Dixie County, Florida

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Dixie County, Florida

Map
Location in the state of Florida
Florida's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	25 April 1921
Seat	Cross City
Area - Total - Land - Water	864 sq mi (2,238 km²) 160 sq mi (414 km²), 18.49%
Population - (2000) - Density	13,827 21/sq mi (8/km²)
Website: dixie.fl.gov

Dixie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population is 13,827. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 14,647 [1]. Its county seat is Cross City, Florida^[1].

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
- 4.1 Unincorporated
5 Politics
6 Points of interest
7 References
8 External links
- 8.1 Government links/Constitutional offices
  - 8.1.1 Special districts
  - 8.1.2 Judicial branch
- 8.2 Tourism links

[edit] History

Dixie County was created in 1921. "Dixie" is a common nickname for the Southern United States.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 864 square miles (2,237 km²), of which, 704 square miles (1,823 km²) of it is land and 160 square miles (413 km²) of it (18.49%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 13,827 people, 5,205 households, and 3,659 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 7,362 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.80% White, 8.98% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,205 households out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 113.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,082, and the median income for a family was $31,157. Males had a median income of $26,694 versus $17,863 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,559. About 14.50% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Unincorporated

Clara (shared with Taylor County)
Eugene
Hines
Jonesboro
Shamrock
Shired Island
Suwanee
Yellow Jacket

[edit] Politics

In Presidential elections, Dixie County tends to vote Republican, although both Democrat Bill Clinton and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot did very well in 1992 and 1996.

**Presidential elections results**
Year	Republican	Democratic	Other
2004	68.8%	30.4%	0.8%
2000	57.8%	39.1%	3.1%
1996	36.8%	45.6%	17.6%
1992	32.0%	42.4%	25.5%
1988	59.8%	40.2%	0.0%

[edit] Points of interest

City Of Hawkinsville - sunken steamboat in the Suwannee River near Old Town, one of the Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves

[edit] References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

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Dixie County, Florida

Dixie County Advocate, local newspaper available in full-text for free from the Florida Digital Newspaper Library
Dixie County Times, A recently started local newspaper managed by the former editor of the Dixie County Advocate.