Flagler County, Florida
Founding: 1917 Parent counties: St. Johns and Volusia Namesake: Henry Flagler, founder of Standard Oil Seat: Bunnell (1917–) Land area: 485 square miles Population (2020): 115,378 Population (historic): 2,442 (1920); 2,466 (1930); 3,008 (1940) Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1960; 1970–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities; two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 180 (0.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 47.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 48.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 38.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $996 Average outbuilding value (1930): $962 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 187 Average farm size (1920): 21.8 acres Sources of settlement: Florida and Georgia _________________________________________________________________________________ Bunnell Namesake: Alvah Bunnell, local ...