Gulf County, Florida
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Gulf County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. According to the2000 U.S. Census, the population was 13,332, while a 2005 estimate placed the population at 13,975. The county seat is Port Saint Joe, Florida.

Gulf County, created in 1925, was named for the Gulf of Mecico. Wewahitchka was its first county seat and the 1927 Gulf County Courthouse is still in existence. In 1965 the county seat was moved to Port Saint Joe, which under its original name Saint Joseph, had been the site of Florida's first Constitutional Convention in 1838.

The county has a total area of 745 square miles (1,928 km²), of which, 555 square miles (1,436 km²) of it is land and 190 square miles (492 km²) of it (25.52%) is water. Its the only county in the Eastern United States to be under two time zones, Eastern and Central, by way of the Intracoastal Waterway.

National Protected Area: St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Incorporated Cities: Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka

Unincorporated: Dalkeith | Highland View | Honeyville |Overstreet | White City

Source: Wikipedia - Gulf County, Florida
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Gulf County, Florida

Founded: June 6, 1925

County Seat: Port St. Joe

Total Area: 745 Square Miles

2000 Population: 13,332

Time Zones: Eastern & Central

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