Tallahassee, Florida

Capital city of Florida, United States

State capital city in Florida, United States

Tallahassee, Florida

State capital city

City of Tallahassee
Top, Left to Right: Tallahassee Skyline, Florida Capitol Buildings, Unconquered statue of Osceola and Renegade at FSU, FAMU's Marching 100, Old St. Augustine Canopy Road, and Cascades Park

Top, Left to Right: Tallahassee Skyline, Florida Capitol Buildings, Unconquered statue of Osceola and Renegade at FSU, FAMU's Marching 100, Old St. Augustine Canopy Road, and Cascades Park

Flag of Tallahassee, Florida

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Official seal of Tallahassee, Florida

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Motto:

"Florida's Capital City"

Location within Leon County and the state of Florida

Location within Leon County and the state of Florida

Tallahassee is located in Florida

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Tallahassee is located in the United States

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Tallahassee is located in North America

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Coordinates: 30°27′18″N 84°15′12″W﻿ / ﻿30.45500°N 84.25333°W﻿ / 30.45500; -84.25333Coordinates: 30°27′18″N 84°15′12″W﻿ / ﻿30.45500°N 84.25333°W﻿ / 30.45500; -84.25333
Country|  United States
State|  Florida
County| Leon
Established| 1824
Government

• Type| Council–Manager
• Mayor| John Dailey (D)
Area

[1]

• Total| 104.74 sq mi (271.27 km2)
• Land| 101.85 sq mi (263.80 km2)
• Water| 2.89 sq mi (7.47 km2)
Elevation

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| 203 ft (62 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 196,169
• Rank| 127th, U.S.
• Density| 1,926.00/sq mi (743.64/km2)
• Urban

| 240,223 (153rd)
• Metro

| 385,145 (140th)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)|

32300–32399

Area code| 850
FIPS code| 12-70600[3]
GNIS feature ID| 308416
Website| www.talgov.com

Tallahassee (/ˌtæləˈhæsi/ TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2020, the population was 196,169,[4] making it the 8th-largest city in the U.S state of Florida, and the 126th-largest city in the United States.[5] The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 as of 2018[update]. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.

With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, ranked the nation's 19th-best public university by U.S. News & World Report;[6] Florida A&M University, ranked the nation's best public historically black university by U.S. News & World Report;[7] and Tallahassee Community College, a large state college that serves mainly as a feeder school to Florida State and Florida A&M.[8]

As the capital, Tallahassee is the site of the Florida State Capitol, Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Governor's Mansion, and nearly 30 state agency headquarters. The city is also known for its large number of law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including the Florida Bar and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.[9] It is a recognized regional center for scientific research, and home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. In 2015, Tallahassee was awarded the All-American City Award by the National Civic League for the second time.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 State capital
* 1.2 1900–present
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Nearby cities and suburbs
* 2.2 Cityscape
* 2.2.1 Neighborhoods
* 2.2.2 Tallest buildings
* 2.3 Urban planning and expansion
* 2.4 Sprawl and compact growth
* 2.5 Climate
* 3 Demographics
* 3.1 2020 census
* 3.2 2010 Census
* 3.3 Languages
* 4 Law, government and politics
* 4.1 Politics
* 4.2 Structure of city government
* 4.3 Federal representation and offices
* 4.4 Consolidation
* 4.5 Flag
* 5 Education
* 5.1 Primary and secondary
* 5.2 Higher education
* 5.2.1 Florida State University
* 5.2.2 Florida A&M University
* 5.2.3 Tallahassee Community College
* 5.2.4 List of other colleges
* 6 Economy
* 6.1 Top employers
* 7 Arts and culture
* 7.1 Entertainment and performing arts
* 7.2 Museums
* 7.3 Festivals and events
* 7.4 City accolades
* 8 Sports
* 8.1 Florida State Seminoles
* 8.2 Other
* 9 Media
* 9.1 Print
* 9.2 Television
* 9.3 Radio
* 10 Public safety
* 11 Places of interest
* 12 Transportation
* 12.1 Aviation
* 12.1.1 Defunct airports
* 12.2 Mass transit
* 12.3 Intercity bus
* 12.4 Railroads
* 12.4.1 Defunct railroads and passenger trains
* 12.5 Major highways
* 13 Tallahassee groups and organizations
* 14 Namesakes
* 15 Sister cities
* 16 Gallery
* 17 Notable people
* 18 State associations based in Tallahassee
* 19 See also
* 20 References
* 21 Further reading
* 22 External links

## History[edit | edit source]

Main articles: History of Tallahassee, Florida and Timeline of Tallahassee, Florida

File:Mission San Luis.jpg

The Mission San Luis de Apalachee as it may have appeared in the 17th century

Indigenous peoples occupied this area for thousands of years before European encounter. Around 1200 CE, the large and complex Mississippian culture had built earthwork mounds near Lake Jackson which survive today; they are preserved in the Lake Jackson Archaeological State Park.[10]

The Spanish Empire established their first colonial settlement at St. Augustine. During the 17th century they established several missions in Apalachee territory to procure food and labor to support their settlement, as well as to convert the natives to Roman Catholicism. The largest, Mission San Luis de Apalachee in Tallahassee, has been partially reconstructed by the state of Florida.

The expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez encountered the Apalachee people, although it did not reach the site of Tallahassee. Hernando de Soto and his mid-16th century expedition occupied the Apalachee town of Anhaica (at what is now Tallahassee) in the winter of 1538–1539. Based on archaeological excavations, this Anhaica site is now known to have been about 0.5 miles (800 m) east of the present Florida State Capitol. The De Soto encampment is believed to be the first place Christmas was celebrated in the continental United States although there is no historical documentation to back this claim.[11]

The name Tallahassee is a Muskogean language word often translated as "old fields" or "old town".[12] It was likely an expression of the Creek people who migrated from Georgia and Alabama to this region in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, under pressure from European-American encroachment on their territory. They found large areas of cleared land previously occupied by the Apalachee tribe. (The Creek and later refugees who joined them developed as the Seminole Indians of Florida.)

During the First Seminole War, General Andrew Jackson fought two separate skirmishes in and around Tallahassee, which was then Spanish territory. The first battle took place on November 12, 1817. After Chief Neamathla, of the village of Fowltown just west of present-day Tallahassee, refused Jackson's orders to relocate, Jackson entered the village, burnt it to the ground, and drove off its occupants. The Indians retaliated, killing 50 soldiers and civilians. Jackson reentered Florida in March 1818. According to Jackson's adjutant, Colonel Robert Butler, they "advanced on the Indian village called Tallahasse (sic) [where] two of the enemy were made prisoner."[13]

### State capital[edit | edit source]

File:Cascadespark.jpg

A hand-colored photograph of Cascades Park in 1912

Florida became an American territory in September 1821, in accordance with the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819.

The first session of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida met on July 22, 1822, at Pensacola, the former capital of West Florida. Members from St. Augustine, the former capital of East Florida, traveled 59 days by water to attend. The second session was in St. Augustine, and western delegates needed 28 days to travel perilously around the peninsula to reach St. Augustine. During this session, delegates decided to hold future meetings at a halfway point. Two appointed commissioners selected Tallahassee, at that point an Apalachee settlement (Anhaica) virtually abandoned after Andrew Jackson burned it in 1818, as a halfway point. In 1824 the third legislative session met there in a crude log building serving as the capitol.[14]

From 1821 through 1845, during Florida's territorial period, the rough-hewn frontier capital gradually developed as a town. The Marquis de Lafayette, French hero of the American Revolution, returned to the United States in 1824 for a tour. The U.S. Congress voted to give him $200,000 (the same amount he had given the colonies in 1778), US citizenship, and the Lafayette Land Grant, 36 square miles (93 km2) of land that today includes large portions of Tallahassee. In 1845 a Greek revival masonry structure was erected as the Capitol building in time for statehood. Now known as the "old Capitol", it stands in front of the high-rise Capitol building built in the 1970s.[15]

Tallahassee was in the heart of Florida's Cotton Belt—Leon County led the state in cotton production—and was the center of the slave trade in Florida.[16] During the American Civil War, Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River not captured by Union forces, and the only one not burned. A small engagement, the Battle of Natural Bridge, was fought south of the city on March 6, 1865, just a month before the war ended.

File:First reenactment of the Battle of Natural Bridge of 1865 in 1975.jpg

A reenactment of the 1865 Battle of Natural Bridge

During the 19th century, the institutions that would develop into what is now Florida State University were established in Tallahassee; it became a university town. These included the Tallahassee Female Academy (founded 1843) and the Florida Institute (founded 1854). In 1851, the Florida legislature decreed two seminaries to be built on either side of the Suwannee River, East Florida Seminary and West Florida Seminary. In 1855 West Florida Seminary was transferred to the Florida Institute building (which had been established as an inducement for the state to place the seminary in Tallahassee). In 1858, the seminary absorbed the Tallahassee Female Academy and became coeducational.[17] Its main building was near the northwest corner of South Copeland and West Jefferson streets, approximately where FSU's Westcott Building is today.

File:HistoricTallahassee.jpg

Tallahassee in 1885

In 1887, the Normal College for Colored Students, the ancestor of today's FAMU, opened its doors. The legislature decided Tallahassee was the best location in Florida for a college serving African-American students; the state had segregated schools. Four years later its name was changed to State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students, to teach teachers for elementary school children and students in industrial skills.

