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Florida Counties
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Florida Counties
In 1821, there were only two counties in Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the
east. From these two counties were formed 67 today. In 1968, the electors
of Florida granted local voters the power to adopt charters to govern their counties. Charters are formal
written documents that confer powers, duties, or privileges on the county.
To date, there are 19 charter counties in Florida. Collectively these
counties are home to more than 75 percent of Florida's residents.
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Bay County, Florida
Bay County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Panama City
Year Organized: 1913
Square Miles: 764 |
Court House: P.O. Box 1818
County Courthouse
Panama City, FL 32402-1818
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named for the nearby Saint Andrews Bay and the abundance of Bays / Bayous within the county line.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
On February 12, 1913, representatives from five towns on the St. Andrew’s Bay, met in Panama City to select a name
for a proposed new county. The name Bay was selected because it was satisfactory to the majority of the citizens and was
descriptive of the territory that would be included. On July 1, 1913, Bay County was created by the Legislature from
portions of Washington, Calhoun and Walton counties.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,033 square miles (2,676 kmē), of which, 764
square miles (1,978 kmē) of it is land and 270 square miles (698 kmē) of it (26.09%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Washington County
- Northeast: Jackson County; Calhoun County
- Southeast: Gulf County
- Southwest: Gulf of Mexico
- Northwest: Walton County
Cities and Towns:
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- Callaway |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cedar Grove |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lynn Haven |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mexico Beach |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Panama City
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Panama City Beach |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Parker |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Springfield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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