St. Johns County, Florida

St. Johns County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 123,135. The 2005 estimate for the county is 161,521. The county seat is. It is one of the highest-income counties in the United States.

St. Johns County is part of the area. It has experienced explosive growth in the last 10 years as a flood of people working in Jacksonville built new homes across the county line.

History
St. Johns County was created in. It was named for St. . St. Johns County and  were Florida's original two counties with the  being the boundary between the two.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,127 (821 ). 1,577 km² (609 sq mi) of it is land and 550 km² (212 sq mi) of it is water, much of it in the. The total area is 25.86% water.jljlk;jlkn

Government
The St. Johns County Commission is an elected five-member commission, which appoints a county administrator. The main environmental and agricultural body is the, which works closely with other area agencies.

Education
The St. Johns County School Board is an elected five-member board, which appoints a superintendent to administrate the operation of public schools in the county. For the 2007-2008 school year there were: •	17 elementary schools (grades K-5) plus 1 under construction, expected to open for the 2008-2009 school year •	7 middle schools (grades 6-8) •	5 high schools, 2 of which opened in 2000 plus 2 under construction, expected to open for the 2008-2009 school year

is a public residential school operated by the state of Florida and located in St. Augustine.

has 2 campus locations in the county: St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra.

is a private, liberal arts college located in downtown St. Augustine.

is a facility for Physical and Occupational Therapy Education.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 123,135 people, 49,614 households, and 34,084 families residing in the county. The was 78/km² (202/sq mi). There were 58,008 housing units at an average density of 37/km² (95/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.92%, 6.29% , 0.26% , 0.95% , 0.05% , 0.55% from , and 0.97% from two or more races. or of any race were 2.63% of the population.

There were 49,614 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% 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 2.90.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $50,099, and the median income for a family was $59,153. Males had a median income of $40,783 versus $27,240 for females. The for the county was $28,674. About 5.10% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the, including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

 * 1) Town of
 * 2) Town of
 * 3) City of
 * 4) City of

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners official website
 * St. Johns County Public Library System
 * St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections
 * St. Johns County Property Appraiser
 * St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
 * St. Johns County Tax Collector
 * St. Johns County School Board

Special districts

 * St. Johns River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * St. Johns County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , St. Johns, and counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Court for the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & the Beaches Visitor and Convention Bureau