Cross City is a town in and the county seat of

Dixie County, Florida Dixie County is a county located in the Big Bend region of the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,759. Its county seat is Cross City. History Dixie County was created in 1921 from the so ...

, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Cross City is located at (29.6806, –83.0897). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,775 people, 686 households, and 478 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 799 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 70.48% White, 27.27% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.56%

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, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 0.51% of the population. There were 686 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were

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living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $20,081, and the median income for a family was $28,884. Males had a median income of $26,419 versus $18,684 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,125. About 20.3% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 29.1% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Cross City Airport Cross City Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Cross City, a city in Dixie County, Florida, United States. It is included in the National Plan of ...

is a public-use airport located east of the

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Education

Residents are served by Dixie District Schools. The schools serving Cross City are: * Dixie County High School * Ruth Rains Middle School * James Anderson Elementary School Dixie County Public Library is in Cross City. It is a part of the Three Rivers Regional Library System.Home
Three Rivers Regional Library System. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.

Notable people

Nick Collins Nicholas Cordell Collins (born August 16, 1983) is a former American football safety who played seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bethune-Cookman, and was drafted by ...

Defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

for the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

* Duke Dawson,

for the Denver Broncos *

Eugene McDowell Eugene McDowell (December 31, 1963 – August 24, 1995) was an American professional basketball player. A strong big man who primarily played as a center, he was one of the top prospects in the 1981 high school class. He was a 4-year starter playi ...

, professional basketball player

References

External links

{{Authority control County seats in Florida Towns in Dixie County, Florida Towns in Florida