Taylor County, Florida

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Taylor County, Florida is a largely rural county in Florida's Big Bend region along the Gulf Coast, known for its forestry industry, coastal marshes, and the city of Perry as its county seat.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
adjacentToCounty Dixie County, Florida NERFINISHED
Jefferson County, Florida NERFINISHED
Lafayette County, Florida NERFINISHED
Madison County, Florida NERFINISHED
Taylor County, Georgia (across Gulf via maritime boundary)
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
characterizedAs largely rural county
climate humid subtropical climate
containsProtectedArea Big Bend Wildlife Management Area
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (portion)
containsWatercourse Econfina River
Fenholloway River NERFINISHED
Steinhatchee River
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1856
economySector forestry
recreation and tourism
timber industry
FIPSCode 12123
GNISID 00295963
governmentType county commission
hasAirport Perry-Foley Airport
hasCity Perry, Florida
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Mexico
hasCountySeat Perry, Florida
hasFeature coastal marshlands
pine forests
hasLargestCity Perry, Florida
hasSchoolDistrict Taylor County School District
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Foley, Florida
Keaton Beach, Florida
Salem, Florida
Shady Grove, Florida
Steinhatchee, Florida
isPartOf North Florida NERFINISHED
knownFor coastal marshes
forestry industry
locatedIn Big Bend region of Florida
Florida
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Zachary Taylor
partOf Gulf Coast of the United States
postalAbbreviation FL
regionType coastal county
state Florida

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Madison County, Florida
borderedBy
Jefferson County, Florida
bordersCounty

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