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Florida CountiesIn 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. |
Gadsden County, FloridaGadsden County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameJames Gadsden of South Carolina, aide-de-camp of Jackson in Florida campaign of 1818. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryGadsden County was created in 1823. It was named for James Gadsden of South Carolina, who served as Andrew Jackson's
aide-de-camp in Florida in 1818. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 528 square miles (1,369 kmē), of which, 516
square miles (1,337 kmē) of it is land and 12 square miles (32 kmē) of it (2.34%) is water. Gadsden County is located in the northwestern part of Florida. Quincy, the county seat, is on U.S. Highway 90 about midway between Pensacola and Jacksonville. Much smaller in land mass than when it was created, the county is approximately 32 miles long and 22 miles wide. The land area of 508 square miles is bounded on the east by the Ochlocknee River, on the west by the Apalachicola River, on the southeast by Lake Talquin and on the north by the State of Georgia. A humid temperature climate prevails, and rainfall is abundant and generally well distributed. The county is one of the foremost agricultural counties in northwest Florida. Four major geological formations, all sedimentary, occur in Gadsden County at or near the surface of the ground.
From the oldest to youngest, these formations are Tampa limestone, the Hawthorn formation, Duplin marl, and the
Citronelle formation. Elevations range from about 50 feet above mean sea level to more than 300 feet above mean seal
level. Gadsden County has hills! Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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, act locally." |