Leon County (Florida)

Leon County Courthouse
National emblem
seal	flag
administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Tallahassee
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Commission 301 S. Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Foundation :	December 29, 1824
Made up from:	Gadsden County
Area code :	001 850
Demographics
Residents :	275,487  (2010)
Population density :	159.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1818 km²
Water surface :	91 km²
map
Website : www.co.leon.fl.us

The Leon County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Tallahassee .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,818 square kilometers, of which 91 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Jefferson County , Wakulla County , Liberty County, and Gadsden County . Together with the counties of Gadsden, Jefferson and Wakulla, the county forms the metropolitan area of ​​Tallahassee .

history

Leon County was formed on December 29, 1824 from parts of Gadsden County. It was named after Juan Ponce de León , the Spanish conqueror and probably the first European to enter Florida.

Parts of the 1,936 designated National Forest Apalachicola National Forest extend up into the County.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1830	6494		-
1840	10,713		65%
1850	11,442		6.8%
1860	12,343		7.9%
1870	15,236		23.4%
1880	19,662		29%
1890	17,752		-9.7%
1900	19,887		12%
1910	19,427		-2.3%
1920	18,059		-7%
1930	23,476		30%
1940	31,646		34.8%
1950	51,590		63%
1960	74,225		43.9%
1970	103.047		38.8%
1980	148,655		44.3%
1990	192.493		29.5%
2000	239.452		24.4%
2010	275,487		15%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Supreme Court of Florida

According to the 2010 census , Leon County had 275,487 people in 124,129 households. The population density was 159.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 63.0% white, 30.3% African American , 0.3% American Indian and 2.9% Asian Americans . 1.3% were members of other races and 2.2% of different races. 5.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 27.1% of all households and people aged 65 and over in 17.5% of all households. 54.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.35 people and the average family size was 2.94 people.

26.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 30.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 23.4% were 40 to 59 years old, and 14.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 30 years. 47.6% of the population were male and 52.4% were female.

The median income for a household in the 45,915 USD , while 22.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the first language of 91.15% of the population, 4.20% spoke Spanish and 4.65% had another mother tongue.

Further educational institutions

• Capital Culinary Institute in Tallahassee
• Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University in Tallahassee
• Florida State University in Tallahassee
• Keizer College in Tallahassee
• Smith Chapel Bible College in Tallahassee
• Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee

Places in Leon County

Leon County localities with 2010 census population :

City :

• Tallahassee ( County Seat ) - 181,376 residents

Census-designated place :

• Woodville - 2,978 residents

Web links

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

• Leon County Government / Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 306916. Accessed 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) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 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 
5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 21, 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 21, 2014. 

Coordinates: 30 ° 28 ′  N , 84 ° 17 ′  W