The Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical area is the metropolitan area centered on

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. The Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area is a

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(MSA) designated by the

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and used by the

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and other agencies for statistical purposes. The Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of the

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, Jefferson, Leon and Wakulla. *

Tallahassee Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the populatio ...

, in Leon County, is designated as the principal city in the MSA. *

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, is the county seat of Jefferson County. * Crawfordville, is the county seat of Wakulla County. * Quincy is the county seat of Gadsden County. The

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Micropolitan Area abuts the Tallahassee Metropolitan Area to the north. The Florida counties of Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla and Jefferson plus the Georgia county of Decatur make up the Tallahassee, FL-Bainbridge, GA Combined Statistical Area.

History

The Tallahassee Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined after the 1970 United States Census, and at that time included only Leon County. Wakulla County was added to the SMSA after the 1980 census. After the 1990 census, Wakulla County was removed from the MSA and Gadsden County was added. Jefferson County and Wakulla County (for the second time) were added to the MSA after the 2000 Census.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 320,304 people, 125,533 households, and 75,306 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 63.59%

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, 32.17%

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, and 1.39% from two or more races. 3.72% were

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or Latino of any race. The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,728, and the median income for a family was $42,957. Males had a median income of $29,628 versus $24,977 for females. The

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for the MSA was $17,552. In 2008 the population of the MSA was 357,259.Tallahassee, FL MSA Population
- retrieved March 8, 2009

References

- retrieved July 17, 2006 Geography of Gadsden County, Florida Geography of Jefferson County, Florida Geography of Leon County, Florida Geography of Tallahassee, Florida Geography of Wakulla County, Florida {{Florida-geo-stub