Waukeenah, Florida

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Waukeenah, Florida
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 30°24′41″N83°57′12″W / 30.41139°N 83.95333°W / 30.41139; -83.95333
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County   Jefferson
Area
[1]
 • Total3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2)
 • Land3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
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194 ft (59 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total259
 • Density82.01/sq mi (31.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32344 [3]
Area code 850
FIPS code 12-75425 [4]
GNIS feature ID294191 [2]

Waukeenah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 259. Waukeenah Academy was a school in the area. Samuel Pasco was its principal. It did not survive the Civil War era. [5] The Florida Archives have a photos of its teachers and pupils. [6] [7]

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Geography

Waukeenah is located at 30°24′40″N83°57′11″W / 30.4111°N 83.9531°W / 30.4111; -83.9531 (30.4111, -83.9531), [8] near the intersection of US 27/State Road 20 and County Road 259. It is 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) east of Tallahassee, the state capital.

Waukeenah was once a resting point for travelers using the Old St. Augustine road, which started in St. Augustine and went to Pensacola, Florida.

Nomenclature

John G. Gamble's plantation was named Joaquina in honor of a Spanish descent lady who lived in Pensacola. The post office established at the plantation was moved to the crossing of Tallahassee and St. Augustine Roads in 1841. First called Marion Cross Road (Marion Post Office) until 1850 when the settlement there was once again named Joaquina, but this time the spelling was Anglicized into Waukeenah. [9] [10]

Census

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Waukeenah CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.04%, are water. [4]

Education

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 259—
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waukeenah, Florida
  3. ↑ "Waukeenah FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Waukeenah CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/238872ba-6fc7-456a-b3df-5869fb88f9bf
  6. ↑ https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/33923
  7. ↑ https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/152484
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ Pasco, Samuel (1928). "Jefferson County, Florida, 1827-1910". The Florida Historical Society Quarterly. 7 (2): 139–154. ISSN   0361-624X.
  10. ↑ "Waukeenah" (PDF). 1999. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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