Duval County, Florida

Duval County is a county located in the of Florida. As of the, the population was 864,263, with a 2015 estimate at 913,010. Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968. Duval County was established in 1822, and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834.

Duval County is included in the Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
This area had been settled by varying cultures of for thousands of years before European contact. Within the in Jacksonville, archeologists have excavated remains of some of the oldest pottery in the United States, dating to 2500 BCE. Prior to, the area was inhabited by the Mocama, a Timucuan-speaking group who lived throughout the coastal areas of northern Florida. At the time Europeans arrived, much of what is now Duval County was controlled by the Saturiwa, one of the most powerful tribes in the region. The area that became Duval County was home to the 16th-century French colony of Fort Caroline, and saw increased European settlement in the 18th century with the establishment of Cowford, later renamed Jacksonville.

Duval County was created in 1822 from St. Johns County. It was named for William Pope Duval, of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. When Duval County was created, it covered a massive area, from the Suwannee River on the west to the Atlantic Ocean on the east, north of a line from the mouth of the Suwannee River to Jacksonville on the St. Johns River. Alachua and Nassau counties were created out of parts of Duval County in 1824. Clay County was created from part of Duval County in 1858. Part of St. Johns County south and east of the lower reaches of the was transferred to Duval County in the 1840s.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 918 sqmi, of which 762 sqmi is land and 156 sqmi (17.0%) is water. The topography is coastal plain; however there are some rolling hills.

Adjacent counties

 * Nassau County - north
 * St. Johns County - southeast
 * Clay County - southwest
 * Baker County - west

2010 Census
U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Race Demographics:

In 2010, 6.7% of the population considered themselves to be of only "" ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity.)
 * White (non-Hispanic) (60.9% when including White Hispanics): 56.6% (10.7% German, 10.6% Irish, 9.2% English, 4.1% Italian, 2.3% French, 2.1% Scottish, 2.1% Scotch-Irish, 1.8% Polish, 1.2% Dutch, 0.6% Russian, 0.6% Swedish, 0.6% Norwegian, 0.5% Welsh, 0.5% French Canadian)
 * Black (non-Hispanic) (29.5% when including ): 28.9% (1.7%, 1.4% West Indian/ Afro-Caribbean American [0.5% Haitian, 0.4% Jamaican, 0.1% Other or Unspecified West Indian, 0.1% Bahamian])
 * Hispanic or Latino of any race: 7.6% (2.5% Puerto Rican, 1.7% Mexican, 0.8% Cuban)
 * Asian: 4.2% (1.7% Filipino, 0.8% Indian, 0.6% Other Asian, 0.4% Vietnamese, 0.3% Chinese, 0.2% Korean, 0.1% Japanese)
 * : 2.9%
 * American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
 * Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
 * Other Races: 2.1% (0.9% Arab)

There were 342,450 households out of which 28.68% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.92% were living together, 16.74% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.27% were non-families. 24.85% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.05% (2.29% male and 5.76% female) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,463, and the median income for a family was $60,114. Males had a median income of $42,752 versus $34,512 for females. The for the county was $25,854. About 10.4% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those aged 65 or over.

In 2010, 9.0% of the county's population was foreign born, with 49.5% being naturalized American citizens. Of foreign-born residents, 38.2% were born in Latin America, 35.6% born in Asia, 17.9% were born in Europe, 5.8% born in Africa, 2.0% in North America, and 0.5% were born in Oceania.

2000 Census
The racial makeup of the county is 65.80% White (63.6% were ,) 27.83% African American or Black, 0.33% Native American, 2.71% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 4.10% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 303,747 households out of which 33.30% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.50% were living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size is 3.06.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,703, and the median income for a family was $47,689. Males had a median income of $32,954 versus $26,015 for females. The for the county was $20,753. 11.90% of the population and 9.20% of families were below the, including 16.40% of those under the age of 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or older.

Languages
As of 2010, 87.36% of all residents spoke as their, while 5.74% spoke , 1.18% , 0.53% , 0.48% , 0.47% , and 0.46% of the population spoke French Creole (mostly ,) as their. In total, 12.64% of the population spoke languages other than English as their.

Library
Duval County is served by the.

Communities

 * 1) 842,583 - Jacksonville
 * 21,823 - Jacksonville Beach
 * 12,985 - Atlantic Beach
 * 7,124 - Neptune Beach
 * 1,430 - Baldwin

 population

Airports

 * Cecil Airport
 * Herlong Recreational Airport
 * Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport