Flagler County is a

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located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 115,378. Its

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is Bunnell. Created in 1917 from portions of Saint Johns and Volusia Counties, it was named for

Henry Flagler Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder ...

, who built the

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. Flagler County is included in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, and is also included in the Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL Combined Statistical Area.

History

In 1974, Marco Polo Park, a

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off

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opened. It was never profitable and closed soon after. In 1998, when two brush fires threatened to become one huge brush fire in Flagler County, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county. This was the first and so far the only time a whole county was evacuated in Florida for a wildfire.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (15.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* St. Johns County, Florida - north *

Volusia County, Florida Volusia County (, ) is located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Florida, stretching between the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county was home to 553,543 people, an incr ...

- south * Putnam County, Florida - west

Parks and gardens

Belle Terre Park

Betty Steflik Preserve

Bings Landing

Bird of Paradise Nature Reserve

Bull Creek Campground
*

Bulow Creek State Park Bulow Creek State Park is a Florida State Park located five miles (8 km) north of Ormond Beach. It is on Old Dixie Highway ( CR 4011), next to the Atlantic Ocean. The park is adjacent to Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park, and close ...

Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is a Florida State Park in Flagler Beach, Florida. It is three miles west of Flagler Beach on CR 2001, south of SR 100, and contains the ruins of an ante-bellum plantation and its sugar mill, built of ...

Central Park in Town Center

Children's Memorial Garden
* Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
Graham Swamp Preserve

Haw Creek Preserve / Russell Landing

Heroes Memorial Park

Herschel King Park

Hidden Trails Park

James F. Holland Memorial Park

Jungle Hut Park

Lehigh Trail

Longs Landing Estuary

Malacompra Park

Moody Homestead Park

Old Dixie Park

Old Salt Park

Palm Coast Community Center & Park

Palm Coast Linear Park

Princess Place Preserve

Ralph Carter Park

River to Sea Preserve

Seminole Woods Neighborhood Park

Shell Bluff Park

St. Joe Walkway

Varn Park

Wadsworth Park
* Washington Oaks State Gardens
Waterfront Park

Rivers and waterways

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Dead Lake
* Crescent Lake *

Intracoastal Waterway The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Massachusetts southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following t ...

* Matanzas River
Pellicer Creek

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 115,378 people, 44,040 households, and 31,591 families residing in the county. As of the

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of 2010, there were 95,696 people, 39,186 households, and 27,843 families residing in the county. The

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was 197.1 people per square mile. There were 48,595 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 82.3%

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, 11.4%

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. 8.6% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. In the county, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median income for a household in the county was $51,049, and the median income for a family was $58,327. Flagler county was ranked the fastest-growing county in the nation by the US Census Bureau from 2000 to 2005, boasting a 53.3% change, with a July 1, 2005 population estimate at 76,410. As of 2016 the largest ancestry group in the county was English-American at 18.1% of the county, followed by

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at 12.7% and

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also at 12.7%.

Transportation

Airports

Flagler County Airport Flagler Executive Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Bunnell, a city in Flagler County, Florida, United States. The airport's former FAA location identifiers wer ...

is the primary airport within the county. It does not provide commercial air services but does serve private, student and business aviation.

Major roads

U.S. 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...

* SR A1A * SR 11 * SR 20 * SR 100

Other

* The

provides rail freight services in the county. * The Intracoastal Waterway runs just in from the coast in eastern Flagler County and provides for freight shipping and recreational boating.

Politics

Voter registration

According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans are a plurality of registered voters in Flagler County.

Statewide elections

Education

Flagler County Public Schools enroll approximately 13,000 student

The system includes two public high schools, Flagler Palm Coast High School, Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas High School. The county also has five elementary schools and two middle schools. All elementary schools will be Pre-K to 6th grade and middle schools 7th and 8th. Flagler County schools are: * Belle Terre Elementary K-6th * Bunnell Elementary K-6th * Rymfire Elementary K-6th * Old Kings Elementary K-6th * Wadsworth Elementary K-6th * St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Pre K-8th * Buddy Taylor Middle School 7th-8th * Indian Trails Middle School 7th-8th * Matanzas High School 9th-12th *

Flagler Palm Coast High School Flagler Palm Coast High School (FPCHS) is a public high school located in Palm Coast, Florida, United States. It serves the residents of Flagler County. Academics The school has four flagship programs: * International Baccalaureate * i3 New T ...

9th-12th * Pathways Academy (alternative school) * iFlagler Virtual School 7th-12th * Imagine School at Town Center (charter) * Academies of Excellence's Heritage Academy (charter) (closed after the 2011–2012 school year) In addition,

Daytona State College Daytona State College (DSC) is a public college with its main campus in Daytona Beach, Florida. DSC also has 6 smaller regional campuses throughout Volusia and Flagler counties. It is part of the Florida College System. The college offers mo ...

maintains a branch campus in Palm Coast.

Libraries

Flagler County Library System consists of two branches with over 57,000 borrowers. The Main Branch is located at 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast and the Bunnell Branch is located at 103 E Moody Blvd, Bunnell. The Flagler County Library system currently employees eighteen staff, with fourteen full-time employees and four part-time employees with an annual operating budget of $1 million. The Flagler County Public Library was created by the County Commission in 1987, but as early as 1937, a room of the County Courthouse in Bunnell was set aside for a small library, which was sponsored by the Colony Club. The current library director is Holly Albanese. The Flagler County Library System offers a wide variety of services beyond traditional library services. They have an e-book collection through Overdrive and Axis360. The library system will assist patrons in filing taxes, and applying for some government programs, as well as with passport applications. Both libraries offer fax services, and the Main Branch also offers scanning services. In 2001, the Flagler County Library System began a local oral history project called the "Flagler County Memories Project". This project is currently being recorded and then preserved on compact discs. The project mission states, "This collection of oral life histories seeks to sample the common themes and unique stories of selected local residents."

Communities

Cities

* Bunnell * Flagler Beach *

Palm Coast Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 75,180, more than twice the 32,832 counted in 2000. The population was estimated to be 89,800 in 2019. It is the most populous city in Flagler ...

Towns

* Beverly Beach * Marineland

Unincorporated communities

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* Cody's Corner * Daytona North *

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* Espanola * Favoretta * Flagler Estates (also in St. Johns County) *

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* Korona * Orange Hammock * Painters Hill *

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* St. Johns Park

Notes

References

External links

Government links/Constitutional offices

Flagler County Board of County Commissioners
official website
Flagler County Supervisor of Elections

Flagler County Property Appraiser

Flagler County Sheriff's Office

Flagler County Tax Collector

Special districts

Flagler County Public Schools

St. Johns River Water Management District

Judicial branch

Flagler County Clerk of Courts

serving Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties
Office of the State Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Circuit and County Court for the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

Flagler County Tourist Development Council
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