Dixie County, Florida
Founding: 1921
Parent county: Lafayette
Namesake: A nickname for the southern United States
Seat: Cross City (1921–)
Seat: Cross City (1921–)
Land area: 705 square miles
Population (2020): 16,759Population (historic): 6,419 (1930); 7,018 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1930–1940; 1950–2020
Subdivisions: Three towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 321 (3.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 38.5%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 40%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $449Average outbuilding value (1930): $173
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms
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Cross City
Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a reference to a railroad crossing
Founding: 1908 (post office); 1924 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,689
Population (historic): 1,071 (1930); 1,869 (1940)
Periods of population growth: pre-1930–1940; 1950–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 74 (6.4%)
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 74 (6.4%)
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