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Liberty CountyLiberty County is in Northwestern Florida and encompasses 836 square miles. The only municipality in Liberty County is Bristol. The County has a year round population of 7,132 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Liberty County include: Apalachicola National Forest; Apalachicola River, Ochlockonee River and Torreya State Park.
Historical Points of Interest include: the Garden of Eden and Torreya State Park (Gregory House).
Cultural Events and Festivals: Fireworks at Lake Mystic (July 4); Good Life Festival (March); Meet the Beast Flathead Catfish Tournament (July); Pioneer Day, Hosford (July) and the Torreya Candlelight Tour (December).
From Bristol, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 44 miles; Orlando 259 miles; Tampa 232 miles; Jacksonville 201 miles and Miami 438 miles.
Liberty County is linked to the state highway system from SR-12, SR-20, SR-65 and SR-267. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Tallahassee Regional Airport with 2 runways the longest is 8,000 feet. The nearest deep water port is the Port St. Joe, 46 miles away.
With a labor force of 2,187 the major private sector employer in Liberty County is the C.W. Roberts Contracting with 180 employees and North Florida Lumber with 100 employees. Florida State University, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Community College and Chipola Junior College serve post-secondary education in Liberty County.
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