Holmes County, Florida
Holmes County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 19,653 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Bonifay, Florida.[2]
Holmes County | |
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 Holmes County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Florida | |
 Florida's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°52′N 85°49′W / 30.87°N 85.81°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| Founded | January 8, 1848 |
| Seat | Bonifay |
| Largest city | Bonifay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 489 sq mi (1,270 km2) |
| • Land | 479 sq mi (1,240 km2) |
| • Water | 10 sq mi (30 km2) 2.1% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,653 |
| • Density | 40.8/sq mi (15.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | holmescountyonline |
History
changeHolmes County was named after an Indian Chief that lived in the area when the land was settled. Holmes County has had three county seats in its history, the first being Cerro Gordo, then Westville, and finally Bonifay. Bonifay has been the county seat since 1905.
Historic places
changeHistoric places in the county include:
- Keith Cabin in Pittman
- Waits Mansion in Bonifay
Land
changeAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 489 square miles (1,270 km2), of which 479 square miles (1,240 km2) is land and 10 square miles (26 km2) (2.1%) is water.[3]
Counties nearby
change- Geneva County, Alabama - north
- Jackson County, Florida - east
- Washington County, Florida - south
- Walton County, Florida - west
People
changeAt the 2020 census, 19,653 people lived in the county. There were 7,282 households and 1,912 people who did not live in households. The population density was 41.0 people per square mile (15.8/km²). The median age was 43.1 years (41.2 for males, 45.4 for females).
Of the total population, 20.6% were under 18 years old, 58.7% were 18 to 64, and 20.7% were 65 or over. Males made up 53.4% and females made up 46.6% of the people. The population was 85.3% White (non-Latino), 6.2% Black (non-Latino), 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.8% Two or more races (non-Latino). Other races each made up less than 1% of the population.
Of the 7,282 households, 4,778 (65.6%) were families, 2,094 (28.8%) had children under 18, 3,371 (46.3%) had a married couple, and 2,158 (29.6%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.4 people. There were 8,622 housing units, and 84.5% had people living in them all year. Of these households, 76.0% were owner-occupied, while 24.0% were renters.[4][5]
As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $46,063, and the median income for a family was about $55,802.[6] The per capita income was about $22,860.[7] About 14.9% of families[8] and 16.6% of all people in Holmes County lived below the poverty line. This includes 21.5% of children under 18 years old and 11.6% of people over 65 years old.[9]
Triracial people
changeThe so-called "Dominickers", a number of related mixed-race (white, black, and Euchee Indian) families, lived for decades after the American Civil War and well into the twentieth century in a rural area near Ponce de Leon, with a separate church and segregated public elementary school. Although considered a separate ethnicity from both whites and blacks, many Dominickers married into local white families, so that group boundaries blurred; some descendants still live in the area. The 1950 federal census identified 60 members of this group living in Holmes County at that time.[10] Few facts are known about their origins, and little has been published about them.
Municipalities
changeIncorporated
change- City of Bonifay
- Town of Esto
- Town of Noma
- Town of Ponce de Leon
- Town of Westville
Unincorporated
change- Bethlehem
- Prosperity
- Gritney
- Cerrogordo
- Pittman
Politics
changeHolmes County has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 1980. The county is very strongly Republican in the 21st century.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 8,080 | 89.01% | 924 | 10.18% | 74 | 0.82% |
| 2016 | 7,483 | 87.46% | 853 | 9.97% | 220 | 2.57% |
| 2012 | 6,919 | 83.46% | 1,264 | 15.25% | 107 | 1.29% |
| 2008 | 7,033 | 81.63% | 1,446 | 16.78% | 137 | 1.59% |
| 2004 | 6,412 | 77.25% | 1,810 | 21.81% | 78 | 0.94% |
| 2000 | 5,012 | 67.77% | 2,177 | 29.43% | 207 | 2.80% |
| 1996 | 3,249 | 47.75% | 2,312 | 33.98% | 1,243 | 18.27% |
| 1992 | 3,196 | 48.96% | 1,877 | 28.75% | 1,455 | 22.29% |
| 1988 | 4,225 | 71.61% | 1,639 | 27.78% | 36 | 0.61% |
| 1984 | 4,548 | 78.70% | 1,231 | 21.30% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 3,221 | 52.41% | 2,767 | 45.02% | 158 | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 1,850 | 35.71% | 3,256 | 62.86% | 74 | 1.43% |
| 1972 | 3,819 | 92.51% | 309 | 7.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 377 | 7.00% | 312 | 5.79% | 4,700 | 87.21% |
| 1964 | 3,225 | 73.00% | 1,193 | 27.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 1,235 | 34.26% | 2,370 | 65.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 1,036 | 29.17% | 2,516 | 70.83% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 1,230 | 27.67% | 3,216 | 72.33% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 492 | 15.39% | 1,799 | 56.29% | 905 | 28.32% |
| 1944 | 908 | 25.51% | 2,652 | 74.49% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 887 | 24.84% | 2,684 | 75.16% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 772 | 19.37% | 3,213 | 80.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1932 | 429 | 13.71% | 2,701 | 86.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1928 | 2,260 | 74.44% | 735 | 24.21% | 41 | 1.35% |
| 1924 | 377 | 32.03% | 658 | 55.90% | 142 | 12.06% |
| 1920 | 537 | 33.56% | 869 | 54.31% | 194 | 12.13% |
| 1916 | 427 | 28.83% | 763 | 51.52% | 291 | 19.65% |
| 1912 | 52 | 7.74% | 411 | 61.16% | 209 | 31.10% |
| 1908 | 337 | 39.00% | 438 | 50.69% | 89 | 10.30% |
| 1904 | 140 | 29.60% | 284 | 60.04% | 49 | 10.36% |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Holmes 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.
- ↑ ""Estimated Population of Reputed Indian-White-Negro Racial Isolates of the Eastern United States, by State and County, 1950"". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Data Graphs". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03.
Other websites
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Government links/Constitutional offices
change- Holmes County Board of County Commissioners
- Holmes County Supervisor of Elections
- Holmes County Property Appraiser
- Holmes County Sheriff's Office
- Holmes County Tax Collector
Special districts
change- Holmes District School Board
- Northwest Florida Water Management District Archived 2004-11-26 at the Wayback Machine
Judicial branch
change- Holmes County Clerk of Courts
- Circuit and County Court for the 14th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties