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Bristol is a city in and the county seat of Liberty County, Florida, United States. It is the only incorporated city in Liberty County.[1] The population was 918 at the 2020 census.

History

Bristol was first settled in 1859, and started with a population of 300, with the purpose of being the county seat of Liberty County. The community consisted of one general store, three sawmills, three gristmills, a hotel, a Baptist church, a Methodist church, and a Presbyterian church. An American pioneer named Moses Strause, who was one of the first non-indigenous settlers, deeded land to the county on which a small log building that Strause built was converted into the county's first courthouse. During that time, the prices of land ranged from $2.00 to $25.00 per acre (0.404686 hectare).[2][3][4]

The post office's first postmaster, D.G. Harrell, had mail brought in by boat from Columbus, Georgia to Apalachicola, Florida on Mondays and Thursdays, and the principal exports were beeswax, cotton, hides, honey, and oranges. The closest railroad and express office was located in Chattahoochee, Florida, while closest bank during that time was 42 miles (67.5924 kilometres) away, in Tallahassee.[2][3][4]

Despite being in existence since 1859, it wasn't until June 19, 1958, when the City of Bristol was officially incorporated as a municipality.[5][6]

Claimed Garden of Eden site

A widely reported claim was once made by Elvy E. Callaway, (who was a former pro-NAACP lawyer, a former Baptist minister, and a former gubernatorial candidate who ran as a Republican for Florida governor in the 1936 election),[7][8][9] stated that the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden lay in northern Liberty County. He cited as evidence the Apalachicola River, with its four river heads, and local sources of torreya known as Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia), which he claimed was gopher wood, the material said to have been used by Noah in constructing his ark. Callaway transformed the area into a tourist attraction, specifically a roadside attraction, that he owned and operated from 1956 until his death, in 1981.[10][11][12][13] Soon after his 1981 passing, The Nature Conservancy took ownership of the land and its forest (with its rare, critically endangered species of torreya), renaming it the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve, while keeping the original name of the entrance path to the nature preserve as Garden of Eden Road, and also retaining the name for the Garden of Eden Trail.[8][14]

Geography

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Bristol welcome sign

The approximate coordinates for the City of Bristol is located in northwestern Liberty County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".,[15] in the Florida Panhandle part of North Florida along the Big Bend region.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, Bristol has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[16]

Climate

Like nearly all of the Deep South, the climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, the City of Bristol has a humid subtropical climate zone (Cfa).

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Demographics

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2010 and 2020 census

Bristol racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Pop 2010[18] Pop 2020[19] % 2010 % 2020
White (NH) 797 712 80.02% 77.56%
Black or African American (NH) 95 72 9.54% 7.84%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 13 6 1.31% 0.65%
Asian (NH) 2 6 0.20% 0.65%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.11%
Some other race (NH) 0 7 0.00% 0.76%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) 14 24 1.41% 2.61%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75 90 7.53% 9.80%
Total 996 918

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 918 people, 352 households, and 210 families residing in the city.[20]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 996 people, 322 households, and 183 families residing in the city.[21]

2000 census

As of the census[22] of 2000, there were 845 people, 326 households, and 235 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 393 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 87.22% White, 3.79% African American, 1.78% Native American, 5.44% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.80% of the population.

There were 326 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,607, and the median income for a family was $36,932. Males had a median income of $26,473 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,949. About 14.8% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

All public schools in Bristol are served by Liberty County School District.

Two schools are based in Bristol:

Parks and recreation

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Tom Keenan Depot at Veterans Memorial Park

References

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