Duval County, Florida

Duval County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Jacksonville
Address of the administrative headquarters:	City Hall at St. James 117 W. Duval Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
Foundation :	August 12, 1822
Made up from:	St. Johns County
Area code :	001 904
Demographics
Residents :	864,263  (2010)
Population density :	431.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2378 km²
Water surface :	374 km²
map
Website : www.coj.net

The Duval County is a county in the US state of Florida . The county seat is Jacksonville . In 1968 the county government was merged with the Jacksonville city government ( consolidated city-county ).

history

William Pope Duval

Duval County was formed on August 12, 1822 from parts of St. Johns County. It was named after William Pope Duval , a governor who ruled Florida from 1822 to 1834. Duval County was formed on the same day as Jackson County.

Many years ago northeast Florida was populated by the Timucuan Indians who lived along the beach and the banks of the rivers. The Spaniards came in 1513, led by Juan Ponce de León . He named the country La Florida and it stayed that way for almost 500 years. In 1564, the French built Fort Caroline on the site of what is now Jacksonville, bringing the first Protestant community to the United States. They built a first settlement near St. Augustine 55 years before the Mayflower landed in Plymouth , Massachusetts .

A major turning point in history came when Florida became a US territory in 1821. Duval County with its port city of Jacksonville became an important point for the cotton and timber trade. Discovered by tourists and residents from northern, colder, areas of the United States in the second half of the 19th century. The warm and sunny climate, the beautiful beaches and the calm waterways inland tempted many to stay. During the American Civil War , the Battle of St. John's Bluff took place in Duval County between October 1st and 3rd, 1862 . The county was just as shaken as any other by the two world wars and the great depression. Starting in 1968, the southern half of the county began to be made more interesting by building new roads and bridges and developing more beaches.

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1830	1970		-
1840	4156		111%
1850	4539		9.2%
1860	5074		11.8%
1870	11,921		134.9%
1880	10,431		-12.5%
1890	26,800		156.9%
1900	39,733		48.3%
1910	75.163		89.2%
1920	113,540		51.1%
1930	155.503		37%
1940	210.143		35.1%
1950	304.029		44.7%
1960	455.411		49.8%
1970	528.865		16.1%
1980	571.003		8th %
1990	672.971		17.9%
2000	778.879		15.7%
2010	864.263		11%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Historical objects

• In Jacksonville at 2650 Park Street is the Riverside Baptist Church . This historic church was listed as a memorial by the NRHP in 1972 (NRHP 72000312).

geography

The county has an area of ​​2,378 square kilometers, of which 374 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: St. Johns County , Clay County , Baker County, and Nassau Counties . With these it also forms the Jacksonville metropolitan area .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Duval County had 864,263 people in 388,486 households. The population density was 431.3 people per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was made up of 60.9% white, 24.5% African American , 0.4% American Indian and 4.2% Asian Americans . 2.2% were members of other races and 2.9% of different races. 7.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 21.2% of all households lived in 32.8% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 63.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.47 people and the average family size was 3.04 people.

26.4% of the population were younger than 20 years, 29.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 48.5% of the population were male and 51.5% were female.

The median income for a household in the 48,906 USD , while 15.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 87.36% of the population, 5.74% spoke Spanish and 6.90% had another mother tongue.

Secondary educational institutions in the city

• Advanced Career Training
• Edward Waters College
• Florida Community College
• Florida Metropolitan University
• Florida Technical College
• ITT Technical Institute
• Jacksonville University
• Jones College
• Remington College
• Smith Chapel Bible College
• University of North Florida
• University of Phoenix

Places in Duval County

Duval County towns with 2010 census residents :

Cities :

• Atlantic Beach - 12,655 residents
• Jacksonville ( County Seat ) - 821,784 residents
• Jacksonville Beach - 21,362 residents
• Neptune Beach - 7,037 residents

Town :

• Baldwin - 1,425 residents

Web links

Commons : Duval County, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Website of Jacksonville and Duval County (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 293656. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
4. ↑ census.gov (2000) ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 26 kB) Accessed March 31, 2012 
5. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2010) ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 
6. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 26, 2014.
7. ↑ Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 26, 2014. 

Coordinates: 30 ° 20 ′  N , 81 ° 39 ′  W