Bascom, Florida
| Bascom, Florida | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Bascom in Jackson County, Florida. |
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| Coordinates: 30°55′44″N 85°7′1″W / 30.92889°N 85.11694°WCoordinates: 30°55′44″N 85°7′1″W / 30.92889°N 85.11694°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Florida
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| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) |
| • Land | 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 121 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 118 |
| • Density | 489.63/sq mi (188.83/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 32423 |
| Area code(s) | 850 |
| FIPS code | 12-03725 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0278143 |
Bascom is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States, located five miles south of the Alabama border. The population was 106 at the 2000 census.
The town is named for the famous circuit-riding preacher Henry Bidleman Bascom, who became a Congressional chaplain and served as president of Madison College and of Transylvania University before being ordained a Methodist bishop.
Bascom is also the hometown of actress Faye Dunaway.
Bascom is located at 30°55′44″N 85°7′1″W / 30.92889°N 85.11694°W (30.928769, -85.117067).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 106 people, 41 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was 448.3 inhabitants per square mile (170.5/km²). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 207.2 per square mile (78.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 41 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97.
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