Flagler County, Florida Explained

County:Flagler County
State:Florida
Founded Year:1917
Founded Date:April 28
Seat Wl:Bunnell
Largest City Wl:Palm Coast
Area Total Sq Mi:571
Area Land Sq Mi:485
Area Water Sq Mi:85
Area Percentage:15.0%
Census Yr:2020
Pop:115378
Pop Est As Of:2021
Density Sq Mi:238
Web:www.flaglercounty.org
District:6th
Time Zone:Eastern
Ex Image:Bunnell, FL, Courthouse, Flagler County, 08-08-2010 (2).JPG
Ex Image Cap:Flagler County Courthouse in Bunnell

Flagler County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 115,378.[1] Its county seat is Bunnell, and the largest city is Palm Coast.[2] [3] Created in 1917 from portions of Saint Johns and Volusia Counties, it was named for Henry Flagler, who built the Florida East Coast Railway.

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.

History

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, of which is land and (15.0%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

Parks and gardens

Rivers and waterways

Demographics

Flagler County racial composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race!Pop 2010[5] !Pop 2020[6] !% 2010!% 2020
White (NH)72,86084,29176.14%73.06%
Black or African American (NH)10,47010,53710.94%9.13%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)2232910.23%0.25%
Asian (NH)2,0202,4502.11%2.12%
Pacific Islander (NH)47590.05%0.05%
Some Other Race (NH)2907040.3%0.61%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)1,5354,7471.6%4.11%
Hispanic or Latino8,25112,2998.62%10.66%
Total95,696115,378100.00%100.00%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 115,378 people, 44,040 households, and 31,591 families residing in the county.

As of the census[7] 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%.[8]

Transportation

Airports

Major roads

Other

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 July 31, 2022[10]
Political PartyTotal VotersPercentage
Republicanalign = center 42,471align = center 45.00%
Democraticalign = center 26,332align = center 27.89%
No party affiliation align = center 24,052align = center 25.48%
Minor parties align = center 1,538align = center 1.63%
Totalalign = center 94,393align = center 100.00%

Statewide elections

Previous gubernatorial elections results
YearRepublicanDemocraticThird parties
202266.76% 39,18332.67% 19,1770.57% 336
201858.60% 30,95140.11% 21,1831.29% 682
201452.82% 19,99642.25% 15,9944.93% 1,868
201052.91% 17,71143.11% 14,4303.98% 1,335
200651.81% 15,37645.79% 13,5892.40% 714
200255.97% 14,40743.25% 11,1330.77% 199
199854.01% 9,77945.99% 8,326
199447.37% 7,16052.63% 7,954

Education

Flagler County Public Schools enroll approximately 13,000 students.[11] 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 5th grade and middle schools 6th and 8th. Flagler County schools are:

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

Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando operates area Catholic schools. Father Lopez Catholic High School, a private high school, is in nearby Daytona Beach.[12]

Libraries

Flagler County Library System consists of two branches with over 57,000 borrowers.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

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."[16]

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

See also

References

  1. Web site: State & County QuickFacts. United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2014. August 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110806005302/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12013.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Find a County . June 7, 2011 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . May 31, 2011 .
  3. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Flagler County, Florida . June 21, 2018 . June 21, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143549/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/flaglercountyflorida/PST045217 . dead .
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  5. Web site: Explore Census Data . May 27, 2022 . data.census.gov.
  6. Web site: Explore Census Data . May 27, 2022 . data.census.gov.
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website . . May 14, 2011 .
  8. https://www.census.gov/
  9. Web site: Florida Department of Transportation, Division of Survey and Mapping, Road Map of Flagler County (PDF) . February 22, 2009 . September 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910084931/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/flag_c.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: Official Flagler County Supervisor of Elections - Elections Office. www.dos.myflorida.com. en-US. August 22, 2022.
  11. Web site: Schools | Flagler County Public Schools . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224020/http://www.flagler.k12.fl.us/schools/ . March 3, 2016 .
  12. Web site: Trimble. Linda. Father Lopez High School gets new president. The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. July 10, 2012. March 27, 2024. [...]Father Lopez, the only Catholic high school in Volusia and Flagler counties..
  13. Web site: Flagler County, FL - Library System. www.flaglercounty.org. April 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426190753/http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=112. April 26, 2016. dead.
  14. Web site: Flagler County Public Library System. April 25, 2016.
  15. Web site: Flagler County, FL. www.flaglercounty.org. April 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418000600/http://www.flaglercounty.org/FAQ.aspx?QID=199. April 18, 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: Local History. April 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418000309/http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=411. April 18, 2016. dead.

External links

Government links/Constitutional offices

Special districts

Judicial branch

Tourism links

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