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Location: Northwest Florida in the
Panhandle bordering Georgia and Wakulla, Liberty, Gadsden and
Jefferson Counties. |
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Population: 239,452 (Census 2000) Area: 701.78 Square Miles Land Area: 666.74 Square Miles Water Area: 35.04 Square Miles County Seat: Tallahassee |
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Average temperature: January - 51.7 degrees, August - 80.8 degrees.
Average rainfall: 55.17
History: Leon County was established from a portion of Escambia County in 1824 and named for the Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon. On the second voyage of Columbus, Ponce de Leon sighted Florida in the spring of 1513 and named the land "Pascua Florida," after the Feast of Flowers being held at that time. Present-day Leon County was the center of the Apalachee Indian culture when Hernando de Soto arrived in 1539.
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