Branford, Florida

Branford, Florida
Town
Town of Branford
Top, left to right: Downtown Branford, Suwannee River, Branford Town Hall, Branford Water Tower
Motto(s):  "On the Banks of the Suwannee River" "Spring Diving Capital of the World" "In God We Trust"
Location in Suwannee County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 29°57′42″N 82°55′38″W / 29.96167°N 82.92722°W / 29.96167; -82.92722
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Suwannee
Settled (Rowland's Bluff-New Branford Settlement)	1886[1]
Incorporated	1961[2]
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Donny Glover
• Council President	Ken Saunders
• Councilors	Alice Childress, Charlie Daniel, Stacey Griffith, and Jay Hatch
• Town Clerk	Aleshia Terry
• Town Attorney	Rhett Bullard
Area [3]
• Total	1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
• Land	1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	39 ft (12 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	711
• Density	625.88/sq mi (241.72/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	32008
Area code	386
FIPS code	12-08175[5]
GNIS feature ID	0279335[4]
Website	townofbranford.net

Branford is a town in Suwannee County, Florida, United States. The Town of Branford was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1961, although it has been settled since 1882, and was first incorporated in 1886.^[1][2] The original name was Rowland’s Bluff in the 1870’s when the town consisted of a sawmill and a Ferry Crossing across the Suwannee River into Lafayette County. The railroad was extended by Henry B. Plant from Live Oak to Branford in 1882, and the town was named New Branford after Branford, Connecticut, Henry Plant’s hometown. Later the New was dropped. The town was largely destroyed by a hurricane in 1896, being rebuilt right after.^{[citation needed]} The population was 711 at the 2020 census.