Editing Apalachicola, Florida

{{About|a city in Florida|other uses of the term|Apalachicola (disambiguation)}}
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| name                     = Apalachicola, Florida
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| leader_name              = Brenda Ash
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| leader_name2             = Despina George,<br>Adriane Elliott, and<br>Donna Duncan
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| leader_name3             = Travis Wade
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| leader_name4             = Sheneidra Cummings
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'''Apalachicola''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-Apalachicola.ogg|ˌ|æ|p|ə|l|æ|tʃ|ɪ|ˈ|k|oʊ|l|ə}} {{respell|AP|ə|lach|i|KOH|lə}}) is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Franklin County, Florida]], United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> on the shore of [[Apalachicola Bay]], an inlet of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. The population was 2,341 at the 2020 census.

==History==
[[Image:Trinityepiscapalachicola1.jpg|thumb|left|[[Trinity Episcopal Church (Apalachicola, Florida)|Trinity Episcopal Church]]]]
[[Image:Apalachicola mnmt Gorrie and church01.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Gorrie]] Monument, located in Gorrie Square, with Trinity Episcopal Church in the background]]

The [[Apalachicola Province]], after whom the river and, ultimately the city, are named, was located along the lower part of the [[Chattahoochee River]] in Alabama and Georgia in the 17th century, when the Spanish included the Chattahoochee as part of the Apalachicola River.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Worth |first=John E. |chapter-url=https://pages.uwf.edu/jworth/Worth%202000_Lower%20Creeks.pdf |title=Indians of the Greater Southeast: Historical Archaeology and Ethnohistory |publisher=University of Florida Press |year=2000 |isbn=9-780-8130-2086-0 |editor-last=McEwan |edition=Bonnie G. |chapter=The Lower Creeks: Origin and History |pages=266–297}}</ref> The name is a combination of the [[Hitchiti]] words ''apalahchi'', meaning "on the other side", and ''okli'', meaning "people". In original reference to the settlement, it probably meant "people on the other side of the river".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/reports/names/index.cfm#A|title=Name Origins of Florida Places @ Florida OCHP|website=dhr.dos.state.fl.us}}</ref>

Between the years 1513 and 1763, the area that now includes the city of Apalachicola was under Spanish jurisdiction as part of [[Spanish Florida]]. While the Spanish established [[Spanish missions in Florida|missions]] with the [[Apalachee]] people to the northeast of the city of Apalachicola (centered around Tallahassee), and with the [[Chatot]] people to the north in the upper Apalachicola River valley and the [[Chipola River]] valley, the Spanish did not establish any missions in the area of the lower Apalachicola River during the duration of Spain's first occupation of Florida. The earliest-known settlement by non-indigenous people was in 1705, when the Spanish built a fort in the area.<ref name=SpanSet>{{Cite web|title=APALACHICOLA HISTORY|url=https://www.cityofapalachicola.com/community/apalachicola-history/|website=www.cityofapalachicola.com}}</ref> In the 1750s, during the [[French and Indian War]], the British captured the Spanish colony of [[Cuba]]; however, because Cuba was a prized possession for the Spanish, and Florida was mostly unused backwater, the Spanish traded Florida to the British in return for regaining Cuba. Between the years 1763 and 1783, the area that is now Apalachicola fell under the jurisdiction of [[British West Florida]]. A British trading post called "Cottonton" was founded at this site on the mouth of the [[Apalachicola River]]. In 1783, [[British West Florida]] was transferred to Spain; however, the trading post (and its British inhabitants) remained and continued facilitating trade along the [[Apalachicola River]] (which was connected to the trading network along the [[Chattahoochee River]]). Gradually, after acquisition by the United States and related development in [[Alabama]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], it attracted more permanent European-American residents. In 1827, the town was incorporated as "West Point". Apalachicola received its current name in 1831, by an act of the [[Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida]].<ref name=ApaInc>{{cite book|last=Fabel|first=Robin F. A.|year=1988|title=The Economy of British West Florida, 1763–1783|location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama|publisher=The University of Alabama Press|p=51, 177|isbn=0-8173-0312-X}}</ref><ref name=APInc>{{cite book|last=Born|first=John D.|year=1968|title=Governor Johnstone and trade in British West Florida, 1764–1767|location=Wichita, Kansas|publisher=Wichita State University|p=19}}</ref><ref name=APCInc>{{Cite web|title=FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR WITH INCORPORATION & DISSOLUTION INFO|url=https://www.flcities.com/docs/default-source/research-institute-reports/2020citiesbyincorporationwithinfo.pdf?sfvrsn=5009d6d5_0|website=www.flcities.com}}</ref>

