Jefferson County (Florida)

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Jefferson County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse
National emblem
Jefferson County (Florida) Seal
seal
administration
US state : Florida
Administrative headquarters : Monticello
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
County Courthouse
Monticello, FL 32344-0000
Foundation : January 6, 1827
Made up from: Leon County
Area code : 001 850
Demographics
Residents : 14,761  (2010)
Population density : 9.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1649 km²
Water surface : 101 km²
map
Map of Jefferson County within Florida
Website : www.co.jefferson.fl.us

The Jefferson County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Monticello . Jefferson County is also known as Key County because it stretches from Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico .

geography

The county has an area of ​​1649 square kilometers, of which 101 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Madison County , Taylor County , Wakulla County, and Leon County . Together with the counties of Gadsden , Leon and Wakulla, the county forms the metropolitan area of ​​Tallahassee .

history

Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson County was formed on January 6, 1827 from parts of Leon County. It was named after Thomas Jefferson , the 3rd President of the USA from 1801 to 1809.

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 3312 -
1840 5713 72.5%
1850 7718 35.1%
1860 9870 27.9%
1870 13,398 35.7%
1880 16,065 19.9%
1890 15,757 -1.9%
1900 16,195 2.8%
1910 17,210 6.3%
1920 14,502 -15.7%
1930 13,408 -7.5%
1940 12,032 -10.3%
1950 10,413 -13.5%
1960 9543 -8.4%
1970 8778 -8th %
1980 10,703 21.9%
1990 11,296 5.5%
2000 12,902 14.2%
2010 14,761 14.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

The first Europeans to set foot in what would become Jefferson County were members of the Pánfilo de Narváez expedition . They came through a village of Apalachee in 1528. In the 17th century the Franciscan monks administered 5 missions along an east-west running line, on which US Highway 27 was to be built. These missions were destroyed at the beginning of the 18th century on the orders of the English governor of South Carolina in retaliation against the Spanish devastation. When the first American settlers came to this country in the 19th century, the land was no longer inhabited by the Apalachee Indians , but by the Miccusukees Indians , a subgroup of the Creek Indians who became part of the Seminoles.

Florida was ceded to the United States by Spain in 1818 . Jefferson County has been positively influenced by both Tallahassee and the fertile soil for growing cotton. The first colonists bought large amounts of the jungle, cleared it and grew cotton. Shortly after the formation of the county in 1827, the first school, Jefferson Academy, and courthouse were built. The county's prosperity declined in the late 1830s when the male colonists went to war against the Seminoles. The construction of the railroad at the end of the 1850s as a new means of transport boosted the economy until the 1930s. The outbreak of the Civil War weighed heavily on the county as the immense cost of the railroad still had to be paid. Added to this were the fluctuating cotton prices, which brought the plantation owners into financial difficulties.

Around 1880, farmers also began to plant grain. William Cirardeau pioneered the cultivation of watermelons in 1882, and 40 years later Jefferson County produced about 80 percent of the world's melon needs. The Le Conte pears were also grown, but were replaced by the cultivation of the pecan . The further upswing after the civil war probably failed because the county did not secure a share in tourism. When the winter vacationers came from the north, they bought huge plantations to use as hunting grounds. When the county was formed in 1827, the house of John G. Robison served as a coaching inn and was chosen as the seat of government. A two-story courthouse was built in 1834 and completed in 1841. It served the county as a courthouse for the next 70 years. The current courthouse was built in the early 20th century when the county's population was approximately 17,000. In November 1908, a commission approved a $ 35,000 loan to build the new courthouse. The building was modernized in 1968 and only minor changes were made to the design. Much of the courtroom's former furniture has been preserved, such as the judges' table and jury bench.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Jefferson County had 14,761 people in 6,588 households. The population density was 9.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 60.4% white, 36.2% African American , 0.3% American Indian and 0.4% Asian Americans . 1.5% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.3% of different ethnic groups. 3.7% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010, children under the age of 18 lived in 26.9% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 30.8% of all households. 67.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.38 people and the average family size was 2.89 people.

20.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 23.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 31.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 24.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 44 years. 52.3% of the population were male and 47.7% were female.

The median income for a household in the 41,163 USD , while 18.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 93.48% of the population, 3.06% spoke Spanish and 3.46% had another mother tongue.

Places in Jefferson County

Jefferson County localities with 2010 census population :

City :

Census-designated places :

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 295733. 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. Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed December 5, 2015
  5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  6. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mla.org

Coordinates: 30 ° 25 ′  N , 83 ° 54 ′  W