Union County, Florida

Union County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,442. The 2005 estimate for the county is 14,916. . Its is.

History
Union County was created in from part of. It was named to honor the concept of unity . Union County is the location of Union Correctional Institution and the Reception Medical Center (RMC). Union CI is a maximum-security prison and is home to part of Florida's Death Row. The death chamber is located at nearby (FSP). Florida State Prison also houses some death-row inmates.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 647 (250 ). 622 km² (240 sq mi) of it is land and 24 km² (9 sq mi) of it (3.77%) is water. In area it is the smallest county in Florida.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - south
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,442 people, 3,367 households, and 2,606 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (56/sq mi). There were 3,736 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 73.62%, 22.84% or , 0.66% , 0.31% , 0.02% , 1.04% from , and 1.50% from two or more races. 3.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,367 households out of which 41.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were living together, 15.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 19.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 21.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 39.80% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 183.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 215.20 males. This extremely skewed gender distribution is the result of the male prison population in the county.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,563, and the median income for a family was $37,516. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $22,083 for females. The for the county was $12,333. About 10.50% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

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

Government links/Constitutional offices

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

Special districts

 * Union County School Board
 * Suwanee River Water Management District

Judicial branch

 * Union 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