St. Johns County, Florida
|St. Johns County, Florida|
Location in the state of Florida
Florida's location in the U.S.
|Founded||July 21, 1821|
|Largest city||Ponte Vedra Beach|
|• Total||821.43 sq mi (2,127 km2)|
|• Land||609.01 sq mi (1,577 km2)|
|• Water||212.42 sq mi (550 km2), 25.86%|
|• Density||312/sq mi (120.50/km²)|
St. Johns County was established in 1821, one of the first counties created when Florida was ceded to the United States. Today the county is part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The county is primarily made up of residential bedroom communities. Tourism, primarily associated with St. Augustine and the many golf courses in the area, is the chief economic industry.
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 821.43 square miles (2,127.5 km2), of which 600.66 square miles (1,555.7 km2) (or 73.12%) is land and 212.42 square miles (550.2 km2) (or 26.87%) is water, much of it in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Duval County, Florida – north
- Flagler County, Florida – south
- Putnam County, Florida – southwest
- Clay County, Florida – west
National protected areas
- Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
- Fort Matanzas National Monument
- Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
As of the census of 2000, there were 123,135 people, 49,614 households, and 34,084 families residing in the county. The population density was 202 people per square mile (78/km²). There were 58,008 housing units at an average density of 95 per square mile (37/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.92% White, 6.29% African American, 0.26% American Indian, 0.95% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.63% of the population.
There were 49,614 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.90.
The age of the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $50,099, and the median income for a family was $59,153. Males had a median income of $40,783 versus $27,240 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,674. About 5.10% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.
The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners is an elected five-member commission, which appoints a county administrator. The main environmental and agricultural body is the St. Johns County Soil and Water Conservation District, which works closely with other area agencies.
St. Johns County Animal Control operates the St. Johns County Pet Adoption and Holding Center at 130 North Stratton Road.
Primary and secondary education
Public schools are run by the St. Johns County School District, headed by the St. Johns County School Board, an elected five-member board which appoints a superintendent to administer schools' operations. The system has grown considerably since 2000 to accommodate the county's rapid population growth. It is Florida's top performing school district in Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores, the state's standardized test for public schools. In addition, the district received 2011 Energy Star Top Performer and Leader from the EPA 
For the 2011–2012 school year the district comprised:
- 18 elementary schools (K–5)
- 1 K-8 school (K–8)
- 7 middle schools (6–8)
- 7 high schools (9–12)
- 1 alternative center (K-12)
- 6 charter schools (including a vocational-technical college)
Additionally, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind is a residential school for deaf and blind students, funded and operated by the state of Florida. The Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine operates St. Joseph Academy, a private high school in St. Augustine.
St. Johns River State College, a state college in the Florida College System, has a campus in St. Johns County near St. Augustine. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates degrees and two bachelor's degrees.
The St. Johns County Public Library has 6 branches.
|Anastasia Island Branch||Closed||10:00-8:00||10:00-6:00||10:00-8:00||10:00-6:00||10:00-5:00||Closed|
|Bartram Trail Branch||10:00-8:00||10:00-8:00||10:00-6:00||10:00-8:00||10:00-6:00||10:00-5:00||Closed|
|Ponte Vedra Beach Branch||10:00-8:00||10:00-8:00||10:00-8:00||10:00-6:00||10:00-6:00||10:00-5:00||Closed|
Cities and towns
- Butler Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Flagler Estates
- Fruit Cove
- Julington Creek (Plantation)
- Mill Creek
- Palm Valley
- Ponte Vedra Beach
- St. Johns
- St. Augustine Shores
- St. Augustine South
- Summer Haven
- Vilano Beach
- Vermont Heights
- National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Johns County, Florida
- Parks in St. Augustine/St. Johns County, Florida
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|Clay County||Atlantic Ocean|
|Putnam County||Flagler County|