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The flora and fauna are similar to those found in the mid-south and low country regions of [[South Carolina]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The palm trees are the more cold-hardy varieties like the state tree, the ''[[Sabal palmetto]]''. Pines, magnolias, hickories, and a variety of oaks are the dominant trees. The [[live oak|Southern Live Oak]] is perhaps the most emblematic of the city. | The flora and fauna are similar to those found in the mid-south and low country regions of [[South Carolina]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The palm trees are the more cold-hardy varieties like the state tree, the ''[[Sabal palmetto]]''. Pines, magnolias, hickories, and a variety of oaks are the dominant trees. The [[live oak|Southern Live Oak]] is perhaps the most emblematic of the city. | ||
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Tallahassee, Florida is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2022, the population was 201,731, and its metropolitan area had 385,145 people.
With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, ranked the nation's 19th-best public university by U.S. News & World Report;[1] Florida A&M University, ranked the nation's best public historically black university by U.S. News & World Report;[2] and Tallahassee Community College, a large state college that serves mainly as a feeder school to Florida State and Florida A&M.[3]
As the capital, Tallahassee is the site of the Florida State Capitol, Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Governor's Mansion, and nearly 30 state agency headquarters. The city is also known for its large number of law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including the Florida Bar and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.[4] It is a recognized regional center for scientific research, and home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. In 2015, Tallahassee was awarded the All-American City Award by the National Civic League for the second time.
History
Indigenous peoples occupied this area for thousands of years before European encounter. Around 1200 CE, the large and complex Mississippian culture had built earthwork mounds near Lake Jackson which survive today; they are preserved in the Lake Jackson Archaeological State Park.[5]
The Spanish Empire established their first colonial settlement at St. Augustine. During the 17th century they established several missions in Apalachee territory to procure food and labor to support their settlement, as well as to convert the natives to Roman Catholicism. The largest, Mission San Luis de Apalachee in Tallahassee, has been partially reconstructed by the state of Florida.Template:Fact
The expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez encountered the Apalachee people, although it did not reach the site of Tallahassee. Hernando de Soto and his mid-16th century expedition occupied the Apalachee town of Anhaica (at what is now Tallahassee) in the winter of 1538–39. Based on archaeological excavations, this Anhaica site is now known to have been about 0.5 mi (804.67 m) east of the present Florida State Capitol. The De Soto encampment is believed to be the first place Christmas was celebrated in the continental United States, although there is no historical documentation to back this claim.[6]
The name Tallahassee is a Muskogean language word often translated as "old fields" or "old town".[7] It was likely an expression of the Creek people who migrated from Georgia and Alabama to this region in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, under pressure from European-American encroachment on their territory. They found large areas of cleared land previously occupied by the Apalachee tribe. (The Creek and later refugees who joined them developed as the Seminole Indians of Florida. The Talimali Band of Apalachee Indians in Louisiana identify as present-day descendants of the Apalachee Indians.)Template:Fact
During the First Seminole War, General Andrew Jackson fought two separate skirmishes in and around Tallahassee, which was then Spanish territory. The first battle took place on November 12, 1817. After Chief Neamathla, of the village of Fowltown just west of present-day Tallahassee, refused Jackson's orders to relocate, Jackson entered the village, burnt it to the ground, and drove off its occupants. The Indians retaliated, killing 50 soldiers and civilians. Jackson reentered Florida in March 1818. According to Jackson's adjutant, Colonel Robert Butler, they "advanced on the Indian village called Tallahasse (sic) [where] two of the enemy were made prisoner."[8]
2000–present
Tallahassee was the center of world attention for six weeks during the 2000 United States Presidential election recount, which involved numerous rulings by the Florida Secretary of State and the Florida Supreme Court.
In 2016, the city suffered a direct hit by Hurricane Hermine, causing about 80% of the city proper to lose power, including Florida State University, and knocking down many trees.[9]
In 2018, the city suffered another natural disaster when Hurricane Michael hit the panhandle.
