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Gulf County
; Gulf County, Florida;
	; Gulf County Courthouse;
	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Florida;
	; ; Florida's location in the U.S.;
Founded	June 6, 1925
Named for	Gulf of Mexico
Seat	Port St. Joe
Largest city	Port St. Joe
Area
• Total	756 sq mi (1,958 km2)
• Land	564 sq mi (1,461 km2)
• Water	192 sq mi (497 km2), 25.4%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	16,160
• Density	28.6/sq mi (11.0/km2)
Congressional district	2nd
Time zones	; Eastern: UTC−5/−4; Southern portion
	; Central: UTC−6/−5; Northern portion
Website	www.gulfcounty-fl.gov

Gulf County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,863.^[2] Its county seat is Port St. Joe.^[3]

Gulf County is included in the Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Gulf County, created in 1925, was named for the Gulf of Mexico. Wewahitchka was its first county seat and the 1927 Gulf County Courthouse is still in existence. In 1965 the county seat was moved to Port Saint Joe, which under its original name Saint Joseph, had been the site of Florida's first Constitutional Convention in 1838.

Geography

Entering the Eastern Time Zone

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 756 square miles (1,960 km²), of which 564 square miles (1,460 km²) is land and 192 square miles (500 km²) (25.4%) is water.^[4]

Time zones

By way of the Intracoastal Waterway, Gulf County is one of a small number of counties in the United States to be under two time zones, Eastern and Central in this case.

Adjacent counties

Calhoun County, Florida — north

Liberty County, Florida — northeast

Franklin County, Florida — east

Bay County, Florida — west

National protected area

St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	3,182		—
1940	6,951		118.4%
1950	7,460		7.3%
1960	9,937		33.2%
1970	10,096		1.6%
1980	10,658		5.6%
1990	11,504		7.9%
2000	13,332		15.9%
2010	15,863		19.0%
Est. 2017	16,160	^[5]	1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2015^[2]

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 13,332 people, 4,931 households, and 3,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 inhabitants per square mile (9.3/km²). There were 7,587 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79.89% White, 16.94% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. 2.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,931 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.70% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 26.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 114.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,276, and the median income for a family was $36,289. Males had a median income of $27,539 versus $20,780 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,449. About 13.70% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Gulf County is heavily Democratic at the local level. However, the county tends to vote Republican in statewide and national elections. It has only supported a Democrat for president three times since 1960—in 1976, 1980 and 1996.

As of 2012, there are 9479 registered voters. The Democratic Party (5320, 56%) holds a large advantage over the Republican Party (3305, 34%).

The county commission consists of three Democrats and two Republicans.

Democrats control all other county government positions (Clerk of the Court, Property Appraiser, Sheriff, Superintendent of Schools, Tax Collector).

The county is part of Florida's 2nd congressional district, represented by Republican Neal Dunn.

Despite remaining a Democratic stronghold, in the 2008 Presidential election John McCain carried the county with 69% of the vote.

George W. Bush carried the county in 2004.

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[11]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Other
2016	72.69% 5,329	23.46% 1,720	3.85% 282
2012	70.10% 4,995	28.26% 2,014	1.64% 117
2008	68.99% 4,980	29.77% 2,149	1.23% 89
2004	66.03% 4,805	33.08% 2,407	0.89% 65
2000	57.79% 3,553	39.00% 2,398	3.21% 197
1996	40.55% 2,430	41.39% 2,480	18.06% 1,082
1992	45.29% 2,651	33.11% 1,938	21.61% 1,265
1988	62.44% 3,042	34.65% 1,688	2.91% 142
1984	66.70% 3,573	33.30% 1,784
1980	43.18% 2,127	54.81% 2,700	2.01% 99
1976	37.00% 1,584	61.69% 2,641	1.31% 56
1972	78.54% 2,628	21.31% 713	0.15% 5
1968	9.58% 364	18.71% 711	71.71% 2,725
1964	54.67% 2,001	45.33% 1,659
1960	21.86% 657	78.14% 2,348
1956	24.12% 570	75.88% 1,793
1952	21.69% 490	78.31% 1,769
1948	9.25% 146	77.20% 1,219	13.56% 214
1944	6.15% 83	93.85% 1,267
1940	6.01% 105	93.99% 1,642
1936	7.76% 71	92.24% 844
1932	4.42% 30	95.58% 648
1928	34.98% 156	61.66% 275	3.36% 15

Education

Gulf County is served by Gulf County Schools.

Libraries

Gulf County is part of the Northwest Regional Library System (NWRLS), which serves Bay and Liberty Counties as well.

Bay County Public Library

Panama City Beach Public Library

Parker Public Library

Springfield Public Library

Gulf County Public Library

Charles Whitehead Public Library

Harrell Memorial Library of Liberty County

Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library

Communities

Cities

Port St. Joe

Wewahitchka

Unincorporated communities

Cape San Blas

Dalkeith

Highland View

Honeyville

Indian Pass

Oak Grove

Overstreet

White City

Howard Creek

Transportation

Airports

Costin Airport

References

^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/gulfcountyflorida/PST045217

^ ^a^b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.

