Wakulla County
Nicole Clark
7
thperiod English
Wakulla County
Wakulla County is a small
county located right under
Leon County and
Tallahassee. It is mainly
democratic, but has a
population with rich history
and culture connected to
fishing and agriculture.
http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/c ounties/florida/
Above is a small map of some historical fishing sites located in Wakulla County.
Thinking Geographically
Wakulla County is 736 square miles big.
An estimated 17% of the county is water.
The coordinates of Wakulla County are
30.176˚ latitude and -84.375˚ longitude.
The county is the western most section
of the “Nature Coast.”
Wakulla has many natural rivers and lakes,
and many quaint fishing villages.
Thinking Geographically
In the picture above, one of Wakulla’s famous gardens. It is a popular place for tourism, and it displays some native plants of Florida and the region.
http://tdgiddings.com/pictures/ind ex.html
In the picture below, one of Wakulla’s many beaches is displayed. Wakulla is known for it’s wonderful fishing on and off shore. If you aren’t into the bogs and marsh life, you can escape form the inner part of Wakulla and visit some of it’s lovely beaches.
Ethnicity
RACE White Black Native
American Asian Pacific Islander Hispanic/Latino Two
or more Other PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION
86.10% 11.51% .59% .25% .03% 1.94% 1.23% .29%
Ethnicity Breakdown; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakulla_County,_Florida
The dominate race in Wakulla is white, with nearly all of the county being so. The next most populous race is black, with a little over 10% of the county. There are few Asians, Pacific Islanders, Others, Two or More, Hispanics, and Native Americans in the county. The population of Wakulla is often referred to as “Florida Crackers” or “Hicks”.
Population
The age pyramid on the left shows the percent
of the population at different ages. The most
dominate age for Wakulla County is men and
women between the age of 40 and 44. They represent about 5% of the population. The least dominate age group is of women 80 years old and up
which represents about 1% of the population.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA_Wakull a_County,_Florida_age_pyramid.svg
The 2009 Census estimate
reported about 32,815 people
Migration
(2008)
In-Migration: 2,110
Out-Migration:1,448
Net-Migration: 662
*Estimates based on IRS
Statistics of Income
data
http://www.eflorida.com/profiles/CountyRepo rt.asp?CountyID=21&Display=all
This graph displays the rate of change for age groups, dealing with people moving in and out of Wakulla County.
http://srit.srdc.msstate.edu/age_change.php?level =County®ion_id=7&sfips=12&cfips=12129&rurali ty_flag=0&level1=Region®ion1_id=11&sfips1=12 &cfips1=00000&rurality1_flag=1&return_page=age_
Political Geography
The county seat, Crawfordville, is the only
unincorporated county seat among Florida's
67 counties.
Wakulla County is part of the Tallahassee,
Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
5 of the 8 county commissioners are
democratic, one is republican, and the other
is independent. So the county is mainly a
democratic one.
Main cities in Wakulla are Sopchoppy, Smith
Creek, St. Marks, Wakulla Beach, and Wakulla
Springs.
http://www.floridacountiesmap.com/counties_list.shtml
Agriculture
Major economic
activities for Wakulla
County include
fishing, tourism, and
some agriculture.
The exports yielding
the most profit for
include: seafood
(invertebrates, finfish,
food shrimp, and bait
shrimp), bee colonies,
beef and cattle, fruits,
and goats.
http://www.florida-agriculture.com/assessment_by_co unty/wakulla_county.htm
Agriculture is a big part of everyone’s life in Wakulla County. As you can see above, even students and kids get involved in the rich tradition of the county.
Folk and Popular Culture
One old folk story is the “Wakulla
Volcano.” The
Wakulla Volcano
was
the name given to a prominent
column of smoke, sometimes
accompanied by bright light, seen
coming from deep in the swamps of
Wakulla County, Florida, from at least
the Spanish occupation of Florida
through 1886. The scientific
assumption today is that the smoke
came from a peat fire.
Seminole Indians used to be the
dominate Native American population
in Wakulla County.
The population is dominantly
considered “redneck” or “typical
Florida cracker” due to their rich
cultural in the fishing industry and
hunting.
http://wakullaareatimes.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=86 http://wakullavolcano.vashti.net/
Folk and Popular Culture
Cultural Events/Festivals:
Blue Crab Festival, Monarch
Butterfly Festival, Natural
Bridge Reenactment,
Riverside Stone Crab
Festival, Rotary Valentine
Celebration, Sopchoppy 4th
of July Festival, St. Marks
Humanatee Festival, Wakulla
County Historical Society
Gala, Wakulla Wildlife
Festival, and Worm Gruntin
Festival are all popular
festivals unique to the
culture of Wakulla County.
http://www.eflorida.com/profiles/CountyRepor t.asp?CountyID=21&Display=all
This is a picture of the annual Blue Crab Festival held in Wakulla County, as you can see many
people participate in the cultural rich event.
Language
About 4.3% of the Wakulla County population speaks a
different language other then English in their homes.
The estimated language to be spoken is Spanish, because the Hispanic/ Latino group is the next dominate race in the county
that speaks a foreign language. Also, according to the chart on the left, above
15% of Florida residents speak Spanish as the main
language.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/q fd/states/12/12129.html
The above chart displays information relevant to the entire state of Florida, not just
Wakulla County. It shows languages spoken at home
among Florida residents.
Services
Some major services set up in the county
are enforced in order to help with
environmental problems such as: mosquito
control, sewage treatment and disposal,
water pollution, bio-medical waste, beaches,
and animal control.
Although there are many things that concern
the population, the Environmental Health
Department of Wakulla are setting up
programs and services for the population to
make sure these problems don’t interfere
with the health of the Wakulla people.
Religion
There are about 37 different religious
congregations in Wakulla.
23.2% of the population is religious
compared to the 50.2% in the USA.
The breakdown: (percentage is of
adherents) Southern Baptist
Convention-52.1%, United Methodist Church- 16.5%,
USA National Primitive Baptist
Convention-10.1%, LDS (Mormon) Church- 6.6%,
Assemblies of God- 5.2%, International
Bibliography
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"Wakulla County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." State and County QuickFacts. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12129.html>.
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<http://wakullaareatimes.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=86>. "Environmental Health Index." Web. 24 Oct. 2010.
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http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/florida/wakulla/saint-marks/east-river-pool/
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12129.html
http://www.crawfordvillecommunity.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakulla_County,_Florida
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA_Wakulla_County,_Flo
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