Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population of Port St. Lucie was 88,769 at the 2000 census. According to the 2006 Census estimates, the city proper had an estimated population of 144,159. Recent estimates from the St. Lucie County of Commerce has the population of the city over 150,000. As of 2005, Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Area Population was 381,033. Port St. Lucie was hit directly in 2004 by Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne, while also being hit by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Port St. Lucie started as a development of the General Development Corporation and became a city on April 27, 1961.

The very rapid population growth started after 1980, with a population around 15,000 in 1980, and around 55,000 in 1990. There were only about 300 inhabitants in 1970. The mayor of the city is Patricia Christensen. She is the city's first female mayor. Florida's Turnpike is the only toll road in St. Lucie County, which is the northernmost place where the Turnpike and Interstate 95 run close to each other. The Turnpike has 2 exits within Port St. Lucie's city limits: Port St. Lucie Boulevard (SR 716) and Becker Road. For most of its route through St. Lucie County, the Turnpike is east of I-95. The Turnpike provides access to Orlando to the north, and Miami to the south.

Wikipedia articles for Port St. Lucie

• Port St. Lucie, Florida
• Port St. Lucie, Florida
• Treasure Coast High School
• St. Lucie West Centennial High School