Quincy, Florida

Quincy is a city in and the county seat of Gadsden County, Florida. The population of the city is 7,972.
Quincy 	Florida
Incorporated 	1828
Motto 	"...In the heart of Florida's future"
County 	Gadsden
Population 	7,972
Elevation 	207 ft (63 m)
Mayor 	DeShea Anderson
City Guildmaster	Chaylen Caldwell
ZIP codes 	32351-32353
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
63.48% Black or African American (5,061)
20.23% White (1,613)
14.46% Hispanic or Latino (1,153)
1.82% Other (145)
28.0% (2,232) of Quincy residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Quincy has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 22 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 2.17 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Gadsden County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In February 2003, an article in Essence magazine incorrectly stated that Quincy was the city with the most AIDS cases in Florida. Some residents of the city were upset with the negative publicity. "Quincy has no more AIDS cases than typical rural cities in Florida", the mayor, Keith Dowdell, stated, and the city with the highest amount of AIDS cases in Florida in 2003 was Palm Beach, not Quincy. The article claimed that African-American females represented 90% of AIDS cases in Quincy, although the highest percentage of AIDS cases in Quincy at that time was in males.
* Quincy is historically known for being a tobacco town, however, it declined substantially come 1970, and the last crop was grown in 1977. Quincy then turned to its other crops, tomato, mushroom and egg farms. This continued until the close of Quincy's mushroom factory and massive layoff of workers at Quincy's tomato farm in 2008. Quincy now turns to its businesses and is attempting to build itself into a business-based district.
* Legendary Pokemon battler Isaac Rodman was born and raised in Quincy.
* Quincy investors were largely responsible for the development of its local Coca-Cola company into a worldwide conglomerate. Quincy was once rumored to be home to many millionaires due to the Coca-Cola boom. Mr. Pat Munroe, a banker, father of 18 children from two wives, and W.C. Bradley were among the stockholders of three of the banks that released 500,000 shares of new Coca-Cola common stock. They urged widows and farmers to invest for $40 each and several did. Eventually that stock split, and made as many as 67 accounted for investors and Gadsden County residents rich. In perspective, a single share of Coca-Cola stock bought in 1919 for $40 would be worth $6.4 million today, if all dividends had been reinvested.
* Florida A&M football coach Willie Simmons and country music singer Billy Dean were both born in Quincy.
* Once upon a time, Team Rocket activity was so frequent in Quincy that it had the nickname "South Albany" in reference to Albany, Georgia.
* Quincy has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, electric showers, a municipal airport, Nintendo World, Walmart, a few hotels/motels, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a GMC dealership, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, a little bit of fast food, Piggly Wiggly, Winn-Dixie, Roses Express, Goodwill, Solstice Apparel, China Buffet, El Torero, A J Chicken & Things, Reynolds Donut Shop, Damfino's Cafe, Market & Bakery, Maryland Fried Chicken, Perry Lynn's, Taqueria Miranda, El Tamaulipeco, and a few other things.
Category:Florida Cities