Editing Flagler County, Florida

{{short description|County in Florida, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county       = Flagler County
 | state               = Florida
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1917
 | founded date       = April 28
 | seat wl             = Bunnell
 | largest city wl  = Palm Coast
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 571
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 485
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 85
 | area percentage      = 15.0%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 115378
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 131439 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | district             = 6th
 | time zone           = Eastern
 | named for = [[Henry Flagler]]
 | web   = www.flaglercounty.org
 | ex image             = Bunnell, FL, Courthouse, Flagler County, 08-08-2010 (2).JPG
 | ex image cap         = Flagler County Courthouse in Bunnell }}

'''Flagler County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[North Florida|northeastern]] portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 115,378.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12013.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 12, 2014|archive-date=August 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806005302/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12013.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Bunnell, Florida|Bunnell]], and the largest city is [[Palm Coast, Florida|Palm Coast]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |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=May 31, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/flaglercountyflorida/PST045217 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Flagler County, Florida |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621143549/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/flaglercountyflorida/PST045217 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Created in 1917 from portions of [[St. Johns County, Florida|Saint Johns]] and [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]] Counties, it was named for [[Henry Flagler]], who built the [[Florida East Coast Railway]]. Flagler County is included in the [[Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area]], and is also included in the [[Greater Orlando|Orlando–Deltona–Daytona Beach, FL Combined Statistical Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bulletin-18-04.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 18-04:Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas|publisher=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]|date=September 14, 2018|access-date=March 14, 2025}}</ref>

==History==
In 1974, [[Marco Polo Park]], a [[theme park]] off [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]] opened. It was never profitable and closed soon after.

In 1998, when two brush fires threatened to become [[1998 Florida Wildfires|one huge brush fire]] in Flagler County, a mandatory [[Emergency evacuation|evacuation]] was ordered for the entire county. This was the first and so far the only time a whole county was evacuated in Florida for a wildfire.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|571|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|485|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|85|sqmi}} (15.0%) 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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[St. Johns County, Florida]] – north
* [[Volusia County, Florida]] – south
* [[Putnam County, Florida]] – west

===Parks and gardens===
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Belle Terre Park]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Betty Steflik Preserve] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Bings Landing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Bird of Paradise Nature Reserve]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Bull Creek Campground] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [[Bulow Creek State Park]]
* [[Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Central Park in Town Center]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Children's Memorial Garden]
* [[Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area]]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Graham Swamp Preserve] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Haw Creek Preserve / Russell Landing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Heroes Memorial Park]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Herschel King Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Hidden Trails Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx James F. Holland Memorial Park]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Jungle Hut Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Lehigh Trail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Longs Landing Estuary]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Malacompra Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Moody Homestead Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Old Dixie Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Old Salt Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Palm Coast Community Center & Park]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Palm Coast Linear Park]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Princess Place Preserve] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Ralph Carter Park]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com River to Sea Preserve] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Seminole Woods Neighborhood Park]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Shell Bluff Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101122065301/http://cityofflaglerbeach.com/departments/recreation.html Silver Lake Park]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx St. Joe Walkway]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Varn Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101122065301/http://cityofflaglerbeach.com/departments/recreation.html Veteran's Park]
* [http://www.flaglerparks.com Wadsworth Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926144109/http://www.flaglerparks.com/ |date=September 26, 2009}}
* [[Washington Oaks State Gardens]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100620010442/http://www.ci.palm-coast.fl.us/government/departments/recreation/parks.aspx Waterfront Park]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101122065301/http://cityofflaglerbeach.com/departments/recreation.html Wickline Park]
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===Rivers and waterways===
* [[Atlantic Ocean]]
* [http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/florida/flagler/saint-johns-park/dead-lake/ Dead Lake]
* [[Crescent Lake (Florida)|Crescent Lake]]
* [[Intracoastal Waterway]]
* [[Matanzas River]]
* [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm/pellicer.htm Pellicer Creek]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 2442
|1930= 2466
|1940= 3008
|1950= 3367
|1960= 4566
|1970= 4454
|1980= 10913
|1990= 28701
|2000= 49832
|2010= 95696
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 13, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2019<ref name="QF" />
|2020=115378
|estyear=2023
|estimate=131439
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Flagler County racial composition'''<br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>http://www.census.gov {{nonspecific|date=July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12035&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US12035&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|72,860
|84,291
|76.14%
|73.06%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|10,470
|10,537
|10.94%
|9.13%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|223
|291
|0.23%
|0.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|2,020
|2,450
|2.11%
|2.12%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|47
|59
|0.05%
|0.05%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|290
|704
|0.3%
|0.61%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,535
|4,747
|1.6%
|4.11%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|8,251
|12,299
|8.62%
|10.66%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''95,696'''
|'''115,378'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
[[File:2023_Racial_Demographics_in_Flagler_County_by_Census_Tract.svg|thumb|A map of the racial demographics of Flagler County, Florida by Census tract{{Collapsible list
| title = Legend|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend|#ed8783|50–60%}}
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#d02923|70–80%}}
{{legend|#b00600|80–90%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}

