Jackson County, Florida

Jackson County is a located in the  of. The population as of the was 46,755. As of 2005, the population was 48,985. Its is.

History
Jackson County was created in. It was named for, general in the , first territorial governor of Florida, and seventh , who served from to. When Jackson County was created on the same day as, it spread over a massive area, from the on the west to the  on the east.

Jackson County gained some international notoriety in 1981, when it challenged 's novel , for containing procommunist and explicitly sexual material. ,

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,472 (955 ). 2,372 km² (916 sq mi) of it is land and 101 km² (39 sq mi) of it (4.08%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,755 people, 16,620 households, and 11,600 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (51/sq mi). There were 19,490 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 70.18%, 26.56% or , 0.67% , 0.36% , 0.03% , 0.81% from , and 1.40% from two or more races. 2.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,620 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.50% were living together, 14.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% 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 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.30% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 110.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,744, and the median income for a family was $36,404. Males had a median income of $27,138 versus $21,180 for females. The for the county was $13,905. About 12.80% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 21.00% of those age 65 or over.

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Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Jackson County Board of County Commissioners
 * Jackson County Supervisor of Elections
 * Jackson County Property Appraiser
 * Jackson County Sheriff's Office
 * Jackson County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Jackson District School Board
 * Northwest Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Jackson County Clerk of Courts
 * Circuit and County Court for the 14th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , , , and  counties

Tourism links

 * Jackson County Chamber of Commerce