Liberty County (Florida)

Liberty County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Bristol
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 399 Bristol, FL 32321-0399
Foundation :	December 15, 1855
Area code :	001 850
Demographics
Residents :	8365  (2010)
Population density :	3.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2184 km²
Water surface :	19 km²
map
Website : www.libertycountyflorida.com

The Liberty County is a county in the US state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Bristol . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,184 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Gadsden County , Leon County , Wakulla County , Franklin County , Gulf County, and Calhoun Counties . It lies between the Ochlockonee River and the Apalachicola River to the west. The county is located in the Panhandle of Florida and is one of the last populated areas of Florida.

history

Liberty County was formed on December 15, 1855. It was named after what people value most - freedom.

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

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	1457		-
1870	1050		-27.9%
1880	1362		29.7%
1890	1452		6.6%
1900	2956		103.6%
1910	4700		59%
1920	5006		6.5%
1930	4067		-18.8%
1940	3752		-7.7%
1950	3182		-15.2%
1960	3138		-1.4%
1970	3379		7.7%
1980	4260		26.1%
1990	5569		30.7%
2000	7021		26.1%
2010	8365		19.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

View over Torreya State Park

View across the Apalachicola River in Torreya State Park

According to the 2010 census , Liberty County had 8,365 people in 3,295 households. The population density was 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 77.3% white, 17.9% African American , 1.1% American Indian and 0.2% Asian Americans . 1.9% were members of other ethnic groups and 1.7% of various ethnic groups. 6.2% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 26.1% of all households lived in 36.6% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 70.3% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.05.

23.5% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 31.2% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.9% were 40 to 59 years old, and 15.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 37 years. 60.9% of the population were male and 39.1% were female.

The median income for a household in the 39,225 USD , while 22.2% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 94.66% of the population, 4.76% spoke Spanish and 0.58% had another mother tongue.

Places in Liberty County

Liberty County localities with 2010 census population :

City :

• Bristol ( County Seat ) - 996 inhabitants

Census-designated places :

• Hosford - 650 residents
• Lake Mystic - 500 residents
• Sumatra - 148 inhabitants

Web links

Commons : Liberty County, Florida  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Liberty County Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 308549. 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) ( 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 22, 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 22, 2014. 

Coordinates: 30 ° 14 ′  N , 84 ° 53 ′  W