page_title: Walton County, Florida
section_title: Communities
hierarchical_section_title: Walton County, Florida / Communities
caption_attribution_description: DeFuniak Springs, Florida: DeFuniak Springs Historic District: Walton County Courthouse.
context_page_description: Walton County is located on the Emerald Coast in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida, with its southern border on the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,043. Its county seat is DeFuniak Springs. The county is home to the highest natural point in Florida: Britton Hill, at 345 feet.
  Walton County is included in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
caption: Walton County Courthouse, 2008
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