Gadsden County, Florida
Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 46,389.[2] Its county seat is Quincy.[3]
U.S. county
Gadsden County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°35′N 84°37′W / 30.58°N 84.61°W / 30.58; -84.61
Named for
James Gadsden
529 sq mi (1,370 km2)
12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.3%%
89.3/sq mi (34.5/km2)
UTC−5 (Eastern)
UTC−4 (EDT)
www.gadsdengov.net
Gadsden County is included in the Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Gadsden County is the only majority (over 50%) African-American county in Florida.
2.1 Adjacent counties
5.1 Voter registration
5.2 Statewide elections
6 Transportation
6.1 Airports
6.2 Major Roads
6.3 Railroads
6.4 Public Transportation
7.1 Cities
7.2 Towns
7.3 Unincorporated areas
11.1 Government links/Constitutional offices
11.1.1 Special districts
11.1.2 Judicial branch
11.2 Tourism links
Gadsden County was created in 1823.[4] It was named for James Gadsden[5] of South Carolina, who served as Andrew Jackson's aide-de-camp in Florida in 1818. Gadsden County is historically known for its tobacco crop which is obsolete today.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 529 square miles (1,370 km2), of which 516 square miles (1,340 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.3%) is water.[6]
Gadsden County is part of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gadsden County is in the Eastern Time Zone. Its western border with Jackson County forms the boundary in this area between the Eastern and Central Time Zones.
Adjacent countiesEdit
Decatur County, Georgia - north
Seminole County, Georgia - north
Grady County, Georgia - northeast
Leon County, Florida - east
Liberty County, Florida - southwest
Calhoun County, Florida - southwest (CST)
Jackson County, Florida - northwest (CST)
1830 4,895 —
1840 5,992 22.4%
1880 12,169 24.1%
1890 11,894 −2.3%
Est. 2018 45,894 [7] −1.1%
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
1990-2000[11] 2010-2015[2]
Gadsden County is unique in Florida in that it is the state's only county with an African American majority population. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 46,389 people living in the county. 56.0% were Black or African American, 35.9% White, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 5.9% of some other race and 1.3% of two or more races. 9.5% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 45,087 people, 15,867 households, and 11,424 families living in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 17,703 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.14% Black or African American, 38.70% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.76% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 6.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 15,867 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.50% were married couples living together, 22.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,248, and the median income for a family was $36,238. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $21,721 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,499. About 16.40% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.50% of those under age 18 and 16.90% of those age 65 or over.
Max D. Walker School Administration Building, the Gadsden County School District headquarters
The Gadsden County School District operates public schools.
Gadsden County is home to one public high school, Gadsden County High School (formerly East Gadsden High School), formed in 2017 by the merger of East Gadsden High and the high school portion of West Gadsden High School; the West Gadsden High building was converted to West Gadsden Middle.[13][14] West Gadsden was formed by the merger of the former Chattahoochee High and Greensboro High and was located on the western outskirts of Quincy near Greensboro. East Gadsden, formed by the merger of James A. Shanks High and Havana Northside High, was located on Hwy. 90 east of Quincy.
Robert F. Munroe Day School and Tallavanna Christian School are private schools in the county.
LibrariesEdit
The Gadsden County Public Library System has 3 branches.
William A. McGill Library
Havana Branch
Chattahoochee Branch
PoliticsEdit
Voter registrationEdit
According to the Secretary of State's office, Democrats maintain a massive majority of registered voters in Gadsden County. As of September 30, 2015, the county has the second-highest percentage of registered Democrats of all counties in Florida (only in Liberty County do Democrats have a higher percentage of registered voters countywide). The last Republican to win a majority in the county was Richard Nixon in his landslide 1972 victory,[15] and Gadsden was the solitary Florida county to vote against Reagan in 1984[16] and Bush Senior in 1988.
