Dixie County, Florida
Founding: 1921 Parent county: Lafayette Namesake: A nickname for the southern United States Seat: Cross City (1921–) Land area: 705 square miles Population (2020): 16,759 Population (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% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 38.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 40% Average farmhouse value (1930): $449 Average outbuilding value (1930): $173 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.9 rooms _________________________________________________________________________________ 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 populati...