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Welcome to Martin County ...

Time Zone: Martin County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Stuart is the Seat for Martin County.

Martin County was founded May 30, 1925. Martin was created by taking area from Palm Beach and Saint Lucie Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Martin had a population of 161,000 people. This is an increase of 9.59% since the last Census (which gave a population of 146,909 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Martin represented 0.78% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Martin County:

  • Jupiter Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
    • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Ocean Breeze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
    • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
    • Ocean Breeze Park
  • Sewall's Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stuart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Martin County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <3>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.