Geography
Tallahassee's terrain is hilly by Florida standards, being at the southern end of the Red Hills Region, just above the Cody Scarp. The elevation varies from near sea level to just over 200 ft (60.96 m), with the state capitol on one of the highest hills in the city. The city includes two large lake basins, Lake Jackson and Lake Lafayette, and borders the northern end of the Apalachicola National Forest.
The flora and fauna are similar to those found in the mid-south and low country regions of South Carolina and Georgia. The palm trees are the more cold-hardy varieties like the state tree, the Sabal palmetto. Pines, magnolias, hickories, and a variety of oaks are the dominant trees. The Southern Live Oak is perhaps the most emblematic of the city.
Demographics
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[10] | Pop 2020[11] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 96,753 | 94,095 | 53.34% | 47.97% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 62,538 | 67,503 | 34.48% | 34.41% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 381 | 398 | 0.21% | 0.20% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 6,566 | 8,665 | 3.62% | 4.42% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 88 | 100 | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 373 | 924 | 0.21% | 0.47% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3,331 | 7,821 | 1.84% | 3.99% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 11,346 | 16,663 | 6.26% | 8.49% |
| Total | 181,376 | 196,169 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, the population of Tallahassee was 181,376. There were 75,949 households, 16.7% of which had children under 18 living in them. 27.7% were married couples living together(based on 2010 data), 14.4% had a female householder with no husband, and 53.7% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals living alone and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.33. Children under the age of 5 were 4.9% of the population, persons under 18 were 16.7% and persons 65 years or older were 10.3%. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
56.2% of the population was White, 35.0% Black, 4.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.3% some other race, and 2.9% two or more races. 6.3% were Hispanic or Latino of any race, and 51.1% were non-Hispanic White. For 2009–2013, the estimated median household income was $39,524, and the per capita income was $23,778.
The percentage of persons below the poverty level was estimated at 30.2%.[12]
Educationally, the population of Leon County is the most highly educated population in Florida[13] with 54.4% of the residents over the age of 25 with a Bachelor's, Master's, professional or doctorate degree.[14] The Florida average is 37.4%[13] and the national average is 33.4%.[15]
Languages
Template:As of, 92.0% of residents spoke English as their first language, while 4.1% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke French, and 0.6% spoke German as their mother tongue. In total, 8.0% of the total population spoke languages other than English.[16]
Law, government and politics
Politics
Tallahassee has traditionally been a Democratic city, but the party has been supported by different ethnic groups over time, with a major shift in the late 20th century. Leon County has voted Democratic in 24 of the past 29 presidential elections since 1904. But until the late 1960s, most African Americans were disenfranchised from the political system, dating from a new constitution and other laws passed by Democrats in Florida (and in all other Southern states) at the turn of the century. At that time, most African Americans were affiliated with the Republican Party, and their disenfranchisement resulted in that party being non-competitive in the region for decades. Subsequently, these demographic groups traded party alignments.
Since passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and enforcement of constitutional rights for African Americans, voters in Tallahassee have elected black mayors and black state representatives.[17]97 It has become a city in the Southern U.S. that is known for progressive activism.Template:Citation needed This is likely due to the large student population that attends Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College. In addition, in the realignment of party politics since the late 20th century, most of the African-American population in the city now support Democratic Party candidates.[18][19]
As of December 2, 2018, there were 112,572 Democrats, 58,083 Republicans, and 44,007 voters who were independent or had other affiliations among the 214,662 voters in Leon County.[20]
Leon County's voter turnout percentage has consistently ranked among the highest of Florida's 67 counties, with a record-setting 86% turnout in the November 2008 general election. The county voted for Barack Obama in the presidential election.[21]
Federal representation and offices
Tallahassee is part of Florida's 2nd congressional district.
The United States Postal Service operates post offices in Tallahassee. The Tallahassee Main Post Office is at 2800 South Adams Street.[22] Other post offices in the city limits include Centerville Station,[23] Leon Station,[24] Park Avenue Station,[25] and Westside Station.[26]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintains a National Weather Service in Tallahassee. Their coverage-warning area includes the eastern Florida Panhandle and adjacent Gulf of Mexico waters, the north-central Florida peninsula, and parts of southeastern Alabama and southwestern Georgia.