[[Trinity Episcopal Church (Apalachicola, Florida)|Trinity Episcopal Church]] was incorporated by an act of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida on February 11, 1837. The building was one of the earliest [[Prefabrication|prefabricated]] buildings in the United States. The framework was shipped by schooner from New York City and assembled in Apalachicola with wooden pegs.

In 1837, a newspaper at Apalachicola boasted that the town's business street along the waterfront "had {{convert|2,000|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|disp=sqbr}} of continuous brick stores, three stories high, {{convert|80|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us|disp=sqbr}} deep, and all equipped with granite pillars."<ref>{{citation
|title=Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State
|date=1939
|place=New York
|author=Federal Writers' Project
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|page=166}}</ref>

Botanist [[Alvan Wentworth Chapman]] settled in Apalachicola in 1847.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mount-Douds |first1=Beverly |title=Apalachicola |date=2 November 2009 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing Incorporated |isbn=9781439622872 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9DyukKT9FesC |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> In 1860, he published his major work, ''Flora of the Southern United States''. An elementary school was later named in his honor.

On April 3, 1862, during the [[American Civil War]], the [[gunboat]] {{USS|Sagamore|1861|6}} and the steamer {{USS|Mercedita|1861|6}} (relieving the {{USS|Marion|1839|6}}) captured Apalachicola.<ref>[[USS Mercedita (1861)|USS Mercedita history]]</ref> [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces that occupied [[west Florida]] during much of the war moved here.

In 1849, Apalachicola physician [[John Gorrie]] discovered the cold-air process of [[refrigeration]] and patented an [[ice machine]] in 1850. He had experimented to find ways to lower the [[Human body temperature|body temperature]] of fever patients.<ref name="EB1911">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Apalachicola|volume=2|pages=158–159|short=y}}</ref> His patent laid the groundwork for development of modern refrigeration and [[air conditioning]], making Florida and the [[Southern United States|South]] more livable year-round. The city has a monument to him, and a replica of his ice machine is on display in the [[John Gorrie Museum State Park|John Gorrie Museum]]. The [[John Gorrie Memorial Bridge]], carrying the main road out of Apalachicola, [[U.S. Route 98|U.S. 98]], is named for him.

Before railroads reached the region in the later 19th century, Apalachicola was the third-busiest port on the Gulf of Mexico (behind [[New Orleans]] and [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]]).<ref name="EB1911"/> Scheduled boats transported passengers and goods up and down the [[Apalachicola River|Apalachicola]], [[Chattahoochee River|Chattahoochee]], and [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint rivers]] to [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]] and [[Columbus, Georgia]]. A [[paddle steamer]], the ''Crescent City'', made a daily round trip to Carrabelle, carrying the mail as well as passengers and freight.

The [[AN Railway]], formerly the [[Apalachicola Northern Railroad]], serves the city.

Originally built in 1935 and rebuilt in 1988, the [[John Gorrie Memorial Bridge]] carries [[U.S. Route 98|U.S. 98]] across Apalachicola Bay to [[Eastpoint, Florida|Eastpoint]].

==Geography==
[[Image:Apalachicolabay original.jpg|thumb|right|The mouth of the [[Apalachicola River]], looking towards [[Apalachicola Bay]]]]

The approximate coordinates for the City of Apalachicola is located at {{coord|29|43|31|N|84|59|33|W|}}.

