Flagler County is a county located in the

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portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 115,378. Its county seat 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 founde ...

, who built the

Florida East Coast Railway The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México. Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a pr ...

. 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 Marco Polo Park (also known as Passport to Fun World) was a theme park located just west of Interstate 95 between Jacksonville and Daytona Beach near Bunnell, at what is now Exit 278 in Flagler County, Florida on the site of the current Plantati ...

, a theme park off

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...

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

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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 St. Johns County is a county in the First Coast, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 273,425. The county seat and largest incorporated city is St. Augustine, Florida, St. August ...

- 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 census, the county was home to 553,543 people, an increase of 11.9% from the 20 ...

- 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
Central Park in Town Center

Children's Memorial Garden
*

Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area is a Florida State Park in Flagler Beach, Florida, United States, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intra-Coastal Waterway on State Route A1A. It is about north of Daytona Beach and about south o ...

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

* Atlantic Ocean
Dead Lake
* Crescent Lake * Intracoastal Waterway *

Matanzas River The Matanzas River is a body of water in St. Johns and Flagler counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a narrow saltwater bar-bounded estuary sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by Anastasia Island. The Matanzas River is in lengthU.S. Geolo ...

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 census of 2010, there were 95,696 people, 39,186 households, and 27,843 families residing in the county. The population density was 197.1 people per square mile. There were 48,595 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 82.3% White, 11.4% Black or African American. 8.6% of the population were Hispanic or

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

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 German-American at 12.7% and Irish-American 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 System, United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, ...

* 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 Flagler may refer to: Places * Flagler, Colorado * Flagler County, Florida, named for Henry Morrison Flagler * Flagler Beach, Florida * Cape John Flagler, Greenland People with the surname * Adam Flagler (born 1999), American basketball player * ...

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 Matanzas High School (MHS) is located at 3535 Old Kings Road North in Palm Coast, Florida. The school's sports teams are known as the Pirates. As of 2013–2014, it was A-rated. The school colors are royal blue, silver and black. On February 21, ...

9th-12th * Flagler Palm Coast High School 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 more ...

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

* Bimini * Cody's Corner * Daytona North *

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* Espanola * Favoretta * Flagler Estates (also in

St. Johns County St. Johns County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 273,425. The county seat and largest incorporated city is St. Augustine. St. Johns County is part of the ...

) * Hammock * Korona * Orange Hammock * Painters Hill * Relay * 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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