Gadsden County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of September 30, 2015[17]
Democratic 22,279 76.95%
Republican 4,084 14.11%
Independent 2,249 7.77%
Third Parties 339 1.17%
Statewide electionsEdit
Presidential election results
Previous presidential election results[18]
2016 30.29% 6,728 67.62% 15,020 2.10% 466
2000 32.38% 4,770 66.09% 9,736 1.52% 225
1992 27.62% 3,975 58.96% 8,486 13.43% 1,933
1984 43.95% 5,807 56.03% 7,403 0.02% 2
1964 53.33% 5,207 46.67% 4,556
1948 13.42% 376 50.93% 1,427 35.65% 999
1944 15.22% 462 84.78% 2,574
1936 7.15% 198 92.85% 2,572
1928 22.31% 346 76.34% 1,184 1.35% 21
1924 5.86% 47 84.91% 681 9.22% 74
1920 1.91% 38 96.68% 1,922 1.41% 28
1912 9.73% 75 78.99% 609 11.28% 87
1908 12.06% 89 76.29% 563 11.65% 86
1904 10.07% 54 87.87% 471 2.05% 11
Previous gubernatorial elections results
TransportationEdit
AirportsEdit
Quincy Municipal Airport
Major RoadsEdit
See also: List of county roads in Gadsden County, Florida
The sign for Gadsden County while entering Florida from Georgia
Interstate 10 is the main west-to-east interstate highway in the county, and serves as the unofficial dividing line between northern and southern Gadsden County. It contains four interchanges within the county; CR 270A (Exit 166), SR 12 (Exit 174), SR 267 (Exit 181), and US 90 (Exit 192).
US 90 was the main west-to-east highway in the county prior to the construction of I-10 in the late 1960s. It runs from the Victory Bridge in Chatahoochee in the northwest, and then southeast through Gretna, Douglas City, and Quincy before finally leaving the county east of Midway into Leon County.
US 27 is the sole south-to-north U.S. highway running through the northeastern part of the county.
State Road 12
State Road 159
RailroadsEdit
Gadsden County has at least four existing railroad lines, three of which are owned by CSX. The first two CSX lines being P&A Subdivision, a line formerly owned by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and the other is the Tallahassee Subdivision, a former Seaboard Air Line Railroad line. These two lines meet in Chatahoochee and served Amtrak's Sunset Limited until it was truncated to New Orleans in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. A third line is the Apalachicola Northern Railroad, a line that spans as far south as Port St. Joe. The line enters from Liberty County, then crosses SR 12 in Greensboro, runs under I-10, follows CR 268 in Hardaway, and then turns west into Chatahoochee. The fourth line is the third CSX Line, the Bainbridge Subdivision, which runs along the west side of US 27 from Leon County by way of a bridge over the Ochlockonee River to the Georgia State Line. While some spurs still exist, other lines within the county were abandoned.
Public TransportationEdit
Public Transportation is provided by Big Bend Transit, which operates 3 bus routes in the county.[19]
CommunitiesEdit
CitiesEdit
TownsEdit
Unincorporated areasEdit
Lake Tallavana
St. Hebron
Scottown
GalleryEdit
Gadsden County Board of Commissioners
Gadsden County Sheriff's Office
Gadsden County Emergency Medical Services and Gadsden County Fire Services
National Register of Historic Places listings in Gadsden County, Florida
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^ Jiwanmall, Stephen (2017-04-04). "Gadsden County Schools to Consolidate in 2017-18". WTXL. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
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Gadsden: a Florida County in Word and Picture, by Miles Kenan Womack, Jr.
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Government links/Constitutional officesEdit
Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners
Gadsden County Supervisor of Elections
Gadsden County Property Appraiser
Gadsden County Tax Collector
Special districtsEdit
Gadsden County Schools
Judicial branchEdit
Gadsden County Clerk of Courts
Public Defender, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida serving Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla counties
Office of the State Attorney, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida
Circuit and County Court for the 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida
Tourism linksEdit
Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce
RiverWay South, FL regional tourism website
Official Gadsden County Tourism website
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