After the Civil War much of Florida's industry moved to the south and east, a trend that continues today. The end of slavery and the rise of free labor reduced the profitability of the cotton and tobacco trade, at a time when world markets were also changing. The state's major industries shifted to citrus, lumber, naval stores, cattle ranching, and tourism. The latter was increasingly important by the late 19th century. In the post-Civil War period, many former plantations in the Tallahassee area were purchased by wealthy northerners for use as winter hunting preserves. This included the hunting preserve of Henry L. Beadel, who bequeathed his land for the study of the effects of fire on wildlife habitat. Today the preserve is known as the Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, nationally recognized for its research into fire ecology and the use of prescribed burning.

### 1900–present[edit | edit source]

Until World War II, Tallahassee remained a small Southern town with virtually the entire population living within one mile (1.6 km) of the Capitol.[citation needed] The main economic drivers were the colleges and state government, where politicians met to discuss spending money on grand public improvement projects to accommodate growth in places such as Miami and Tampa Bay, hundreds of miles away from the capital.

Tallahassee was also active in protest during the civil rights era. The Tallahassee bus boycott was a citywide boycott in Tallahassee, Florida that sought to end racial segregation in the employment and seating arrangements of city buses. On May 26, 1956, Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson, two Florida A&M University students, were arrested by the Tallahassee Police Department for "placing themselves in a position to incite a riot". Robert Saunders]], representing the NAACP, and Rev. C. K. Steele began talks with city authorities while the local African-American community started boycotting the city's buses. The Inter-Civic Council ended the boycott on December 22, 1956. On January 7, 1957, the City Commission repealed the bus-franchise segregation clause because of the United States Supreme Court ruling Browder v. Gayle (1956). In the 1960s there was a movement to transfer the capital to Orlando, closer to the state's growing population centers. That movement was defeated; the 1970s saw a long-term commitment by the state to the capital city, with the construction of the new capitol complex and preservation of the old Florida State Capitol building.

In 1970, the Census Bureau reported the city's population as 74.0% white and 25.4% black.[18] In 1971, the city elected James R. Ford to the 5-member City Commission, and he became the city's first African-American mayor in 1972 (commissioners rotated into the position serving a one-year term).

Bobby Bowden became the head coach of Florida State Seminoles football in 1976, and turned Tallahassee into a city dominated by college football, Bowden became very successful very quickly at Florida State. By his second year, Bowden had to deny many rumors that he would leave for another job; the team went 9–2, compared to the four wins total in the three seasons before Bowden. During 34 years as head coach he had only one losing season–his first, in 1976.

In 1977 the 22-story high-rise Capitol building, designed by architect Edward Durell Stone, was completed. It is now (2021) the third-tallest state capitol building in the United States. In 1978 the Old Capitol, directly in front of the new capitol, was scheduled for demolition, but state officials decided to keep the Old Capitol as a museum.[19] In 1986, Jack McLean served as mayor, the second African-American to hold the position.[20]

Tallahassee was the center of world attention for six weeks during the 2000 United States Presidential election recount, which involved numerous rulings by the Florida Secretary of State and the Florida Supreme Court.

In 2016, the city suffered a direct hit by Hurricane Hermine, causing about 80% of the city proper to lose power, including Florida State University, and knocking down many trees.[21]

In 2018, the city suffered another natural disaster when Hurricane Michael hit the panhandle.

## Geography[edit | edit source]

File:Old and New Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee, East view 20160711 1.jpg

A view of both the historic and the current Florida State Capitols

File:The Call-Collins House, The Grove- Tallahassee, Florida (7157983334).jpg

Historic Grove Plantation, known officially as the Call/Collins House at The Grove. Territorial Governor Richard Keith Call built this antebellum plantation house c. 1840.

[22] Tallahassee has an area of 98.2 square miles (254.3 km2), of which 95.7 square miles (247.9 km2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) (2.59%) is water.

Tallahassee's terrain is hilly by Florida standards, being at the southern end of the Red Hills Region, just above the Cody Scarp. The elevation varies from near sea level to just over 200 feet (61 m), with the state capitol on one of the highest hills in the city. The city includes two large lake basins, Lake Jackson and Lake Lafayette, and borders the northern end of the Apalachicola National Forest.

The flora and fauna are similar to those found in the mid-south and low country regions of South Carolina and Georgia. The palm trees are the more cold-hardy varieties like the state tree, the Sabal palmetto. Pines, magnolias, hickories, and a variety of oaks are the dominant trees. The Southern Live Oak is perhaps the most emblematic of the city.

### Nearby cities and suburbs[edit | edit source]

* Crawfordville
* Havana
* Lamont
* Lloyd
* Midway
* Monticello
* Quincy

### Cityscape[edit | edit source]

A panoramic view of Downtown Tallahassee

A panoramic view of Downtown Tallahassee

#### Neighborhoods[edit | edit source]

Tallahassee has many neighborhoods inside the city limits. Some of the most known and defined include All Saints, Apalachee Ridge, Betton Hills, Buck Lake, Callen, Frenchtown (the oldest historically black neighborhood in the state), Killearn Estates, Killearn Lakes Plantation, Lafayette Park, Levy Park, Los Robles, Midtown, Holly Hills, Jake Gaither/University Park, Indian Head Acres, Myers Park, Smokey Hollow, SouthWood, Seminole Manor and Woodland Drives.

Tallahassee is also home to some gated communities, including Golden Eagle, Ox Bottom, Lafayette Oaks and The Preserve at San Luis; the Tallahassee Ranch Club is to the southeast of the city.

#### Tallest buildings[edit | edit source]

Rank  | Name  | Street Address  | Height feet  | Height meters  | Floors  | Year

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1  | Florida State Capitol | 400 South Monroe Street,  | 345  | 101  | 25  | 1977[23]
2  | Turlington Building | 325 West Gaines Street,  | 318  | 97  | 19  | 1990
3  | Plaza Tower  | 300 South Duval Street  | 276  | 84  | 24  | 2008
4  | Highpoint Center  | 100 South Adams St  | 239  | 70  | 15  | 1990
5  | DoubleTree Hotel | 101 South Adams St,  | 220  | 67  | 17  | 1972

### Urban planning and expansion[edit | edit source]

File:Tallahasseeskyline.jpg

Downtown Tallahassee at night

The first plan for the Capitol Center was the 1947 Taylor Plan, which consolidated several government buildings in one downtown area. In 1974, the Capitol Center Planning Commission for the City of Tallahassee, Florida responded to growth of its urban center with a conceptual plan for the expansion of its Capitol Center. Hisham Ashkouri, working for The Architects' Collaborative, led the urban planning and design effort. Estimating growth and related development for approximately the next 25 years, the program projected the need for 2.3 million square feet (214,000 m2) of new government facilities in the city core, with 3,500 dwelling units, 100 acres (40 ha) of new public open space, retail and private office space, and other ancillary spaces. Community participation was an integral part of the design review, welcoming Tallahassee residents to provide input as well as citizens' groups and government agencies, resulting in the creation of six separate design alternatives.[citation needed]

### Sprawl and compact growth[edit | edit source]

The Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Department implements policies aimed at promoting compact growth and development, including the establishment and maintenance of an Urban Service Area. The intent of the Urban Service Area is to "have Tallahassee and Leon County grow in a responsible manner, with infrastructure provided economically and efficiently, and surrounding forest and agricultural lands protected from unwarranted and premature conversion to urban land use."[24] The result of compact growth policies has been a significant overall reduction in the Sprawl Index for Tallahassee between 2000 and 2010.[25] CityLab reported on this finding, stating "Tallahassee laps the field, at least as far as the Sprawl Index is concerned."[26]

### Climate[edit | edit source]

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Source: NOAA[27]
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm

File:AutumnColors.JPG

Tallahassee experiences four seasons. Shown here are the autumn leaves along the sidewalks of Monroe Street in Downtown Tallahassee.

