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Martin CountyMartin County is in Southeastern Florida and encompasses 556 square miles. The municipalities in Martin County are Jupiter Island, Ocean Breeze Park, Sewall's Point and Stuart. The County has a year round population of 128,873 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Martin County include: Mets Stadium (spring training); Fishing, Diving, Camping, Boating, Beaches and Water Sports and 30 Golf Courses.
Historical Points of Interest include: the Courthouse Cultural Center; Elliott Museum and Lyric Theatre.
Cultural Events and Festivals: Arts Fest (March); Barn Theatre (Sept-June) and River Dayz Festival (Nov).
From Stuart, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 334 miles; Orlando 115 miles; Tampa 149 miles; Jacksonville 231 miles and Miami 98 miles.
Martin County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-95, Florida Turnpike and US-1. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Palm Beach International Airport with 3 runways the longest is 7,989 feet. The nearest deep water port is the Port of Palm Beach, 40 miles away.
With a labor force of 52,067 the major private sector employer in Martin County is Martin Memorial Health Systems with 2,499 employees. Florida Atlantic University, Hobe Sound Bible College & Academy, Barry University of Treasure Coast, Northwood University, Webster College, Indian River Community College, Palm Beach Community College and Palm Beach Atlantic College serve post-secondary education in Martin County.
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