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Leon County (Spanish: Condado de León) is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León . As of the 2020 census , the population was 292,198.
Tallahassee (/ ˌ t æ l ə ˈ h æ s i / TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824.
The Tallahassee Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined in 1965, and at that time included only Leon County. Wakulla County was added to the MSA in 1973. In 1983, Wakulla County was removed from the MSA and Gadsden County was added. Jefferson County and Wakulla County (for the second time) were added to the MSA in 2003. [5]
The county’s public hearings are set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, and Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the County Courthouse. Contact Jeff Burlew at jburlew@tallahassee.com or 850-599-2180.
Incumbent Leon County Commissioner Carolyn Cummings and challenger David Hawkins will square off Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to noon in a candidate forum organized by the Tallahassee Democrat ...
The Leon County Dairy Association was organized in 1918. The 1920 census showed Leon County as having 7885 dairy cows with milk production at 589,350 gallons. Tallahassee's first milk plant was opened by 1923 and there were 25 operational dairies in Leon. Just prior to World War II, milk production was 745,901 gallons a day. By 1964, dairies ...
Leon County turnout was at about 65% and climbing as of 9:30 a.m., with more than 127,000 votes cast in the general election. Before the polls even opened, turnout was sitting at nearly 60% from ...
County [5] Proposal date [5] Etymology [5] Notes Bloxham County: 1915 [16] William D. Bloxham (1835–1911), 13th and 17th governor of Florida: county seat at Williston: Leigh Read County: 1842 Leigh Read, legislator proposed renaming of Mosquito County: Miami County [17] 1947 City of Miami: consolidated city-county: Ocean County: 1991 Atlantic ...