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Okaloosa County is included in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Okaloosa County was created by an act passed on September 7, 1915.^[5] Okaloosa is a Choctaw word meaning "black water". "Oka" means water, and "lusa" is black in the Choctaw language.^[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1082|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|930|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|152|sqmi}} (14.0%) is water.^[7] Fort Walton Beach and three United States Air Force bases, (Duke Field in the North and Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field are in the south).

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

State Parks and Forests

Demographics

As of 2015^[18], there were 198,664 people and 95,494 households. As of the census of 2010,the population density was 194.4 people per square mile (70/km²).

Link to statistics of racial makeup:[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/12091]

As of 2015, there were 95,494 households. Within the 2010 census, 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

According to the 2010 census, the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

In 2015, the median income for a household in the county was $55,880. The per capita income for the county was $28,902. 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

Northwest Florida State College serves over 10,000 residents of Okaloosa County annually for bachelor's Degrees, associate degrees, and certificates. The College maintains four campuses in Okaloosa County: Niceville, Crestview, Ft. Walton Beach, and Hurlburt Field, and one campus in Walton County, FL.

Libraries

The Robert L.F. Sikes Library is located in Crestview, FL and was started in the 1940’s in the home of Bertha Henry. She started the library by using her own books as well as books that belonged to her mother as well as using the services of a local church’s lending library. After moving locations multiple times as it grew in popularity, it eventually was renamed after Congressman “Bob” Sikes who served in Congress from 1940-1979. Today, it is a thriving public library.

The Destin Library is located in Destin, FL. While the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative was officially formed in 1997, Destin wasn’t added until about the year 2000. They provide many services to the public including ancestry research, online card catalog training and how to check out and utilize ebooks using the library.

The Fort Walton Beach Library is located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. It was established in 1927 by the Women’s Club in an old Masonic building near the waterfront of the city. In order to keep the library open, they would rotate services during the days of the week, each service offered on a particular day of the week. The library ended up closing to the public after donating all of its inventory to the local high school to help them meet their requirements to the students. In 1954, the Business and Professional Women’s Club assisted the Women’s Club to re-establish the public library, and it is thriving today.

The Mary Esther Public Library was first proposed in 1974 and was approved, taking up only a space of 585 square feet. After a new building was provided in 1988, the library’s popularity and utilization continued to grow. In 1990, a grant was approved to construct a brand new library and it was opened to the public in 1992. In 2004, the library was expanded and it thrives today serving the citizens of Mary Esther, FL and Okaloosa County.

The Niceville Library became a part of the library cooperative in 1997 in Okaloosa County. The library buildings include the main public library, a community center that hosts events and a public children's park and splash pad.

The Valparaiso Community Library is located in Valparaiso, FL. It began in 1973 with a modest collection. Eventually it expanded to include genealogy research which helped to expand its collection. In 2007 the library was awarded a state library construction grant. While it is one of the smaller libraries, it continues to provide the same type of services to the community.

Transportation

Airports

Surface Transportation

Emerald Coast Rider (formerly Okaloosa County Transit)^[19] operates bus services in the county.^[20]

Politics

Okaloosa County is one of the most conservative counties in Florida. Incumbent George W. Bush won the county in 2004 with 78% of the popular vote and in 2008 the Republican candidate John McCain polled 72%.^[21] Mitt Romney won the county in 2012 with 73.86% (69,785) of the popular vote, while Donald Trump won 70.42% (71,893) in 2016.^[22]

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

See also

References

1. ^https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/okaloosacountyflorida/POP815216
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/12091|title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)|publisher=}}
3. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/14091.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 14, 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}
5. ^Hutchinson, Leonard Patrick, "History of the Playground Area of Northwest Florida", Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, Florida, 1st ed., 1961, no Library of Congress card number, no ISBN, page 41.
6. ^{{Cite book|title=Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words|last=Read|first=William|publisher=The University of Alabama Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-8173-8072-4|location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama|pages=47|quote=|via=}}
7. ^{{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}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Blackwater-River|title=Florida State Parks|publisher=}}
9. ^{{Cite book|title=Florida Almanac 2012|last=McGovern|first=Bernie|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company|year=2011|isbn=9781589808461|location=|pages=186}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.floridastateparks.org/park/Rocky-Bayou|title=Florida State Parks|publisher=}}
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18. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov |archivedate=September 11, 2013 }}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecrider.org/|title=Welcome to Emerald Coast Rider|last=|first=|date=2015|website=Emerald Coast Rider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101174155/http://ecrider.org/|archive-date=2015-11-01|dead-url=yes|access-date=2017-12-16}}
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21. ^{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/PresidentialByCounty.aspx?oi=P&rti=G&sp=Fl |title=2008 US Presidential Election Results by County - USATODAY.com |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |date=2008-11-10 |accessdate=2010-07-22}}
22. ^https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
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