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Walton County
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county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- December 29, 1824
- Named after
- George Walton Jr.
- Seat
- DeFuniak Springs
- Largest community
- Miramar Beach
- Total
- 1,240 sq mi (3,200 km )
- Land
- 1,038 sq mi (2,690 km )
- Water
- 202 sq mi (520 km ) 16.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 93,288
- Density
- 72.55/sq mi (28.01/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 1st , 2nd
- Website
- www .mywaltonfl .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Florida
- Contains
- DeFuniak Springs
- Capital
- DeFuniak Springs
- Population
- 75305
- Area
- 1240
- Shares border with
- Covington County
- Highest point
- Britton Hill
- Official website
- www.co.walton.fl.us
- Image
- DeFuniak Springs Hist Dist crths02.jpg
- Households
- 28635
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- Commons category
- Walton County, Florida
- topic's main category
- Category:Walton County, Florida
- inception
- 1824-12-29
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Walton County, Florida
- different from
- Walton County
- water as percent of area
- 16.3
- native label
- Walton County
- social media followers
- 3395
- per capita income
- 35996
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Encyclopedic overview
Walton County is a county located on the Emerald Coast in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida, with its southern border on the Gulf of Mexico . As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,305. Its county seat is DeFuniak Springs. The county is home to the highest natural point in Florida: Britton Hill, at 345 feet (105 m). Walton County is included in the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Walton County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.