Place:St. Johns, Florida, United States

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)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St. Johns County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 273,425. The county seat and largest incorporated city is St. Augustine. St. Johns County is part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area.

The county was established in 1821. It is one of the two original counties established after Florida was ceded to the United States, at the start of the Florida Territorial period, and corresponded roughly to the former colonial province of East Florida. It was named for the St. Johns River, which runs along its western border.

Today, St. Johns County primarily comprises residential bedroom communities for those who commute to Jacksonville. Tourism, primarily associated with St. Augustine and the many golf courses in the area, is the chief economic industry.

There is also an unincorporated community named Saint Johns in northwestern St. Johns County.

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History

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St. Johns County's history begins in 1821, when Colonel Robert Butler received Spanish East Florida from Captain-General Colonel José M. Coppinger. Butler represented Major General Andrew Jackson, federal military commissioner for the Florida provinces (las Floridas) with the powers of governor, exercising the powers of the Captain General and the Intendants of the Island of Cuba and the governors of the said provinces, respectively, who ordained that all the country east of the river Suwannee should be designated the County of St. Johns.

St. Johns was established, along with Escambia County (in the former West Florida province), on July 21, 1821, 11 days after Butler received Florida for the United States, and five days after the city of St. Augustine was incorporated.

The name Saint John's was derived from the Spanish mission (c. 1580) San Juan del Puerto ("Saint John of the Harbor"). The U.S. Department of the Interior dropped the apostrophe in 1932 because an apostrophe implied ownership.

It was a huge county, encompassing most of peninsular Florida, more than 39,000 square miles; it was 475 miles long by 165 miles wide. Much of the land was uninhabited. Saint Augustine (1565) was the oldest permanent European settlement, and there were Native Americans in the county as well.[1]

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

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

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of St. Johns County, Florida, United States

Research Resources

NOTE: See also St. Augustine

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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