Dixie County, Florida

Dixie County
Dixie County
County
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Florida
	Florida's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 29°35′N 83°11′W / 29.59°N 83.19°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	April 25, 1921
Named for	Dixieland
Seat	Cross City
Largest town	Cross City
Area
• Total	864 sq mi (2,240 km2)
• Land	705 sq mi (1,830 km2)
• Water	159 sq mi (410 km2) 18.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	16,759
• Density	24/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	dixie.fl.gov

Dixie County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 16,759 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Cross City, Florida^[2].

History

Dixie County was created in 1921 from the southern portion of Lafayette County. "Dixie" is a common nickname for the Southern United States.

Land

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 864 square miles (2,240 km²), of which 705 square miles (1,830 km²) is land and 159 square miles (410 km²) (18.4%) is water.^[3]

Counties nearby

National protected area

Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (part)

People

At the 2020 census, 16,759 people lived in the county. There were 6,248 households and 1,876 people who did not live in households. The population density was 23.8 people per square mile (9.2/km²). The median age was 47.5 years (45.6 for males, 49.9 for females).

Of the total population, 18.1% were under 18 years old, 58.8% were 18 to 64, and 23.2% were 65 or over. Males made up 55.6% and females made up 44.4% of the people. The population was 82.0% White (non-Latino), 9.3% Black (non-Latino), 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.7% Two or more races (non-Latino). Less than 1% of the people were from other races.

Of the 6,248 households, 3,905 (62.5%) were families, 1,545 (24.7%) had children under 18, 2,706 (43.3%) had a married couple, and 1,868 (29.9%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.4 people. There were 9,276 housing units, and 67.4% had people living in them all year, while 21.5% were for seasonal use (part of the year). Of the households, 79.7% were owner-occupied, while 20.3% were renters.^[4]^[5]

As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $45,057, and the median income for a family was about $49,404.^[6] The per capita income was about $20,508.^[7] About 9.6% of families^[8] and 16.1% of all people in Dixie County lived below the poverty line. This includes 25.8% of children under 18 years old and 11.6% of people over 65 years old.^[9]

Cities and towns

Unincorporated

Clara (shared with Taylor County)
Eugene
Hines
Jonesboro
Old Town
Shamrock Noted for its turpentine industry in the 1930s and 40s.
Shired Island Noted for topping the list of America's most polluted beaches in 2008.
Suwannee
Yellow Jacket

Politics

In Presidential elections, Dixie County tends to vote Republican, although both Democrat Bill Clinton and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot did very well in 1992 and 1996. During the 21st century, the county has become increasingly Republican.

United States presidential election results for Dixie County, Florida^[10]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	6,759	82.70%	1,365	16.70%	49	0.60%
2016	5,822	80.35%	1,270	17.53%	154	2.13%
2012	5,052	72.60%	1,798	25.84%	109	1.57%
2008	5,194	71.22%	1,925	26.40%	174	2.39%
2004	4,434	68.83%	1,960	30.43%	48	0.75%
2000	2,697	57.79%	1,827	39.15%	143	3.06%
1996	1,399	36.82%	1,734	45.63%	667	17.55%
1992	1,401	32.04%	1,855	42.42%	1,117	25.54%
1988	2,031	59.79%	1,366	40.21%	0	0.00%
1984	2,204	64.29%	1,224	35.71%	0	0.00%
1980	1,101	34.70%	2,010	63.35%	62	1.95%
1976	558	20.28%	2,169	78.82%	25	0.91%
1972	1,628	81.52%	367	18.38%	2	0.10%
1968	217	10.39%	325	15.57%	1,546	74.04%
1964	908	49.59%	923	50.41%	0	0.00%
1960	392	28.65%	976	71.35%	0	0.00%
1956	370	29.04%	904	70.96%	0	0.00%
1952	440	34.81%	824	65.19%	0	0.00%
1948	111	8.73%	862	67.82%	298	23.45%
1944	84	7.07%	1,104	92.93%	0	0.00%
1940	84	5.59%	1,420	94.41%	0	0.00%
1936	64	5.19%	1,170	94.81%	0	0.00%
1932	55	4.78%	1,096	95.22%	0	0.00%
1928	463	57.52%	342	42.48%	0	0.00%
1924	14	5.13%	257	94.14%	2	0.73%

Points of interest

City Of Hawkinsville - sunken steamboat in the Suwannee River near Old Town, one of the Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves
Old Town Elementary School, now the Dixie County Cultural Center
Old Town Methodist Church built in 1890 behind the 1983 church building.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Dixie County, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
↑ "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "S1901: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "S1902: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "S1702: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ "S1701: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.

Other websites

Dixie County Advocate, local newspaper available in full-text for free from the Florida Digital Newspaper Library
Dixie County Times, A recently started local newspaper managed by the former editor of the Dixie County Advocate.
WZCC-AM 1240, Cross City's Community Radio Station.