St. Johns County, Florida

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St. Johns County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of the 2000 census, the population was 123,135. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 161,521. The county seat is St. Augustine. It is one of the highest-income counties in the United States. St. Johns County is part of the Greater Jacksonville Metropolitan area. It has experienced explosive growth in the last 10 years as a flood of people working in Jacksonville built new homes across the county line.

St. Johns County was created in 1821. It was named for St. John the Baptist. St. Johns County and Escambia County were Florida's original two counties with the Suwannee River being the boundary between the two. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,127 km² (821 sq mi). 1,577 km² (609 sq mi) of it is land and 550 km² (212 sq mi) of it is water, much of it in the Atlantic Ocean. The total area is 25.86% water. That makes Saint Johns County the 42nd largest county in Florida.

The St. Johns County Commission is an elected five-member commission, which appoints a county administrator. The main environmental and agricultural body is the St. Johns County Soil and Water Conservation District, which works closely with other area agencies. The St. Johns County School Board is an elected five-member board, which appoints a superintendent to administrate the operation of public schools in the county.

www.co.st-johns.fl.us