Tallahassee metropolitan area

Metropolitan area in Florida, United States

Place in the United States

Tallahassee metropolitan area

Metropolitan Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Tallahassee—Bainbridge, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area

Florida Capitol buildings (Old Capitol in foreground)

Interactive Map of Tallahassee–Bainbridge, FL–GA CSA

City of Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Florida MSA

Bainbridge, Georgia

Country| United States
State(s)| Florida
Georgia
Counties|

* Leon
* Gadsden
* Wakulla
* Jefferson
* Decatur, Georgia

Principal city| Tallahassee
Other cities|

* Bainbridge, Georgia
* Quincy
* Midway
* Chattahoochee
* Monticello

Area

• MSA| 2,604 sq mi (6,750 km2)
• CSA| 3,227 sq mi (8,360 km2)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 384,298

• Estimate

(2023)

| 392,645
• CSA (2020)

| 413,665
• CSA (2023)

| 421,732
GDP

[1]

• MSA| $22.394 billion (2022)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)

The Tallahassee metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Tallahassee, the capital of the U.S. state of Florida, in Leon County. It is located in the center of North Florida in the Florida panhandle.

The Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) designated by the Office of Management and Budget and used by the Census Bureau and other agencies for statistical purposes. The Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of the following four Florida counties: Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, and Jefferson.

The Tallahassee—Bainbridge, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area is a combined statistical area (CSA) is a primary statistical area that includes the Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Bainbridge, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), which consists solely of the Georgia county of Decatur.

Additionally, the Thomasville, GA μSA is immediately adjacent to the Tallahassee MSA to the northeast. The distance and driving time between the Thomasville and Tallahassee city centers during commuting hours is both five miles and 5-10 minutes shorter than those between the Bainbridge and Tallahassee city centers.[2][3]

County  | Pop. (2020)[4] | Area (mi2)  | County Seat

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|
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Leon | 292,198  | 702  | Tallahassee*
Gadsden | 43,826  | 529  | Quincy
Wakulla | 33,764  | 736  | Crawfordville
Jefferson | 14,510  | 637  | Monticello
MSA | 384,298 | 2,604  |
Decatur | 29,367  | 623  | Bainbridge
CSA | 413,665 | 3,227  |

*denotes principal city in the MSA

## History

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The Tallahassee Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined in 1965, and at that time included only Leon County. Wakulla County was added to the MSA in 1973. In 1983, Wakulla County was removed from the MSA and Gadsden County was added. Jefferson County and Wakulla County (for the second time) were added to the MSA in 2003.[5]

## Geography

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The counties of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Area cover an area of around 2,604 sq mi (6,750 km2), of which around 2,390 sq mi (6,1890 km2) is land. Much of that water area is in Wakulla and Jefferson counties along the coastline of Apalachee Bay. Only 141.33 sq mi (366.04 km2), or 5.92%, of the area is urbanized, with nearly 80% of said urban area belonging to the Tallahassee, FL Urban Area.[6]

Greater Tallahassee straddles the boundaries of the Red Hills Region, the Cody Scarp, and the Woodville Karst Plain. As such, the northern half of the metropolitan area, including much of the city of Tallahassee, is substantially more hilly than the rest of the state of Florida. The area also straddles four watersheds, from west to east: Apalachicola, Ochlockonee, St. Marks, and Aucilla. The latter three all drain into the Gulf of Mexico either within or at the edges of the metropolitan area, with the Ocholockonee and Aucilla Rivers forming parts of the western and eastern borders.

Also see Leon County Geology

All counties in both the Tallahassee MSA and CSA are in Eastern Time Zone, with the western border of Gadsden County with Jackson County forming the boundary with the Central Time Zone.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

|
|
|

1970| 103,047| | —
1980| 159,542| | 54.8%
1990| 233,598| | 46.4%
2000| 284,539| | 21.8%
2010| 367,413| | 29.1%
2020| 384,298| | 4.6%
2023 (est.)| 392,645| [7]| 2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

1970: Only Leon
1980: Leon and Wakulla
1990-2000: Leon and Gadsden

2010-2023: Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, Jefferson

As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 320,304 people, 125,533 households, and 75,306 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 63.59% White, 32.17% African American, and 1.39% from two or more races. 3.72% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $34,728, and the median income for a family was $42,957. Males had a median income of $29,628 versus $24,977 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,552.

## Places of Interest

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Also see Tallahassee Places of interest and Arts and Culture.

### National, State, and Local Protected Areas

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* Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
* Apalachicola National Forest
* DeSoto Site Historic State Park
* Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
* Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park
* Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
* Lake Talquin State Forest and Park
* Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
* Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway
* Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
* Ochlockonee River State Park
* San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
* St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
* St. Marks River Preserve State Park
* Wakulla State Forest

## Communities

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The Tallahassee Metropolitan Area has eight incorporated cities and two incorporated towns, along with thirteen additional populated areas defined as a census-designated place (CDP) by the U.S. Census Bureau as of the 2020 census. The Combined Statistical Area has an additional three cities, one town, and one CDP. As of 2020, the city of Tallahassee contained 51% and 47% of the MSA and CSA populations, respectively.

#  | City  | Type  | County  | 2020

population

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|
|
|

1  | Tallahassee*  | City  | Leon  | 196,169
2  | Bradfordville | CDP  | Leon  | 19,183
3  | Bainbridge*  | City  | Decatur  | 14,468
4  | Quincy*  | City  | Gadsden  | 7,970
5  | Crawfordville*  | CDP  | Wakulla  | 4,853
6  | Woodville | CDP  | Leon  | 4,097
7  | Midway | City  | Gadsden  | 3,537
8  | Chattahoochee | City  | Gadsden  | 2,955
9  | Monticello*  | City  | Jefferson  | 2,589
10  | Havana | Town  | Gadsden  | 1,753
11  | Gretna | City  | Gadsden  | 1,357
12  | Fort Braden | CDP  | Leon  | 1,045
13  | Panacea | CDP  | Wakulla  | 735
14  | Greensboro | Town  | Gadsden  | 461
15  | Attapulgus | City  | Decatur  | 454
16  | Sopchoppy | City  | Wakulla  | 426
17  | Miccosukee | CDP  | Leon  | 383
18  | Wacissa | CDP  | Jefferson  | 362
19  | Chaires | CDP  | Leon  | 308
20  | Climax | City  | Decatur  | 276
21  | St. Marks | City  | Wakulla  | 274
22  | Waukeenah | CDP  | Jefferson  | 259
23  | Capitola | CDP  | Leon  | 247
24  | Brinson | Town  | Decatur  | 217
25  | Lloyd | CDP  | Jefferson  | 187
26  | Lamont | CDP  | Jefferson  | 170
27  | Faceville | CDP  | Decatur  | 136
28  | Aucilla | CDP  | Jefferson  | 103

*denotes largest city and county chair

## See also

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* Florida statistical areas

## References

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* Florida portal

* Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Definitions \- retrieved July 17, 2006

1. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Tallahassee, FL (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
2. ^ "Bainbridge to Florida State Capitol". Google Maps. May 16, 2024.
3. ^ "Thomasville to Florida State Capitol". Google Maps. May 16, 2024.
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
5. ^ "Metro Area History 1950–2020". U.S. Census Bureau. March 2020. Row 4179. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
6. ^ "Urban and Rural". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
8. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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