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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Gulf County is a county located in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,192. Its county seat is Port St. Joe.
Gulf County is included in the Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Gulf County, created in 1925, was named for the Gulf of Mexico. Wewahitchka was its first county seat and the 1927 Gulf County Courthouse is still in existence. In 1965 the county seat was moved to Port Saint Joe, which under its original name Saint Joseph, had been the site of Florida's first Constitutional Convention in 1838.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1925 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1925 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1925 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1925 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1925 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1930 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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
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1930 | 3,182
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1940 | 6,951
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1950 | 7,460
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1960 | 9,937
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1970 | 10,096
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1980 | 10,658
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1990 | 11,504
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Gulf County, Florida, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.gulfcountybusiness.com/
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