MOVING TO FLAGLER
Nominated by Budget Travel Magazine as one of
“America’s Coolest Small Towns,” Flagler Beach’s
pet-friendly parks and beaches mean the whole
family can get away. The town’s vibe is casual and
retro with one-of-a-kind shops, restaurants and
lodging options that have allowed the community to
retain its charm across generations.
A Little History: This once-sleepy fishing village was
called Ocean City, before becoming Flagler Beach in
1925. The city recently celebrated its 90th birthday.
For 50 years, the Flagler Beach Hotel reigned as the
community’s social hub until it was demolished in
the early 1970s. A majestic three-story building with
a fourth floor penthouse ballroom, the grand hotel
was a go-to destination for events and illustrious
guests including pilot Charles Lindberg. Lindberg
stayed there two nights in 1931 after making an
unscheduled landing due to bad weather. When he
was able to continue his journey from Miami to New
York, Lindberg dipped his plane’s wing over the pier
to show his gratitude for the hospitality he received.
BUNNELL
Community: The City of Bunnell was originally
founded as “Bunnell Colony” and was officially
incorporated as a town in 1913 and as a city in 1924.
Between 2005 and 2007, Bunnell annexed more than
92,000 acres of land, increasing its size from four
square miles to 141 square miles, making it one of
the largest cities in Florida. Bunnell is the Flagler
County Seat.
One of the oldest towns on Florida’s East Coast,
Bunnell hosts special events like Cracker Day, the
Flagler County Fair and the Brian Earl Foster
Invitational Bull Riding event.
A Little History: Bunnell’s roots date back to 1909
when Isaac I. Moody, Jr. and James Frank Lambert
purchased 30,000 acres of land from Georgia
Senator George Deen and chartered the Bunnell
Development Company. The town’s earliest
designation was “the Bunnell Stop” on the area’s
first rail route, named after Alvah Bunnell’s cypress
shingle mill that supplied wood to passing
locomotives. Real estate promoters pushed
development of the area bringing in prospective
buyers by train from Chicago and points north.
A community rich in “Old Florida” history, Bunnell is
still loyal to its founding values of community, family
and farming.
FLAGLER COUNTY POPULATION
demographics
Sources: US Census, www.census.gov; Applied Geographic Solutions, 2017
TOTAL population
Male 51,483
Female 55,848
47.97%
52.03%
AGE distribution
0-4 4,392
5-9 5,129
4.09%
10-19 11,359
10.58%
4.78%
20-29 10,004 30-39 9,991
9.32%
9.31%
50-59 14,283
60-64 8,496
13.31%
7.92%
40-49 11,598
10.81%
65+ 32,079
29.89%
RACE distribution
White 87,718 Black 13,309
American Indian 273
81.73% 11.47% 0.25%
Asian 2,619
Pacific Island 62
2.44% 0.06%
Multirace 2,544
1.68%
Hispanic 10,569
2.37%
SIZE of
Other 1,806
9.85%
household
1 Person 9,915
2 Persons 18,962
22.78%
43.56%
4 Persons 4,638
10.65%
5 Persons 2,310
5.31%
3 Persons 6,343
14.57%
6+ Persons 879
2.02%
TOTAL households
Households 43,529
100%
TOTAL NUMBER
Total Dwellings
50,511
100%
Families 31,059
71.35%
of housings
Owner-Occupied Dwellings
32,910
75.6%
Renter-Occupied Dwellings
10,619
24.4%
Housing Units Occupied
43,529
86.18%
EDUCATION attainment
< Grade 9 2,570 Grade 9-12 5,187
High School 27,614 High School 19,290
Associate Degree 7,490 Bachelor Degree 12,433
3.16%
33.99%
9.22%
6.38%
23.74%
15.3%
Graduate Degree 6,664
8.2%
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