{{col-end}}
}}]]

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 115,378 people, 48,450 households, and 34,022 families in Flagler County, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 237.3 per square mile (91.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 55,565 housing units at an average density of 114.3 per square mile (44.1/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20dp1 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 75.98% (87,661) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (73.06% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 9.48% (10,935) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.33% (385) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 2.18% (2,512) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% (65) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 2.98% (3,436) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.0% (10,384) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 10.66% (12,299) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 48,450 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18; 54.8% were married couples living together; 24.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 24.0% of households consisted of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: Households and Families |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 19.7% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: Educational Attainment |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

16.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 17.4% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 111.6 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $57,536 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,337). The median family income was $66,778 (+/- $2,998).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: Median Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2020 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $34,295 (+/- $3,092) versus $26,810 (+/- $1,300) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $30,465 (+/- $1,204).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: Earnings in the Past 12 Months (In 2020 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 7.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.9% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Flagler%20County,%20Florida%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 95,696 people, 39,186 households, and 27,843 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 197.1 people per square mile. There were 48,595 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 82.3% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 11.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]]. 8.6% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household in the county was $51,049, and the median income for a family was $58,327.

Flagler county was ranked the fastest-growing county in the nation by the US Census Bureau from 2000 to 2005, boasting a 53.3% change, with a July 1, 2005, population estimate at 76,410. As of 2016 the largest ancestry group in the county was [[English-American]] at 18.1% of the county, followed by [[German-American]] at 12.7% and [[Irish-American]] also at 12.7%.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=July 2022}}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Airports===
* [[Flagler County Airport]] is the primary airport within the county. It does not provide commercial air services but does serve private, student and business aviation.

===Major roads===
{{See also|List of county roads in Flagler County, Florida}}
* {{jct|I|95|state=FL}} (Interstate 95)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/flag_c.pdf |title=Florida Department of Transportation, Division of Survey and Mapping, Road Map of Flagler County (PDF) |access-date=February 22, 2009 |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910084931/http://www.dot.state.fl.us/surveyingandmapping/geomap/flag_c.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{jct|US|1|state=FL}}
* {{jct|FL|A1A|state=FL}}
* {{jct|FL|11|state=FL}}
* {{jct|FL|20|state=FL}} 
* {{jct|FL|100|state=FL}}

===Other===
* The [[Florida East Coast Railway]] provides rail freight services in the county.
* The Intracoastal Waterway runs just in from the coast in eastern Flagler County and provides for freight shipping and recreational boating.

==Politics==

=== Local elected leadership ===
Flagler County's foremost elected body is the Board of County Commissioners, a five-seat board elected in partisan races with four-year terms. The County Commission has the following members:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flagler County Board of County Commissioners |url=https://www.flaglercounty.gov/government/board-of-county-commissioners}}</ref>

* District 1 - Andy Dance (Chair)
* District 2 - Greg Hansen
* District 3 - David Sullivan
* District 4 - LeAnn Pennington (Vice Chair)
* District 5 - Donald O'Brien

Commissioners O'Brien and Sullivan are set to leave office following the 2024 general election, having both opted not to seek another term. Pennington and Hansen are in office until 2026, having each been elected in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2022-11-23 |title=Mullins Out, Pennington in on County Commission; Hansen and Dance Get Leadership Slots |url=https://askflagler.com/mullins-out-pennington-in-on-county-commission-hansen-and-dance-get-leadership-slots/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> Dance's term expires in 2028, having been re-elected in the 2024 primary election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2024-08-21 |title=Andy Dance Wins Re-Election, Besting Fernando Melendez |url=https://askflagler.com/andy-dance-wins-re-election-besting-fernando-melendez/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref>

The county is also served by the Flagler School Board, who are elected in non-partisan races to four-year terms in office. The seat has only had four of five seats occupied since member Sally Hunt resigned in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2024-09-20 |title=Flagler School Board Member Sally Hunt Resigns Her Seat |url=https://askflagler.com/flagler-school-board-member-sally-hunt-resigns-her-seat/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> The members are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board Members |url=https://www.flaglerschools.com/school-board/board-members}}</ref>

* District 1 - Vacant
* District 2 - Will Furry (Chair)
* District 3 - Colleen Conklin
* District 4 - Christy Chong (Vice Chair)
* District 5 - Cheryl Massaro

Furry and Chong are in office until 2026, having both been elected in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2022-11-22 |title=New School Board Members Sworn In; Massaro and Conklin Get Chair and Vice Chair |url=https://askflagler.com/new-board-members-selected/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> Conklin and Massaro are leaving office in 2024, having both opted not to seek additional terms. The county elected Janie Ruddy to the District 3 seat and Lauren Ramirez to the District 5 seat, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gollon |first=Chris |date=2024-08-23 |title=Lauren Ramirez, Janie Ruddy Win School Board Races |url=https://askflagler.com/lauren-ramirez-janie-ruddy-win-school-board-races/ |work=AskFlagler}}</ref> The District 1 seat will remain vacant until an appointment is made by the Governor of Florida.

