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Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 264,000.[1] The principal place in Leon County is Tallahassee, the county seat and state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major public universities, Florida A&M University and Florida State University. Leon County residents have the highest average level of education among Florida's 67 counties.[2] The county forms the nucleus of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
[edit] HistoryMain article: History of Leon County Originally part of Escambia and later Gadsden County, Leon County was created in 1824. It was named for Juan Ponce de León, the Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach Florida. During the 1850s - 1860s, Leon County was a "cotton kingdom" and ranked 5th out of all of Florida and Georgia counties in the production of cotton from the 20 major plantations.
[edit] Geography[edit] PhysicalUnlike much of Florida, Leon County has rolling hills. The highest point is 280 feet (85 m) located in the north part of the county. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county covers an area of 702 square miles (1,818 km²), of which, 667 square miles (1,727 km²) is land and 35 square miles (91 km²) (4.99%) is water. [edit] Adjacent counties
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[edit] Demographics[edit] RaceAs of the census[3] of 2000, there were 239,452 people, 96,521 households, and 54,341 families residing in the county. The population density was 359 people per square mile (139/km²). There were 103,974 housing units at an average density of 156 per square mile (60/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 66.36% White, 29.11% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. 3.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [edit] AgeThere were 96,521 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.80% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.70% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county the population was spread out with 21.30% under the age of 18, 21.40% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 8.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males. [edit] EducationThe adult citizens of Leon County enjoy the highest level of education in the state of Florida followed by Alachua County with a total of 67.8%.
Source of above: [2] [edit] IncomeThe median income for a household in the county was $37,517, and the median income for a family was $52,962. Males had a median income of $35,235 versus $28,110 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,024. About 9.40% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over. [edit] Accolades
[edit] Political[edit] Voting trends Leon County is a traditional blue county and has voted Democratic consistently. This is likely due to Florida State University and Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. The county has voted Democratic throughout its history.
In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Leon County supported Barack Obama by a 24.2% margin over John McCain, with Florida supporting Obama by a 2.8% margin over McCain. Ralph Nader received 0.33% of the vote.[5] In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, Leon County supported John Kerry by a 23.7% margin over incumbent George W. Bush, with Florida supporting Bush by a 5% margin over Kerry. Ralph Nader received 0.43% of the vote. In the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, Leon County supported Al Gore by a 21.7% margin over George W. Bush, with Florida supporting Bush by a 0.01% margin over Gore. Ralph Nader received 1.63% of the vote. [edit] Voter turnoutLeon County has had the highest voter turnout of all counties in Florida. For the 2008 general election, Leon County had a record setting early voting and vote by mail with a voter turnout of 85%.[6] [edit] County representation
[edit] Consolidation with TallahasseeVoters of Leon County have gone to the polls four times to vote on consolidation of Tallahassee and Leon County governments into one jurisdiction combining police and other city services with already shared (consolidated) Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services. Tallahassee's city limits would (at current size) increase from 98.2 square miles (254 km2) to 702 square miles (1,820 km2). Roughly 36 percent of Leon County's 250,000 residents live outside the Tallahassee city limits.
The proponents of consolidation have stated that the new jurisdiction would attract business by its very size. Merging of governments would cut government waste, duplication of services, etc. However Professor Richard Feiock states that no discernible relationship exists between consolidation and the local economy.[1] [edit] U.S. Congressional representativesAllen Boyd (D) map represents roughly 90% of Leon County while Ander Crenshaw (R) map represents about 10%. [edit] State RepresentativesRep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda (D), District 9, represents the northern half of Leon County including most of Tallahassee. Rep. Marti Coley (R), District 7, represents the southern portion of the county. Rep. Alan Williams (D), District 8, also represents a west-central portion of the county. [edit] Municipalities[edit] Incorporated
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[edit] Public safetyThe law enforcement agency charged with countywide policing is the Leon County Sheriff's Office. Fire and Emergency medical services provided by the Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services respectively. [edit] SchoolsPublic schools in Leon County are administered and under the operation of the Leon County School District. LCS is operated by a superintendent, 5 board members, and 1 Student Representative. There are:
[edit] High schoolsNewsweek Magazine's "The Top of the Class" (1300 schools) for 2008 lists 4 out of 5 Leon County's 5 public high schools in the top 400 in the United States.
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[edit] Geology Leon County has 3 defining geologic periods. Northern Leon County consists of some Pliocene (Tmc) strata and Miocene (Tht) Hawthorn Group/Torreya Formation strata throughout. The south consists of Holocene beach ridge and dune (Qbd) silicates.[7] [edit] Geologic formations
[edit] PaleontologyThree sites within Leon County have yielded fossil remnants of the Miocene epoch. [edit] Bodies of water
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