Gulf County, Florida

Gulf County is a located in the  of the  of. As of, the population is 13,332. The 2005 estimate for the county is 13,975. Its is.

History
Gulf County was created in. It was named for the. Its county seat,, then called , was the site of 's first in 1838.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,928 (745 ). 1,436 km² (555 sq mi) of it is land and 492 km² (190 sq mi) of it (25.52%) is water.

Its the only county in the Eastern United States to be under two time zones, and, by way of the.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,332 people, 4,931 households, and 3,535 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (24/sq mi). There were 7,587 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.89%, 16.94% or , 0.65% , 0.40% , 0.05% , 0.53% from , and 1.55% from two or more races. 2.03% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,931 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.70% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,276, and the median income for a family was $36,289. Males had a median income of $27,539 versus $20,780 for females. The for the county was $14,449. About 13.70% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government links/Constitutional offices

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

Special districts

 * Gulf County School District
 * Northwest Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

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

Tourism links

 * Gulf County Tourism Development Council

Business links

 * Gulf County Chamber of Commerce