Tallahassee has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with long, tropical summers and short, mild winters, as well as warm to hot, drier springs and autumns. Summer maxima here are hotter than in the Florida peninsula and it is one of the few cities in the state to occasionally record temperatures above 100 °F or 37.8 °C; the majority of years in the 1991-2020 climate normals have recorded at least 1 day with temperatures that high, with a median occurrence of 16 years out of 30.[27] The record high of 105 °F (41 °C) was set on June 15, 2011.[28]

Summer is characterized by brief intense showers and thunderstorms that form along the afternoon sea breeze from the Gulf of Mexico. The daily mean temperature in July, the hottest month, is 82.5 °F (28.1 °C). Conversely, the winter is markedly cooler, with a January daily average temperature of 52.2 °F (11.2 °C).[27] There is an average of 27 nights with a minimum at or below freezing, and on average, the window for freezing temperatures is from November 22 thru March 16, allowing a growing season of 250 days.[27] With the data from the 1991-2020 normals, Tallahassee is in USDA zone 9a by a small margin, the coldest temperature of the year usually being about 20.2 °F (−6.6 °C). Temperature readings below 15 °F (−9 °C) are very rare, having last occurred on January 11, 2010.[27]

During the Great Blizzard of 1899 the city reached −2 °F (−19 °C) on February 13, which remains Florida's only recorded subzero reading. At the time, Tallahassee's record low was colder than the record low in Tromsø, Norway. The record cold daily maximum is 22 °F (−6 °C), set on the same day as the all-time record low. More recently, a 28 °F (−2 °C) daily maximum was recorded in 1985.[27] Conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 81 °F (27 °C) on July 15, 1980.[27] However, the city itself is considerably warmer than the airport where the National Weather Service records its data from, even though the National Weather Service does not record data from it. This is due to an urban heat island, which creates an average disparity of 5.8 °F (3.2 °C) and is especially pronounced during winter.[29][30][31]

Snow and ice are rare in Tallahassee, not occurring during most winters. Historically, at least flurries are recorded every three to four years, but measurable snowfall of 0.1 inches (0.3 cm) or more has only happened once in the 1991-2020 time period. The closest location that receives regular yearly snowfalls is Macon, Georgia, 200 miles (320 km) north of Tallahassee. Nonetheless, Tallahassee has recorded a few accumulating snowfalls over the last 100 years; the heaviest snowfall was 2.8 inches (7 cm) on February 13, 1958.[32] Tallahassee's other recorded measurable snowfalls were 1.0 inch (2.5 cm) on February 12–13, 1899, and December 22–23, 1989; 0.4 inches (1.0 cm) on March 28, 1955, and February 10, 1973; 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) on February 2, 1951; and 0.1 inches (0.3 cm) on January 3, 2018.[32][33][34]

Although several hurricanes have brushed Tallahassee with their outer rain and wind bands, in recent years only Hurricane Kate, in 1985, and Hurricane Hermine, in 2016, have struck Tallahassee directly. Hurricane Michael passed 50 miles to the west after making landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida in October 2018 as a Category 5 storm, resulting in 95% of Leon County being without power.

The Big Bend area of North Florida sees several tornadoes each year during the season, but they are generally weak, cause little structural damage, and rarely hit the city. On April 19, 2015, a tornado touched down in Tallahassee. The tornado was rated EF1, and created a path as wide as 350 yards (320 m) for almost 5 miles (8 km) near Maclay Gardens.[35] Damage included numerous downed tree limbs and a car crushed by a falling tree. During extremely heavy rains, some low-lying parts of Tallahassee may flood, notably the Franklin Boulevard area adjacent to the downtown and the Killearn Lakes subdivision, outside the Tallahassee city limits, on the north side.

The most recent tornado to hit Tallahassee occurred on January 27, 2021. It was rated as EF0 tornado. The tornado caused damage to the city and the Tallahassee International Airport.[36]

Climate data for Tallahassee International Airport, Florida (1991–2020 normals,[37] extremes 1892–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 83
(28)  | 89
(32)  | 91
(33)  | 95
(35)  | 102
(39)  | 105
(41)  | 104
(40)  | 103
(39)  | 102
(39)  | 97
(36)  | 89
(32)  | 84
(29)  | 105
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)  | 78.4
(25.8)  | 80.4
(26.9)  | 86.0
(30.0)  | 89.7
(32.1)  | 95.5
(35.3)  | 98.1
(36.7)  | 98.8
(37.1)  | 97.9
(36.6)  | 95.6
(35.3)  | 90.8
(32.7)  | 84.5
(29.2)  | 79.3
(26.3)  | 99.8
(37.7)
Average high °F (°C)  | 63.7
(17.6)  | 67.8
(19.9)  | 74.2
(23.4)  | 80.7
(27.1)  | 88.2
(31.2)  | 92.1
(33.4)  | 93.2
(34.0)  | 92.3
(33.5)  | 90.4
(32.4)  | 83.0
(28.3)  | 72.8
(22.7)  | 66.1
(18.9)  | 80.4
(26.9)
Average low °F (°C)  | 38.3
(3.5)  | 40.9
(4.9)  | 45.8
(7.7)  | 52.5
(11.4)  | 61.5
(16.4)  | 70.3
(21.3)  | 72.6
(22.6)  | 72.1
(22.3)  | 68.7
(20.4)  | 57.4
(14.1)  | 46.3
(7.9)  | 40.9
(4.9)  | 55.6
(13.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C)  | 22.1
(−5.5)  | 24.5
(−4.2)  | 29.1
(−1.6)  | 37.3
(2.9)  | 48.4
(9.1)  | 63.0
(17.2)  | 68.1
(20.1)  | 66.5
(19.2)  | 56.8
(13.8)  | 39.6
(4.2)  | 29.5
(−1.4)  | 25.1
(−3.8)  | 20.2
(−6.6)
Record low °F (°C)  | 6
(−14)  | −2
(−19)  | 20
(−7)  | 29
(−2)  | 34
(1)  | 46
(8)  | 57
(14)  | 57
(14)  | 40
(4)  | 29
(−2)  | 13
(−11)  | 10
(−12)  | −2
(−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm)  | 4.51
(115)  | 4.45
(113)  | 5.11
(130)  | 3.77
(96)  | 3.28
(83)  | 8.11
(206)  | 7.07
(180)  | 7.65
(194)  | 5.28
(134)  | 3.24
(82)  | 3.03
(77)  | 4.32
(110)  | 59.82
(1,520)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.9  | 8.1  | 8.0  | 6.7  | 7.5  | 14.3  | 16.4  | 14.8  | 9.0  | 5.9  | 6.3  | 8.3  | 114.2
Source: NOAA[27][38][39]

Climate data for Tallahassee

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily daylight hours  | 10.0  | 11.0  | 12.0  | 13.0  | 14.0  | 14.0  | 14.0  | 13.0  | 12.0  | 11.0  | 11.0  | 10.0  | 12.1
Average Ultraviolet index | 4  | 6  | 8  | 10  | 10  | 11  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 4  | 7.9
Source: Weather Atlas [40]

## Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1840| 1,616| | —
1860| 1,932| | —
1870| 2,023| | 4.7%
1880| 2,494| | 23.3%
1890| 2,934| | 17.6%
1900| 2,981| | 1.6%
1910| 5,018| | 68.3%
1920| 5,637| | 12.3%
1930| 10,700| | 89.8%
1940| 16,240| | 51.8%
1950| 27,237| | 67.7%
1960| 48,174| | 76.9%
1970| 72,624| | 50.8%
1980| 81,548| | 12.3%
1990| 124,773| | 53.0%
2000| 150,624| | 20.7%
2010| 181,376| | 20.4%
2020| 196,169| | 8.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[41]
2010[42] 2020[43]

### 2020 census[edit | edit source]

Tallahassee city, Florida – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)  Race / Ethnicity  | Pop 2010[42] | Pop 2020[43] | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 96,753  | 94,095  | 53.34%  | 47.97%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 62,538  | 67,503  | 34.48%  | 34.41%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 381  | 398  | 0.21%  | 0.20%
Asian alone (NH)  | 6,566  | 8,665  | 3.62%  | 4.42%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 88  | 100  | 0.05%  | 0.05%
Some Other Race alone (NH)  | 373  | 924  | 0.21%  | 0.47%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 3,331  | 7,821  | 1.84%  | 3.99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 11,346  | 16,663  | 6.26%  | 8.49%
Total | 181,376 | 196,169 | 100.00% | 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

### 2010 Census[edit | edit source]

As of the 2010 census, the population of Tallahassee was 181,376. There were 75,949 households, 16.7% of which had children under 18 living in them. 27.7% were married couples living together(based on 2010 data), 14.4% had a female householder with no husband, and 53.7% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.33. Children under the age of 5 were 4.9% of the population, persons under 18 were 16.7% and persons 65 years or older were 10.3%. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

56.2% of the population was White, 35.0% Black, 4.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.3% some other race, and 2.9% two or more races. 6.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race, and 51.1% were non-Hispanic White. For 2009–2013, the estimated median household income was $39,524, and the per capita income was $23,778.

The percentage of persons below the poverty level was estimated at 30.2%.[44]

Educationally, the population of Leon County is the most highly educated population in Florida[45] with 54.4% of the residents over the age of 25 with a Bachelor's, Master's, professional or doctorate degree.[46] The Florida average is 37.4%[45] and the national average is 33.4%.[47]

### Languages[edit | edit source]

As of 2000[update], 92.0% of residents spoke English as their first language, while 4.1% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke French, and 0.6% spoke German as their mother tongue. In total, 8.0% of the total population spoke languages other than English.[48]

## Law, government and politics[edit | edit source]

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The Florida Supreme Court building

### Politics[edit | edit source]

Tallahassee has traditionally been a Democratic city, but the party has been supported by different ethnic groups over time, with a major shift in the late 20th century. Leon County has voted Democratic in 24 of the past 29 presidential elections since 1904. But until the late 1960s, most African Americans were disenfranchised from the political system, dating from a new constitution and other laws passed by Democrats in Florida (and in all other Southern states) at the turn of the century. At that time, most African Americans were affiliated with the Republican Party, and their disenfranchisement resulted in that party being non-competitive in the region for decades. Subsequently, these demographic groups traded party alignments.

