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Fall 2014 Newsletter of the FCIAAO
Duval County, which is located in the North Eastern portion of Florida, was
founded on August 12, 1822 and named for William Pope DuVal,
Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. The county seat for Duval
is Jacksonville.
Duval County had been inhabited by the Mocama, a Timucuan speaking
group who lived throughout the coastal areas of northern Florida; and
then by the Saturiwa which was one of the most powerful tribes in the
region. During the 18
th
century a European settlement was established
by the name of Cowford, and would later be renamed Jacksonville.
Jacksonville is the largest city in the continental US. It was named after Andrew Jackson, the
first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States.
When Duval was first formed it covered an area from the Suwannee River on the west to the
Atlantic Ocean on the East. In 1824 Alachua and Nassau counties
were created out of parts of Duval. Duval took parts from St. Johns
County south and east of the St. Johns River in the 1840’s. Clay
County was created from another part of Duval in 1858.
Duval is 918 sq. miles which is broken down into 762 sq. miles of
land and 156 sq. miles of water. The topographic nature is coastal
plain; however, there are some rolling hills.
On October 1, 1968 the government of Duval was consolidated
with the government of the city of Jacksonville. Duval County has other cities: Atlantic
Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach and they maintain their own
municipal governments.
Hon. Jim Overton, CFA first elected in 2003| | Number of Positions: 117| Website:
2014 Preliminary Tax Roll At-A Glance
Real Property Parcels
352,643
Tangible Accounts
31,541
Just (Market) Value
$82,381,551,149
Taxable Value
$49,616,435,721
County Spotlight: DUVAL COUNTY
Hon. Jim Overton, CFA
