Levy County, Florida



Levy County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,450. The 2005 estimate for the county is 37,998. Its is.

History
Levy County was created in. It was named for , who served as a member of the from  to  and from  to.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,658 (1,412 ). 2,897 km² (1,118 sq mi) of it is land and 761 km² (294 sq mi) of it (20.81%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,450 people, 13,867 households, and 9,679 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 16,570 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 85.88%, 10.97% or , 0.47% , 0.37% , 0.03% , 0.96% from , and 1.32% from two or more races. 3.89% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,867 households out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.40% were living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% 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 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,959, and the median income for a family was $30,899. Males had a median income of $26,029 versus $20,252 for females. The for the county was $14,746. About 15.00% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the, including 25.80% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

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Government links/Constitutional offices

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

Special districts

 * Levy County School Board
 * Suwanee River Water Management District
 * Southwest Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Levy County Clerk of Courts
 * Office of the State Attorney, 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, , , , Levy, and Counties
 * Circuit and County Court for the 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links/Chambers of Commerce

 * Withlacoochee/Gulf Area Chamber of Commerce
 * Greater Chiefland Chamber of Commerce
 * Fanning Springs Chamber of Commerce
 * Cedar Key Area Chamber of Commerce
 * Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
 * Goethe State Forest
 * Manatee Springs State Park
 * Cedar Key Scrub State Preserve