Marianna (Florida)

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Marianna
Jackson County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Marianna Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1828
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Jackson County
Coordinates : 30 ° 47 ′  N , 85 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 47 ′  N , 85 ° 14 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 6.102 (as of 2010)
Population density : 293.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 20.9 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 20.8 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 51 m
Postcodes : 32446-32448
Area code : +1 850
FIPS : 12-43175
GNIS ID : 0286422
Website : www.cityofmarianna.com
Mayor : Kenneth Hamilton

Marianna is a city and also the county seat of Jackson County in the US state of Florida with 6102 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Marianna is about 100 km northwest of Tallahassee . The city is affected in the east by the Chipola River , a right tributary of the Apalachicola River .

history

The railroad age in Marianna began in 1883 with the opening of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad . They created a continuous rail link between Pensacola and Jacksonville . In 1909 the Marianna & Blountstown Railroad opened a branch to Blountstown , but this was closed again in 1972.

The city is particularly known for the Florida School for Boys , which opened in 1900 , a former home for difficult-to-educate youngsters, where inmates were severely mistreated (often resulting in death). In 2011 the institution was closed.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 6,102 inhabitants were distributed over 3,448 households. The population density was 293.4 inh / km². 53.3% of the population identified themselves as whites, 42.0% as African American , 0.4% as Native American and 0.9% as Asian Americans . 0.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.5% to several ethnic groups. 2.7% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 29.3% of all households lived in 31.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 56.0% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.22 people and the average family size was 2.95 people.

28.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 25.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 22.9% were 40 to 59 years old, and 22.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 47.2% of the population were male and 52.8% were female.

The median annual income was $ 25,187, with 25.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 98.25% of the population and 1.75% spoke Spanish .

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

traffic

Marianna is crossed by Interstate 10 , US Highway 90 and Florida State Roads 73 , 166 and 276 . The rail freight traffic through the city is carried out by CSX . The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is located about 90 km southwest of the city.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 646 points (US average: 266 points) in the high range. There were two murders, twelve rapes, 14 robberies, 50 assaults, 57 break-ins, 215 thefts, 16 car thefts and one arson.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ FLORIDA - Jackson County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 30, 2015 .
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Marianna-Florida.html