Apalachicola is located in the northwestern part of the state on [[Apalachicola Bay]] and at the mouth of the [[Apalachicola River]]. [[U.S. Route 98|U.S. 98]] is the main highway through town, leading east across the bay to [[Eastpoint, Florida|Eastpoint]] and northwest {{convert|59|mi}} to [[Panama City, Florida|Panama City]]. [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]], the state capital, is {{convert|75|mi}} to the northeast via U.S. 98 and [[U.S. Route 319|U.S. 319]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.0|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 26.67%, is water.

===Climate===
The climate of Apalachicola is [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), with short, mild winters and hot, humid summers. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the city was {{convert|103|°F|0}} on August 15, 1995, and the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|9|°F|0}} on January 21, 1985.

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|Jan avg record high F = 75.1
|Feb avg record high F = 76.6
|Mar avg record high F = 81.3
|Apr avg record high F = 84.3
|May avg record high F = 91.6
|Jun avg record high F = 94.3
|Jul avg record high F = 95.7
|Aug avg record high F = 95.2
|Sep avg record high F = 92.1
|Oct avg record high F = 88.3
|Nov avg record high F = 82.3
|Dec avg record high F = 77.0
|year avg record high F = 97.1

| Jan high F = 63.7
| Feb high F = 66.3
| Mar high F = 70.9
| Apr high F = 76.3
| May high F = 83.7
| Jun high F = 88.5
| Jul high F = 89.7
| Aug high F = 89.4
| Sep high F = 86.7
| Oct high F = 80.7
| Nov high F = 72.5
| Dec high F = 66.0
|year high F = 77.9
|Jan mean F = 54.0
|Feb mean F = 56.8
|Mar mean F = 61.7
|Apr mean F = 67.3
|May mean F = 74.8
|Jun mean F = 80.7
|Jul mean F = 82.2
|Aug mean F = 82.2
|Sep mean F = 79.2
|Oct mean F = 71.5
|Nov mean F = 62.1
|Dec mean F = 56.5
|year mean F = 69.1
| Jan low F = 44.4
| Feb low F = 47.4
| Mar low F = 52.5
| Apr low F = 58.2
| May low F = 65.9
| Jun low F = 72.8
| Jul low F = 74.7
| Aug low F = 75.0
| Sep low F = 71.6
| Oct low F = 62.3
| Nov low F = 51.7
| Dec low F = 47.1
|year low F = 60.3

|Jan avg record low F = 27.5
|Feb avg record low F = 30.7
|Mar avg record low F = 36.0
|Apr avg record low F = 43.7
|May avg record low F = 53.3
|Jun avg record low F = 66.4
|Jul avg record low F = 70.3
|Aug avg record low F = 70.1
|Sep avg record low F = 61.2
|Oct avg record low F = 45.4
|Nov avg record low F = 35.4
|Dec avg record low F = 31.7
|year avg record low F = 25.6

|Jan record high F = 80
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 91
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|Jan record low F = 9
|Feb record low F = 23
|Mar record low F = 22
|Apr record low F = 36
|May record low F = 47
|Jun record low F = 48
|Jul record low F = 63
|Aug record low F = 62
|Sep record low F = 52
|Oct record low F = 33
|Nov record low F = 27
|Dec record low F = 14
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| Jan precipitation inch = 4.06
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.17
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.34
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.91
| May precipitation inch = 1.87
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.86
| Jul precipitation inch = 5.74
| Aug precipitation inch = 7.79
| Sep precipitation inch = 5.38
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.63
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.74
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.59
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| Feb precipitation days = 8.8
| Mar precipitation days = 7.9
| Apr precipitation days = 6.5
| May precipitation days = 5.7
| Jun precipitation days = 11.1
| Jul precipitation days = 15.0
| Aug precipitation days = 15.3
| Sep precipitation days = 11.5
| Oct precipitation days = 7.8
| Nov precipitation days = 8.9
| Dec precipitation days = 10.1
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|Feb sun = 188.1
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|May sun = 327.9
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1904
|1870= 1129
|1880= 1336
|1890= 2727
|1900= 3077
|1910= 3065
|1920= 3066
|1930= 3150
|1940= 3268
|1950= 3222
|1960= 3099
|1970= 3102
|1980= 2565
|1990= 2602
|2000= 2334
|2010= 2231
|2020= 2341
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Apalachicola racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Apalachicola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apalachicola+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Apalachicola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apalachicola+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,425
|1,442
|63.87%
|61.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|589
|607
|26.40%
|25.93%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|10
|7
|0.45%
|0.30%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|7
|6
|0.31%
|0.26%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|1
|0
|0.04%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|2
|7
|0.09%
|0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|49
|88
|2.20%
|3.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|148
|184
|6.63%
|7.86%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,231'''
|'''2,341'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,341 people, 1,272 households, and 669 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Apalachicola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apalachicola+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 2,231 people, 1,123 households, and 644 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Apalachicola city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Apalachicola+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,334 people, 1,006 households, and 608 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,242.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,207 housing units at an average density of {{convert|642.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 63.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 34.92% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.67% of the population.