External links

Government links/Constitutional offices

Gulf County Board of County Commissioners

Gulf County Supervisor of Elections

Gulf County Property Appraiser

Gulf County Sheriff's Office

Gulf County Tax Collector

Special districts

Gulf County School District

Northwest Florida Water Management District

Judicial branch

Gulf County Clerk of Courts

Circuit and County Court for the 14th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties

Tourism links

Gulf County Tourism Development Council

Business links

Gulf County Chamber of Commerce

Coordinates: 29°54′N 85°14′W / 29.90°N 85.24°W / 29.90; -85.24

[1] ttps://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/gulfcountyflorida/PST045217

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[USCensusEst2016-5] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

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[7] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

[8] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

[9] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

[GR8-10] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[11] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gulf County, Florida, United States
County seat: Port St. Joe
Cities	Port St. Joe Wewahitchka
Unincorporated communities	Cape San Blas Dalkeith Highland View Oak Grove White City

v t e State of Florida
Tallahassee (capital)
Topics	Index Climate Congressional Delegations Districts Education Environment Fauna Flora Geology Government Hurricanes Law Media Newspapers Radio TV Symbols Flag Seal Tourist attractions Transportation	Seal of Florida
History	Timeline Spanish Florida British Rule East Florida West Florida Florida Territory Seminole Wars Slavery Plantations of Leon County Civil War Florida East Coast Railway Florida land boom of the 1920s Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Center Disney World
Geography	Beaches Caves Everglades (Drainage and development) Keys Lakes Lake Okeechobee Reef Rivers Sinkholes Springs State forests State parks Swamps
Major hurricanes	Florida Keys (1919) Tampa Bay (1921) Miami (1926) Okeechobee (1928) Florida Keys (1929) Treasure Coast (1933) Labor Day (1935) Dry Tortugas (1944) Homestead (1945) Fort Lauderdale (1947) South Florida (1948) 1949 Florida hurricane Easy (1950) King 1950) Donna (1960) Betsy (1965) Eloise (1975) Elena (1985) Andrew (1992) Opal (1995) Charley (2004) Frances (2004) Ivan (2004) Jeanne (2004) Dennis (2005) Wilma (2005) Irma (2017) Michael (2018)
Society	African-American Crime Cuban-American culture Miami Tampa Culture Demographics Economy Education Floridians Haitian-American culture Delray Beach Miami Indigenous peoples Everglades Politics Sports
Regions	Big Bend Central Florida Emerald Coast Everglades First Coast Forgotten Coast Glades Gold Coast Halifax area Heartland Keys Nature Coast North Central Florida North Florida Panhandle South Florida Southwest Florida Space Coast Suncoast Tampa Bay Area Treasure Coast
Metro areas	Cape Coral–Fort Myers Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach Gainesville Homosassa Springs Jacksonville Lakeland–Winter Haven Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Ocala Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Panama City Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Port St. Lucie Punta Gorda Sebastian-Vero Beach Sebring Tallahassee Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater The Villages
Largest cities	Jacksonville Miami Tampa Orlando St. Petersburg Hialeah Tallahassee Port St. Lucie Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach Cape Coral Pembroke Pines Hollywood
Counties	Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier Columbia DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton Hardee Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Holmes Indian River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Marion Martin Miami‑Dade Monroe Mosquito (former county) Nassau Okaloosa Okeechobee Orange Osceola Palm Beach Pasco Pinellas Polk Putnam Santa Rosa Sarasota Seminole St. Johns St. Lucie Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla Walton Washington

v t e North Florida
Region of Florida
Topics	Climate Geography Culture Economy Transportation Partition proposals Pork Chop Gang Laura Street	Map of North Florida
Counties	Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Calhoun Clay Columbia Dixie Duval Escambia Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Gulf Hamilton Holmes Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Leon Levy Liberty Madison Marion Nassau Okaloosa Putnam Santa Rosa St. Johns Suwannee Taylor Union Wakulla Walton Washington
Major cities	Jacksonville Tallahassee
Cities and towns 100k+	Gainesville
Cities and towns 25k–100k	Ocala Palm Coast Panama City Pensacola
Cities and towns 10k–25k	Atlantic Beach Callaway Crestview Destin Fernandina Beach Fort Walton Beach Jacksonville Beach Lake City Lynn Haven Niceville Palatka Panama City Beach St. Augustine
Metro areas	Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Gainesville Jacksonville Ocala Palm Coast Panama City–Lynn Haven–Panama City Beach Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent Tallahassee
Regions	Big Bend Emerald Coast First Coast Florida Panhandle Forgotten Coast Halifax area Nature Coast North Central Florida Northeast Florida Northwest Florida

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