Miccosukee | |
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| Coordinates:30°35′35″N84°02′49″W / 30.59306°N 84.04694°W /30.59306; -84.04694[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Leon County |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 383 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32309[2] |
| Area code | 850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805179[1] |
Miccosukee is a smallunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) in northeasternLeon County, Florida, United States. The population was 383 at the time of the2020 census.[3] It is part of theTallahassee metropolitan area. Miccosukee was a major center of theMiccosukee tribe, one of the tribes of the developingSeminole nation, during the 18th century.
Miccosukee, like other unincorporated areas in northern Leon County, is an area of rolling hills dotted with ponds and lakes. The large,swampyLake Miccosukee borders the eastern edge of the community. It is located at the junction of County Roads59 and151.
The town of Miccosukee or Mikasuki was settled by members of theMiccosukee tribe, a group ofCreek origin who had settled inFlorida and became identified with the developingSeminole nation. It was mapped by theBritish in 1778 and originally called Mikasuki with 60 homes, 28 families, and a town square. It was the capital of the short-livedState of Muskogee.
At the time of the 1818 American invasion ofSpanish Florida, during theFirst Seminole War, "Andrew Jackson and his men were stunned by the sheer size of the Miccosukee town. Having been occupied since before theAmerican Revolution, it was a town of long-standing permanence." Jackson burned over 300 homes before departing on April 5, 1818.[4]: 91–92 Whites estimated there were up to 500 warriors, and "the town was the largest in Florida at the time".[5]: 183
In 1831, a U.S. Post Office was built along with schools, churches, and stores. Eventually the area, along with most of Leon County, became a center of cotton plantations (seePlantations of Leon County). Prior to theCivil War, Miccosukee had three cotton plantations nearby,Miccosukee Plantation,Ingleside Plantation andBlakely Plantation.
After theCivil War, the area reverted to farms and by 1887, theFlorida Central Railroad served Miccosukee. During the 1890s, wealthy industrialists bought large tracts of land forquail hunting plantations or estates removing thousands of acres of land from agricultural production. Miccosukee thrived until theboll weevil infestation of 1918.The Great Depression (1929-1935) destroyed Leon County's agriculture[citation needed] and the railroad pulled out in the mid-1940s.
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (NH) | 210 | 54.83% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 149 | 38.9% |
| Asian (NH) | 3 | 0.78% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 2 | 0.52% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 3.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.04% |
| Total | 383 |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 383 people, 120 households, and 70 families residing in the CDP.
During theCivil War, soldiers from Miccosukee enlisted in Company K, 5th Florida Infantry and Company B, 1st Florida Cavalry.
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| Miccosukee Governmental Representation | ||
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| Position | Name | Party |
| County Commission At-Large | Carolyn Cummings | Democrat |
| County Commission At-Large | Nick Maddox | Democrat |
| Commissioner Dist. 4 | Brian Welch | Democrat |
| U.S. House | Neal Dunn | Republican |
| Florida House | Alison Tant | Democrat |
All of the county is in theLeon County School District.[12]Miccosukee Youth Education Foundation provides assistance.
Miccosukee Volunteer Fire & Rescue was established in 1978 with the merger of Miccosukee Land Cooperative and Miccosukee in 1979.The department has 3 fire stations: Cromartie Road Station, Co-op Station and Heatherwood Station, each with a pumper truck.[13] TheTallahassee Fire Department also provides support.
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