In 2000, there were 1,006 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. Of all households, 34.7% were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.87.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $23,073, and the median income for a family was $28,464. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $18,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,227. About 19.9% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
Apalachicola is still the home port for a variety of seafood workers, including [[recreational fishing]] and [[shrimp]]ers. More than 90% of Florida's oyster production was harvested from Apalachicola Bay in past years. Today the oyster industry has completely collapsed due to pollution and lack of water flow in the Apalachicola River.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1164/circ1164.pdf|title=Water Quality in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin|publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404004807/https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1164/circ1164.pdf|archive-date=Apr 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2020/08/01/last-shot-florida-is-trying-to-save-the-apalachicola-oyster-fishery-by-shutting-it-down/|title='Last shot:' Florida is trying to save the Apalachicola oyster fishery by shutting it down}}</ref> Every year the town hosts the [[Florida Seafood Festival]]. The bay is well protected by [[St. Vincent Island (Florida)|St. Vincent Island]], Flag Island, Sand Island, [[St. George Island (Florida)|St. George Island]], and [[Cape St. George Island]].

[[File:Wea01364 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg|thumb|Post Office, Customs house, and weather bureau, {{circa}} 1935]]
In 1979, [[Exxon]] relocated their experimental subsea production system from offshore [[Louisiana]] to a permitted [[artificial reef]] site off Apalachicola. This was the first effort to turn an [[oil platform]] into an artificial reef.<ref name=Dauterive2000>{{cite journal |author=Dauterive, Les |title=Rigs-to-Reefs policy, progress, and perspective. |journal=In: Hallock and French (Eds). Diving for Science ... 2000. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Scientific Diving Symposium |publisher=[[American Academy of Underwater Sciences]] |year=2000 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/8995 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415192940/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/8995 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |access-date=2011-01-07}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
Apalachicola is home to the Dixie Theatre,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dixietheatre.com|title=Dixie Theatre|website=www.dixietheatre.com}}</ref> a professional [[Actors' Equity Association|Equity]] theater which is also a live performance venue. Built in 1912, the theatre was fully renovated beginning in 1996.

==Education==
Apalachicola is a part of the [[Franklin County Schools (Florida)|Franklin County Schools]] system.<ref>[http://www.franklincountyschools.org/schoolapahigh.htm Franklin County Schools website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424060011/http://www.franklincountyschools.org/schoolapahigh.htm |date=April 24, 2006 }}</ref>  As of the 2008–2009 school year, all students, except those attending charter schools, attended the K–12 Franklin County School. Apalachicola Bay [[Charter School]] is also located in Apalachicola.

*[[Wallace M. Quinn High School]]

==Notable people==

* [[Jimmy Bloodworth]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Alvin Wentworth Chapman]], botanist 
* [[John Gorrie]], inventor of mechanical cooling<ref>{{cite book|title=Ice and Refrigeration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ypk7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA235|year=1919|publisher=Nickerson & Collins Company|page=235}}</ref>
* [[Mary Rogers Gregory]], artist
* [[Richard Heyser]], U-2 pilot

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.cityofapalachicola.com/ City of Apalachicola official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060517124306/http://apalachicola.org/ Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce]

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