Over time, as Congress added to the National Park System, the variety and diversity of geologic features in parks has come to represent America's geologic heritage. Significant geologic features include fossil resources, cave & karst resources, and much more. Learn more...
Duval County, Florida. Duval County is a county located in the State of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 864,263, with a 2015 estimate at 913,010. Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968. Duval County was established in 1822, and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. Duval County is included in the Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
On October 1, 1968, the government of Duval County was consolidated with the government of the city of Jacksonville. The Duval County cities of Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville Beach, and Neptune Beach, are not included in the corporate limits of Jacksonville, and maintain their own municipal governments. All services that would normally be provided by a county government are provided by the city of Jacksonville.