Jefferson County

Also known as Jefferson County, Florida, Jefferson County, FL

county in Florida, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Florida
Founded: January 20, 1827
Named after: Thomas Jefferson
Seat: Monticello
Largest city: Monticello
Total: 637 sq mi (1,650 km )
Land: 598 sq mi (1,550 km )
Water: 38 sq mi (98 km ) 6.0%
Estimate 2025: 16,007
Density: 24.3/sq mi (9.37/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: www .jeffersoncountyfl .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 14510
Area: 1649
Official website: www.jeffersoncountyfl.gov
Image: MonticelloFL-CoCourtHs-2009.JPG
Households: 5643

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Commons category: Jefferson County, Florida
inception: 1827-01-06
water as percent of area: 6
native label: Jefferson County
per capita income: 25795

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Jefferson County is a county located in the Big Bend region in the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,510. Its county seat is Monticello. Jefferson County is part of the Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area but is the 3rd most rural county in Florida. There are no traffic signals within the entire county.

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