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Gadsden County
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county in Florida, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- June 24, 1823
- Named after
- James Gadsden
- Seat
- Quincy
- Largest city
- Quincy
- Total
- 529 sq mi (1,370 km )
- Land
- 516 sq mi (1,340 km )
- Water
- 12 sq mi (31 km ) 2.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 44,298
- Density
- 84.9/sq mi (32.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .gadsdencountyfl .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Gadsden County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,826. Its county seat is Quincy. Gadsden County is included in the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. As part of the broader Black Belt region within the Deep South, Gadsden County is the only majority African-American county in Florida.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gadsden County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.