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Union County was created in 1921 from part of Bradford County. It was named to honor the concept of unity. Union County is the location of Union Correctional Institution and the Reception and Medical Center (RMC).^[4] Union CI is a maximum security prison and is home to part of Florida's Death Row. The death chamber is located at nearby Florida State Prison (FSP). Florida State Prison also houses some death-row inmates.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of {{convert|250|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|244|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|6.2|sqmi}} (2.5%) is water.^[5] It is the smallest county by area in Florida.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

At the 2000 census,^[11] there were 13,442 people, 3,367 households and 2,606 families residing in the county. The population density was 56 per square mile (22/km²). There were 3,736 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 73.62% White, 22.84% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. 3.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,367 households, 41.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 15.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 19.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 21.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 39.80% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 183.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 215.20 males. This extremely skewed gender distribution is the result of the county's male prison population.

The median household income was $34,563, and the median family income was $37,516. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $22,083 for females. The county's per capita income was $12,333. About 10.50% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.60% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

The county suffers a death rate of about 1600 per 100,000 residents, the highest in the nation.^[12]

Government and infrastructure

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) operates Region II Correctional Facility Office in an unincorporated area in Union County.^[14] FDOC also maintains the Union Correctional Institution in an unincorporated area in the county.^[15] Union Correctional Institution houses one of two death rows for men in Florida.^[16] About a third of the county's population is imprisoned, compared to a statewide figure of one-half percent.^[17]

The Union Juvenile Residential Facility of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice is in an unincorporated area in Union County.^[18]

Education

Libraries

The Union County Public Library serves the county. The branch is at 250 SE 5th Avenue, Lake Butler, Florida 32054. Its director is Mary C. Brown. The branch is open Monday, Wednesday–Friday 9 am–6 pm, Tuesday 9 am–8 pm, and Saturday 9 am–3 pm.

Communities

City

Towns

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12125.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 15, 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}
3. ^List of lowest-income counties in the United States
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region2/209.html |title=Reception and Medical Center (RMC) |publisher=Florida Department of Corrections |accessdate=July 28, 2010}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 16, 2014}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=June 16, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 16, 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 16, 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-05-14|title=American FactFinder}}
12. ^{{cite web |last1=Koeze |first1=Ella |title=35 Years Of American Death |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/ |website=Five Thirty-eight |accessdate=14 January 2019}}
13. ^{{cite web |title=Union County Data |url=https://wellflorida.org/data-reports/union-county-data/ |website=Wellflorida |accessdate=14 January 2019}}
14. ^"Region II Correctional Facility Office." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.
15. ^"Union Correctional Facility." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 31, 2010.
16. ^"Death Row Fact Sheet." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
17. ^{{cite web |title=Union County Data |url=https://wellflorida.org/data-reports/union-county-data/ |website=Wellflorida |accessdate=14 January 2019}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.djj.state.fl.us/Residential/facilities/north_facilities/Union.html|title=Union Juvenile Residential Facility|publisher=Florida Department of Juvenile Justice|accessdate=2008-08-03}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-06-16}}
20. ^List of lowest-income counties in the United States

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