page_title: Walton County, Florida
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Walton County, Florida / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The summit of Britton Hill, the state of Florida's highest point at 345 feet. It is located at Lakewood Park, in the northern section of Walton County.
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.
context_section_description: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,240 square miles (3,200 km²), of which 1,038 square miles (2,690 km²) is land and 202 square miles (520 km²) (16.3%) is water.
  The county is one of the largest in area in the state, stretching from the Alabama state line to the Emerald Coast.
caption: Britton Hill, Florida's highest point at 345 feet (105 m), is located in northern Walton County
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