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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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Jefferson County, Florida
Jefferson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Monticello
Year Organized: 1827
Square Miles: 598 |
Court House: County Courthouse
Monticello, FL 32344-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Thomas Jefferson, President, US, 1801-1809.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Jefferson County was created in 1827. It was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of
America, who served from 1801 to 1809.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 637 square miles (1,649 kmē), of which, 598
square miles (1,548 kmē) of it is land and 39 square miles (101 kmē) of it (6.11%) is water.
Jefferson County is part of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jefferson County is the only county in Florida which borders both the state of Georgia and the Gulf of Mexico
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Thomas County, Ga.
- Northeast: Brooks County, Ga.
- East: Madison County
- Southeast: Taylor County
- South: Gulf of Mexico
- Southwest: Wakulla County
- West: Leon County
Cities and Towns:
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- Monticello
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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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