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.

 Cities and towns 
 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

Transportation
Major roads
 25px Interstate 95 
 25px U.S. 1
 25px SR A1A
 25px SR 11
 25px SR 20
 25px 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)

References

Other websites

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


Category:1917 establishments in the United States
Category:1910s establishments in Florida