Columbia County, Florida

Columbia County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 56,513. The 2005 estimate for the county is 64,040. Its is.

History
Columbia County was created in. It was named for, the famous.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,075 (801 ). 2,064 km² (797 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.50%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - southeast
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 * - west
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 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 56,513 people, 20,925 households, and 14,919 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (71/sq mi). There were 23,579 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (30/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.72%, 17.03% or , 0.53% , 0.67% , 0.04% , 0.60% from , and 1.42% from two or more races. 2.74% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 20,925 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.70% were living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,881, and the median income for a family was $35,927. Males had a median income of $27,353 versus $21,738 for females. The for the county was $14,598. About 11.40% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 13.60% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

 * Town of
 * City of

Politics
Columbia County is one of several North Florida counties that vote more "southern" than the rest of the state, which means the county tends to vote Republican in elections, but can support Democrats for state and local offices if they are.

Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Columbia County Government / Board of County Commissioners
 * Columbia County Supervisor of Elections
 * Columbia County Property Appraiser
 * Columbia County Tax Collector
 * Columbia County Sheriff's Office

Special districts

 * Columbia County Public Schools
 * Suwannee River Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

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

Tourism links

 * Columbia County Tourism Development Council