Since passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and enforcement of constitutional rights for African Americans, voters in Tallahassee have elected black mayors and black state representatives.[49]: 97 It has become a city in the Southern U.S. that is known for progressive activism.[citation needed] This is likely due to the large student population that attends Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College. In addition, in the realignment of party politics since the late 20th century, most of the African-American population in the city now support Democratic Party candidates.[50][51]

As of December 2, 2018, there were 112,572 Democrats, 58,083 Republicans, and 44,007 voters who were independent or had other affiliations among the 214,662 voters in Leon County.[52]

Leon County's voter turnout percentage has consistently ranked among the highest of Florida's 67 counties, with a record-setting 86% turnout in the November 2008 general election. The county voted for Barack Obama in the presidential election.[53]

### Structure of city government[edit | edit source]

Tallahassee has a form of government with an elected mayor of Tallahassee, elected commissioners, and an at-will employed city manager, city departments, and staff.

The current city commissioners are:[54]

* Seat 1 – Jacqueline "Jack" Porter
* Seat 2 – Curtis Richardson
* Seat 3 – Jeremy Matlow
* Seat 4 (Mayor) – John Dailey
* Seat 5 – Dianne Williams-Cox

List of intendants/mayors of Tallahassee, Florida

* 1826 Dr. Charles Haire
* 1827 David Ochiltree
* 1828–1829 John Y. Gary
* 1830 Leslie A. Thompson
* 1831 Charles Austin
* 1832–1833 Leslie A. Thompson
* 1834 Robert J. Hackley
* 1835 William Wilson
* 1836 John Rea
* 1837 William P. Gorman
* 1838 William Hilliard
* 1839 R. F. Ker
* 1840 Leslie A. Thompson
* 1841–1844 Francis W. Eppes
* 1845 James A. Berthelot
* 1846 Simon Towle
* 1847 James Kirksey
* 1848 F. H. Flagg
* 1849 Thomas J. Perkins
* 1850–1851 D. P. Hogue
* 1852 David S. Walker
* 1853 Richard Hayward
* 1854–1855 Thomas Hayward
* 1856–1857 Francis W. Eppes
* 1858–1860 D. P. Hogue
* 1861–1865 P. T. Pearce
* 1866 Francis W. Eppes
* 1867–1868 D. P. Hogue
* 1869–1870 T. P. Tatum
* 1871 C. E. Dyke
* 1872–1874 C. H. Edwards
* 1875 David S. Walker, Jr.
* 1876 Samuel Walker
* 1877 Jesse Bernard
* 1878–1879 David S. Walker, Jr.
* 1880 Henry Bernreuter
* 1881 Edward Lewis
* 1882 John W. Nash
* 1883 Edward Lewis
* 1884–1885 Charles C. Pearce
* 1886 George W. Walker
* 1887 A. J. Fish
* 1888–1889 R. B. Forman
* 1890–1894 R. B. Carpenter
* 1895–1896 Jesse T. Bernard
* 1897 R. A. Shine
* 1898–1902 R. B. Gorman
* 1903–1904 William L. Moor
* 1905 John W. Henderson
* 1906 F. C. Gilmore
* 1907 W. M. McIntosh, Jr.
* 1908 F. C. Gilmore
* 1909 Francis B. Winthrop
* 1910–1917 D. M. Lowry
* 1918 J. R. McDaniel
* 1919–1921 Guyte P. McCord
* 1922–1923 A. P. McCaskill
* 1924–1925 B. A. Meginniss
* 1926 W. Theo Proctor
* 1927 B.A. Meginniss
* 1928–1929 W. Theo Proctor
* 1930 G. E. Lewis
* 1931 Frank D. Moor
* 1932–1933 W. L. Marshall
* 1934 J. L. Fain
* 1935 Leonard A. Wesson
* 1936 H. J. Yaeger
* 1937 L. A. Wesson
* 1938 J. R. Jinks
* 1939 S. A. Wahnish
* 1940 F. C. Moor
* 1941 Charles S. Ausley
* 1942 Jack W. Simmons
* 1943 A. R. Richardson
* 1944 Charles S. Ausley
* 1945 Ralph E. Proctor
* 1946 Fred S. Winterle
* 1947 George I. Martin
* 1948 Fred N. Lowry
* 1949–1950 Robert C. Parker
* 1951 W. H. Cates
* 1952 B. A. Ragsdale
* 1953 William T. Mayo
* 1954 H. G. Esterwood
* 1954 H. C. Summitt
* 1955–1956 J. T. Williams
* 1956 Fred S. Winterle
* 1956–1957 John Y. Humphress
* 1957 J. W. Cordell
* 1958 Davis H. Atkinson
* 1959 Hugh E. Williams, Jr.
* 1960 George S. Taft
* 1961 J. W. Cordell
* 1962 Davis H. Atkinson
* 1963 S. E. Teague, Jr.
* 1964 Hugh E. Williams, Jr.
* 1965 George S. Taft
* 1966 W. H. Cates
* 1967 John A. Rudd, Sr.
* 1968 Gene Berkowitz
* 1969 Spurgeon Camp
* 1970 Lee A. Everhart
* 1971 Gene Berkowitz
* 1972 James R. Ford
* 1973 Joan Heggen
* 1974–1975 John R. Jones
* 1976 James R. Ford
* 1977–1978 Neal D. Sapp
* 1979 Sheldon A. Hilaman
* 1980–1981 Hurley W. Rudd
* 1982 James R. Ford
* 1983 Carol Bellamy
* 1984 Kent Spriggs
* 1985 Hurley W. Rudd
* 1986 Jack McClean
* 1987–1988 Betty Harley
* 1988–1990 Dorothy Inman
* 1990 Steve Meisberg
* 1991–1992 Debbie Lightsey
* 1993–1994 Dorothy Inman-Crews
* 1994–1995 Penny Herman
* 1995–1996 Scott Maddox
* 1996–1997 Ron Weaver
* 1997–2003 Scott Maddox[55]
* 2003–2014 John Marks
* 2014–2018 Andrew Gillum
* 2018–present John Dailey

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### Federal representation and offices[edit | edit source]

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Tallahassee City Hall

Tallahassee is split between Florida's 2nd congressional district and Florida's 5th congressional district.

The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Tallahassee. The Tallahassee Main Post Office is at 2800 South Adams Street.[58] Other post offices in the city limits include Centerville Station,[59] Leon Station,[60] Park Avenue Station,[61] and Westside Station.[62]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a National Weather Service in Tallahassee. Their coverage-warning area includes the eastern Florida Panhandle and adjacent Gulf of Mexico waters, the north-central Florida peninsula, and parts of southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia.

The United States Army Reserve 81st Regional Support Command (USAR) opened an Army Reserve Center at 4307 Jackson Bluff Road.

The Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center (NMCRC) is at 2910 Roberts Avenue host the United States Navy Reserve Navy Operational Support Center Tallahassee (NOSC Tallahassee) and the United States Marine Corps Reserve 2nd Platoon, Company E, Anti-Terrorism Battalion and 3rd Platoon, Company E, Anti-Terrorism Battalion.

### Consolidation[edit | edit source]

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The Leon County Courthouse

Voters of Leon County have gone to the polls four times to vote on consolidation of Tallahassee and Leon County governments into one jurisdiction combining police and other city services with already shared (consolidated) Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services. Tallahassee's city limits would increase from 103.1 square miles (267 km2) to 702 square miles (1,820 km2). Roughly 36 percent of Leon County's 265,714 residents live outside the Tallahassee city limits.

Each time, the measure was rejected:[63]

Leon County Voting On Consolidation

Year | FOR | AGAINST

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1971 | 10,381 (41.32%) | 14,740 (58.68%)
1973 | 11,056 (46.23%) | 12,859 (53.77%)
1976 | 20,336 (45.01%) | 24,855 (54.99%)
1992 | 37,062 (39.8%) | 56,070 (60.2%)

The proponents of consolidation have stated the new jurisdiction would attract business by its size. Merging governments would cut government waste, duplication of services, etc. However, Professor Richard Feiock of the Department of Public Administration of Korea University and the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy of Florida State University states that no discernible relationship exists between consolidation and the local economy.[64]

### Flag[edit | edit source]

The former flag of Tallahassee was vaguely similar to the flag of Florida, a white saltire on a blue field, with the city's coat of arms, featuring the cupola of the old capitol building, at the center. The flag is an homage to the Scottish and Ulster-Scots Presbyterian heritage of the original founders of the city, most of whom were settlers from North Carolina whose ancestors had either come to America directly from Scotland, or were Presbyterians of Scottish descent from County Down and County Antrim in what has since become Northern Ireland.[65] The current flag incorporates a stylized 5-point star and the city name on a white background.[66]

## Education[edit | edit source]

### Primary and secondary[edit | edit source]

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Leon High School

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Lower School students at Maclay School celebrating Grandparents Day in 2008

Tallahassee anchors the Leon County School District. As of the 2009 school year Leon County Schools had an estimated 32,796 students, 2209 teachers and 2100 administrative and support personnel. The superintendent of schools is Rocky Hanna. Leon County public school enrollment continues to grow steadily (up approximately 1% per year since the 1990–91 school year). The dropout rate for grades 9–12 improved to 2.2% in the 2007–2008 school year, the third time in the past four years the dropout rate has been below 3%.

