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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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Marion County, Florida
Marion County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Ocala
Year Organized: 1844
Square Miles: 1,579 |
Court House: 110 NW 1st Avenue
County Courthouse
Ocala, FL 34475-6601
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
General Francis Marion, Revolutionary War Hero.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Marion County was created in 1844 from portions of Alachua, Mosquito (Orange), and Hillsborough counties. Until 1853,
Marion County included most of what are now Lake and Sumter counties. The county is named after General Francis Marion
of South Carolina, a guerilla fighter and hero of the American Revolutionary War. Many of the early settlers of Marion
County were from South Carolina.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,663 square miles (4,307 kmē), of which,
1,579 square miles (4,089 kmē) of it is land and 84 square miles (218 kmē) of it (5.06%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Putnam County
- East: Volusia County
- Southeast: Lake County
- South: Sumter County
- Southwest: Citrus County
- West: Levy County
- Northwest: Alachua County
Cities and Towns:
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- Belleview |
city |
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- Dunnellon |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- McIntosh |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ocala
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Reddick |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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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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