The United States Army Reserve 81st Regional Support Command (USAR) opened an Army Reserve Center at 4307 Jackson Bluff Road.
The Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center (NMCRC) is at 2910 Roberts Avenue host the United States Navy Reserve Navy Operational Support Center Tallahassee (NOSC Tallahassee) and the United States Marine Corps Reserve 2nd Platoon, Company E, Anti-Terrorism Battalion and 3rd Platoon, Company E, Anti-Terrorism Battalion.
Consolidation
Voters of Leon County have gone to the polls four times to vote on consolidation of Tallahassee and Leon County governments into one jurisdiction combining police and other city services with already shared (consolidated) Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services. Tallahassee's city limits would increase from 103.1 sqmi (Expression error: Missing operand for round. km2) to 702 sqmi (Expression error: Missing operand for round. km2). Roughly 36 percent of Leon County's 265,714 residents live outside the Tallahassee city limits.
Each time, the measure was rejected:[27]
| Leon County Voting On Consolidation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | FOR | AGAINST | |||||
| 1971 | 10,381 (41.32%) | 14,740 (58.68%) | |||||
| 1973 | 11,056 (46.23%) | 12,859 (53.77%) | |||||
| 1976 | 20,336 (45.01%) | 24,855 (54.99%) | |||||
| 1992 | 37,062 (39.8%) | 56,070 (60.2%) | |||||
The proponents of consolidation have stated the new jurisdiction would attract business by its size. Merging governments would cut government waste, duplication of services, etc. However, Professor Richard Feiock of the Department of Public Administration of Korea University and the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy of Florida State University states that no discernible relationship exists between consolidation and the local economy.[28]
Flag
The former flag of Tallahassee was vaguely similar to the flag of Florida, a white saltire on a blue field, with the city's coat of arms, featuring the cupola of the old capitol building, at the center. The flag is an homage to the Scottish and Ulster-Scots Presbyterian heritage of the original founders of the city, most of whom were settlers from North Carolina whose ancestors had either come to America directly from Scotland, or were Presbyterians of Scottish descent from County Down and County Antrim in what has since become Northern Ireland.[29] The current flag incorporates a stylized 5-point star and the city name on a white background.[30]
Education
Primary and secondary
Tallahassee anchors the Leon County School District. As of the 2009 school year Leon County Schools had an estimated 32,796 students, 2209 teachers and 2100 administrative and support personnel. The superintendent of schools is Rocky Hanna. Leon County public school enrollment continues to grow steadily (up approximately 1% per year since the 1990–91 school year). The dropout rate for grades 9–12 improved to 2.2% in the 2007–2008 school year, the third time in the past four years the dropout rate has been below 3%.
To gauge performance the State of Florida rates all public schools according to student achievement on the state-sponsored Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Seventy-nine percent of Leon County Public Schools received an A or B grade in the 2008–2009 school year. The overall district grade assigned to the Leon County Schools is "A". Students in the Leon County School District continued to score favorably in comparison to Florida and national averages in the SAT and ACT student assessment tests. The Leon County School District has consistently scored at or above the average for districts statewide in total ACT and SAT mean composite scores.
