber Company plants sugarcane here from 1917 and by 1922 the community holds 800 of the 900 cane acres in the Glades [WCP][PBCH1]. The USDA sugarcane breeding station of 1920 remains its defining institution [ARSCP].

Connections

Location and lineage

founded byEverglades Drainage Districtthe West Palm Beach Canal creates the point and names the community1910s

Support

supported byUSDA Sugarcane Field Stationthe defining institution of the community1920 to present