Jackson County (Florida)
Jackson County Courthouse |
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US state : | Florida |
Administrative headquarters : | Marianna |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Jackson County Commissioners 2864 Madison Street Marianna, Florida 32448 |
Foundation : | August 12, 1822 |
Made up from: | Escambia County |
Area code : | 001 850 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 49,746 (2010) |
Population density : | 21 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2472 km² |
Water surface : | 101 km² |
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Website : www.jacksoncountyfl.com |
The Jackson County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Marianna .
geography
The county has an area of 2,472 square kilometers, of which 101 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Gadsden County , Calhoun County , Bay County , Washington County, and Holmes County .
history
Jackson County was formed on August 12, 1822 from parts of Escambia County. It was named after Andrew Jackson , general in the War of 1812, first territorial governor of Florida and 7th President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. On September 27, 1864, the Battle of Marianna took place here as part of the Civil War .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1830 | 3907 | - | |
1840 | 4681 | 19.8% | |
1850 | 6639 | 41.8% | |
1860 | 10,209 | 53.8% | |
1870 | 9528 | -6.7% | |
1880 | 14,372 | 50.8% | |
1890 | 17,544 | 22.1% | |
1900 | 23,377 | 33.2% | |
1910 | 29,821 | 27.6% | |
1920 | 31,224 | 4.7% | |
1930 | 31,969 | 2.4% | |
1940 | 34,428 | 7.7% | |
1950 | 34,645 | 0.6% | |
1960 | 36.208 | 4.5% | |
1970 | 34,434 | -4.9% | |
1980 | 39,154 | 13.7% | |
1990 | 41,375 | 5.7% | |
2000 | 46,755 | 13% | |
2010 | 49,746 | 6.4% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Jackson County had 49,746 people in 20,980 households. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 69.1% white, 26.6% African American , 0.7% Native American and 0.5% Asian Americans . 1.3% were members of other races and 1.9% of different races. 4.3% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 31.6% of all households lived in 30.6% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 66.8% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.40 people and the average family size was 2.92 people.
22.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 26.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 21.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 41 years. 54.8% of the population were male and 45.2% were female.
The median income for a household in the 38,917 USD , while 15.5% of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 95.09% of the population, 3.38% spoke Spanish and 1.53% had another mother tongue.
Further educational institutions
- Baptist College of Florida at Graceville
- Chipola Junior College in Marianna
- Smith Chapel Bible College in Sneads
Places in Jackson County
Jackson County towns with 2010 census residents :
Cities :
- Graceville - 2,278 inhabitants
- Jacob City - 250 residents
- Marianna ( County Seat ) - 6,102 residents
Towns :
- Alford - 489 inhabitants
- Bascom - 121 inhabitants
- Campbellton - 230 residents
- Cottondale - 933 inhabitants
- Grand Ridge - 892 residents
- Greenwood - 686 residents
- Malone - 2,088 inhabitants
- Sneads - 1,849 inhabitants
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 295734. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 19, 2014.
- ↑ 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 March 19, 2014.
Coordinates: 30 ° 48 ′ N , 85 ° 13 ′ W