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Location: Northwest Florida
bordering the Gulf of Mexico on the south, Alabama on the north,
and Walton and Santa Rosa Counties. |
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Population: 170,498 (Census 2000) Area: 1082 Square Miles Land Area: 935.63 Square Miles Water Area: 146.37 Square Miles County Seat: Crestview |
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Average temperature: January - 51.4 degrees, August - 80.3 degrees.
Average rainfall: 63.70
History: Okaloosa County was established in 1915 from portions of Santa Rosa and Walton counties. Okaloosa is possibly derived from Choctaw aka meaning ÒwaterÓ and lusa meaning "black." The combination of these two words may refer to the Blackwater River in Okaloosa County.
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