Miccosukee, Florida
Miccosukee | |
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850 | |
GNIS feature ID | 2805179[1] |
Miccosukee is a small
Geography
Miccosukee, like other unincorporated areas in northern Leon County, is an area of rolling hills dotted with ponds and lakes. The large, swampy Lake Miccosukee borders the eastern edge of the community.
History
The town of Miccosukee or Mikasuki was settled by members of the
At the time he visited in 1818, during the
In 1831, a U.S. Post Office was built along with schools, churches, and stores. Eventually the area became a center of cotton plantations,
After the
Demographics
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (NH)
|
210 | 54.83% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
149 | 38.9% |
Asian (NH) | 3 | 0.78% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.52% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 3.92% |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.04% |
Total | 383 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 383 people, 120 households, and 70 families residing in the CDP.
Historical places
- Concord School (Miccosukee) was built in 1894 in the town of Miccosukee for grades 1-6. It was closed in 1985. The building is still used for Miccosukee's Head Start program.
- State Road 59and Moccasin Gap Road.
- Averitt-Winchester House
- Miccosukee Methodist Church
- Strickland-Herold House, located northwest of the junction of State Road 59 and Moccasin Gap Road.
Civil War history
During the Civil War, soldiers from Miccosukee enlisted in Company K, 5th Florida Infantry and Company B, 1st Florida Cavalry. The following soldiers are interred at Runners Cemetery[where?] and other locations.
- Pvt. Walter H. Averitt - Born December 24, 1841 in North Carolina. More details
- 3rd Lieutenant Walter Richard Blake, Jr. - Born January 13, 1836 in Leon County. More details
- 2nd Corporal C. Washington Branch - Born 1838 in Leon County More details.
- Captain Isham Miles Blake - Born May 3, 1837 in Leon County. More details
- Pvt. Leonidas Byrd - Birth date unknown. More details
- Pvt. John Alexander Cromartie - Born August 14, 1834 in North Carolina More details.
- 4th Sergeant Jesse Sinclair Montford - Born June 13, 1829 in Leon County. More details
Political
Miccosukee Governmental Representation | ||
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Position | Name | Party |
County Commission At-Large | Carolyn Cummings | Democrat |
County Commission At-Large | Nick Maddox | Democrat |
Commissioner Dist. 4 | Brian Welch | Democrat |
U.S. House | Neal Dunn | Republican |
Florida House | Alison Tant | Democrat |
Community facilities
- Concord School - Served as a Leon County elementary school until it closed in 1985.[8] The school yard now serves as a county park.[9]
- The Miccosukee Community Center is administered by the Tallahassee-Leon County Parks and Recreation Department. The center is used for a variety of activities including monthly "Senior Outreach" days.[10]
- Reeves Landing is a public boat launching facility on Lake Miccosukee just east of the village.
Groups and organizations
- The Miccosukee Volunteer Fire-Rescuehas a fire station in the village, on Cromartie Road.
- Miccosukee Youth Education Foundation
See also
- Miccosukee Land Co-op
- History of Leon County, Florida
- Plantations of Leon County
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miccosukee, Florida
- ^ "Miccosukee FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ISBN 9780615894058.
- ^ Cox, Dale (2016). Fort Scott, Fort Hughes & Camp Recovery : three 19th century military sites in Southwest Georgia. Old Kitchen Books.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/ [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ School history
- ^ Park
- ^ Leon County parks
- Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.