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Liberty County
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county in Florida, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- December 15, 1855
- Named after
- Liberty
- Seat
- Bristol
- Largest town
- Bristol
- Total
- 843 sq mi (2,180 km )
- Land
- 836 sq mi (2,170 km )
- Water
- 7.6 sq mi (20 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,035
- Density
- 9.54/sq mi (3.68/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- libertycountyfl .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Liberty County is a county located in the state of Florida, part of the Big Bend region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,974, making it the least populous county in Florida. Its county seat is Bristol. Torreya State Park and the Apalachicola National Forest are located within the county. The Apalachicola River runs through the county as well. Liberty County is the only dry county in Florida as Lafayette County prohibits bars, but not retail sale of beer.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liberty County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.