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Tallahassee is located at 370 km northwest of
Tampa. Florida's capital city sits in one of the few hilly
regions of the state. Visit the two capitols the Tallahassee
Museum of History and Natural Science and the Alfred B. Maclay
State Gardens .The Park Avenue Historic District contains fine
examples of old southern mansions enveloped by palmettos and
large oak trees dripping with Spanish moss.
Population (year 2000): 150,624. Estimated
population in July 2005: 158,500 (+5.2% change)
Males: 71,137 (47.2%), Females: 79,487 (52.8%)
Leon County
Zip codes:
32301,
32303,
32304,
32308,
32310,
32311,
32312,
32399.
Median resident age: 26.3 years
Median household income: $30,571 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,500 (year 2000)
Races in Tallahassee:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.8%)
- Black (34.2%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (9.4%), English (9.2%), Irish
(8.9%), United States (5.3%), Italian (3.3%), Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 188 feet
Land area: 95.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tallahassee
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 19.8%
- Unemployed: 11.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tallahassee city
- Never married: 49.2%
- Now married: 35.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 9.3%
5.5% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.8% Latin
America, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +24,430
(+19.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Tallahassee:
- EASTSIDE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (2634-B CAPITAL
CRCL NE PO BOX 1782)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TALLAHASSEE (1675
RIGGINS RD)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2626 CAPITAL
MEDICAL BLVD)
- TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE (MAGNOLIA DR
& MICCOSUKEE RD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tallahassee:
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 8 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 73 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID:
VLD)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 75 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tallahassee:
- TALLAHASSEE COMMERCIAL (about 9 miles; TALLAHASSEE
/HAVANA/, FL; ID: 68J)
- QUINCY MUNI (about 22 miles; QUINCY, FL; ID: 2J9)
- CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY (about 31 miles; CAIRO, GA; ID:
70J)
Amtrak station:
TALLAHASSEE (918 1/2 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Tallahassee:
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 29,949; Location: 211 WESTCOTT BLDG; Public;
Website: www.fsu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(FT enrollment: 10,991; Public; Offers Doctor's degree)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
7,016; Location: 444 APPLEYARD DR; Public; Website:
www.tcc.cc.fl.us)
- LIVELY TECHNICAL CENTER (FT enrollment: 744;
Location: 500 N APPLEYARD DR; Public; Website:
www.livelytech.com)
- CORE INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY
(Location: 223 W CAROLINA ST; Private, for-profit)
- KEISER COLLEGE-TALLAHASSEE (Location: 1700
HALSTEAD BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.keisercollege.cc.fl.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Tallahassee:
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 96 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles;
GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 143 miles; GAINESVILLE,
FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles;
COLUMBUS, GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
Public high schools in Tallahassee:
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,839;
Location: 3838 TROJAN TRAIL; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAWTON CHILES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,828;
Location: 7200 LAWTON CHILES LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,802; Location:
550 E TENNESSEE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- AMOS P. GODBY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,419;
Location: 1717 W THARPE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- JAMES RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,322;
Location: 3013 JIM LEE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEWIS M. LIVELY AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL
(Students: 232; Location: 500 APPLEYARD DRIVE; Grades:
07 - 12)
Private high schools in Tallahassee:
- NORTH FLORIDA CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 1,105;
Location: 3000 N MERIDIAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- MACLAY SCHOOL (Students: 1,103; Location:
3737 N MERIDIAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 226;
Location: 2532 W THARPE STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- CRESTVIEW INDEPENDENT SCHOOL (Students: 60;
Location: 1815 NORTH MERIDIAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- WOODLAND HALL ACADEMY (Students: 49;
Location: 4745 CENTERVILLE ROAD; Grades: 2 - 12)
- SHEPHERD ACADEMY (Students: 48; Location:
SUITE D 1246 TIMBERLANE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
- LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 24;
Location: 7771 MAHAN DRIVE; Grades: 1 - 12; Girls only)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tallahassee:
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (Students:
1,598; Location: 3000 SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD; Grades: KG -
12)
- DEERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,311;
Location: 9902 DEER LAKE ROAD W; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SWIFT CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,023;
Location: 2100 PEDRICK ROAD; Grades: 06 - 09)
- FAIRVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 921;
Location: 3415 ZILLAH ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HAWKS RISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 863;
Location: 205 MEADOW RIDGE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- GILCHRIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 860;
Location: 1301 TIMBERLANE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- KILLEARN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
858; Location: 8037 DEER LAKE DRIVE E; Grades: PK - 05)
- AUGUSTA RAA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 813;
Location: 401 W THARPE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KATE SULLIVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
811; Location: 927 MICCOSUKEE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- BUCK LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 795;
Location: 1600 PEDRICK ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Tallahassee:
- TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 539;
Location: 706 E BREVARD; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY COMFORTER EPISCOPAL SCH (Students: 496;
Location: 1500 MICCOSUKEE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 289;
Location: 4859 KERRY FOREST PKWY; Grades: PK - 9)
- ADVENT PARISH DAY SCHOOL (Students: 287;
Location: 815 PIEDMONT DR; Grades: PK - KG)
- BETTON HILLS PREPERATORY SCHOO (Students:
201; Location: 2205 THOMASVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CREATIVE PRE SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location:
2746 W THARPE ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- FAITH PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL K (Students:
133; Location: 2200 N MERIDIAN RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- GINGERBREAD DAY SCHOOL INC (Students: 131;
Location: 3324 N MONROE ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- METRO CHR ACAD OF THE ARTS (Students: 122;
Location: P.O. BOX 3251; Grades: PK - 8)
- EPIPHANY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 88;
Location: 3208 THOMASVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Tallahassee:
- LEROY COLLINS LEON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $5,388,148; Location: 200 W. PARK
AVE.; 484,520 books; 34,810 audio materials; 28,044
video materials; 538 serial subscriptions)
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