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Florida Counties
There are 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida, which became a territory of the U.S. in 1821 with two counties complementing the provincial divisions retained as a Spanish territory, Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. The two counties were divided by the Suwannee River. All of the other counties were created later from these two original counties. Florida became the 27th U.S. state in 1845, and its last county was created in 1925 with the formation of Gilchrist County from a segment of Alachua County. Florida's counties are subdivisions of the state government. Florida's most populous county is Miami-Dade County, the seventh most populous county in the nation, with a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census. In 1968, counties gained the power to develop their own charters. All but two of Florida's county seats are incorporated municipalities: the exceptions are Crawfordville, county seat of rural Wakulla County, and East Naples, located outside Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escambia County, Florida
Escambia County is the westernmost and oldest County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 321,905. The county seat and largest city is Pensacola, Florida, Pensacola. Escambia County is included within the Pensacola metropolitan area, Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county population has steadily increased as the City of Pensacola and its surrounding bedroom communities continue to grow with residential and commercial development. The county is part of the Florida panhandle, Northwest Florida region of the state. History The area had been inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous peoples of varying cultures. Historic Indigenous peoples of the Americas, American Indian tribes at the time of European-American settlement were the Pensacola people, Pensacola and Muscogee (Creek), Muscogee, known among the English as the Creek. Escambia County had been part of Spanish colonial s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison County, Florida
Madison County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida, and borders the state of Georgia to the north. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,968. Its county seat is also called Madison. History Located in what is known as the Florida Panhandle, Madison County was created in 1827. It was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America, who served from 1809 to 1817. It was developed as part of the plantation belt, with cotton cultivated and processed by enslaved African Americans. The county's economic and population growth was stagnant from the 1880s and for several decades into the early 20th century. Madison County High School is one of the two high schools in Madison, the other is a charter high school, James Madison Preparatory High School. There are two high performing charter schools in Madison County and are as follows: Madison Creative Arts Academy (K-8) mcaa.academy James Madison Preparatory High Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alachua County, Florida
Alachua County ( ) is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. The county seat is Gainesville, the home of the University of Florida. History Prehistory and early European settlements The first people known to have entered the area of Alachua County were Paleo-Indians, who left artifacts in the Santa Fe River basin before 8000 BC. Artifacts from the Archaic period (8000 - 2000 BC) have been found at several sites in Alachua County. Permanent settlements appeared in what is now Alachua County around 100 AD, as people of the wide-ranging Deptford culture developed the local Cades Pond culture. The Cades Pond culture gave way to the Alachua culture around 600 AD. The Timucua-speaking Potano tribe lived in the Alachua culture area in the 16th century, when the Spanish entered Florida. The Potano were incorporated by the colonists in the Spanish mission system, but new infectious diseases, reb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay County, Florida
Clay County is a County (United States), county located in the First Coast, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida along the west bank of the St. Johns River. As of 2020, the population was 218,245 and in 2023, that number increased to 232,439, making it the third largest county in the Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville Jacksonville metropolitan area, metropolitan area. While most of the county is unincorporated, there are 4 municipalities with Green Cove Springs, Florida, Green Cove Springs being the county seat and the unincorporated Lakeside, Florida, Lakeside Census-designated place, CDP being the largest place. It is named in honor of Henry Clay, a famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky, and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Since 1990, Clay County has transformed into a largely suburban county with the third highest household median income in Florida behind neighboring St. Johns County, Florida, St. Johns Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixie County, Florida
Dixie County is a county located in the Big Bend region of the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,759. Its county seat is Cross City. History Dixie County was created in 1921 from the southern portion of Lafayette County and named for "Dixie", the common nickname for the southern United States. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (18.4%) is water. Adjacent counties * Taylor County – northwest * Lafayette County – north * Gilchrist County – east * Levy County – southeast National protected area * Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (part) Demographics 2020 Census The 2020 United States census counted 16,759 people, 6,248 households, and 3,905 families in Dixie County, Florida. The population density was 23.8 per square mile (9.2/km). There were 9,276 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km). The racia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilchrist County, Florida
