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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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Okeechobee County, Florida
Okeechobee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Okeechobee
Year Organized: 1917
Square Miles: 774
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Court House: 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 106
County Courthouse
Okeechobee, FL 34972-4146
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hitchiti words oki (water) and chobi (big).
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Okeechobee County was created in 1917. It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti
words oka (water) and chobi (big).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 892 square miles (2,309 kmē), of which, 774
square miles (2,004 kmē) of it is land and 118 square miles (305 kmē) of it (13.19%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Indian River County
- East: St. Lucie County
- Southeast: Martin County
- Southwest: Glades County
- West: Highlands County
- Northwest: Polk County; Osceola County
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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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