Cross City is a town in and the

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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

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Climate

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 27.27%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.11%

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, and 1.41% from two or more races.

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or Latino 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 married couples 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

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for the town was $12,125. About 20.3% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the

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, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 29.1% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Cross City Airport is a public-use

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located east of the central business district.

Education

Residents are served by

Dixie District Schools Dixie County School District, also known as Dixie District Schools, is a school district headquartered in Cross City, Florida. It serves Dixie County. Schools * Dixie County High School ( Cross City) * Ruth Rains Middle School (Cross City) * ...

. The schools serving Cross City are: *

Dixie County High School Dixie County Middle High School is located at 17924 SE 19 HWY in Cross City, Florida, United States. It is a part of Dixie District Schools, which serves Dixie County. The school changed its name in 2021 from Dixie County High School, due to t ...

* 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, Defensive back for the Green Bay Packers *

Duke Dawson Duke Dawson (born October 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida Gators football, Florida. Early years Dawson is from Cross City, Flo ...

, Defensive back for the

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* Eugene McDowell, professional basketball player

References

External links

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