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Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 5,861, up from 1,787 at the 2010 census.
FM 359 was originally designated on June 18, 1945, to run from 1.0 mile (1.6 km) east of Richmond northwest to the Waller County line and from Richmond south to Thompsons. On the same day, the order was amended to extend the highway northwest through Brookshire to SH 6 southeast of Hempstead.
Hempstead is the county seat of Waller County. The United States Postal Service Hempstead Post Office is located at 901 12th Street. [22] The Hempstead Police Department was established in 1981, replacing the town marshal. It has 19 full-time and five reserve officers. [23]
Waller County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 56,794. [1] Its county seat is Hempstead. [2] The county was named for Edwin Waller, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first mayor of Austin. Waller County is included in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metropolitan ...
Briefly after crossing the county line, SR 20 continues southeast before turning east into Choctaw Beach, skirting along the Choctawhatchee Bay, as a two lane road.Upon leaving Choctaw Beach, the speed limit increases from 45 mph (72 km/h) to 55–60 mph (89–97 km/h) into Portland, intersecting Eglin Site C-6 before intersecting County Road 83A, a loop road, twice in Freeport.
Freeport, Florida is located along its banks. Its source is located west of Auxiliary Field 11, an unpaved field on Eglin Air Force Base. It is fed by Thomas Branch and Lafayette Creek. Four Mile Creek and Lafayette Creek meet at the Marse Landing at Four Mile Creek, a public access boat ramp located near the port area of Freeport.
A US 331 shield used in Florida prior to 1993. The original version of US 331 traveled along what is now U.S. Route 29 south of Flomaton, Alabama between 1926 and 1936. [3] The current version was revived in 1953. Beginning in 1956, signs for U.S. Highways in Florida had different colors for each highway. [4]
Only minor route changes to bypass Brenham on June 4, 1964, Temple on January 24, 1978, and Freeport on January 28, 1985 were made. Historic SH 36A SH 36A was a spur route of SH 36 designated on January 23, 1919, splitting off at Cameron and traveling east to Hearne as a replacement for part of SH 36, which was rerouted. [ 25 ]