Place:St. Johns, Florida, United States

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NameSt. Johns
Alt namesSaint Johnssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Saint Johns countysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
St. Johnssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates29.883°N 81.417°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1821 - )
See alsoFlagler, Florida, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Putnam, Florida, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
St. Ambrose Parish Churchyard Cemetery
Census-designated place
Fruit Cove
Palm Valley
Sawgrass
St. Augustine Shores
St. Augustine South
Villano Beach
Deserted settlement
Nombre de Dios
Pocotalaco
San Diego Salamototo
San Nicolas Tolentino ( 1650 - 1900 )
Inhabited place
Araquey
Armstrong
Bakersville
Bass Haven
Butler Beach
Byrd
Casa Cola
Cedar Landing
College Park
Coquina Gables
Crescent Beach
Davis Shores
Dupont Center
Elkton
Elwood
Florence
Fort Matanzas
Fort Peyton
Gopher Ridge
Hastings
Hilden
Lane Landing
Marineland
Meldrim Park
Mickler Landing
Molasses Junction
Moultrie
Orangedale
Palm Valley Landing
Palmo
Picolata
Pine Bluff
Ponte Vedra Beach
Riverdale
Sampson
San Buenaventura
Saybrook
South Ponte Vedra Beach
Spuds
St. Augustine Beach
St. Augustine ( 1565 - )
Summer Haven
Switzerland
Tocoi Junction
Tocoi
Twentymile
Usina Beach
Vermont Heights
Vilano Beach
Wesley Manor Retirement Village
Woodlawn
Yelvington
Unknown
Key West
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St. Johns County is a county located in northeastern Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 190,039. The county seat is St. Augustine.

St. Johns County is part of the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan area. It has experienced explosive growth in the last ten years as a flood of people working in Jacksonville built new homes across the county line.

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History

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St. Johns County was created in 1821 when Florida was ceded to the United States. The Onis-Adams Treaty was negotiated with Spain by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1821 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1823 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1844 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 2,538
1840 2,694
1850 2,525
1860 3,038
1870 2,618
1880 4,535
1890 8,712
1900 9,165
1910 13,208
1920 13,061
1930 18,676
1940 20,012
1950 24,998
1960 30,034
1970 30,727
1980 51,303
1990 83,829
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Research Resources

NOTE: See also St. Augustine

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Governmental Resources

The main county administration center is located north of St. Augustine just off U.S. 1 on Lewis Speedway (see |map). Below are links to several useful county agencies and activities.


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