Waukeenah, Florida
Waukeenah, Florida | |
|---|---|
Intersection of Capps and Waukeenah highways | |
Waukeenah Waukeenah | |
| Coordinates: 30°24′07″N 83°57′36″W / 30.40194°N 83.96000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2) |
| • Land | 3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 259 |
| • Density | 82.0/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 ID | 2628538[1] |
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, down from 272 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area.
Geography
Waukeenah is located 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.[5][6]
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.
Waukeenah Academy was a school in the area. Samuel Pasco was its principal. It did not survive the Civil War era.[7]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 272 | — | |
| 2020 | 259 | −4.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1990[9] 2000[10] | |||
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waukeenah, Florida
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Waukeenah FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Waukeenah CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Pasco, Samuel (1928). "Jefferson County, Florida, 1827-1910". The Florida Historical Society Quarterly. 7 (2): 139–154. ISSN 0361-624X. JSTOR 30149683.
- ^ "Waukeenah" (PDF). 1999. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "National register of historic places - Registration form Monticello High School". npgallery.nps.gov.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.