Leon County, Florida
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Leon County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Florida |
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 Florida's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 29, 1824 | ||
| Named for | Juan Ponce de León | ||
| Seat | Tallahassee | ||
| Largest city | Tallahassee | ||
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| • Total | 702 sq mi (1,818 km2) | ||
| • Land | 667 sq mi (1,728 km2) | ||
| • Water | 35 sq mi (91 km2), 5.0% | ||
| Population (est.) | |||
| • (2015) | 286,272 | ||
| • Density | 413/sq mi (159.51/km²) | ||
| Congressional district | 2nd | ||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||
| Website | www |
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Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 275,487. The county seat is Tallahassee, which also serves as the state capital. The county is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León.
Leon County is included in the Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tallahassee is home to two of Florida's major public universities, Florida State University and Florida A&M University. Leon County residents have the highest average level of education among Florida's 67 counties.
Originally part of Escambia and later Gadsden County, Leon County was created in 1824. It was named after Juan Ponce de León, the Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach Florida. During the 1850s and 1860s, Leon County was a "cotton kingdom" and ranked fifth of all Florida and Georgia counties in the production of cotton from the 20 major plantations. Unique among Confederate capitals east of the Mississippi River in the American Civil War, Tallahassee was never captured by Union forces, and no Union soldiers set foot in Leon County until Reconstruction.
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