To gauge performance the State of Florida rates all public schools according to student achievement on the state-sponsored Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Seventy-nine percent of Leon County Public Schools received an A or B grade in the 2008–2009 school year. The overall district grade assigned to the Leon County Schools is "A". Students in the Leon County School District continued to score favorably in comparison to Florida and national averages in the SAT and ACT student assessment tests. The Leon County School District has consistently scored at or above the average for districts statewide in total ACT and SAT mean composite scores.

Leon County high schools

* Lawton Chiles High School
* Amos P. Godby High School
* Leon High School
* Lincoln High School
* Lively Technical Center
* James S. Rickards High School
* SAIL High School

Public schools belonging to universities

* Florida State University School ("Florida High") (K–12)
* Florida A&M University Developmental Research School (K–12)

Charter schools

* Governor's Charter Academy (GCA) (K–8) – Established in August 2012.[67]
* School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) (K–8) – Established in 1999[68]
* Tallahassee School of Math and Science (TSMS) (K–8)[69] – It was previously known as Stars Middle School and only served middle school. In 2014 it received a new charter, adopted its current name, and expanded to elementary grades.[70]

Private schools

* Atlantis Academy (K–12) – Established in 1976.[71]
* Community Christian School (K-12)
* John Paul II Catholic High School
* Maclay School (PK3–12)
* North Florida Christian High School
* Cornerstone Learning Community (PK3–8)
* Trinity Catholic School (PK–3,K–8).[72]
* Holy Comforter Episcopal School (PK3–8)
* Woodland Hall Academy (K–12) – CLOSED
* The Magnolia School, K–8

### Higher education[edit | edit source]

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The Westcott Plaza at Florida State University

#### Florida State University[edit | edit source]

Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research university. Florida State is on a 1,391.54-acre (5.631 km2) campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida.[73][74]

The university is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[75] The university comprises 16 separate colleges and more than 110 centers, facilities, labs and institutes that offer more than 360 programs of study, including professional school programs.[76] The university has an annual budget of over $1.7 billion.[77] Florida State is home to Florida's only National Laboratory – the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and is the birthplace of the commercially viable anti-cancer drug Taxol. Florida State University also operates The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the nation's largest museum/university complexes.[78]

The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Florida State University is home to nationally ranked programs in many academic areas, including law, business, engineering, medicine, social policy, film, music, theater, dance, visual art, political science, psychology, social work, and the sciences.[79] Florida State University leads Florida in four of eight areas of external funding for the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).[80]

For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida State as the 19th best public university in the United States and 55th among top national universities.[6]

Florida Governor Rick Scott and the state legislature designated Florida State University as one of two "preeminent" state universities in the spring of 2013 among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida.[81][82][83]

FSU's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their Florida State Seminoles nickname, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Florida State Seminoles athletics program are favorites of passionate students, fans and alumni across the United States, especially when led by the Marching Chiefs of the Florida State University College of Music. In their 113-year history, Florida State's varsity sports teams have won 20 national athletic championships and Seminole athletes have won 78 individual NCAA national championships.[84]

#### Florida A&M University[edit | edit source]

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Florida A&M University's Lee Hall Auditorium[85]

Founded on October 3, 1887, Florida A&M University (commonly referred to as FAMU) is a public, historically black university and land-grant university that is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. FAMU's main campus comprises 156 buildings spread over 422 acres (1.7 km2) on top of the highest geographic hill of Tallahassee. The university also has several satellite campuses, including a site in Orlando where its College of Law is located and sites in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa for its pharmacy program. Florida A&M University offers 54 bachelor's degrees and 29 master's degrees. The university has 12 schools and colleges and one institute.

FAMU has 11 doctoral programs which include 10 PhD programs: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, pharmaceutical sciences, educational leadership, and environmental sciences. Top undergraduate programs are architecture, journalism, computer information sciences, and psychology. FAMU's top graduate programs include pharmaceutical sciences along with public health, physical therapy, engineering, physics, master's of applied social sciences (especially history and public administration), business and sociology.

#### Tallahassee Community College[edit | edit source]

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The Hinson Administration Building at Tallahassee Community College

Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is a member of the Florida College System. Tallahassee Community College is accredited by the Florida Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Its primary campus is on a 270-acre (1.092 km2) campus in Tallahassee. The institution was founded in 1966 by the Florida Legislature.[86]

TCC offers Bachelor's of Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Sciences degrees. In 2013, Tallahassee Community College was listed 1st in the nation in graduating students with A.A. degrees.[87] TCC is also the No. 1 transfer school in the nation to Florida State University and Florida A&M University. As of Fall 2015, TCC reported 38,017 students.[88]

In partnership with Florida State University, and Florida A&M University Tallahassee Community College offers the TCC2FSU, and TCC2FAMU program. This program provides guaranteed admission into Florida State University and Florida A&M University for TCC Associate in Arts degree graduates.[89][90]

#### List of other colleges[edit | edit source]

* Barry University School of Adult and Continuing Education – Tallahassee Campus
* Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
* Flagler College – Tallahassee Campus
* Keiser University – Tallahassee Campus
* Lewis M. Lively Area Vocational-Technical School
* Saint Leo University – Tallahassee Campus

## Economy[edit | edit source]

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The old clock at the corner of Park Avenue and Monroe Street in Downtown Tallahassee

Companies based in Tallahassee include: Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the Municipal Code Corporation, the State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA), the Mainline Information Systems,[91] and United Solutions Company.[92]

### Top employers[edit | edit source]

According to Tallahassee's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[93] the top employers in the city are:

#  | Employer  | # of Employees  | # of Employees in 2012

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1  | State of Florida | 26,042  | 20,961
2  | Florida State University | 15,011  | 13,501
3  | Tallahassee Memorial Hospital | 5,349  | 3,060
4  | Leon County School Board | 4,300  | 4,306
5  | City of Tallahassee  | 2,856  | 2,848
6  | Walmart | 2,655  | 2,000
7  | Publix | 2,543  | n/a
8  | Florida A&M University | 1,749  | 1,937
9  | Leon County | 1,744  | 1,783
10  | Tallahassee Community College | 1,475  | 1,821
11  | Capital Regional Medical Center | 1,095  | 1,122

## Arts and culture[edit | edit source]

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Railroad Square is a popular spot for students and residents of Tallahassee, especially on the first Friday of every month when all the galleries are open to the public.

### Entertainment and performing arts[edit | edit source]

Tallahassee is home to many entertainment venues, theaters, museums, parks and performing arts centers.

A major source of entertainment and art is the Railroad Square Art Park. The Railroad Square Art Park is an arts, culture and entertainment district of Tallahassee, Florida, off Railroad Avenue, filled with a variety of metal art sculptures and stores selling artwork and collectibles. Railroad Square is mainly known for its small locally owned shops and working artist studios, and its alternative art scene. On the first Friday of every month, Railroad Square is home to a free gallery hop known as First Friday from 6pm-9pm, where a diverse group of upwards of 5000-7000+ Tallahasseeans of all ages come to meet their friends and experience art.

### Museums[edit | edit source]

Tallahassee is known for its many museums. It is home to the Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University, Tallahassee Museum, Goodward Museum & Gardens, Museum of Florida History, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee Automobile Museum, Old Capitol Museum, Knott House Museum, and The Grove.

### Festivals and events[edit | edit source]

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FSU Marching Chiefs and Cheerleaders performing in a parade in Downtown Tallahassee

* Downtown Getdown (Florida State Seminoles Pep Rally)
* First Friday festivals at Railroad Square
* Greek Food Festival
* Springtime Tallahassee
* Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival
* Winter Festival

### City accolades[edit | edit source]

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The Tallahassee Asian Festival

* 1988: Money Magazine's Southeast's three top medium size cities in which to live.
* 1992: Awarded Tree City USA by National Arbor Day Foundation
* 1999: Awarded All-America City Award by the National Civic League
* 2003: Awarded Tree Line USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
* 2006: Awarded "Best In America" Parks and Recreation by the National Recreation and Park Association.
* 2007: Recognized by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine as one of the "Top Ten College Towns for Grownups" (ranking second, behind Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
* 2007: Ranked second in the "medium sized city" class on Epodunk's list of college towns.[94]
* 2015: Awarded All-America City Award by the National Civic League[95]

## Sports[edit | edit source]

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FSU's Doak Campbell Stadium

### Florida State Seminoles[edit | edit source]

Tallahassee is home to one of the most competitive collegiate athletics programs in the nation, the Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University. The Seminoles compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The university funds 20 varsity teams, consisting of 9 male and 11 female. They have collectively won 19 team national championships, and over 100 team conference championships, as well as numerous individual national and conference titles. The program has placed in the top-10 final standings of the Director's Cup four times since 2008–2009, including No. 4 for the 2009–2010 season and No. 4 for the 2011–2012 season. In 2016–2017, the program generated the thirteenth-most revenue in collegiate athletics with $144,514,413 of total revenue.[96]

College football game weekends bring in a significant amount of tourism to Leon County. FSU home games had a total attendance of 575,478 people with an average of 82,211 attendees per game in 2014.[97] During football season, out-of-town attendees brought $48.8 million in direct spending during the six home games. In 2016, Florida State football home games resulted in $95.5 million of economic impact on Leon County.[98]

Teams  | Division  | Conference  | Venue  | Capacity

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Florida State Seminoles football | D-1 (FBS)  | ACC | Doak Campbell Stadium | 79,560
Florida State Seminoles men's basketball | D-I | ACC | Donald L. Tucker Center | 12,500
Florida State Seminoles women's basketball | D-I | ACC | Donald L. Tucker Center | 12,500
Florida State Seminoles baseball | D-I | ACC | Dick Howser Stadium | 6,700
Florida State Seminoles softball | D-I | ACC | JoAnne Graf Field | 1,000
Florida State Seminoles women's soccer | D-1 | ACC | Seminole Soccer Complex | 2,000
Florida A&M Rattlers | D-1 | MEAC | Bragg Memorial Stadium | 25,500
Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball | D-I | MEAC | Teaching Arena | 8,470

### Other[edit | edit source]

Club  | Sport  | League  | Years Active  | Venue

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Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | Ice hockey | ECHL | 1994–2001  | Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee Scorpions | Indoor soccer | EISL | 1997–1998  | Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee Thunder | American Football | Arena Football | 2000–2002  | Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee Titans | American Football | AIFL | 2006  | Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee Tigers | Basketball | ABA | 2007  | Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee SC | Soccer  | NPSL | 2018–  | Gene Cox Stadium

Tallahassee is home to Tallahassee SC, a soccer club that was founded in 2018 and plays in the National Premier Soccer League.