- Leon County high schools
- Public schools belonging to universities
- Florida State University School ("Florida High") (K–12)
- Florida A&M University Developmental Research School (K–12)
- Charter schools
- Governor's Charter Academy (GCA) (K–8) – Established in August 2012.[31]
- School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) (K–8) – Established in 1999[32]
- Tallahassee School of Math and Science (TSMS) (K–8)[33] – It was previously known as Stars Middle School and only served middle school. In 2014 it received a new charter, adopted its current name, and expanded to elementary grades.[34]
- Private schools
- Virtual schools
Higher education
Florida State University
Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research university. Florida State is on a 1,391.54-acre (5.631 km2) campus in the state capital of Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida.[37][38]
The university is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[39] The university comprises 16 separate colleges and more than 110 centers, facilities, labs and institutes that offer more than 360 programs of study, including professional school programs.[40] The university has an annual budget of over $1.7 billion.[41] Florida State is home to Florida's only National Laboratory – the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and is the birthplace of the commercially viable anti-cancer drug Taxol. Florida State University also operates The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the nation's largest museum/university complexes.[42]
The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Florida State University is home to nationally ranked programs in many academic areas, including law, business, engineering, medicine, social policy, film, music, theater, dance, visual art, political science, psychology, social work, and the sciences.[43] Florida State University leads Florida in four of eight areas of external funding for the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).[44]
For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida State as the 19th best public university in the United States and 55th among top national universities.[1]
Florida Governor Rick Scott and the state legislature designated Florida State University as one of two "preeminent" state universities in the spring of 2013 among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida.[45][46][47]
FSU's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their Florida State Seminoles nickname, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Florida State Seminoles athletics program are favorites of passionate students, fans and alumni across the United States, especially when led by the Marching Chiefs of the Florida State University College of Music. In their 113-year history, Florida State's varsity sports teams have won 20 national athletic championships and Seminole athletes have won 78 individual NCAA national championships.[48]
Florida A&M University
Founded on October 3, 1887, Florida A&M University (commonly referred to as FAMU) is a public, historically black university and land-grant university that is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. FAMU's main campus comprises 156 buildings spread over 422 acre (Expression error: Missing operand for round. km2) on top of the highest geographic hill of Tallahassee. The university also has several satellite campuses, including a site in Orlando where its College of Law is located and sites in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa for its pharmacy program. Florida A&M University offers 54 bachelor's degrees and 29 master's degrees. The university has 12 schools and colleges and one institute.
FAMU has 11 doctoral programs which include 10 PhD programs: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, pharmaceutical sciences, educational leadership, and environmental sciences. Top undergraduate programs are architecture, journalism, computer information sciences, and psychology. FAMU's top graduate programs include pharmaceutical sciences along with public health, physical therapy, engineering, physics, master's of applied social sciences (especially history and public administration), business and sociology.
Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is a member of the Florida College System. Tallahassee Community College is accredited by the Florida Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Its primary campus is on a 270-acre (1.092 km2) campus in Tallahassee. The institution was founded in 1966 by the Florida Legislature.[50]
TCC offers Bachelor's of Science, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Sciences degrees. In 2013, Tallahassee Community College was listed 1st in the nation in graduating students with A.A. degrees.[51] TCC is also the No. 1 transfer school in the nation to Florida State University and Florida A&M University. As of Fall 2015, TCC reported 38,017 students.[52]
In partnership with Florida State University, and Florida A&M University Tallahassee Community College offers the TCC2FSU, and TCC2FAMU program. This program provides guaranteed admission into Florida State University and Florida A&M University for TCC Associate in Arts degree graduates.[53][54]
List of other colleges
- Barry University School of Adult and Continuing Education – Tallahassee Campus
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Flagler College – Tallahassee Campus
- Keiser University – Tallahassee Campus
- Lewis M. Lively Area Vocational-Technical School
- Saint Leo University – Tallahassee Campus
Economy
Companies based in Tallahassee include: Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the Municipal Code Corporation, the State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA), the Mainline Information Systems,[55] and United Solutions Company.[56]
Top employers
According to Tallahassee's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[57] the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees | # of Employees in 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Florida | 26,042 | 20,961 |
| 2 | Florida State University | 15,011 | 13,501 |
| 3 | Tallahassee Memorial Hospital | 5,349 | 3,060 |
| 4 | Leon County School Board | 4,300 | 4,306 |
| 5 | City of Tallahassee | 2,856 | 2,848 |
| 6 | Walmart | 2,655 | 2,000 |
| 7 | Publix | 2,543 | n/a |
| 8 | Florida A&M University | 1,749 | 1,937 |
| 9 | Leon County | 1,744 | 1,783 |
| 10 | Tallahassee Community College | 1,475 | 1,821 |
| 11 | Capital Regional Medical Center | 1,095 | 1,122 |
Arts and culture
Entertainment and performing arts
Tallahassee is home to many entertainment venues, theaters, museums, parks and performing arts centers.
