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Suwannee County, Florida
Suwannee County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,474, up from 41,551 in 2010. Its county seat is Live Oak. Suwannee County was a dry county until August 2011, when the sale of alcoholic beverages became legal in the county.
Suwannee County was created in 1858, as railways were constructed through the area connecting it to Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and points north. It was named after the Suwannee River, which forms the county's northern, western, and much of its southern border. The word "Suwannee" may either be a corruption of the Spanish San Juan ("Saint John") or from the Creek (Muscogee) sawani ("echo river").
During the American Civil War, Company K of the 3rd Florida Infantry Regiment was composed almost entirely of men from Suwannee County. In 1884, Florida's volunteer militia was reorganized and the Suwanee Rifles were established. The Rifles were among the twelve companies from Florida that were activated for service during the Spanish–American War.
The rural areas supported numerous lumber and turpentine camps. In the 1930s, anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston did research in North Florida timber camps.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 692 square miles (1,790 km2), of which 689 square miles (1,780 km2) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, there were 43,474 people, 16,385 households, and 10,655 families residing in the county. The median age was 44.7 years; 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.6 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 76.0% White, 11.5% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.4% from some other race, and 7.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 11.0% of the population.
15.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 84.7% lived in rural areas.
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Suwannee County, Florida
Suwannee County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,474, up from 41,551 in 2010. Its county seat is Live Oak. Suwannee County was a dry county until August 2011, when the sale of alcoholic beverages became legal in the county.
Suwannee County was created in 1858, as railways were constructed through the area connecting it to Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and points north. It was named after the Suwannee River, which forms the county's northern, western, and much of its southern border. The word "Suwannee" may either be a corruption of the Spanish San Juan ("Saint John") or from the Creek (Muscogee) sawani ("echo river").
During the American Civil War, Company K of the 3rd Florida Infantry Regiment was composed almost entirely of men from Suwannee County. In 1884, Florida's volunteer militia was reorganized and the Suwanee Rifles were established. The Rifles were among the twelve companies from Florida that were activated for service during the Spanish–American War.
The rural areas supported numerous lumber and turpentine camps. In the 1930s, anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston did research in North Florida timber camps.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 692 square miles (1,790 km2), of which 689 square miles (1,780 km2) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) (0.5%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, there were 43,474 people, 16,385 households, and 10,655 families residing in the county. The median age was 44.7 years; 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.6 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 76.0% White, 11.5% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 4.4% from some other race, and 7.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 11.0% of the population.
15.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 84.7% lived in rural areas.
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