The county is also served by five elected constitutional officers: Sheriff Rick Staly, Property Appraiser Jay Gardner, Clerk of Courts Tom Bexley, Tax Collector Suzanne Johnston, and Elections Supervisor Kaiti Lenhart.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Constitutional Officers |url=https://www.flaglercounty.gov/government/elected-constitutional-officers}}</ref>

===Voter registration===
According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans are a plurality of registered voters in Flagler County. The last Democrat to win the county was [[Barack Obama]] in 2008, and since then it has seen a gradual increase in Republican support in every election. In 2024, [[Donald Trump]] performed better in the county than any Republican since [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]]'s 1972 landslide.
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Flagler County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of July 31, 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/|title=Official Flagler County Supervisor of Elections - Elections Office|website=www.dos.myflorida.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Political Party
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 42,471
| align = center | 45.00%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 26,332
| align = center | 27.89%
|-
| {{party color cell|No party (United States)}}
| No party affiliation 
| align = center | 24,052
| align = center | 25.48%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties 
| align = center | 1,538
| align = center | 1.63%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 94,393
! align = center | 100.00%
|}

===Statewide elections===
{{PresHead|place=Flagler County, Florida|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|51,014|28,431|772|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|43,043|28,161|659|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|33,850|22,026|2,111|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|26,969|23,207|531|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|23,951|24,726|540|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|19,633|18,578|269|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|12,618|13,897|601|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|8,234|9,585|2,260|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,246|6,693|3,416|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,504|4,244|34|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|4,913|3,000|1|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,895|2,503|202|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,262|2,086|25|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,409|493|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|360|601|817|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|718|940|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|426|933|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|498|690|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|512|486|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|154|153|341|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|114|401|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|136|553|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|106|507|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|94|475|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|325|219|15|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|75|202|95|Florida}}
{{PresFoot|1920|Democratic|74|206|94|Florida}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Previous gubernatorial elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''66.76%''' ''39,183''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|32.67% ''19,177''
|align="center" |0.57% ''336''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''58.60%''' ''30,951''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|40.11% ''21,183''
|align="center" |1.29% ''682''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.82%''' ''19,996''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.25% ''15,994''
|align="center" |4.93% ''1,868''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.91%''' ''17,711''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.11% ''14,430''
|align="center" |3.98% ''1,335''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''51.81%''' ''15,376''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.79% ''13,589''
|align="center" |2.40% ''714''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''55.97%''' ''14,407''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|43.25% ''11,133''
|align="center" |0.77% ''199''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''54.01%''' ''9,779''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|45.99% ''8,326''
|align="center" |      
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|47.37% ''7,160''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''52.63%''' ''7,954''
|align="center" |     
|}
{{clear}}

==Education==
[[Flagler County Public Schools]] enroll approximately 13,000 students.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.flagler.k12.fl.us/schools/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224020/http://www.flagler.k12.fl.us/schools/ | archive-date=March 3, 2016 | title=Schools &#124; Flagler County Public Schools }}</ref> The system includes two public high schools, [[Flagler Palm Coast High School|Flagler Palm Coast]] and Matanzas High School. The county also has five elementary schools and two middle schools. All elementary schools will be Pre-K to 5th grade and middle schools 6th and 8th. <!--- In November the Daytona Beach News-Journal said that the schools will be changing zones in the 2009-2010 school year due to major growth in Flagler County schools. (This section needs a citation with the Date of Publication--->
Flagler County schools are:
* Belle Terre Elementary K–5th
* Bunnell Elementary K–5th
* Rymfire Elementary K–5th
* Old Kings Elementary K–5th
* Wadsworth Elementary K–5th
* St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Pre-K–8th
* Buddy Taylor Middle School 6th–8th
* Indian Trails Middle School 6th–8th
* [[Matanzas High School]] 9th–12th
* [[Flagler Palm Coast High School]] 9th–12th
* Pathways Academy (alternative school)
* iFlagler Virtual School K–12th 
* Imagine School at Town Center (charter)
* Academies of Excellence's Heritage Academy (charter) (closed after the 2011–2012 school year)

In addition, [[Daytona State College]] maintains a branch campus in Palm Coast.

