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Taylor CountyTaylor County is in North Central Florida and encompasses 1,042 square miles. Perry is the only municipality in Taylor County. The County has a year round population of 19,521 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Taylor County include: Salt and Fresthwater Fishing and County Horse Arena.
Historical Points of Interest include: Cracker Homestead; Forest Capital Museum; Hampton Springs Spa Site and Steinhatchee Falls
Cultural Events and Festivals: Fiesta in the Park, Steinhatchee; Florida Forest Festival; Optimist Club Fishing Tournament and Steinhatchee July 4th Celebration.
From Perry, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 51 miles; Orlando 176 miles; Tampa 166 miles; Jacksonville 119 miles and Miami 368 miles.
Taylor County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from US-19 and US-221. 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 of St. Joe, 106 miles away.
With a labor force of 7,228 the major private sector employer in Taylor County is Buckeye Technologies (pulp mill) with 785 employees. The University of Florida, Florida State University, Valdosta State University (GA), Tallahassee Community College and the North Florida Community College serve post-secondary education in Taylor County.
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