Gadsden County, Florida

Gadsden County is a located in the  of the  of. As of the, the population was 45,087. The 2005 estimate for the county is 46,428. Its is. Gadsden County is the only predominantly African-American county in Florida. Gadsden county is home to two high schools West Gadsden High School in Greensboro and East Gadsden High School in Havana.

History
Gadsden County was created in. It was named for of, who served as 's  in Florida in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,369 (528 ). 1,337 km² (516 sq mi) of it is land and 32 km² (12 sq mi) of it (2.34%) is water.

Gadsden County is part of the.

Adjacent Counties

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Education
Gadsden County, though below the Florida average, has an educational attainment that surpasses two of its neighbors Liberty County with a total of 25.2% and Calhoun County with a total of 30.6%. (U.S. Census).

Politics
Gadsden County is known as an unusual stronghold of the in north Florida, a result of the county's racial make-up (it is over 50% ). Gadsden shares this distinction with and  to its east. All of northern Florida leans toward the with the exception of these three counties.(see  for map).

Demographics
Gadsden County is unique in Florida, in that it is the state's only county with an majority population. As of the of 2000, there were 45,087 people, 15,867 households, and 11,424 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (87/sq mi). There were 17,703 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 38.70%, 57.14% or , 0.23% , 0.26% , 0.02% , 2.76% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 6.17% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,867 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.50% were living together, 22.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,248, and the median income for a family was $36,238. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $21,721 for females. The for the county was $14,499. About 16.40% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 28.50% of those under age 18 and 16.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Government links/Constitutional offices

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

Special districts

 * Gadsden County Schools
 * Northwest Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Gadsden County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, Gadsden, , , , and  counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Court for the 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce
 * The Original Florida Tourism Task Force
 * Official Gadsden County Tourism website