Nassau County, Florida

Nassau County is a county in the state of Florida.  As of 2020, 90,352 people lived there.  Its county seat is Fernandina Beach, Florida.

Nassau County is part of the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan area.

 History 
Nassau County was created in 1824. It was named for the Duchy of Nassau in Germany.

 Law and government 
Nassau County is governed by the five-member Nassau County Board of County Commissioners, who are elected to four-year terms by the voters. The terms are set up so that either three or two commissioners (alternately) are up for election every two years.

The main environmental and agricultural body is the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District, which works closely with other area agencies.

Local law enforcement is conducted by the Nassau County Sheriff's Office.

Land
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which  is land and  (10.6%) is water, much of it in the Atlantic Ocean.  Fernandina Beach is located on Amelia Island, the county’s only island with people living on it.

Counties nearby
 Camden County, Georgia - north
 Duval County, Florida - south
 Baker County, Florida - southwest
 Charlton County, Georgia - west

Current major highways
Freeways and expressways
 20px Interstate 95
 20px Interstate 10

Surface roads
 25px US 1 (New Kings Road)
 25px US 17
 25px US 23
 25px US 301
 20px A1A
 20px SR 2 (Crawford Road)
 20px SR 15A (Mickler Street)
 20px SR 108 (River Road/Brandies Avenue/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue)
 20px SR 115 (Lem Turner Road)
 20px SR 119
 20px SR 200 (Buccaneer Trail)

People
At the 2020 census, 90,352 people lived in the county. There were 35,919 households and 747 people who did not live in households. The population density was 139.3 people per square mile (53.8/km²). The median age was 46.9 years (45.7 for males, 48.1 for females).

Of the total population, 20.1% were under 18 years old, 56.2% were 18 to 64, and 23.7% were 65 or over. Males made up 48.7% and females made up 51.3% of the people. The population was 83.9% White (non-Latino), 5.5% Black (non-Latino), 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, and 4.1% Two or more races (non-Latino). Less than 1% of the people were from other races.

Of the 35,919 households, 26,196 (72.9%) were families, 10,043 (28.0%) had children under 18, 20,629 (57.4%) had a married couple, and 7,920 (22.0%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.5 people. There were 41,628 housing units, and 86.3% had people living in them all year. Of these households, 80.4% were owner-occupied, while 19.6% were renters.

As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $84,085, and the median income for a family was about $96,039. The per capita income was about $44,483. About 7.1% of families and 9.2% of all people in Nassau County lived below the poverty line. This includes 13.2% of children under 18 years old and 6.7% of people over 65 years old.

 Education 
Nassau County is home to nine elementary schools, three middle schools, three high schools, and one middle-senior high school.

The Betty Cook Center, started and run by Florida State College at Jacksonville, offers classes for post-secondary degrees.

 Cities and towns 
 Incorporated 
 Town of Callahan
 City of Fernandina Beach
 Town of Hilliard

 Unincorporated 
 Amelia City
 American Beach
 Andrews
 Boulogne
 Bryceville
 Chester
 Crandall
 Crawford
 Dahoma
 Dyal
 Evergreen
 Franklintown
 Glenwood
 Gross
 Hedges
 Hero
 Ingle
 Italia
 Keene
 Kent
 Kings Ferry
 Lessie
 Nassau Village-Ratliff
 Nassauville
 O'Neil
 Verdie
 Yulee Heights
 Yulee

Local media
There are four newspapers in Nassau County. The largest, the Fernandina Beach News-Leader, is owned by Community Newspapers Incorporated, a media company headed by Tom Wood and Dink NeSmith. The Nassau County Record is also owned by Community Newspapers Incorporated. Both of these are available by subscription or from newsstands. The Westside Journal, an independent newspaper, is published by Florida Sun Printing, and is available for free through the mail and usually features submitted stories. My Nassau Sun , a community section of The Florida Times-Union, is also available for free by subscription for delivery cost.

Historic places
 Hoyt House, 804 Atlantic Avenue,
 Historic Nassau County Courthouse, 416 Centre Street
 United States Post Office, Custom House, and Courthouse (Fernandina, Florida, 1912), NE corner Centre and 4th streets

References

Further reading
 Jan H. Johannes, Yesterday's Reflections, (1976, 1984)
 Jan H. Johannes, Yesterday's Reflections II, (2000) 
 Jan H. Johannes, Tidewater Amelia: Historic homes & buildings of Amelia Island, Cumberland Island, St. Marys, Fort George Island, (2002) 

Other websites

Economy
 Amelia Island Plantation
 Federal Aviation Administration Air Route Traffic Control Center ZJX 
 Rayonier
 The Ritz Carlton 

Local media
 Fernandina Beach News-Leader
 Nassau County Record
 Florida Times-Union in Nassau County 

Cultural
 Amelia Island Genealogical Society
 Nassau County Writers and Poets Society 
 Fort Clinch

Government links/Constitutional offices
 Nassau County Clerk of Courts official website for County Government
 Nassau County Board of County Commissioners 
 Nassau County Supervisor of Elections
 Nassau County Property Appraiser 
 Nassau County Sheriff's Office 
 Nassau County Public Library 
 Nassau County Tax Collector 

Special districts
 Nassau County School District
 St. Johns River Water Management District
 Nassau County Economic Development Board 
 Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District

Judicial branch
 Public Defender, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida  serving Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties
 Office of the State Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida 
 Circuit and County Court, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida


Category:1824 establishments in Florida Territory