Duval County, Florida

Duval County
Consolidated city-county
City of Jacksonville and Duval County
Duval County Courthouse
Flag of Duval County
Flag
Official seal of Duval County
Seal
Nicknames: 
"Duuuval"
Location of Duval County
Duval County is located in the United States
Duval County
Duval County
Coordinates: 30°20′N 81°39′W / 30.33°N 81.65°W / 30.33; -81.65[1]
Country United States
State Florida
RegionNorth Florida
Metro areaJacksonville
FoundedAugust 12, 1822[2]
Named forWilliam Pope Duval
County seat
and largest city		Jacksonville
Government
 • TypeStrong Mayor–Council
 • BodyJacksonville City Council
 • MayorDonna Deegan (D)
 • City Council
Members
  • Ken Amaro (R)
  • Mike Gay (R)
  • Will Lahnen (R)
  • Kevin Carrico (R)
  • Joseph Carlucci (R)
  • Michael Boyland (R)
  • Jimmy Peluso (D)
  • Reginald Gaffney Jr. (D)
  • Tyrona Clark-Murray (D)
  • Ju'Coby Pittman (D)
  • Raul Arias (R)
  • Randy White (R)
  • Rory Diamond (R)
  • Rahman Johnson (D)
  • Terrance Freeman (R)
  • Ron Salem (R)
  • Nicholas Howland (R)
  • Matt Carlucci (R)
  • Chris Miller (R)
Area
 • Total
918 sq mi (2,380 km2)
 • Land762 sq mi (1,970 km2)
 • Water156 sq mi (400 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
995,567Increase
 • Estimate 
(2023)
1,030,822Increase
 • Density1,231/sq mi (475/km2)
GDP
[3]
 • Total$90.080 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Area codes904, 324
Congressional districts4th, 5th
Websitewww.jacksonville.gov

Duval County (/djuːˈvɔːl/ dew-VAWL), officially the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of July 2022, the population was 1,016,536, up from 864,263 in 2010. It is Florida's sixth-most populous county.[4] Its county seat is Jacksonville, with which the Duval County government has been consolidated since 1968.[5] Duval County was established in 1822, and is named for William Pope Duval, Governor of Florida Territory from 1822 to 1834. Duval County is the central county of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Counties Gazetteer" (TXT). 2.census.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Publications of the Florida Historical Society. Florida Historical Society. 1908. p. 31.
  3. ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Duval County, FL". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  4. ^ "US Census Bureau QuickFacts".
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.