Waukeenah, Florida
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Waukeenah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 259, down from 272 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area. Waukeenah Academy was a school in the area. Samuel Pasco was its principal. It did not survive the Civil War era.[1] The Florida Archives have a photos of its teachers and pupils.[2][3]
Geography
Waukeenah is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (30.4111, -83.9531),[4] near the intersection of US 27/State Road 20 and County Road 259. It is Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, and Script error: No such module "convert". east of Tallahassee, the state capital.
Waukeenah was once a resting point for travelers using the Old St. Augustine road, which started in St. Augustine and went to Pensacola, Florida.
Nomenclature
John G. Gamble's plantation was named Joaquina in honor of a Spanish descent lady who lived in Pensacola. The post office established at the plantation was moved to the crossing of Tallahassee and St. Augustine Roads in 1841. First called Marion Cross Road (Marion Post Office) until 1850 when the settlement there was once again named Joaquina, but this time the spelling was Anglicized into Waukeenah.[5][6]
Census
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Education
Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2010 | 272 | — | |
| 2020 | 259 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1990[9] 2000[10] | |||
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References
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