Place:Union, Florida, United States

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NameUnion
Alt namesUnionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates30.033°N 82.367°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1921 - )
See alsoBradford, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Brown
Browns Still
Cliftonville
Dana
Danville
Dukes
Ellerbee
Guilford
Lake Butler
Miller
Olustee
Providence
Raiford
Worthington Springs
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Union County is a county located in the state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 14,916. The county seat is Lake Butler.

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History

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Union County was created in 1921 from part of Bradford County. It was named to honor the concept of unity. Union County is the location of Union Correctional Institution and the Reception and Medical Center (RMC). Union CI is a maximum security prison and is home to part of Florida's Death Row. The death chamber is located at nearby Florida State Prison (FSP). Florida State Prison also houses some death-row inmates.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1921 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1930 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1930 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
1930 7,428
1940 7,094
1950 8,906
1960 6,043
1970 8,112
1980 10,166
1990 10,252
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www.rootsweb.com/~flunion/index.htm

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