[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando]] operates area Catholic schools. [[Father Lopez Catholic High School]], a private high school, is in nearby [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Trimble|first=Linda|url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2012/07/10/father-lopez-high-school-gets-new-president/30581643007/|title=Father Lopez High School gets new president|newspaper=[[The Daytona Beach News-Journal]]|place=[[Daytona Beach, Florida]]|date=July 10, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2024|quote=[...]Father Lopez, the only Catholic high school in Volusia and Flagler counties.}}</ref>

==Libraries==
Flagler County Library System consists of two branches with over 57,000 borrowers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=112|title=Flagler County, FL - Library System|website=www.flaglercounty.org|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426190753/http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=112|archive-date=April 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Main Branch is located at 2500 Palm Coast Pkwy NW, Palm Coast and the Bunnell Branch is located at 103 E Moody Blvd, Bunnell. The Flagler County Library system currently employees eighteen staff, with fourteen full-time employees and four part-time employees with an annual operating budget of $1 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flaglerlibraryfriend.com/friends/about%20us.htm|title=Flagler County Public Library System|access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>

The Flagler County Public Library was created by the County Commission in 1987, but as early as 1937, a room of the County Courthouse in [[Bunnell, Florida|Bunnell]] was set aside for a small library, which was sponsored by the Colony Club. The current library director is Holly Albanese.

The Flagler County Library System offers a wide variety of services beyond traditional library services. They have an e-book collection through Overdrive and Axis360. The library system will assist patrons in filing taxes, and applying for some government programs, as well as with passport applications. Both libraries offer fax services, and the Main Branch also offers scanning services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flaglercounty.org/FAQ.aspx?QID=199|title=Flagler County, FL|website=www.flaglercounty.org|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418000600/http://www.flaglercounty.org/FAQ.aspx?QID=199|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2001, the Flagler County Library System began a local oral history project called the "Flagler County Memories Project". This project is currently being recorded and then preserved on compact discs. The project mission states, "This collection of oral life histories seeks to sample the common themes and unique stories of selected local residents."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=411|title=Local History|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418000309/http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=411|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Communities==

===Cities===
* [[Bunnell, Florida|Bunnell]]
* [[Flagler Beach, Florida|Flagler Beach]]
* [[Palm Coast, Florida|Palm Coast]]

===Towns===
* [[Beverly Beach, Florida|Beverly Beach]]
* [[Marineland, Florida|Marineland]] (partly in [[St. John's County, Florida|St. John's County]])

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Andalusia, Florida|Andalusia]]
* [[Bimini, Florida|Bimini]]
* [[Cody's Corner, Florida|Cody's Corner]]
* [[Daytona North, Florida|Daytona North]]
* [[Dupont, Florida|Dupont]]
* [[Espanola, Florida|Espanola]]
* [[Favoretta, Florida|Favoretta]]
* [[Flagler Estates, Florida|Flagler Estates]] (also in [[St. Johns County, Florida|St. Johns County]])
* [[Hammock, Florida|Hammock]]
* [[Korona, Florida|Korona]]
* [[Orange Hammock, Florida|Orange Hammock]]
* [[Painters Hill, Florida|Painters Hill]]
* [[Relay, Florida|Relay]]
* [[St. Johns Park, Flagler County, Florida|St. Johns Park]]

{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[Bike trails in Florida (paved)]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Flagler County, Florida]]
* [[Halifax area]]
* [[First Coast]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{Commons category}}

===Government links/Constitutional offices===
* [http://www.flaglercounty.org/ Flagler County Board of County Commissioners] official website
* [http://www.flaglerelections.com/ Flagler County Supervisor of Elections]
* [http://qpublic.net/flagler/ Flagler County Property Appraiser]
* [http://www.myfcso.us/ Flagler County Sheriff's Office]
* [http://www.flaglertax.com/ Flagler County Tax Collector]

====Special districts====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120515035956/http://www.flagler.k12.fl.us/ Flagler County Public Schools]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190930221300/https://www.sjrwmd.com/ St. Johns River Water Management District]

====Judicial branch====
* [http://www.flaglerclerk.com/ Flagler County Clerk of Courts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512192900/http://flaglerclerk.com/ |date=May 12, 2011 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209020350/http://volusia.org/publicdefender/default.htm Public Defender, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida] serving Flagler, [[Putnam County, Florida|Putnam]], [[St. Johns County, Florida|St. Johns]], and [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]] counties
* [http://www.sao7.com/  Office of the State Attorney, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida]
* [http://www.circuit7.org/  Circuit and County Court for the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida]

===Tourism links===
* [http://www.visitflagler.org/ Flagler County Tourist Development Council]

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