A major source of entertainment and art is the Railroad Square Art Park. The Railroad Square Art Park is an arts, culture and entertainment district of Tallahassee, Florida, off Railroad Avenue, filled with a variety of metal art sculptures and stores selling artwork and collectibles. Railroad Square is mainly known for its small locally owned shops and working artist studios, and its alternative art scene. On the first Friday of every month, Railroad Square is home to a free gallery hop known as 'First Friday' and features live music, open galleries, and food trucks, where upwards of 5000-7000+ Tallahasseeans of all ages come to enjoy the evening.
Museums
Tallahassee is known for its many museums. It is home to the Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University, Tallahassee Museum, Goodward Museum & Gardens, Museum of Florida History, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee Automobile Museum, Old Capitol Museum, Knott House Museum, and The Grove.
Festivals and events
- Downtown Getdown (Florida State Seminoles Pep Rally)
- First Friday festivals at Railroad Square
- Greek Food Festival
- Springtime Tallahassee
- Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival
- Winter Festival
City accolades
- 1988: Money Magazine's Southeast's three top medium size cities in which to live.
- 1992: Awarded Tree City USA by National Arbor Day Foundation
- 1999: Awarded All-America City Award by the National Civic League
- 2003: Awarded Tree Line USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
- 2006: Awarded "Best In America" Parks and Recreation by the National Recreation and Park Association.
- 2007: Recognized by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine as one of the "Top Ten College Towns for Grownups" (ranking second, behind Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
- 2007: Ranked second in the "medium sized city" class on Epodunk's list of college towns.[58]
- 2015: Awarded All-America City Award by the National Civic League[59]
Sports
Florida State Seminoles
Tallahassee is home to one of the most competitive collegiate athletics programs in the nation, the Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University. The Seminoles compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The university funds 20 varsity teams, consisting of 9 male and 11 female. They have collectively won 19 team national championships, and over 100 team conference championships, as well as numerous individual national and conference titles. The program has placed in the top-10 final standings of the Director's Cup four times since 2008–2009, including No. 4 for the 2009–2010 season and No. 4 for the 2011–2012 season. In 2016–2017, the program generated the thirteenth-most revenue in collegiate athletics with $144,514,413 of total revenue.[60]
College football game weekends bring in a significant amount of tourism to Leon County. FSU home games had a total attendance of 575,478 people with an average of 82,211 attendees per game in 2014.[61] During football season, out-of-town attendees brought $48.8 million in direct spending during the six home games. In 2016, Florida State football home games resulted in $95.5 million of economic impact on Leon County.[62]
| Teams | Division | Conference | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State Seminoles football | D-1 (FBS) | ACC | Doak Campbell Stadium | 79,560 |
| Florida State Seminoles men's basketball | D-I | ACC | Donald L. Tucker Center | 12,500 |
| Florida State Seminoles women's basketball | D-I | ACC | Donald L. Tucker Center | 12,500 |
| Florida State Seminoles baseball | D-I | ACC | Dick Howser Stadium | 6,700 |
| Florida State Seminoles softball | D-I | ACC | JoAnne Graf Field | 1,000 |
| Florida State Seminoles women's soccer | D-1 | ACC | Seminole Soccer Complex | 2,000 |
| Florida A&M Rattlers | D-1 | MEAC | Bragg Memorial Stadium | 25,500 |
| Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball | D-I | MEAC | Teaching Arena | 8,470 |
Other
| Club | Sport | League | Years Active | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | Ice hockey | ECHL | 1994–2001 | Donald L. Tucker Center |
| Tallahassee Scorpions | Indoor soccer | EISL | 1997–1998 | Donald L. Tucker Center |
| Tallahassee Thunder | American Football | Arena Football | 2000–2002 | Donald L. Tucker Center |
| Tallahassee Titans | American Football | AIFL | 2007 | Donald L. Tucker Center |
| Tallahassee Tigers | Basketball | ABA | 2007 | Donald L. Tucker Center |
| Tallahassee SC | Soccer | NPSL | 2018– | Gene Cox Stadium |
Tallahassee is home to Tallahassee SC, a soccer club that was founded in 2018 and plays in the National Premier Soccer League.
Some former sports clubs in Tallahassee include the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, Tallahassee Scorpions, Tallahassee Thunder, Tallahassee Titans, and the Tallahassee Tigers.
