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 Click Image to Enlarge Florida CountiesIn 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. |
Martin County, FloridaMartin County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameJohn W. Martin, governor, 1925-1929 Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryMartin County was created in 1925 with the present day northwest and northeast quadrants coming from St. Lucie County
and the southwest and southeast quadrants coming from Palm Beach County. It was named for John W. Martin, Governor of
Florida from 1925 to 1929. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 753 square miles (1,950 kmē), of which, 556
square miles (1,439 kmē) of it is land and 197 square miles (511 kmē) of it is water, much of it in the Atlantic
Ocean and Lake Okeechobee. The total area is 26.19% water. Neighboring Counties:
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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." |
