Dixie County, Florida

Dixie County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,827. The 2005 estimate for the county is 14,647. Its is.

History
Dixie County was created in. "" is a common nickname for the Southern United States.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,237 (864 ). 1,823 km² (704 sq mi) of it is land and 413 km² (160 sq mi) of it (18.49%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * - northwest
 * - north
 * - east
 * - southeast

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,827 people, 5,205 households, and 3,659 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 7,362 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.80%, 8.98% or , 0.46% , 0.25% , 0.03% , 0.45% from , and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.80% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,205 households out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 23.90% 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 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 113.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,082, and the median income for a family was $31,157. Males had a median income of $26,694 versus $17,863 for females. The for the county was $13,559. About 14.50% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

Unincorporated

 * (shared with )

Politics
In, Dixie County tends to vote Republican, although both Democrat and  candidate  did very well in  and.

Points of interest

 * - sunken steamboat in the Suwannee River near Old Town, one of the

Government links/Constitutional offices

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

Special districts

 * Dixie County Schools
 * Suwannee River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Dixie County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, Dixie, , , , , and Counties
 * Office of the State Attorney, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Court for the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Dixie County Chamber of Commerce