Media
- See also: List of newspapers in Florida, List of radio stations in Florida, and List of television stations in Florida
- The Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee's largest newspaper, published daily[63]
- The FSView & Florida Flambeau, covers Florida State University[64]
- The Talon, covers Tallahassee Community College[65]
- The Famuan, covers Florida A&M University[66]
Television
- WCTV (CBS) channel 6.1 (MeTV) channel 6.2 (Circle) channel 6.3 (ION) channel 6.4 (Justice) channel 6.5 (MyTV) channel 6.6 (This TV) channel 6.7
- WFSU (PBS) channel 11.1 (Florida Channel) channel 11.2 (Create) channel 11.3 (Kids 360) channel 11.4
- WTLF (CW) channel 24.1 (Comet) channel 24.2 (TBD) channel 24.3 (Dabl) channel 24.4
- WTLH (H&I) channel 49.1 (CW) channel 49.2 (Comet) channel 49.3
- WTWC (NBC) channel 40.1 (Fox) channel 40.2 (Charge) channel 40.3
- WTXL (ABC) channel 27.1 (Bounce) channel 27.2 (Grit) channel 27.3 (Escape) channel 27.4 (CourtTV) channel 27.5 (Newsy) channel 27.6 (HSN) channel 27.7
- WNXG-LD (WCTV simulcast channels 6.1 - 6.6 ATSC 3.0)
- WVUP (CTN) channel 45.1 (LifeStyle) channel 45.2
- WTFL-LD (MyNetwork TV) channel 15.1 (Decades) channel 15.2 (Start TV) channel 15.3 (Telemundo) channel 15.4
Radio
- WANM, Soul/R&B music
- WAYT-FM, contemporary Christian music
- WBZE-FM, adult contemporary music
- WDXD-LP, classic country music
- WFLA-FM, news/talk
- WFSQ-FM, classical music
- WFSU-FM, news/talk
- WGLF-FM, classic rock music
- WGMY-FM, Top 40 music
- WHTF-FM, Top 40 music
- WTLY, adult contemporary music
- WTNT-FM, country music
- WVFS-FM, college/alternative music
- WVFT, news/talk
- WWLD, hip-hop music
- WWOF-FM, country music
- WXSR-FM, rock music
Public safety
Established in 1826, the Tallahassee Police Department once claimed to be the oldest police department in the Southern United States and the second-oldest in the U.S., preceded only by the Philadelphia Police Department (established in 1758). The Boston Police Department was established in 1838 and larger East Coast cities followed with New York City and Baltimore in 1845. However, this is proven incorrect. Pensacola, Florida, for example, had a municipal police force as early as 1821.[67]
There are over 800 sworn law enforcement officers in Tallahassee. Law enforcement services are provided by the Tallahassee Police Department, the Leon County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Capitol Police, Florida State University Police Department, Florida A&M University Police Department, the Tallahassee Community College Police Department, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The Tallahassee Growth Management Building Inspection Division is responsible for issuing permits and performing inspections of public and private buildings in the city limits. These duties include the enforcement of the Florida Building Codes and the Florida Fire Protection Codes. These standards are present to protect life and property. The Tallahassee Building Department is one of 13 Accredited Building Departments in the United States.[68]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Marshals Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,[69] Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Secret Service and Drug Enforcement Administration have offices in Tallahassee. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida is based in Tallahassee.
Fire and rescue services are provided by the Tallahassee Fire Department and Leon County Emergency Medical Services.
Hospitals in the area include Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Capital Regional Medical Center and HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tallahassee.
Places of interest
- Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park
- Carnegie Library at FAMU
- Challenger Learning Center
- Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More
- Doak Campbell Stadium
- Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park
- First Presbyterian Church
- Florida Governor's Mansion
- Florida State Capitol
- Florida Supreme Court
- Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery at Florida A&M University
- Goodwood Museum and Gardens
- Innovation Park
- John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History & Culture (Riley Museum)[70]
- Knott House Museum
- Lake Ella
- Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
- LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library
- Mission San Luis de Apalachee
- Museum of Florida History
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
- Railroad Square
- Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Tallahassee Automobile Museum
- Tallahassee Museum
- James D. Westcott Building and Ruby Diamond Auditorium at Florida State University
Transportation
Aviation
Defunct airports
- Dale Mabry Field (closed 1961)
- Tallahassee Commercial Airport (closed 2011)
Mass transit
- StarMetro provides bus service throughout the city.
