Suwannee County, Florida
The Suwannee County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Live Oak. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
History
The Suwannee County was formed on December 21, 1858 from parts of Columbia County. It was named either in reference to the Spanish San Juan or after the Cherokee Indian word Sawani (echo - flow).
Geography
The county has an area of 1,792 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hamilton County, Columbia County, Gilchrist County, Dixie County, Lafayette County and Madison County.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Suwannee County 34,844 people in 13,460 households and 9,691 families. The population density was 20 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 84.53 percent White, 12.11 percent Black or African American, 0.39 percent Native American, 0.51 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.12 percent from other races groups; 1.29 percent were descended from two or more races. 4.89 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 13,460 households out of which 29.5 percent of children and adolescents under 19 years living with them. 56.5 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers and 28.0 percent were non-families. 23.3 percent of all households and 11.0 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.96.
24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.9 percent of the population was 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 29,963, and the median income for a family $ 34,032. Males have a median income of $ 26,256, women $ 21,136. The per capita income was $ 14,678. 14.8 percent of families and 18.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Suwannee County
- Beachville
- Branford
- Dell
- Dickert
- Dowling Park
- Ellaville
- Falmouth
- Fort Union
- Hildreth
- Houston
- Lancaster
- Live Oak
- Luraville
- McAlpin
- Mercer
- Newburn
- O'Brien
- Padlock
- Pine Mount
- Rixford
- Sandy Point
- Slade
- Rigid
- Suwannee
- Suwannee Springs
- Wellborn