Liberty County, Florida

Liberty County is a located in the  of. Its current population was estimated in 2005 as 7,733. Its most populous area and  is.

The county is the least-populated and least- of all of, although in the it had only one less person than the second least-populated county,. The occupies half the county. Liberty County is only one of five in Florida.

History
Liberty County was created in. It is named for the popular American ideal of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,184 (843 ). 2,165 km² (836 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.86%) is water. The county is bordered on the west by the Appalachicola River.

Adjacent Counties

 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - east
 * - south
 * - southwest
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,021 people, 2,222 households, and 1,553 families residing in the county. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 3,156 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.41%, 18.43% or , 1.81% , 0.14% , 2.08% from , and 1.13% from two or more races. 4.50% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,222 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 37.70% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 144.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 159.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,840, and the median income for a family was $34,244. Males had a median income of $22,078 versus $22,661 for females. The for the county was $17,225. About 16.80% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 24.30% of those under age 18 and 24.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

 * 1) City of
 * 2) Hosford
 * 3) Rock Bluff
 * 4) Telogia
 * 1) Rock Bluff
 * 2) Telogia
 * 1) Telogia

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Liberty County Board of County Commissioners
 * Liberty County Supervisor of Elections
 * Liberty County Property Appraiser
 * Liberty County Election's Office
 * Liberty County Tax Collector
 * Liberty County Emergency Management

Special districts

 * Liberty County School Board
 * Liberty County Highschool
 * Northwest Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Liberty County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , , , Liberty, 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

 * Liberty County Chamber of Commerce
 * Florida Panhandle Online