11-535: The Old Baker County Courthouse , now the Emily Taber Public Library , was built in 1908. It is at 14 McIver Avenue West in Macclenny , Florida . It was designed by Edward Columbus Hosford of Eastman, Georgia . In 1986 it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . It was deemed "significant for its architecture and its association with architect Edward C. Hosford, who
22-678: The Peg McCollum Building . This article about a property in Baker County, Florida on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Macclenny, Florida Macclenny is a city and the county seat of Baker County , Florida . Located just west of Jacksonville , it is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population
33-540: The city was 75.89% White, 21.87% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.47%. Of the 1,548 households in 2000, 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.0% of households were one person and 10.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size
44-450: The city. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 6,374 people, 2,300 households, and 1,588 families residing in the city. At the 2000 census there were 4,459 people in 1,548 households, including 1,140 families, in the city. The population density was 1,354.9 inhabitants per square mile (523.1/km ). There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of 499.5 units per square mile (192.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of
55-607: The southern tip of the town, with access from Exit 335 ( State Road 121 ) & Exit 336 ( State Road 228 ) Lake City is 32 miles (51 km) to the west, and the Florida– Georgia border is 6 miles (10 km) to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km ), all land. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 7,304 people, 2,139 households, and 1,447 families residing in
66-436: The town residents were killed in a yellow fever epidemic. The population was 334 in 1890, and the town gradually recovered. Macclenny is located in eastern Baker County at 30°17′N 82°7′W / 30.283°N 82.117°W / 30.283; -82.117 , 28 miles (45 km) west of downtown Jacksonville . U.S. Route 90 (Macclenny Avenue) runs through the center of town, and Interstate 10 passes through
77-563: The wood, sawmills to process it, turpentine, and land. The town name McClenny was changed to the current name of The City of Macclenny because the post office department had a rule against using capital letters in the middle of a name. The first post office in Macclenny was established in 1890. There were settlers in Macclenny as early as 1829, but it was not until after the Civil War that more people began to settle there. In 1888, most of
88-616: Was $ 37,091. Males had a median income of $ 26,775 versus $ 19,573 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,909. About 17.1% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
99-408: Was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17. In 2000, the age distribution was 28.9% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85 males. In 2000, the median household income was $ 31,895 and the median family income
110-477: Was 7,304 at the 2020 census, up from 6,374 in 2010. Macclenny was first called Darbyville because most of the land of this area was owned by the Darby family. Carr Bowers McClenny married into the Darby family, and then bought most of this land in the late 19th century, intending to harvest it for timber. Darbyville became known as McClenny. McClenny developed many businesses there related to lumber: harvesting
121-513: Was responsible for designing a number of county courthouses in both Florida and Georgia during the 1906-1910 period. Built in the 'up-to-date' eclectic Colonial Revival style, the structure represented the pride of the county's citizens in the evolution of the local economy from subsistence farms to one based on commercial exploitation of agriculture." It has also been known as the Baker County Free Public Library and
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