Gilchrist County is a County (United States), county located in the North Central Florida, north central part of the U.S. state of Florida. Organized in 1925 from the western part of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua, it is the last county to be formed in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 17,864. The county seat is Trenton, Florida, Trenton. Gilchrist County is included in the Gainesville, Florida Gainesville, Florida metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Gilchrist County was created in 1925, the last county organized in Florida. It was originally set to be named Melon County due to watermelons being one of the main exports from the area; however, the death of Albert W. Gilchrist, Governor of Florida from 1909 to 1913, prompted its renaming to Gilchrist County instead. It was formed by residents of what was then western Alachua County, as they believed they were not getting adequate representation on the county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford County, Florida
Bradford County is a county in the north central region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,303. Its county seat and largest city is Starke. History New River County, as it was known at the time, was created in 1858 from segments of Columbia and Alachua counties. It was renamed Bradford County in 1861 in honor of Confederate Captain Richard Bradford, who fought in the American Civil War and was killed in the Battle of Santa Rosa Island, becoming the first officer from Florida to die during the Civil War. During the county's early history, Lake Butler served as the county seat. However, the growth of Starke as an important city on the Fernandina to Cedar Key railroad led to an 1875 vote on the location of the county seat, with Starke winning by 46 votes. A successful legal challenge brought the county seat back to Lake Butler, and an 1885 referendum reaffirmed the move by 19 votes. Yet another referendum was held in 1887, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union County, Florida
Union County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida, the smallest in the state by area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,147. The county seat is Lake Butler. History Union County was created on October 1, 1921, from part of Bradford County. It was named to honor the concept of unity. Union County is the location of Union Correctional Institution and the Reception and Medical Center (RMC). Union CI is a maximum security prison and is home to part of Florida's Death Row. The death chamber is located at nearby Florida State Prison (FSP) in Bradford County. Florida State Prison also houses some death-row inmates. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (2.5%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in Florida. Adjacent counties * Baker County (north) * Alachua County (south) * Bradford County (east) * Columbia County (west) Demographics As of the 2020 Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duval County, Florida
Duval County ( ), officially the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, is a County (United States), county in the First Coast, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 995,567, making it the List of counties in Florida, sixth-most populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been Consolidated city–county, consolidated since 1968. Duval County was established in 1822 and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. Duval County is the central county of the Jacksonville metropolitan area, Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The area was settled by varying cultures of indigenous peoples for thousands of years before European contact. Within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, archeologists exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafayette County, Florida
Lafayette County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,226, making it the second-least populous county in Florida. The county seat is Mayo. Lafayette County is a prohibition or partially dry county, allowing retail sales of beer. History Lafayette County was created on December 23, 1856, from part of Madison County on the same day as Taylor County was also split off from Madison County. At the time it comprised all the area of present-day Lafayette and Dixie counties. The county was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French general who rendered assistance to the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. The famed Suwannee River forms the entire eastern boundary. The county courts first met at the home of Ariel Jones near Fayetteville. The county seat was New Troy until the court house burned down on New Year's Eve, 1892. It was moved to Mayo in 1893, and Mayo is currentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suwannee County, Florida
Suwannee County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,474, up from 41,551 in 2010. Its county seat is Live Oak. Suwannee County was a dry county until August 2011, when the sale of alcoholic beverages became legal in the county. History Suwannee County was created in 1858, as railways were constructed through the area connecting it to Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and points north. It was named after the Suwannee River, which forms the county's northern, western, and much of its southern border. The word "Suwannee" may either be a corruption of the Spanish ''San Juan'' ("Saint John") or from the Cherokee ''sawani'' ("echo river"). During the American Civil War, Company K of the 3rd Florida Infantry Regiment was composed almost entirely of men from Suwannee County. In 1884, Florida's volunteer militia was reorganized and the Suwanee Rifles were established. The Rifles were among the twelve compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker County, Florida
Baker County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,259. Its county seat is Macclenny. The county was founded in 1861 and is named for James McNair Baker, a judge and Confederate Senator. Baker County is included in the Jacksonville metropolitan area. In 1864, the Battle of Olustee, which was the only major American Civil War battle in Florida, was fought near Lake City in Baker County. History Baker County was founded in 1861. It was named for James McNair Baker, a judge and Confederate senator. In 1864 the Battle of Olustee was fought near Lake City in Baker County. This was the only major American Civil War battle in Florida. Much of the area was originally covered with pine flatwoods and cypress swamps, as was Columbia County to the west. Parts of both counties are included in Osceola National Forest. A lumber industry developed here, with sawmills constructed along rivers and waterways, where lumber was brought o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