Some former sports clubs in Tallahassee include the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Tallahassee Scorpions, Tallahassee Thunder, Tallahassee Titans, and the Tallahassee Tigers.

## Media[edit | edit source]

See also: List of newspapers in Florida, List of radio stations in Florida, and List of television stations in Florida

### Print[edit | edit source]

* The Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee's largest newspaper, published daily[99]
* The FSView & Florida Flambeau, covers Florida State University[100]
* The Talon, covers Tallahassee Community College[101]
* The Famuan, covers Florida A&M University[102]

### Television[edit | edit source]

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WFSU Building

* WCTV (CBS) channel 6.1 (MeTV) channel 6.2 (Circle) channel 6.3 (ION) channel 6.4 (Justice) channel 6.5 (MyTV) channel 6.6 (This TV) channel 6.7
* WFSU (PBS) channel 11.1 (Florida Channel) channel 11.2 (Create) channel 11.3 (Kids 360) channel 11.4
* WTLF (CW) channel 24.1 (Comet) channel 24.2 (TBD) channel 24.3 (Dabl) channel 24.4
* WTLH (H&I) channel 49.1 (CW) channel 49.2 (Comet) channel 49.3
* WTWC (NBC) channel 40.1 (Fox) channel 40.2 (Charge) channel 40.3
* WTXL (ABC) channel 27.1 (Bounce) channel 27.2 (Grit) channel 27.3 (Escape) channel 27.4 (CourtTV) channel 27.5 (Newsy) channel 27.6 (HSN) channel 27.7

* WNXG-LD (WCTV simulcast channels 6.1 - 6.6 ATSC 3.0)
* WVUP (CTN) channel 45.1 (LifeStyle) channel 45.2
* WTFL-LD (MyNetwork TV) channel 15.1 (Decades) channel 15.2 (Start TV) channel 15.3 (Telemundo) channel 15.4

### Radio[edit | edit source]

See also: Category:Radio stations in Tallahassee, Florida

* WANM, Soul/R&B music
* WAYT-FM, contemporary Christian music
* WBZE-FM, adult contemporary music
* WDXD-LP, classic country music
* WFLA-FM, news/talk
* WFSQ-FM, classical music
* WFSU-FM, news/talk
* WGLF-FM, classic rock music
* WGMY-FM, Top 40 music
* WHTF-FM, Top 40 music
* WTLY, adult contemporary music
* WTNT-FM, country music
* WVFS-FM, college/alternative music
* WVFT, news/talk
* WWLD, hip-hop music
* WWOF-FM, country music
* WXSR-FM, rock music

## Public safety[edit | edit source]

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A Tallahassee Police Department patrol car

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A Leon County EMS vehicle

Established in 1826, the Tallahassee Police Department once claimed to be the oldest police department in the Southern United States, and the second-oldest in the U.S., preceded only by the Philadelphia Police Department (established in 1758). The Boston Police Department was established in 1838 and larger East Coast cities followed with New York City and Baltimore in 1845. However, this is proven incorrect. Pensacola, Florida, for example, had a municipal police force as early as 1821.[103]

There are over 800 sworn law enforcement officers in Tallahassee. Law enforcement services are provided by the Tallahassee Police Department, the Leon County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Capitol Police, Florida State University Police Department, Florida A&M University Police Department, the Tallahassee Community College Police Department, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The Tallahassee Growth Management Building Inspection Division is responsible for issuing permits and performing inspections of public and private buildings in the city limits. These duties include the enforcement of the Florida Building Codes and the Florida Fire Protection Codes. These standards are present to protect life and property. The Tallahassee Building Department is one of 13 Accredited Building Departments in the United States.[104]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,[105] Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Secret Service and Drug Enforcement Administration have offices in Tallahassee. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida is based in Tallahassee.

Fire and rescue services are provided by the Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services.

Hospitals in the area include Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Capital Regional Medical Center and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tallahassee.

## Places of interest[edit | edit source]

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Maclay Gardens Reflection Pool

* Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
* Carnegie Library at FAMU
* Challenger Learning Center
* Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More
* College Town at Florida State University
* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park
* First Presbyterian Church
* Florida Governor's Mansion
* Florida State Capitol
* Florida Supreme Court
* Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery at Florida A&M University
* Goodwood Museum and Gardens
* Innovation Park
* John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History & Culture (Riley Museum)[106]
* Knott House Museum
* Lake Ella
* Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
* Lafayette Heritage Trail Park
* LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library
* LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts
* Mission San Luis de Apalachee
* Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University
* Museum of Florida History
* National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
* North Florida Fairgrounds
* Railroad Square
* Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
* St. John's Episcopal Church
* Tallahassee Automobile Museum
* Tallahassee Museum
* James D. Westcott Building and Ruby Diamond Auditorium at Florida State University

## Transportation[edit | edit source]

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Tallahassee International Airport seen here as Tallahassee Regional Airport

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A StarMetro vehicle

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Interstate 10 at Capital Circle Northeast

### Aviation[edit | edit source]

* Tallahassee International Airport (KTLH)

#### Defunct airports[edit | edit source]

* Dale Mabry Field (closed 1961)
* Tallahassee Commercial Airport (closed 2011)

### Mass transit[edit | edit source]

* StarMetro provides bus service throughout the city.

### Intercity bus[edit | edit source]

* Greyhound and Megabus based in downtown Tallahassee.

### Railroads[edit | edit source]

* Freight service is provided by the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, which acquired most of the CSX main line from Pensacola to Jacksonville on June 1, 2019. FG&A also purchased the CSX branch from Tallahassee to Attapulgus, Georgia, connecting with the CSX Montgomery-Savannah main line at Bainbridge, Georgia. FG&A's headquarters office is in Tallahassee.[107]

#### Defunct railroads and passenger trains[edit | edit source]

* Tallahassee Railroad, completed in 1837, now the state-owned Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail from Tallahassee southward to St. Marks, about 20 miles.
* Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad, founded in 1891, merged into the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway in 1906. The Tallahassee-Carrabelle segment was abandoned in 1948.[108] In 2009, a 2.4-mile segment of the abandoned railroad was opened as the Tallahassee-Georgia Florida and Alabama (GF&A) Trail in the Apalachicola National Forest.[109]
* The streamlined Gulf Wind coach and Pullman passenger train, operated jointly by the L&N and Seaboard railroads, served Tallahassee from 1949 to 1971, when the newly formed Amtrak cancelled the train.
* Amtrak's Sunset Limited served Tallahassee from April 1993 until service east of New Orleans was suspended in August 2005, following Hurricane Katrina, which caused extensive damage to CSX lines from Louisiana to Florida. The service has never been reinstated, and as of mid-2019 had a "next to zero chance" of being revived by Amtrak.[110] In 2021, Amtrak announced plans restore service as early as 2022 along part of the route from New Orleans to Alabama, but not into Florida. [111] The Tallahassee and Pensacola metropolitan areas are the largest in the state without passenger rail service.[citation needed]

### Major highways[edit | edit source]

* File:I-10.svg Interstate 10 runs east and west across the north side of the city. Tallahassee is served by five exits including: Exit 192 (U.S. 90), Exit 196 (Capital Circle NW), Exit 199 (U.S. 27/Monroe St.), Exit 203 (U.S. 319/Thomasville Road and Capital Circle NE), and Exit 209 (U.S. 90/Mahan Dr.)
* File:US 27.svg U.S. Route 27 enters the city from the northwest before turning south and entering downtown. This portion of U.S. 27 is known locally as Monroe Street. In front of the historic state capitol building, U.S. 27 turns east and follows Apalachee Parkway out of the city.
* File:US 90.svg U.S. Route 90 runs east and west through Tallahassee. It is known locally as Tennessee Street west of Magnolia Drive and Mahan Drive east of Magnolia.
* File:US 319.svg U.S. Route 319 runs north and south along the east side of the city using Thomasville Road, Capital Circle NE, Capital Circle SE, and Crawfordville Road.
* File:Florida 20.svg State Road 20
* File:Florida 61.svg State Road 61
* File:Florida 363.svg State Road 363
* Orchard Pond Parkway, the first privately-built toll road in Florida.[112]

