Duval County | |
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City of Jacksonville and Duval County | |
Nickname: "Duuuval" | |
Motto: "Duval Til We Die" | |
Coordinates: 30°20′6.882″N 81°38′53.206″W / 30.33524500°N 81.64811278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
Founded | August 12, 1822[1] |
Named for | William Pope Duval |
Seat | Jacksonville |
Largest city | Jacksonville |
Government | |
• Mayor | Donna Deegan (D) Councilmembers Members
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Area | |
• Total | 918.464 sq mi (2,378.81 km2) |
• Land | 762.623 sq mi (1,975.18 km2) |
• Water | 155.841 sq mi (403.63 km2) 17.0% |
Population | |
• Total | 995,567 |
• Estimate (2023)[3] | 1,030,822 |
• Density | 1,975/sq mi (763/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code | 904 and 324 |
Congressional districts | 4th, 5th |
Website | jacksonville.gov |
GDP[4][5] Total $98.043 billion (2023) |
Duval County (/djuːˈvɔːl/ dew-VAWL), officially the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, its population was 995,567,[3] making it the sixth-most populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968.[6] Duval County was established in 1822 and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. Duval County is the central county of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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