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 )
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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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