Duval County (Florida)
The Duval County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Jacksonville. In 1968, the Countyverwaltung was with the City Government of Jacksonville merged (consolidated city- county ).
History
The Duval County was formed on August 12, 1822 from parts of St. Johns County. It was named for William Pope Duval, a governor of Florida from 1822 to 1834 board. The Duval County was formed on the same day as the Jackson County.
Many years ago, the Northeast Florida was settled by the Timucuan Indians, who lived along the beach and the banks of rivers. The Spanish arrived in 1513, led by Juan Ponce de León. He named the land La Florida, and it has remained so for nearly 500 years. 1564 built the French Fort Caroline at the point at which the current is Jacksonville, and thus brought the first Protestant church in the United States. This built the first settlement near St. Augustine, 55 years before the Mayflower in Plymouth, Massachusetts, landed.
A great turning point in history occurred when a 1821 Florida U.S. territory was. The Duval County with its port city of Jacksonville was an important point for trade in cotton and wood. Discovered in the second half of the 19th century by tourists and residents from the northern, colder regions of the United States. The warm and sunny climate, beautiful beaches and tranquil waterways inland enticed many to stay. During the American Civil War, the Battle of St. John 's Bluff took place in Duval County between the 1st and October 3, 1862 instead. Through two world wars and the Great Depression, the County was also shocked as everyone else. From 1968 to the southern half of the County began the construction of new roads and bridges to make them more interesting and to open more beaches.
1900-1990 2000 2010
Historical buildings
- In Jacksonville on Park Street in 2650, the Riverside Baptist Church is located. This historic church was founded in 1972 taken from the NRHP as a memorial (NRHP 72,000,312 ).
Geography
The county has an area of 2,378 square kilometers, of which 374 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: St. Johns County, Clay County, Baker County and Nassau County.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Duval County 864 263 people in 388 486 households. The population density was 431.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 60.9 % White, 24.5 % African American, 0.4% Indigenous and 4.2% Asian Americans. 2.2% were members of other ethnic groups and 2.9% in different ethnic groups. 7.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.
In 2010, children under the age of 18 and 21.2 % of all households lived in 32.8 % of all households with persons at least 65 years. 63.7 % of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring ). The average size of a household was 2.47 persons and the average family size is 3.04 people.
26.4 % of the population were younger than 20 years, 29.2% were 20-39 years old, 28.0% were 40-59 years old and 16.4 % were at least 60 years old. The median age was 36 years. 48.5 % of the population were male and 51.5 % female.
The median income for a household was $ 48,906, while 15.8 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 87.36 % of the population spoke Spanish 5.74% and 6.90% had a different mother tongue.
Further education institutions in the city
- Advanced Career Training
- Edward Waters College
- Florida Community College
- Florida Metropolitan University
- Florida Technical College
- ITT Technical Institute
- Jacksonville University
- Jones College
- Remington College
- Smith Chapel Bible College
- University of North Florida
- University of Phoenix
Places in Duval County
Places in Duval County with populations of the census of 2010:
Cities:
- Atlantic Beach - 12,655 inhabitants
- Jacksonville ( County Seat) - 821 784 inhabitants
- Jacksonville Beach - 21,362 inhabitants
- Neptune Beach - 7,037 inhabitants
Town:
- Baldwin - 1,425 inhabitants