Jefferson (FL)

Welcome to Jefferson County ...

Time Zone: Jefferson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Monticello is the Seat for Jefferson County.

Jefferson County was founded January 20, 1827 and was created by taking area from Leon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jefferson had a population of 14,246 people. This is a decrease of 3.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,755 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson represented 0.08% of the total population of Florida.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Florida
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- Website for the State Archives of Florida

Websites specific to Jefferson County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Leon County
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- Madison County
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- Taylor County
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- Wakulla County
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- Brooks County
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- Thomas County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Florida
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Florida
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Florida
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.