| St. Marks, Florida | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Wakulla |
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| - Total | 1. Wakulla County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ImageFlorida counties mappng|thumb|right|400px|Florida counties (clickable map poly 42 38 86 40 79 44 74 47 71 55 69 69 74 72 76 87 77 90 87 97 87 102 87 108 78 111 77 115 80 117 Wakulla County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (5 km²) |
| - Land | 1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (5 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 272 |
| - Density | 143. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (54. 4/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 12-62825[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0290282[2] |
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Geography
St. Marks is located at (30. 159244, -84. 207152)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (5. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²), of which, 1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 square miles (5. 0 km²) of it is land and 0. 52% is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 272 people, 137 households, and 79 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 141. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0 people per square mile (54. 4/km²). There were 168 housing units at an average density of 87. 1/sq mi (33. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93. 75% White, 2. 57% African American, 0. 74% Native American, 0. 37% Asian, 1. 10% from other races, and 1. 47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 37% of the population.
There were 137 households out of which 16. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43. 1% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42. 3% were non-families. 36. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1. 99 and the average family size was 2. 56.
In the city the population was spread out with 15. 8% under the age of 18, 7. 4% from 18 to 24, 27. 6% from 25 to 44, 31. 6% from 45 to 64, and 17. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 104. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110. 1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,156, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,234 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,994. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 19. 1% of families and 19. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 3% of those under the age of eighteen and 6. 7% of those sixty five or over.
On July 10th, 2005, the outer bands of Hurricane Dennis severely flooded the town, causing major damage to local businesses and homes.
History
A long time has passed since St. Marks last had appreciable importance, but this place on Apalachee Bay in Florida's Big Bend is a very old and historic Gulf port. The Big Bend of Florida, USA, is an informal region of the state with no official surveyed boundary Fortifications built here by the Spanish in the 1600s, and rebuilt several times, provided the venue for force of arms repeatedly up through the American Civil War. In the best-known incident, Andrew Jackson, in his cavalier incursion into Spanish Florida in 1818, executed Britisher Robert Christie Ambrister and Scots trader Alexander Arbuthnot at the old fort. Spanish Florida ( Spanish: La Florida) refers to the Spanish Colony of Florida. This nearly embroiled the United States in international strife. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park interprets the site of the old fort. San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park is a Florida State Park and historic site located in Wakulla County Florida.
Today's St. Marks evidently has its roots in American commercial activity that took hold beneath the walls of the fort upon acquisition of Spanish Florida by the U. S. in 1821 --before the settlement moved slightly up St. Marks River to the present position. Various articles in publications like Florida Historical Quarterly relate how the fort site later held a Government "naval" hospital to meet yellow fever emergencies in the merchant marine. Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease And just afterward Confederate batteries were established on the site in the Civil War. Their earthworks remain and are interpreted in the historic state park. But the site also exhibits old Spanish stonework, and not far away (though inaccessible) just down St. Marks River are shallow Spanish quarries where this limerock was evidently gotten in the 1730s.
There are brief accounts of a stone tower the Spanish built (now long gone) close by the quarries. The tower apparently would have afforded a sea view. Some scholars have asserted that if the Spanish on any occasion placed torches in this tower, the structure would have been thus functioning as the first lighthouse in the New World! In any case, limestone quarried here by the Spanish did eventually help to make a lighthouse here --the St. Marks Light constructed about 1830 by the U. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. The St Marks Light is the second-oldest light station in Florida. S. Government. The lighthouse stands, after a couple of reconstructions, at the mouth of the river six miles from town and accessible by road. The lighthouse is, like San Marcos de Apalache, on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of
A railroad often cited as Florida's first connected the port of St. Marks with the territorial capital, Tallahassee, some 20 miles inland. The line was constructed about 1836, and until the Civil War it served in the export of Middle Florida's cotton through St. Marks.
Today the attraction of St. Marks for boaters, fishermen, and seafood lovers preserves a strong relationship with Tallahassee (as does the location of a generating plant for Tallahassee here). The now-abandoned rail line serves as the popular Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail --a paved 16+-mile bicycle and equestrian trail terminating at the St. Marks waterfront.
This section of the coast was surprised by the big storm surge of Hurricane Dennis in 2005. Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major Hurricane in the Caribbean and As on other occasions in its history, St. Marks was flooded badly with saltwater. A principal casualty this time was the landmark Posey's Oyster Bar --"Home of the Topless Oyster. " Attracting people from Tallahassee and elsewhere ever since the 1920s, this quaint establishment overhanging the river was one of the very oldest businesses in Wakulla County. Wakulla County is a County located in the US state of Florida. It enjoyed a measure of regional fame. Irreparably damaged, Posey's now belongs, with Ambrister and Arbuthnot and the Spanish, to the long history of St. Marks.
In 2006 and 2007 Charles Shields was mayor of this small town in Wakulla County. He is husband of Pamela Shields and father of Don Shields, Brett Shields, and Barton Shields.
References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
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