Intercity bus
Railroads
- Freight service is provided by the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, which acquired most of the CSX main line from Pensacola to Jacksonville on June 1, 2019. FG&A also purchased the CSX branch from Tallahassee to Attapulgus, Georgia, connecting with the CSX Montgomery-Savannah main line at Bainbridge, Georgia. FG&A's headquarters office is in Tallahassee.[71]
Defunct railroads and passenger trains
- Tallahassee Railroad, completed in 1837, now the state-owned Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail from Tallahassee southward to St. Marks, about 20 miles.
- Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad, founded in 1891, merged into the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railway in 1906. The Tallahassee-Carrabelle segment was abandoned in 1948.[72] In 2009, a 2.4-mile segment of the abandoned railroad was opened as the Tallahassee-Georgia Florida and Alabama (GF&A) Trail in the Apalachicola National Forest.[73]
- The streamlined Gulf Wind coach and Pullman passenger train, operated jointly by the L&N and Seaboard railroads, served Tallahassee from 1949 to 1971, when the newly formed Amtrak cancelled the train.
- Amtrak's Sunset Limited served Tallahassee from April 1993 until service east of New Orleans was suspended in August 2005, following Hurricane Katrina, which caused extensive damage to CSX lines from Louisiana to Florida. The service has never been reinstated, and as of mid-2019 had a "next to zero chance" of being revived by Amtrak.[74] In 2021, Amtrak announced plans restore service as early as 2022 along part of the route from New Orleans to Alabama, but not into Florida.[75] The Tallahassee and Pensacola metropolitan areas are the largest in the state without passenger rail service.Template:Citation needed
Major highways
Interstate 10 runs east and west across the north side of the city. Tallahassee is served by five exits including: Exit 192 (U.S. 90), Exit 196 (Capital Circle NW), Exit 199 (U.S. 27/Monroe St.), Exit 203 (U.S. 319/Thomasville Road and Capital Circle NE), and Exit 209 (U.S. 90/Mahan Dr.)
U.S. Route 27 enters the city from the northwest before turning south and entering downtown. This portion of U.S. 27 is known locally as Monroe Street. In front of the historic state capitol building, U.S. 27 turns east and follows Apalachee Parkway out of the city.
U.S. Route 90 runs east and west through Tallahassee. It is known locally as Tennessee Street west of Magnolia Drive and Mahan Drive east of Magnolia.
U.S. Route 319 runs north and south along the east side of the city using Thomasville Road, Capital Circle NE, Capital Circle SE, and Crawfordville Road.
