Flagler County, Florida

Flagler County, in Florida, United States, was created in 1917. It was named for Henry Morrison Flagler, a famous railroad builder who built the Florida East Coast Railway. At the 2020 census, 115,378 people lived in the county.^[1]

Flagler County
County
Flagler County Courthouse in Bunnell
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°28′N 81°18′W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	April 28, 1917
Named for	Henry Flagler
Seat	Bunnell
Largest city	Palm Coast
Area
• Total	571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Land	485 sq mi (1,260 km2)
• Water	85 sq mi (220 km2)  15.0%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	115,378
• Density	238/sq mi (92/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.flaglercounty.org

In 1998, when two brush fires threatened to become one huge brush fire in Flagler County, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county. This was the first and so far the only time a whole county was evacuated in Florida.^[2] Flagler is also a sports town. Three Flagler baseball teams have made it to the State Tournament in the last 2 years.

Land

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 571 square miles (1,480 km²), of which 485 square miles (1,260 km²) is land and 85 square miles (220 km²) (15.0%) is water.^[3]

Counties nearby

• St. Johns County, Florida - north
• Volusia County, Florida - south
• Putnam County, Florida - west

Parks and gardens

• Belle Terre Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Betty Steflik Preserve Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Bings Landing Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Bird of Paradise Nature Reserve Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Bull Creek Campground Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Bulow Creek State Park
• Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park
• Central Park in Town Center Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Children's Memorial Garden Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area
• Graham Swamp Preserve Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Haw Creek Preserve / Russell Landing Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Heroes Memorial Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Herschel King Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Hidden Trails Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• James F. Holland Memorial Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Jungle Hut Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Lehigh Trail Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Longs Landing Estuary Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Malacompra Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Moody Homestead Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Old Dixie Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Old Salt Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Palm Coast Community Center & Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Palm Coast Linear Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Princess Place Preserve Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Ralph Carter Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• River to Sea Preserve Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Seminole Woods Neighborhood Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Shell Bluff Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Silver Lake Park Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
• St. Joe Walkway Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Varn Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Veteran's Park Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Wadsworth Park Archived 2009-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Washington Oaks State Gardens
• Waterfront Park Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Wickline Park Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine

Rivers and waterways

• Atlantic Ocean
• Dead Lake
• Crescent Lake
• Intracoastal Waterway
• Matanzas River
• Pellicer Creek Archived 2011-11-06 at the Wayback Machine

People

At the 2020 census, 115,378 people lived in the county. There were 48,450 households and 804 people who did not live in households. The population density was 237.3 people per square mile (91.6/km²). The median age was 54.0 years (52.8 for males, 54.9 for females).

Of the total population, 16.5% were under 18 years old, 51.3% were 18 to 64, and 32.2% were 65 or over. Males made up 48.0% and females made up 52.0% of the people. The population was 73.1% White (non-Latino), 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Black (non-Latino), 2.1% Asian (non-Latino), and 4.1% Two or more races (non-Latino). Less than 1% of the people were from other races.

Of the 48,450 households, 34,022 (70.2%) were families, 10,575 (21.8%) had children under 18, 26,528 (54.8%) had a married couple, and 11,619 (24.0%) had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.4 people. There were 55,565 housing units, and 87.2% had people living in them all year, while 6.6% were for seasonal use (part of the year). Of the households, 78.5% were owner-occupied, while 21.5% were renters.^[4][5]

As of 2022, the median (middle) yearly income for a household was about $69,251, and the median income for a family was about $80,702.^[6] The per capita income was about $40,463.^[7] About 7.0% of families^[8] and 9.8% of all people in Flagler County lived below the poverty line. This includes 14.9% of children under 18 years old and 5.8% of people over 65 years old.^[9]

Cities and towns

Incorporated

• City of Bunnell
• City of Flagler Beach
• City of Palm Coast
• Town of Marineland
• Town of Beverly Beach

Unincorporated

• Flagler Estates (also in St. Johns County)
• Hammock
• Painters Hill
• Espanola
• Bimini
• Dupont
• Korona
• Codys Corner
• Favoretta
• St. Johns Park
• Daytona North
• Relay

Transportation

Major roads

• Interstate 95 ^[10]
• U.S. 1
• SR A1A
• SR 11
• SR 20
• SR 100

Politics

Because the demographics of the county are changing quickly, Flagler County is often an unpredictable county in presidential and other elections, although the general trend has been towards the Republican party in recent years.

United States presidential election results for Flagler County, Florida^[11]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	43,043	59.90%	28,161	39.19%	659	0.92%
2016	33,850	58.38%	22,026	37.98%	2,111	3.64%
2012	26,969	53.19%	23,207	45.77%	531	1.05%
2008	23,951	48.66%	24,726	50.24%	540	1.10%
2004	19,633	51.02%	18,578	48.28%	269	0.70%
2000	12,618	46.53%	13,897	51.25%	601	2.22%
1996	8,234	41.01%	9,585	47.74%	2,260	11.26%
1992	6,246	38.19%	6,693	40.92%	3,416	20.89%
1988	6,504	60.32%	4,244	39.36%	34	0.32%
1984	4,913	62.08%	3,000	37.91%	1	0.01%
1980	2,895	51.70%	2,503	44.70%	202	3.61%
1976	1,262	37.41%	2,086	61.84%	25	0.74%
1972	1,409	74.08%	493	25.92%	0	0.00%
1968	360	20.25%	601	33.80%	817	45.95%
1964	718	43.31%	940	56.69%	0	0.00%
1960	426	31.35%	933	68.65%	0	0.00%
1956	498	41.92%	690	58.08%	0	0.00%
1952	512	51.30%	486	48.70%	0	0.00%
1948	154	23.77%	153	23.61%	341	52.62%
1944	114	22.14%	401	77.86%	0	0.00%
1940	136	19.74%	553	80.26%	0	0.00%
1936	106	17.29%	507	82.71%	0	0.00%
1932	94	16.52%	475	83.48%	0	0.00%
1928	325	58.14%	219	39.18%	15	2.68%
1924	75	20.16%	202	54.30%	95	25.54%
1920	74	19.79%	206	55.08%	94	25.13%

Education

Flagler County Public Schools enroll about 13,000 students.^[12] It includes two public high schools: Flagler Palm Coast and Matanzas High School. The county also has 5 elementary schools and 2 middle schools.

Flagler county schools are:

• Belle Terre Elementary K-6th
• Bunnell Elementary K-6th
• Rymfire Elementary K-6th
• Old Kings Elementary K-6th
• Wadsworth Elementary K-6th
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Pre K-8th
• Buddy Taylor Middle School 7th-8th
• Indian Trails middle School 7th-8th
• Matanzas High School 9th-12th
• Flagler Palm Coast High School 9th-12th
• Pathways Academy (alternative school)
• iFlagler Virtual School 7th-12th
• Imagine School at Town Center (charter)
• Academies of Excellence's Heritage Academy (charter)
• Daytona State College (Daytona Beach, Florida (main campus)/ Palm Coast, Florida)