## Tallahassee groups and organizations[edit | edit source]

See also: List of people from Tallahassee, Florida

* Cold Water Army, music group
* Creed, rock band
* Cream Abdul Babar, music group
* The Crüxshadows, music group
* David Canter, medical doctor, folk musician
* Dead Prez, Alternative hip hop duo
* Go Radio, music group
* FAMU Marching 100, marching band
* FSU Marching Chiefs, marching band
* Look Mexico, rock band
* Mayday Parade, music group
* Mira, music group
* No Address, music group
* Socialburn, rock band
* Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, symphony orchestra
* Woman's Club of Tallahassee

## Namesakes[edit | edit source]

* CSS Tallahassee, 1864 Confederate cruiser
* USS Tallahassee (BM-9), 1908 United States Navy monitor, originally named USS Florida
* USS Tallahassee (CL-61), 1941 United States Navy light cruiser, converted to the aircraft carrier USS Princeton
* USS Tallahassee (CL-116), 1944 United States Navy light cruiser
* Tallahassee, main character in the movie Zombieland
* Tallahassee, album recorded by The Mountain Goats
* Tallahassee Community School, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, named after CSS Tallahassee[113]
* Tallahassee Tight, early-20th century blues singer
* T-Pain, musician, originally "Tallahassee Pain"
* "Tallahassee Lassie", Freddy Cannon song

## Sister cities[edit | edit source]

See also: List of sister cities in Florida

Tallahassee has 6 sister cities as follows:[114]

* File:Flag of Ghana.svg Konongo-Odumase, Ashanti, Ghana
* Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
* File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
* File:Flag of Ireland.svg Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
* Rugao, Jiangsu, China
* File:Flag of Israel.svg Ramat HaSharon, Tel Aviv District, Israel

## Gallery[edit | edit source]

* Turlington.jpg

Turlington Education Building as seen from the Civic Center

* TallahasseeDoubletree.JPG

The Downtown Tallahassee Doubletree Hotel

* TennysonCondominiums.JPG

Tennyson Condominiums as seen through a break in the downtown Federal Courthouse Square

* GeorgiaBelle.JPG

Westminster Gardens, formerly the Georgia Bell Dickinson Apartments, in Downtown Tallahassee

* HighpointCenter.JPG

Highpoint Center as seen from the Florida Capitol

* TallahasseeExchangeBldg.JPG

The historic Exchange Bank Building, considered to be the city's first highrise building

* TallahasseeWarMemorial.JPG

The Korean War Memorial at Cascades Park facing the Florida Capitol

* LewisStateBank.JPG

Union Bank, Florida's oldest surviving bank building

* OldFloridaStateHouse.JPG

Florida's historic state capitol building built in 1845

* Kleman Plaza amphitheater.jpg

Kleman Plaza in the heart of Downtown Tallahassee

* NewUSCourthouse.JPG

The U.S. Federal Courthouse in Tallahassee

* Cascades Park (Tallahassee), Korean War Memorial 02.JPG

The Florida Korean War Memorial

* Supreme Court of Florida.JPG

The Florida Supreme Court Building

* VisitorsCenter.JPG

The Tallahassee-Leon County Visitors Center

* Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library from Park Ave.JPG

Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library from Park Ave

## Notable people[edit | edit source]

See also: List of people from Tallahassee, Florida

This is a list of notable people from Tallahassee, in alphabetical order by last name:

* Cannonball Adderley, musician
* Wally Amos (born 1936), television personality and founder of Famous Amos Cookies[115]
* Bobby Bowden, Florida State University football coach
* LeRoy Collins, Florida governor
* Paul Dirac, theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate
* Julian Green, soccer player
* Robert A. Holton, chemist and inventor of Taxol
* Kent Jones, musician
* Sir Harold Kroto, Nobel Prize-winning scientist
* Payne Midyette (1898–1983), insurance broker, Tallahassee politician and rancher[116]
* Jim Morrison, musician
* W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor, sculptor[117]
* Mark Boswell (born 1960), film director
* T-Pain, rapper turned singer
* KJ Smith, model, actress
* Yvonne Edwards Tucker (born 1941), potter
* Mary L. Proctor (born 1960), folk artist
* Ann VanderMeer, Hugo Award-winning Editor[118]
* Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times Bestselling Author[119]
* Florence Duval West (1840–1881), poet
* Ethel Cain, musician

## State associations based in Tallahassee[edit | edit source]

* The Florida Bar
* Florida Chamber of Commerce
* Florida Dental Association
* Florida Institute of CPAs
* Florida Lottery
* Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Consolidation of Leon County with Tallahassee
* Frenchtown (Tallahassee)
* History of Tallahassee, Florida
* Park Avenue Historic District
* Tallahassee Historic District Zones I And II
* List of people from Tallahassee, Florida

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## Further reading[edit | edit source]

* Eisenberg, Daniel (1986). "In Tallahassee" (PDF). Journal of Hispanic Philology. Vol. 10, no. 2\. pp. 97–101. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014.

* Hare, Julianne. Tallahassee: a capital city history. Arcadia Publishing. 2002
* Tebeau, Charlton, W. A History of Florida. University of Miami Press. Coral Gables. 1971
* Williams, John Lee. Journal of an Expedition to the Interior of West Florida October–November 1823. Manuscript on file at the State Library of Florida, Florida Collection. Tallahassee.

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City of Tallahassee, Florida

History|

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Areas|

* Frenchtown
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Government|

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County|

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State|

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Federal|

* Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee

Education|

| Public K-12|

* Leon County Schools
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* Florida State University School
* Florida A&M University Developmental Research School

| Former
(segregated)|

* Concord School (Miccosukee)
* Old Lincoln High School
* Station One School
* Ten one- and two-room schools

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Private K-12|

* Community Christian School
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* St. John Paul II Catholic High School

| Former|

* Woodland Hall Academy

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Tertiary|

* Florida State University
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* Tallahassee Community College

Landmarks|

* Cascades Park
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* Florida State Capitol
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* Los Robles Gate
* Turlington Building

Transportation|

* Int'l Airport
* Commercial Airport (closed)

Media|

* The Florida Channel
* FSView & Florida Flambeau
* Tallahassee Democrat
* WCTV
* WFSU-TV
* WTLF
* WTLH
* WTWC
* WTXL
* WVUP-CD

Sports|

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* Tallahassee Titans

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Broadcast television in the Big Bend region, including Tallahassee, Bainbridge, Thomasville and Valdosta

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Full power|

* WCTV (6.1 CBS, 6.2 MeTV, 6.3 Circle, 6.4 Ion, 6.5 Crime, 6.6 MNT)
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* WFXU (57.1 MeTV, 57.2 Start, 57.3 Decades)

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* WWRP-LP (ch 9 Rel.)
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Outlying areas|

* WSWG (44.1 CBS, 44.2 MeTV, 44.3 MNTV, 44.4 Ion, 44.5 NewsNet, 44.6 Start; Valdosta, GA)

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Cable|

* Bally Sports Florida
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* The Florida Channel

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| Broadcast|

* W15EQ-D/WSFD-LD (15.1 Ind.)
* WDDM-LD (31.1 DrTV)
* WBXT-LD (43.1 SBN)
* WTBC-LP (65 FN)

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* Florida Knowledge Network
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Radio stations in the Tallahassee, Florida, metropolitan area

This area also includes the following Georgia counties: Decatur
Grady
Thomas

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* 730
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* 1450
* 1580

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* 88.1
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* 90.5
* 90.7
* 91.1
* 91.5
* 91.9
* 93.3
* 94.1
* 94.9
* 96.1
* 97.3
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* 99.9
* 100.7
* 101.5
* 102.3
* 103.1
* 104.1
* 104.9
* 105.7
* 106.1
* 107.1

| LPFM|

* 101.9
* 107.9

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Translators|

* 92.3
* 92.7
* 93.7
* 95.3
* 96.5
* 98.3
* 99.3
* 100.1
* 100.3
* 103.7
* 105.3
* 105.9
* 106.7

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel|

* 107.1-1
* 107.1-2
* 107.1-3

By call sign|

* W222AW
* W224AT
* W229AD
* W237CN
* W243EG
* W252BN
* W257BS
* W261DU
* W262CC
* W279BD
* W287CO
* W290AS
* W294CX
* WAKU
* WANM
* WAYT
* WBZE
* WCVC
* WDXD-LP
* WFLA-FM
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* WFRF-FM
* WFRU
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* WFSL
* WFSQ
* WFSU-FM
* WGEX
* WGLF
* WGMY
* HD2
* HD3
* WGRA
* WHBX
* WHTF
* WJXO
* WKVH
* WMGR
* WPAX
* WPRY
* WQTL
* WSTT
* WTAL
* WTLY
* WTNT-FM
* WTSM
* WUJC
* WVFS
* WVFT
* WWLD
* WWOF
* WXSR
* WXTY

Defunct|

* WHBT 1410 AM
* WSBX 1020 AM
* WWSD 1230 AM

Radio stations in the Florida Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
Panama City
Pensacola
Tallahassee

Other nearby regions
Albany
Dothan
Lake City
Valdosta

See also
List of radio stations in Florida
List of radio stations in Georgia

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Municipalities and communities of Leon County, Florida, United States

