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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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Lafayette County, Florida
Lafayette County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Mayo
Year Organized: 1856
Square Miles: 543 |
Court House: P.O. Box 88
County Courthouse
Mayo, FL 32066-0088
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Marquis de Lafayette, French officer who served with Washington
in the American Revolution.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Lafayette County was created in 1856. Named in honor of Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero who fought with
and aided the American Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 548 square miles (1,419 kmē), of which, 543
square miles (1,406 kmē) of it is land and 5 square miles (13 kmē) of it (0.93%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Suwannee County
- Southeast: Gilchrist County
- South: Dixie County
- West: Taylor County
- Northwest: Madison County
Cities and Towns:
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- Mayo
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County Resources:
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Online High Schools
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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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