Flagler County, Florida

**Flagler County**, in Florida, United States, was created in 1917.  It was named for Henry Morrison Flagler, a famous railroad builder who built the Florida East Coast Railway. At the 2020 census, 115,378 people lived in the county.

In 1998, when two brush fires threatened to become one huge brush fire in Flagler County, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county.  This was the first and so far the only time a whole county was evacuated in Florida. Flagler is also a sports town. Three Flagler baseball teams have made it to the State Tournament in the last 2 years.

## Land

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (15.0%) is water.

### Counties nearby

- St. Johns County, Florida - north
- Volusia County, Florida - south
- Putnam County, Florida - west

### Parks and gardens

- Belle Terre Park
- Betty Steflik Preserve
- Bings Landing
- Bird of Paradise Nature Reserve
- Bull Creek Campground
- Bulow Creek State Park
- Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
- Central Park in Town Center
- Children's Memorial Garden
- Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
- Graham Swamp Preserve
- Haw Creek Preserve / Russell Landing
- Heroes Memorial Park
- Herschel King Park
- Hidden Trails Park
- James F. Holland Memorial Park
- Jungle Hut Park
- Lehigh Trail
- Longs Landing Estuary
- Malacompra Park
- Moody Homestead Park
- Old Dixie Park
- Old Salt Park
- Palm Coast Community Center & Park
- Palm Coast Linear Park
- Princess Place Preserve
- Ralph Carter Park
- River to Sea Preserve
- Seminole Woods Neighborhood Park
- Shell Bluff Park
- Silver Lake Park
- St. Joe Walkway
- Varn Park
- Veteran's Park
- Wadsworth Park
- Washington Oaks State Gardens
- Waterfront Park
- Wickline Park

### Rivers and waterways

- Atlantic Ocean
- Dead Lake
- Crescent Lake
- Intracoastal Waterway
- Matanzas River
- Pellicer Creek

## People

At the 2020 census, 115,378 people lived in the county. There were 48,450 households and 804 people who did not live in households. The population density was 237.3 people per square mile (91.6/km²). The median age was 54.0 years (52.8 for males, 54.9 for females).

Of the total population, 16.5% were under 18 years old, 51.3% were 18 to 64, and 32.2% were 65 or over. Males made up 48.0% and females made up 52.0% of the people. The population was 73.1% White (non-Latino), 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Black (non-Latino), 2.1% Asian (non-Latino), and 4.1% _Two or more races_ (non-Latino). Less than 1% of the people were from other races.

Of the 48,450 households, 34,022 (70.2%) were families, 10,575 (21.8%) had children under 18, 26,528 (54.8%) had a married couple, and 11,619 (24.0%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.4 people. There were 55,565 housing units, and 87.2% had people living in them all year, while 6.6% were for seasonal use (part of the year). Of the households, 78.5% were owner-occupied, while 21.5% were renters.

As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $69,251, and the median income for a family was about $80,702. The per capita income was about $40,463. About 7.0% of families and 9.8% of all people in Flagler County lived below the poverty line. This includes 14.9% of children under 18 years old and 5.8% of people over 65 years old.

### Incorporated

- City of Bunnell
- City of Flagler Beach
- City of Palm Coast
- Town of Marineland
- Town of Beverly Beach

### Unincorporated

- Flagler Estates (also in St. Johns County)
- Hammock
- Painters Hill
- Espanola
- Bimini
- Dupont
- Korona
- Codys Corner
- Favoretta
- St. Johns Park
- Daytona North
- Relay

### Major roads

- Interstate 95
- U.S. 1
- SR A1A
- SR 11
- SR 20
- SR 100

## Politics

Because the demographics of the county are changing quickly, Flagler County is often an unpredictable county in presidential and other elections, although the general trend has been towards the Republican party in recent years.

## Education

Flagler County Public Schools enroll about 13,000 students. It includes two public high schools: Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas High School. The county also has 5 elementary schools and 2 middle schools.

Flagler county schools are:
- Belle Terre Elementary K-6th
- Bunnell Elementary K-6th
- Rymfire Elementary K-6th
- Old Kings Elementary K-6th
- Wadsworth Elementary K-6th
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Pre K-8th
- Buddy Taylor Middle School 7th-8th
- Indian Trails middle School 7th-8th
- Matanzas High School 9th-12th
- Flagler Palm Coast High School 9th-12th
- Pathways Academy (alternative school)
- iFlagler Virtual School 7th-12th
- Imagine School at Town Center (charter)
- Academies of Excellence's Heritage Academy (charter)
- Daytona State College (Daytona Beach, Florida (main campus)/ Palm Coast, Florida)

### Government links/Constitutional offices

- Flagler County Board of County Commissioners  official website
- Flagler County Supervisor of Elections
- Flagler County Property Appraiser
- Flagler County Sheriff's Office
- Flagler County Tax Collector

#### Special districts

- Flagler County Public Schools
- St. Johns River Water Management District

#### Judicial branch

- Flagler County Clerk of Courts
- Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida  serving Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties
- Office of the State Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- Circuit and County Court for the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida

### Tourism links

- Flagler County Tourist Development Council

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Flagler County
- **state**: Florida
- **founded year**: 1917
- **founded date**: April 28
- **seat wl**: Bunnell
- **largest city wl**: Palm Coast
- **area total sq mi**: 571
- **area land sq mi**: 485
- **area water sq mi**: 85
- **area percentage**: 15.0%
- **census yr**: 2020
- **pop**: 115378
- **density sq mi**: 238
- **web**: www.flaglercounty.org
- **time zone**: Eastern
- **named for**: Henry Flagler
- **ex image**: Bunnell, FL, Courthouse, Flagler County, 08-08-2010 (2).JPG
- **ex image cap**: Flagler County Courthouse in Bunnell