Waukeenah, Florida

Waukeenah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 259, down from 272 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waukeenah Academy was a school in the area. Samuel Pasco was its principal. It did not survive the Civil War era.^[5] The Florida Archives have a photos of its teachers and pupils.^[6][7]

Waukeenah, Florida
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 30°24′41″N 83°57′12″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2)
• Land	3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation [2]	194 ft (59 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	259
• Density	82.01/sq mi (31.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	32344[3]
Area code	850
FIPS code	12-75425[4]
GNIS feature ID	294191[2]

Geography

Waukeenah is located at 30°24′40″N 83°57′11″W (30.4111, -83.9531),^[8] near the intersection of US 27/State Road 20 and County Road 259. It is 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) east of Tallahassee, the state capital.

Waukeenah was once a resting point for travelers using the Old St. Augustine road, which started in St. Augustine and went to Pensacola, Florida.

Nomenclature

John G. Gamble's plantation was named Joaquina in honor of a Spanish descent lady who lived in Pensacola. The post office established at the plantation was moved to the crossing of Tallahassee and St. Augustine Roads in 1841. First called Marion Cross Road (Marion Post Office) until 1850 when the settlement there was once again named Joaquina, but this time the spelling was Anglicized into Waukeenah.^[9][10]

Census

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Waukeenah CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), or 2.04%, are water.^[4]

Education

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	272		—
2020	259		−4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1990[12] 2000[13]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waukeenah, Florida
3. "Waukeenah FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Waukeenah CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
5. "National register of historic places - Registration form Monticello High School". npgallery.nps.gov.
6. "Florida Memory • Waukeenah Academy's pupils and teachers assembled for portrait - Waukeenah, Florida".
7. "Florida Memory • Class portrait at Waukeenah Academy".
8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
9. Pasco, Samuel (1928). "Jefferson County, Florida, 1827-1910". The Florida Historical Society Quarterly. 7 (2): 139–154. ISSN 0361-624X. JSTOR 30149683.
10. "Waukeenah" (PDF). 1999. p. 5. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
11. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
12. "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
13. "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.