Country United States County Baker FIPS code 12-41950 Elevation 40 m Zip code 32063 Local time Thursday 9:46 PM | State Florida Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 0286243 Area 12.3 km² Population 6,413 (2013) Area code 904 | |
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Macclenny is a city in Baker County, Florida and is one of the principal municipalities comprising Greater Jacksonville. The population was 6,374 at the 2010 census, up from 4,459 in 2000. It is the county seat of Baker County.
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Map of Macclenny, FL 32063, USA
History
Macclenny was first called Darbyville because most of the land around current-day Macclenny was owned by the Darby family. Carr Bowers McClenny married into the Darby family, then bought most of the land. Darbyville was then known as McClenny. Carr's business in McClenny was in sawmills, turpentine, lumber and land. The name McClenny was changed to the current name of Macclenny because the post office department had a rule against capital letters in the middle of a name. The first post office in Macclenny was then established in 1890. There were settlers in Macclenny as early as 1829 but after the Civil War most of the people settled there. However, in 1888 most of the town residents were killed in a yellow fever epidemic. Residents of the town then increased over time to 4,500.
Geography
Macclenny is located in eastern Baker County at 30°17′N 82°7′W, 28 miles (45 km) west of downtown Jacksonville. U.S. Route 90 (Macclenny Avenue) runs through the center of town, and Interstate 10 passes through the southern tip of the town, with access from Exit 335 (State Road 121). Lake City is 32 miles (51 km) to the west, and the Florida–Georgia border is 6 miles (10 km) to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,459 people, 1,548 households, and 1,140 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,354.9 people per square mile (523.3/km²). There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of 499.5 per square mile (192.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.89% White, 21.87% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.47% of the population.
There were 1,548 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city, the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,895, and the median income for a family was $37,091. Males had a median income of $26,775 versus $19,573 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,909. About 17.1% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.