Chipley is a city in and the

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Washington County, Florida Washington County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida, in the Panhandle. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,318. Its county seat is Chipley. Washington County is included in the Panama City—P ...

, United States, located between

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and

Pensacola Pensacola ( ) is a city in the Florida panhandle in the United States. It is the county seat and only city in Escambia County. The population was 54,312 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Pensacola metropolitan area, which ha ...

. Its population was 3,660 in the 2020 census, up from 3,605 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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. The area is served by

Chipley High School Chipley High School is a public high school located at 1545 Brickyard Road in Chipley, Florida. Previously, the school was located on 2nd Street until 2000, when the present school was built on Brickyard Road. Spanish Trail Playhouse is located t ...

History

Originally called "Orange", the city was renamed Chipley in 1882 for

William Dudley Chipley William Dudley Chipley (June 6, 1840 – December 1, 1897) was an American railroad executive and politician who was instrumental in the building of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad and was a tireless promoter of Pensacola, his adopted city, ...

, president of the

Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad (P&A) was a company incorporated by an act of the Florida Legislature on March 4, 1881, to run from Pensacola to the Apalachicola River near Chattahoochee, a distance of about . No railroad had ever been buil ...

and Florida state senator from 1895 to 1897. During the cold snap of January 1985, a temperature of 2 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded at one of the city's golf courses, making it the second-coldest Florida temperature ever recorded and the lowest January reading for the state. The city was officially incorporated in 1901.

Geography

The exact coordinates for the City of Chipley is located at . The city is located in the

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along

Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the Interstate Highway System of the United States. It is the fourth-longest Interstate in the country at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. It was part of the origina ...

and

U.S. Route 90 U.S. Route 90 or U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) is an east–west major United States highway in the Southern United States. Despite the "0" in its route number, US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route. It generally travels near Int ...

. U.S. Route 90 runs through the downtown area from west to east as Jackson Avenue, and leads east to Cottondale and west to Bonifay. Interstate 10 runs from west to east south of the city, with access from exit 120 ( Florida State Road 77). I-10 leads east to

, the state capital, and west to

. FL-77 is the main north–south route through the city, and leads north to Graceville and south to

Panama City Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...

. According to the

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, the city has an area of , all land.

Climate

The City of Chipley is part of the

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

zone with a

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of "Cfa" (C = mild temperate, f = fully humid, and a = hot summer).

Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,660 people, 1,287 households, and 766 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,605 people, 1,256 households, and 692 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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, there are 3,592 people, 1,442 households, and 908 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 1,694 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city is 67.85%

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, 28.51%

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, 1.28%

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, 0.56% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.22% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. 1.45% of the population are

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or Latino of any race. In 2000, there are 1,442 households out of which 28.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% are married couples living together, 19.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% are non-families. 33.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.97. In 2000, in the city, the age distribution is 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 77.4 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $21,686, and the median income for a family was $28,792. Males had a median income of $23,715 versus $19,662 for females. The

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for the city was $12,842. About 25.1% of families and 27.7% of the population were below the

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, including 42.4% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

* Washington County Courthouse * Chipley City Hall * Falling Waters State Park * South Third Street Historic District * Tri-County Airport * Woman's Club of Chipley

Education

It is in the Washington County School District, the sole school district in the county.

Notable people

* Marcel Albert, French Air Ace and

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; lived here and was honored with a bust presented by Russia to the city of Chipley *

Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk (April 15, 1926 – August 3, 1995) was an American professional golfer. Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida. At the age of 14 she moved to Thomasville, Georgia, where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay C ...

, golfer who won the U.S. Amateur and several professional tournaments; born in Chipley *

Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore Sr. (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Ba ...

, NBA Hall of Fame basketball player; born in Chipley and attended Roulhac High School *

Amasa Coleman Lee Amasa Coleman Lee (July 19, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American newspaper editor, politician, and lawyer. He was the father of acclaimed novelist Harper Lee. Family Lee was born in Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, in 1880 to Cader Alex ...

, lawyer and legislator in

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Amp Lee Anthonia Wayne "Amp" Lee (born October 1, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earn ...

, halfback at

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and in the

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* Will McLean "father of Florida folk fusic," The Black Hat Troubadour, Florida Artists Hall of Fame * Cody Slate, tight end at

Marshall University Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...

and in the NFL *

Bert Yancey Albert Winsborough Yancey (August 6, 1938 – August 26, 1994) was an American professional golfer who won seven times on the PGA Tour and later played on the Senior PGA Tour. Early life Born in Chipley, Florida, Yancey lived much of his adult ...

Professional Golfers Association Professional Golfers Association may refer to: * Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland) * Professional Golfers' Association of America The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American or ...

player; born in Chipley *

Trent Forrest Landon Trent Forrest (born June 12, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. Early life Forrest grew up in Ch ...

, professional basketball player for the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

; grew up in Chipley.

Media

* '' The Washington County News'' * '' Foster Folly News'' * '' Chipley Bugle'' * ''Investigator'' online newspaperInvestigator Newspaper website

References

External links

City of Chipley
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