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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.

Levy County, Florida

Levy County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Bronson
Year Organized: 1845
Square Miles: 1,118

Court House:

P.O. Box 310
County Courthouse
Bronson, FL 32621-0310

Etymology - Origin of County Name

David Levy (Yulee), US Senator, 1845-1851, 1855-1861.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Levy County was formed on the 10th of March 1845, from the Counties of Alachua and Marion. Alachua was formed in 1842 from Duval and St. Johns. Duval was formed in 1822 from the original St. Johns County. Marion was formed in 1844 from parts of Alachua, Hillsborough, and Mosquito, now Orange County in 1845. The County received its name from the first U.S. Senator from Florida, David Levy Yulee, whom also developed a 5,000 acre plantation on the Homosassa River. The town of Bronson was selected to be the County Seat.

Geography

Levy County is on the Gulf of Mexico, south of Gainesville and west of Ocala. It is bordered by Dixie, Gilchrist, Alachua, Marion, and Citrus counties. The county has 1,137 square miles of area. The average January temperature is 57.9 degrees F, and the average August temperature is 82.1 degrees F. The average annual rainfall is 45.30 inches.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Gilchrist County
Northeast: Alachua County
East: Marion County
Southeast: Citrus County
Southwest: Gulf of Mexico
Northwest: Dixie County

Cities and Towns:

- Bronson (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area
- Cedar Key	city	Incorporated Area
- Chiefland	city	Incorporated Area
- Inglis	town	Incorporated Area
- Otter Creek	town	Incorporated Area
- Williston	city	Incorporated Area
- Yankeetown	town	Incorporated Area

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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."