Flagler County, Florida

Flagler County is a county located on the northeastern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,696.[2] Its county seat is Bunnell.[3] Created in 1917 from portions of Saint Johns and Volusia Counties, it was named for Henry Morrison Flagler, who built the Florida East Coast Railway.

Flagler County
U.S. county
Flagler County Courthouse in Bunnell
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°28′N 81°18′W
Country United States
State Florida
FoundedApril 28, 1917
Named forHenry Morrison Flagler
SeatBunnell
Largest cityPalm Coast
Area
 • Total571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
 • Land485 sq mi (1,260 km2)
 • Water85 sq mi (220 km2)  15.0%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
115,081[1]
 • Density228/sq mi (88/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.flaglercounty.org

Flagler County is included in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, and is also included in the Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL Combined Statistical Area.

In 1974, Marco Polo Park, a theme park off Interstate 95 opened. It was never profitable and closed soon after.

In 1998, when two brush fires threatened to become one huge brush fire in Flagler County, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county. This was the first and so far the only time a whole county was evacuated in Florida for a wildfire.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 571 square miles (1,480 km2), of which 485 square miles (1,260 km2) is land and 85 square miles (220 km2) (15.0%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

Parks and gardens

Rivers and waterways

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19202,442—
19302,4661.0%
19403,00822.0%
19503,36711.9%
19604,56635.6%
19704,454−2.5%
198010,913145.0%
199028,701163.0%
200049,83273.6%
201095,69692.0%
Est. 2019115,08120.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2019[2]

As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 95,696 people, 39,186 households, and 27,843 families residing in the county. The population density was 197.1 people per square mile. There were 48,595 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 82.3% White, 11.4% Black or African American. 8.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the county, the population was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,049, and the median income for a family was $58,327.

Flagler county was ranked the fastest-growing county in the nation by the US Census Bureau from 2000 to 2005, boasting a 53.3% change, with a July 1, 2005 population estimate at 76,410. As of 2016 the largest ancestry group in the county was English-American at 18.1% of the county, followed by German-American at 12.7% and Irish-American also at 12.7%.[10]

Transportation

Airports

Major roads
  • Interstate 95 [11]
  • U.S. 1
  • SR A1A
  • SR 11
  • SR 20
  • SR 100
  • The Florida East Coast Railway provides rail freight services in the county.
  • The Flagler County Airport does not provide commercial air services but does serve private, student and business aviation.
  • The Intracoastal Waterway runs just in from the coast in eastern Flagler County and provides for freight shipping and recreational boating.

Politics

Voter registration

According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans are a plurality of registered voters in Flagler County.

Flagler County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of December 19, 2019[12][13]
Political Party Total Voters Percentage
Republican 35,985 41.80%
Democratic 26,289 30.50%
Independent 22,973 26.69%
Third Parties 829 1.01%
Total 86,076 100.00%

Statewide elections
Presidential elections results
Previous presidential elections results[14]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2016 58.38% 33,850 37.98% 22,026 3.64% 2,111
2012 53.19% 26,969 45.77% 23,207 1.05% 531
2008 48.66% 23,951 50.24% 24,726 1.10% 540
2004 51.02% 19,633 48.28% 18,578 0.70% 269
2000 46.53% 12,618 51.25% 13,897 2.21% 601
1996 41.01% 8,234 47.74% 9,585 11.25% 2,260
1992 38.19% 6,246 40.92% 6,693 20.89% 3,416
1988 60.32% 6,504 39.36% 4,244 0.32% 34
1984 62.08% 4,913 37.91% 3,000 0.01% 1
1980 51.70% 2,895 44.70% 2,503 3.61% 202
1976 37.41% 1,262 61.84% 2,086 0.74% 25
1972 74.08% 1,409 25.92% 493
1968 20.25% 360 33.80% 601 45.95% 817
1964 43.31% 718 56.69% 940
1960 31.35% 426 68.65% 933
1956 41.92% 498 58.08% 690
1952 51.30% 512 48.70% 486
1948 23.77% 154 23.61% 153 52.63% 341
1944 22.14% 114 77.86% 401
1940 19.74% 136 80.26% 553
1936 17.29% 106 82.71% 507
1932 16.52% 94 83.48% 475
1928 58.14% 325 39.18% 219 2.68% 15
1924 20.16% 75 54.30% 202 25.53% 95
1920 19.79% 74 55.08% 206 25.13% 94
Previous gubernatorial elections results
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2014 52.82% 19,996 42.25% 15,994 4.93% 1,868
2010 52.91% 17,711 43.11% 14,430 3.98% 1,335
2006 51.81% 15,376 45.79% 13,589 2.40% 714
2002 55.97% 14,407 43.25% 11,133 0.77% 199
1998 54.01% 9,779 45.99% 8,326
1994 47.37% 7,160 52.63% 7,954

Education

Flagler County Public Schools enroll approximately 13,000 students. The system includes two public high schools, Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas High School. The county also has five elementary schools and two middle schools. All elementary schools will be Pre-K to 6th grade and middle schools 7th and 8th. Flagler County schools are:

  • Belle Terre Elementary K-6th
  • Bunnell Elementary K-6th
  • Rymfire Elementary K-6th
  • Old Kings Elementary K-6th
  • Wadsworth Elementary K-6th
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Pre K-8th
  • Buddy Taylor Middle School 7th-8th
  • Indian Trails Middle School 7th-8th
  • Matanzas High School 9th-12th
  • Flagler Palm Coast High School 9th-12th
  • Pathways Academy (alternative school)
  • iFlagler Virtual School 7th-12th
  • Imagine School at Town Center (charter)
  • Academies of Excellence's Heritage Academy (charter) (closed after the 2011-2012 school year)

In addition, Daytona State College maintains a branch campus in Palm Coast.

Libraries

Flagler County Library System consists of two branches with over 57,000 borrowers.[15] The Main Branch is located at 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast and the Bunnell Branch is located at 103 E Moody Blvd, Bunnell. The Flagler County Library system currently employees eighteen staff, with fourteen full-time employees and four part-time employees with an annual operating budget of $1 million.[16]

The Flagler County Public Library was created by the County Commission in 1987, but as early as 1937, a room of the County Courthouse in Bunnell was set aside for a small library, which was sponsored by the Colony Club. The current library director is Holly Albanese.

The Flagler County Library System offers a wide variety of services beyond traditional library services. They have an e-book collection through Overdrive and Axis360. The library system will assist patrons in filing taxes, and applying for some government programs, as well as with passport applications. Both libraries offer fax services, and the Main Branch also offers scanning services.[17]

In 2001, the Flagler County Library System began a local oral history project called the "Flagler County Memories Project". This project is currently being recorded and then preserved on compact discs. The project mission states, "This collection of oral life histories seeks to sample the common themes and unique stories of selected local residents."[18]

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

See also

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/flaglercountyflorida/PST045217
  2. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  6. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  7. "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  8. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  10. https://www.census.gov/
  11. Florida Department of Transportation, Division of Survey and Mapping, Road Map of Flagler County (PDF)
  12. "Official Flagler County Supervisor of Elections - Elections Office". www.flaglerelections.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-10-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  15. "Flagler County, FL - Library System". www.flaglercounty.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  16. "Flagler County Public Library System". Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  17. "Flagler County, FL". www.flaglercounty.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  18. "Local History". Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

Government links/Constitutional offices

Special districts

Judicial branch

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