State Road 20
State Road 61
State Road 363- Orchard Pond Parkway, the first privately-built toll road in Florida.[76]
Namesakes
- CSS Tallahassee, 1864 Confederate cruiser
- Template:USS, 1908 US Navy monitor, originally named USS Florida
- Template:USS, 1941 US Navy light cruiser, converted to the aircraft carrier USS Princeton
- Template:USS, 1944 US Navy light cruiser
- Tallahassee, main character in the movie Zombieland
- Tallahassee, album recorded by The Mountain Goats
- Tallahassee Community School, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, named after CSS Tallahassee[77]
- Tallahassee Tight, early-20th century blues singer
- T-Pain, musician, originally "Tallahassee Pain"
- "Tallahassee Lassie", Freddy Cannon song
Sister cities
- See also: List of sister cities in Florida
Tallahassee has 6 sister cities as follows:[78]
- Template:Flagdeco Konongo-Odumase, Ashanti, Ghana
- Template:Flagdeco Krasnodar, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
- Template:Flagdeco St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
- Template:Flagdeco Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland
- Template:Flagdeco Rugao, Jiangsu, China
- Template:Flagdeco Ramat HaSharon, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Notable people
- See also: List of people from Tallahassee, FloridaThis is a list of notable people from Tallahassee, in alphabetical order by last name:
- Cannonball Adderley, musician
- Wally Amos (born 1936), television personality and founder of Famous Amos Cookies[79]
- Mark Boswell (born 1960), film director
- Bobby Bowden, Florida State University football coach
- Ethel Cain (born 1998), singer-songwriter
- LeRoy Collins, Florida governor
- Paul Dirac, theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate
- Nikki Fried (born 1977), Florida commissioner of agriculture
- Julian Green, soccer player
- Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress
- Robert A. Holton, chemist and inventor of Taxol
- Missy Hyatt (born 1963), professional wrestling valet, commentator, and professional wrestler
- Kent Jones (born 1993), rapper
- Sir Harold Kroto, Nobel Prize-winning scientist
- Payne Midyette (1898–1983), insurance broker, Tallahassee politician and rancher[80]
- Jim Morrison, singer, poet, and songwriter
- T-Pain (born 1984), rapper turned singer
- Mary L. Proctor (born 1960), folk artist
- W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor, sculptor[81]
- KJ Smith, model, actress
- Gregory Tony (born 1978), Sheriff of Broward County, Florida
- Yvonne Edwards Tucker (born 1941), potter
- Ann VanderMeer, Hugo Award-winning editor[82]
- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times Bestselling author[83]
- Florence Duval West (1840–1881), poet
Tallahassee groups and organizations
- Cold Water Army, music group
- Creed, rock band
- Cream Abdul Babar, music group
- The Crüxshadows, music group
- David Canter, medical doctor, folk musician
- Dead Prez, Alternative hip hop duo
- Go Radio, music group
- FAMU Marching 100, marching band
- FSU Marching Chiefs, marching band
- Look Mexico, rock band
- Mayday Parade, music group
- Mira, music group
- No Address, music group
- Socialburn, rock band
- Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, symphony orchestra
- Woman's Club of Tallahassee
State associations based in Tallahassee
- The Florida Bar
- Florida Chamber of Commerce
- Florida Dental Association
- Florida Institute of CPAs
- Florida Lottery
- Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
Gallery
Turlington Education Building as seen from the Civic Center
The Downtown Tallahassee Doubletree Hotel
Tennyson Condominiums as seen through a break in the downtown Federal Courthouse Square
Westminster Gardens, formerly the Georgia Bell Dickinson Apartments, in Downtown Tallahassee
Highpoint Center as seen from the Florida Capitol
The historic Exchange Bank Building, considered to be the city's first highrise building
The Korean War Memorial at Cascades Park facing the Florida Capitol
Union Bank, Florida's oldest surviving bank building
Florida's historic state capitol building built in 1845
Kleman Plaza in the heart of Downtown Tallahassee
The U.S. Federal Courthouse in Tallahassee
The Florida Korean War Memorial
The Florida Supreme Court Building
The Tallahassee-Leon County Visitors Center
Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library from Park Ave
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See also
- Consolidation of Leon County with Tallahassee
- History of Tallahassee, Florida
- Park Avenue Historic District
- Tallahassee Historic District Zones I And II
- USS Tallahassee, 3 ships
References
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- ↑ P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tallahassee city, Florida.
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- ↑ Our Opinion: FSU benefits from pre-eminent status.
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- ↑ Amtrak official: Gulf Coast service starting in 2022, al, 24 February 2021. (in en)
- ↑ Ensley, Gerald (March 9, 2015). Private toll road intended to save nature, wildlife. Tallahassee Democrat.
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- ↑ Tallahassee mayor calls for termination of 'sister city' relationship with Russian city (March 3, 2022).
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Further reading
- Eisenberg, Daniel. In Tallahassee, pp. 97–101.
- Hare, Julianne. Tallahassee: a capital city history. Arcadia Publishing. 2002
- Tebeau, Charlton, W. A History of Florida. University of Miami Press. Coral Gables. 1971
- Williams, John Lee. Journal of an Expedition to the Interior of West Florida October–November 1823. Manuscript on file at the State Library of Florida, Florida Collection. Tallahassee.