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Tallahassee is a city in Leon County.
It is the state capital and the county seat.
The community name derives from Muskogean for "old town" or "old fields."
The latitude of Tallahassee is 30.438N. The longitude is -84.28W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 203 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 153,938.
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$30,571National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Tallahassee demographic reports
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Napoleon's nephew, Prince Achille Murat, purchased a plantation here in 1825.
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Tallahassee, a grotesque place, selected three years since as a suitable spot for the capital of the territory, and since that day rapidly settled by public officers, land speculators and desperados.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, after visiting in 1827
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10% of Tallahassee residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Tallahassee ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Tallahassee was $18,981, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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45% of Tallahassee residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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- Springtime Tallahassee Parade & Jubilee - March 31, 2007
- North Florida Fair - Nov. 8-18, 2007
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Historic districts in Tallahassee include Calhoun Street Historic District, Magnolia Heights Historic District, Park Avenue Historic District, Smoky Hollow Historic District, Tallahassee Historic District ... View historic districts
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Median rent in Tallahassee, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $490. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $990.
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Libraries in Tallahassee include Dr. B.L. Perry Jr. Branch, Leon County Public Library System, Northeast Branch Library, Northwest Branch Library, Parkway Outlet, State Library of Florida ... View libraries
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Newspapers in Tallahassee include Tallahassee Democrat
TV stations in Tallahassee include WFSU, WTLF, WTWC, WTXL.
National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WFSQ., WFSU-FM.
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Leon County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Tallahassee political report.
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The average commute time for Tallahassee workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 35 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Tallahassee between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of 2.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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