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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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Walton County, Florida
Walton County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Defuniak Springs
Year Organized: 1824
Square Miles: 1,058 |
Court House: P.O. Box 1260
County Courthouse
Defuniak Springs, FL 32435-1260
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
George Walton, Secretary, Territorial Florida, 1821- 1826.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Walton County was created in 1824. It was named for George Walton, Secretary of the Florida territory from 1821 to
1826.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,238 square miles (3,206 kmē), of which,
1,058 square miles (2,739 kmē) of it is land and 180 square miles (467 kmē) of it (14.58%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Geneva County, Ala.; Holmes County
- East: Washington County
- Southeast: Bay County
- South: Gulf of Mexico
- West: Okaloosa County
- Northwest: Covington County, Ala.
Cities and Towns:
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- De Funiak Springs |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Defuniak Springs
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- Freeport |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Paxton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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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