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{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Gadsden County
| state = Florida
| seal = Seal of Gadsden County, Florida.png
| seal size = 150px
| founded year = 1823
| founded date = June 24
| seat wl = Quincy
| largest city wl = Quincy
| area_total_sq_mi = 529
| area_land_sq_mi = 516
| area_water_sq_mi = 12
| area percentage = 2.3%
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 43826 {{decrease}}
| pop_est_as_of = 2021
| population_est =
| density_sq_mi = 83
| web = www.gadsdengov.net
| ex image = Gadsden County Courthouse (South face).jpg
| ex image cap = Gadsden County Courthouse
| district = 2nd
| time zone = Eastern
| named for = [[James Gadsden]]
}}
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|529|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|516|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
Gadsden County is part of the [[Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
===Adjacent counties===
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As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 46,389 people living in the county. 56.0% were [[African American|Black or African American]], 35.9% [[White American|White]], 0.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 5.9% of some other race and 1.3% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 9.5% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 45,087 people, 15,867 households, and 11,424 families living in the county.
There were 15,867 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.40% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,248, and the median income for a family was $36,238. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $21,721 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,499.
==Education==
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==Politics==
Due to its majority-black population, Gadsden County is one of the most reliably Democratic counties in Florida.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida’s political geography: Why races in this swing state are always so close |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/florida-political-geography/ |website=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2020-09-08 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230316214748/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/florida-political-geography/ |archive-date=2023-03-16 |url-status=live |last1=Weigel |first1=David |last2=Tierney |first2=Lauren}}</ref> In [[2022 Florida Gubernatorial Election|2022]], it was one of only five counties in the state to vote for Democratic nominee [[Charlie Crist]] over incumbent Republican Governor [[Ron DeSantis]], and it was the only one to give Crist more than 60% of the vote.
According to the Secretary of State's office, Democrats maintain a massive majority of registered voters in Gadsden County. As of May 23, 2022, the county has the highest percentage of registered Democrats of all counties in Florida. The last Republican to win a majority in the county was [[Richard Nixon]] in his landslide [[United States presidential election in Florida, 1972|1972]] victory,<ref>Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> and Gadsden was the solitary Florida county to vote against [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] in [[United States presidential election in Florida, 1984|1984]]<ref>David Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; [http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=1984&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1984 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Florida by County]</ref> and [[George H. W. Bush|George Bush]] in [[United States presidential election in Florida, 1988|1988]].
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* Eric Hinson (District 1)
* Anthony Viegbesie, PhD (District 2)
* Kimblin NeSmith, J.D. (District 3)
*Brenda Holt (District 4)
* Ronterious Green (District 5)
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* [[Image:US 27.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 27 in Florida|US 27]] is the sole south-to-north U.S. highway running through the northeastern part of the county.
* [[Image:Florida 12.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 12|State Road 12]] is a west-to-east state highway running from Liberty County in the southwest to Havana in the northeast. It also contains a county extension into Leon County.
* [[Image:Florida 65.svg|20px]] [[Florida State Road 65|State Road 65]] <!-- is a south-to-north route that
* [[Image:Florida 159.svg|25px]] [[Florida State Road 159|State Road 159]] is a short south to north road connecting US 27 to SR 12 in Havana, with a county extension northwest to [[Georgia State Route 309]] at the Georgia State Line.
* [[Image:Florida 267.svg|25px]] [[Florida State Road 267|State Road 267]]
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====Judicial branch====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050106083837/http://www.clerk.co.gadsden.fl.us/ Gadsden County Clerk of Courts]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209105734/http://www.co.leon.fl.us/pd/index.asp
* [http://www.sao2fl.org/ Office of the State Attorney, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041229062155/http://www.2ndcircuit.leon.fl.us/ Circuit and County Court for the 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida]
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