Fort White, Florida

Fort White, Florida
Town
Town of Fort White
Top, left to right: Florida State Road 47 in Fort White, Fort White Train Depot, Fort White High School, Town of Fort White Historical Marker, Fort White Public School Historic District, Fort White United Methodist Church
Motto:  "Home of the Ichetucknee River"[1]
Location in Columbia County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 29°55′23″N 82°42′51″W / 29.92306°N 82.71417°W / 29.92306; -82.71417
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Columbia
Incorporated	1884[2]
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Ronnie Frazier Jr.
• Councilors	Jason Florence, Mary Fleming, Kathryn Terry, and William "Bill" Koon
• Town Clerk	Connie Brecheen
• Town Attorney	Lindsey B. Lander
Area [3]
• Total	2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
• Land	2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	69 ft (21 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	618
• Density	256.01/sq mi (98.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	32038
Area code	386
FIPS code	12-24500[4]
GNIS feature ID	0282713[5]
Website	fortwhitefl.com

Fort White is a town in Columbia County, Florida, United States, named after a military fort built in the 1830s. It is the closest town to Ichetucknee Springs State Park. Fort White High School and the Fort White Public School Historic District are located within the town's borders. The original school building was constructed in 1915. As of the 2020 census, the population of Fort White was 618, up from 567 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lake City, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area.