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Holmes County
County
Holmes County Courthouse
Holmes County Courthouse
Map of Florida highlighting Holmes County
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Map of the United States highlighting Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°52′N 85°49′W / 30.87°N 85.81°W / 30.87; -85.81
Country United States
State Florida
FoundedJanuary 8, 1848
SeatBonifay
Largest cityBonifay
Area
 • Total489 sq mi (1,270 km2)
 • Land479 sq mi (1,240 km2)
 • Water10 sq mi (30 km2)  2.1%
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total19,653
 • Density40.8/sq mi (15.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Websiteholmescountyonline.com

Holmes County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, 19,653 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Bonifay, Florida.[2]

History[change | change source]

Holmes County was named after an Indian Chief that lived in the area when the land was settled. Holmes County has had three county seats in its history, the first being Cerro Gordo, then Westville, and finally Bonifay. Bonifay has been the county seat since 1905.

Historic places[change | change source]

Historic places in the county include:

Land[change | change source]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 488.71 square miles (1,265.8 km2), of which 482.45 square miles (1,249.5 km2) (or 98.72%) is land and 6.26 square miles (16.2 km2) (or 1.28%) is water.[3]

Counties nearby[change | change source]

People[change | change source]

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 18,564 people, 6,921 households, and 4,893 families living in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 7,998 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.79% White, 6.51% Black or African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.79% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. 1.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,921 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were not related. 26.10% of all households were made up of people living alone and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 112.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,923, and the median income for a family was $34,286. Males had a median income of $25,982 versus $19,991 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,135. About 15.40% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over.

Triracial people[change | change source]

The so-called "Dominickers", a number of related mixed-race (white, black, and Euchee Indian) families, lived for decades after the American Civil War and well into the twentieth century in a rural area near Ponce de Leon, with a separate church and segregated public elementary school. Although considered a separate ethnicity from both whites and blacks, many Dominickers married into local white families, so that group boundaries blurred; some descendants still live in the area. The 1950 federal census identified 60 members of this group living in Holmes County at that time.[5] Few facts are known about their origins, and little has been published about them.

Municipalities[change | change source]

Incorporated[change | change source]

Unincorporated[change | change source]

  • Bethlehem
  • Prosperity
  • Gritney
  • Cerrogordo
  • Pittman

Politics[change | change source]

Holmes County has voted for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 1980. The county is very strongly Republican in the 21st century.

United States presidential election results for Holmes County, Florida[6]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 8,080 89.01% 924 10.18% 74 0.82%
2016 7,483 87.46% 853 9.97% 220 2.57%
2012 6,919 83.46% 1,264 15.25% 107 1.29%
2008 7,033 81.63% 1,446 16.78% 137 1.59%
2004 6,412 77.25% 1,810 21.81% 78 0.94%
2000 5,012 67.77% 2,177 29.43% 207 2.80%
1996 3,249 47.75% 2,312 33.98% 1,243 18.27%
1992 3,196 48.96% 1,877 28.75% 1,455 22.29%
1988 4,225 71.61% 1,639 27.78% 36 0.61%
1984 4,548 78.70% 1,231 21.30% 0 0.00%
1980 3,221 52.41% 2,767 45.02% 158 2.57%
1976 1,850 35.71% 3,256 62.86% 74 1.43%
1972 3,819 92.51% 309 7.49% 0 0.00%
1968 377 7.00% 312 5.79% 4,700 87.21%
1964 3,225 73.00% 1,193 27.00% 0 0.00%
1960 1,235 34.26% 2,370 65.74% 0 0.00%
1956 1,036 29.17% 2,516 70.83% 0 0.00%
1952 1,230 27.67% 3,216 72.33% 0 0.00%
1948 492 15.39% 1,799 56.29% 905 28.32%
1944 908 25.51% 2,652 74.49% 0 0.00%
1940 887 24.84% 2,684 75.16% 0 0.00%
1936 772 19.37% 3,213 80.63% 0 0.00%
1932 429 13.71% 2,701 86.29% 0 0.00%
1928 2,260 74.44% 735 24.21% 41 1.35%
1924 377 32.03% 658 55.90% 142 12.06%
1920 537 33.56% 869 54.31% 194 12.13%
1916 427 28.83% 763 51.52% 291 19.65%
1912 52 7.74% 411 61.16% 209 31.10%
1908 337 39.00% 438 50.69% 89 10.30%
1904 140 29.60% 284 60.04% 49 10.36%


References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Holmes County, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  4. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ↑ ""Estimated Population of Reputed Indian-White-Negro Racial Isolates of the Eastern United States, by State and County, 1950"". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  6. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Data Graphs". Archived from the original on 2017-01-03.

Other websites[change | change source]

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30°52′N 85°49′W / 30.87°N 85.81°W / 30.87; -85.81

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