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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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Jackson County, Florida
Jackson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Marianna
Year Organized: 1822
Square Miles: 916 |
Court House: 2864 Madison Street
County Courthouse
Marianna, FL 32448-4610
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Andrew Jackson, President, US, 1829-1837
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Jackson County was created by the Florida Territorial Council in 1822 out of Escambia County, along with Duval County
out of St. Johns County, making them the third and fourth counties in the Territory. The county was named for Andrew
Jackson, who had served as Florida's first military Governor for six months in 1821. Jackson County originally extended
from the Choctawhatchee River on the west to the Suwannee River on the east. The county had been reduced close to its
present boundaries by 1840 through the creation of new counties from its original territory. Minor adjustments to the
county boundaries continued through most of the 19th century, however.
There were no towns in Jackson County when it was formed. The first county court met at what was called "Robinson's Big
Spring" (later called Blue Springs) in 1822 and then at the "Big Spring of the Choctawhatchee" in 1823. The following
year the county court met at "Chipola Settlement" which is also known as Waddell's Mill Pond
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 955 square miles (2,472 kmē), of which, 916
square miles (2,372 kmē) of it is land and 39 square miles (101 kmē) of it (4.08%) is water
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Houston County, Ala.
- Northeast: Seminole County, Ga.
- East: Decatur County, Ga.
- Southeast: Gadsden County; Liberty County
- South: Calhoun County
- Southwest: Bay County; Washington County
- West: Holmes County
- Northwest: Geneva County, Ala.
Cities and Towns:
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- Alford |
town |
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- Bascom |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Campbellton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cottondale |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Graceville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grand Ridge |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Greenwood |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Jacob City |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Malone |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Marianna
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sneads |
town |
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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