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In the 1920s, dairyman William A. Boutwell moved from Massachusetts to Lake Worth (now Lake Worth Beach). Boutwell began dairy farming on 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land in modern-day Palm Springs – in addition to the farmland he owned in Lake Worth, starting in 1927. Over time, his dairy farm would expand to occupy approximately 700 acres (280 ha) in the present-day location of Palm Springs. Boutwell would be credited with inventing half-and-half creamer in Lake Worth. He retired in 1956 and his family sold the remaining farmland and livestock in 1965.

By 1957, Moore Associates Development Group of Miami created a plan to develop a new community west of Lake Worth on the land formerly used by the Boutwell dairy farm. Florida House of Representatives member Ralph Blank, Jr. of Palm Beach County introduced legislation that same year to establish the village of Palm Springs. The bill passed unanimously and Palm Springs was chartered on July 4, 1957. The village was likely named after the resort city of Palm Springs, California. Moore Associates Development Group founder James E. Moore became the first mayor of Palm Springs. Other first officeholders included tax collector Bernard Jaffe, town counsel Rome Amari, and village council members Robert Levinson, William R. Moore, Buck Wentz, and Sid Zwirn.

Originally, the townsite consisted of about 700 acres (280 ha) of Boutwell’s former farmland and a large dairy barn. To transform the pasture land into land suitable for development, work crews shifted millions of tons of muck and sand to enhance both drainage and landscape appearances. Another early project was the creation of a water and sewage system, which cost approximately $1.5 million. By August 1958, about 800 homes had been built. Four schools were built in the village and nearby between 1959 and 1970, beginning with Palm Springs Elementary School in September 1959. Construction also began on a nearly 8,000 sq ft (740 m²) village hall, which opened in February 1960. The 1960 census, the first census since the establishment of Palm Springs, recorded a population of 2,503 people.