Yankeetown, Florida

Yankeetown, Florida
Yankeetown, Florida
Town
	Town of Yankeetown
	CR 40 boat ramp off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in Yankeetown, Florida
	Motto: "Old Florida on the Nature Coast"
	Location in Levy County and the state of Florida
	Coordinates: 29°2′N 82°43′W / 29.033°N 82.717°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Levy
Settled (Knotts Village)	1923
Incorporated; (Town of Yankeetown)	1925
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Eric Erkel
• Vice Mayor	Kerry Fuller
• Councilor	Laurence Vorisek,; Kat Atherley, and; Bob Terrian
• Town Manager and Town Clerk	William Ary
• Town Attorney	Ralf Brookes
Area
• Total	20.97 sq mi (54.31 km2)
• Land	7.73 sq mi (20.02 km2)
• Water	13.24 sq mi (34.29 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	588
• Density	76.07/sq mi (29.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	34498
Area code	352
FIPS code	12-78925
GNIS feature ID	0293564
Website	www.yankeetownfl.org

Yankeetown is a town in Levy County, Florida, United States. Its located in North Florida along the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of both the Big Bend Coast and the Nature Coast. In the 2020 census, the population was 588, up from 502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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