County seat: Tallahassee

City|

* Tallahassee

File:Map of Florida highlighting Leon County.svg

CDPs|

* Bradfordville
* Capitola
* Chaires
* Fort Braden
* Miccosukee
* Woodville

Unincorporated
communities|

* Belair
* Bloxham
* Centerville
* Felkel
* Iamonia
* Meridian
* Miccosukee
* Ochlockonee
* Wadesboro

Former communities|

* Anhaica
* Apalachen
* Escambe
* Lake Jackson Mounds
* Magnolia
* Mission San Luis de Apalachee (San Luis de Talimali)
* Port Leon
* State of Muskogee
* Velda Mound

Plantations|

* Andalusia
* William Bailey
* Bannerman
* Barrow Hill
* Blakely
* William D. Bloxham
* Burgesstown
* William A. Carr
* Casa de Laga
* Joseph Chaires
* Chemonie
* Edgewood
* El Destino‡
* Evergreen Hills
* Francis Eppes
* Goodwood
* Horseshoe
* House Place
* Ingleside
* James Kirksey
* La Grange
* Live Oak
* Daniel B. Meginniss
* Miccosukee
* Mossview
* Oaklawn
* Orchard Pond
* Pine Hill
* W. G. Ponder
* George W. Scott
* R. G. Shepard
* Southwood
* Tuscawilla
* Verdura
* Walnut Hill
* Water Oak
* Waverly
* Woodlawn

Footnote|

‡This plantation also has portions in an adjacent county.

* United States portal

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Mayors of cities with populations exceeding 100,000 in Florida

1. Lenny Curry (R)
(Jacksonville)
2. Francis Suarez (R)
(Miami)
3. Jane Castor (D)
(Tampa)
4. Buddy Dyer (D)
(Orlando)
5. Ken Welch (D)
(St. Petersburg)
6. Esteban Bovo (R)
(Hialeah)
7. Shannon Martin (R)
(Port St. Lucie)
8. John Gunter (R)
(Cape Coral)
9. John Dailey (D)
(Tallahassee)
10. Dean Trantalis (D)
(Fort Lauderdale)
11. Frank C. Ortis (D)
(Pembroke Pines)
12. Josh Levy (D)
(Hollywood)
13. Lauren Poe (D)
(Gainesville)
14. Wayne Messam (D)
(Miramar)
15. Scott J. Brook (D)
(Coral Springs)
16. Rob Medina (R)
(Palm Bay)
17. Keith James (D)
(West Palm Beach)
18. Frank Hibbard (R)
(Clearwater)
19. Bill Mutz (R)
(Lakeland)
20. Rex Hardin (D)
(Pompano Beach)
21. Rodney Harris (D)
(Miami Gardens)
22. Judy Paul (D)
(Davie)

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State of Florida

Tallahassee (capital)

Topics|

* Index
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* Fauna
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History|

* Timeline
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* British Rule
* East Florida
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* Seminole
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* Seminole Wars
* Slavery
* Plantations of Leon County
* Civil War
* Florida East Coast Railway
* Florida land boom of the 1920s
* Cape Canaveral
* Kennedy Space Center
* Disney World

Geography|

* Beaches
* Caves
* Everglades (Drainage and development)
* Keys
* Lakes
* Lake Okeechobee
* Reef
* Rivers
* Sinkholes
* Springs
* State forests
* State parks
* Swamps

Major
hurricanes|

* Florida Keys (1919)
* Tampa Bay (1921)
* Miami (1926)
* Okeechobee (1928)
* Florida Keys (1929)
* Treasure Coast (1933)
* Labor Day (1935)
* Dry Tortugas (1944)
* Homestead (1945)
* Fort Lauderdale (1947)
* South Florida (1948)
* 1949 Florida hurricane
* Easy (1950)
* King (1950)
* Donna (1960)
* Betsy (1965)
* Eloise (1975)
* Elena (1985)
* Andrew (1992)
* Opal (1995)
* Charley (2004)
* Frances (2004)
* Ivan (2004)
* Jeanne (2004)
* Dennis (2005)
* Wilma (2005)
* Matthew (2016)
* Irma (2017)
* Michael (2018)
* Dorian (2019)
* Sally (2020)
* Ian (2022)

Society|

* African-American
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* Miami
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* Culture
* Demographics
* Economy
* Education
* Floridians
* Haitian-American culture
* Delray Beach
* Miami
* Indigenous peoples
* Everglades
* Politics
* Sports

Regions|

* Big Bend
* Central Florida
* Emerald Coast
* Everglades
* First Coast
* Forgotten Coast
* Gold Coast
* Halifax area
* Heartland
* Keys
* Nature Coast
* North Central Florida
* North Florida
* Panhandle
* South Florida
* Southwest Florida
* Space Coast
* Suncoast
* Tampa Bay Area
* Treasure Coast

Metro areas|

* Cape Coral–Fort Myers
* Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
* Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach
* Gainesville
* Homosassa Springs
* Jacksonville
* Lakeland–Winter Haven
* Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
* Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island
* North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton
* Ocala
* Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
* Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
* Panama City
* Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
* Port St. Lucie
* Punta Gorda
* Sebastian-Vero Beach
* Sebring
* Tallahassee
* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
* The Villages

Largest cities|

* Jacksonville
* Miami
* Tampa
* Orlando
* St. Petersburg
* Hialeah
* Tallahassee
* Port St. Lucie
* Fort Lauderdale
* West Palm Beach
* Cape Coral
* Pembroke Pines
* Hollywood
* Miramar

Counties|

* Alachua
* Baker
* Bay
* Bradford
* Brevard
* Broward
* Calhoun
* Charlotte
* Citrus
* Clay
* Collier
* Columbia
* DeSoto
* Dixie
* Duval
* Escambia
* Flagler
* Franklin
* Gadsden
* Gilchrist
* Glades
* Gulf
* Hamilton
* Hardee
* Hendry
* Hernando
* Highlands
* Hillsborough
* Holmes
* Indian River
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lafayette
* Lake
* Lee
* Leon
* Levy
* Liberty
* Madison
* Manatee
* Marion
* Martin
* Miami‑Dade
* Monroe
* Mosquito (former county)
* Nassau
* Okaloosa
* Okeechobee
* Orange
* Osceola
* Palm Beach
* Pasco
* Pinellas
* Polk
* Putnam
* Santa Rosa
* Sarasota
* Seminole
* St. Johns
* St. Lucie
* Sumter
* Suwannee
* Taylor
* Union
* Volusia
* Wakulla
* Walton
* Washington

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North Florida

Region of Florida

Topics|

* Climate
* Geography
* Culture
* Economy
* Transportation
* Partition proposals
* Pork Chop Gang
* Laura Street

File:North Florida map.png

Map of North Florida

Counties|

* Alachua
* Baker
* Bay
* Bradford
* Calhoun
* Clay
* Columbia
* Dixie
* Duval
* Escambia
* Flagler
* Franklin
* Gadsden
* Gilchrist
* Gulf
* Hamilton
* Holmes
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Lafayette
* Leon
* Levy
* Liberty
* Madison
* Marion
* Nassau
* Okaloosa
* Putnam
* Santa Rosa
* St. Johns
* Suwannee
* Taylor
* Union
* Wakulla
* Walton
* Washington

Major cities|

* Jacksonville
* Tallahassee
* Gainesville

Cities and towns
50k–100k|

* Ocala
* Palm Coast
* Pensacola

Cities and towns
10k–40k|

* Atlantic Beach
* Callaway
* Crestview
* Destin
* Fernandina Beach
* Fort Walton Beach
* Jacksonville Beach
* Lake City
* Lynn Haven
* Niceville
* Palatka
* Panama City Beach
* St. Augustine
* Panama City

Metro areas|

* Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin
* Gainesville
* Jacksonville
* Ocala
* Palm Coast
* Panama City–Lynn Haven–Panama City Beach
* Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent
* Tallahassee

Regions|

* Big Bend
* Emerald Coast
* First Coast
* Florida Panhandle
* Forgotten Coast
* Halifax area
* Nature Coast
* North Central Florida
* Northeast Florida

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Capitals of the United States by jurisdiction

Nation:

* US Washington, D.C.

States:

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* HI Honolulu
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County seats of Florida

* Apalachicola
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* Bartow
* Blountstown
* Bonifay
* Bradenton
* Bristol
* Bronson
* Brooksville
* Bunnell
* Bushnell
* Chipley
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* Crawfordville
* Crestview
* Cross City
* Dade City
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* DeLand
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* Fernandina Beach
* Fort Lauderdale
* Fort Myers
* Fort Pierce
* Gainesville
* Green Cove Springs
* Inverness
* Jacksonville
* Jasper
* Key West
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* LaBelle
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* Lake City
* Live Oak
* Macclenny
* Madison
* Marianna
* Mayo
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* Monticello
* Moore Haven
* Ocala
* Okeechobee
* Orlando
* Palatka
* Panama City
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* Perry
* Port St. Joe
* Punta Gorda
* Quincy
* Sanford
* Sarasota
* Sebring
* St. Augustine
* Starke
* Stuart
* Tallahassee
* Tampa
* Tavares
* Titusville
* Trenton
* Vero Beach
* Wauchula
* West Palm Beach

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