Okaloosa County, Florida

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Okaloosa County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 170,498. Its county seat is Crestview, Florida ⁶. Its largest city is Fort Walton Beach.

Contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Adjacent Counties

3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns

4.1 Incorporated
4.2 Unincorporated

5 External links

5.1 Government links/Constitutional offices

5.1.1 Special districts
5.1.2 Judicial branch

5.2 Tourism links

History

Okaloosa County was created in 1915. It was named for Choctaw words oka (water) and lusa (black).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,802 km² (1,082 mi²). 2,423 km² (936 mi²) of it is land and 379 km² (146 mi²) of it (13.53%) is water. Ft Walton Beach and two United States Air Force bases (Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field) are located in the south.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 170,498 people, 66,269 households, and 46,520 families residing in the county. The population density was 70/km² (182/mi²). There were 78,593 housing units at an average density of 32/km² (84/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.41% White, 9.10% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 2.47% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.33% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. 4.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 66,269 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 10.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 31.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,474, and the median income for a family was $47,711. Males had a median income of $30,977 versus $21,961 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,918. About 6.60% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 6.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Incorporated

Town of Cinco Bayou
City of Crestview
City of Destin
City of Fort Walton Beach
City of Laurel Hill
City of Mary Esther
City of Niceville
Town of Shalimar
City of Valparaiso

Unincorporated

External links

Government links/Constitutional offices

Special districts

Judicial branch

Tourism links

[Emerald Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau]

Cities and communities of Okaloosa County, Florida

County seat	Crestview
Incorporated places	Cinco Bayou \| Crestview \| Destin \| Fort Walton Beach \| Laurel Hill \| Mary Esther \| Niceville \| Shalimar \| Valparaiso
Unincorporated places	Eglin Air Force Base \| Lake Lorraine \| Ocean City
'''Adjacent Counties	Covington (AL) \| Walton \| Santa Rosa \| Escambia (AL)

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