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Tallahassee (/ ˌtæləˈhæsi / TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2022, the estimated population was 201,731, [5] making it the eighth-most populous city in ...
Early history. Tallahassee is situated within the Apalachee Province, home of the Apalachee, a Mississippian culture of agrarian people who farmed vast tracts of land. Their capital, Anhaica, was located within Tallahassee's city limits. The name "Tallahassee" is a Muskogean Indian word often translated as "old fields", or "old town."
Tallahassee, Florida. Coordinates. 30°26′34″N 84°17′13″W / 30.4427°N 84.2870°W / 30.4427; -84.2870. Old City Cemetery is a historic site in Tallahassee, Florida, the state capital. It was established in 1829 by the Territorial Legislative Council, and was acquired by the city in 1840. Burials for white people were ...
1825 - City of Tallahassee incorporated. [4] 1826. Florida State Capitol building construction begins. [2] City council holds first council elections (mayor & councilmen elected); municipal government of the City of Tallahassee begins operations. 1829 - City Cemetery in use.
The counties of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Area cover an area of around 2,604 sq mi (6,750 km 2), of which around 2,390 sq mi (6,1890 km 2) is land. Much of that water area is in Wakulla and Jefferson counties along the coastline of Apalachee Bay. Only 141.33 sq mi (366.04 km 2), or 5.92%, of the area is urbanized, with nearly 80% of said ...
t. e. The mayor of Tallahassee is head of the executive branch of the government of Tallahassee, Florida. For part of the city's history the office of mayor was a rotating position chosen among city commissioners. [1] Tallahassee switched to the direct election of its mayors in 1997.
Florida State University (FSU or, more commonly, Florida State) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Chartered in 1851, it is located on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education. [15] [2]
Area. 590 acres (2.4 km 2) NRHP reference No. 79000681. Added to NRHP. October 24, 1979. The Park Avenue Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on October 24, 1979) located in Tallahassee, Florida. The district runs along Park Avenue and Call Street. It contains 27 historic buildings.