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Welcome to Okaloosa County ...

Time Zone: Okaloosa County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Crestview is the Seat for Okaloosa County.

Okaloosa County was founded June 13, 1915. Okaloosa was created by taking area from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Okaloosa had a population of 210,738 people. This is an increase of 16.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 180,715 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Okaloosa represented 0.96% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Okaloosa County:

  • Cinco Bayou
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Crestview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crestview is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview <2>
  • Destin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Destin is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Destin <2>
  • Fort Walton Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Mary Esther
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Niceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Niceville is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niceville <2>
  • Shalimar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Valparaiso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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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.
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