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Leon County Notary and Signing Agents
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Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida. In 2000, its population was
239,452. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 245,756. The principal
place in Leon County is Tallahassee, the county seat and state capital. The county is
home to two of Florida's major public universities, Florida A&M University and Florida State
University. Leon County residents hold the distinction as having the highest level of
education of those in any of Florida's 67 counties with Alachua County as 2nd.
Originally part of Escambia and later Gadsden County, Leon County was created in 1824.
It was named for Juan Ponce de León, the Spanish explorer who was the first European
to reach Florida. During the 1850s - 1860s, Leon County was a "cotton kingdom" and
ranked 5th out of all of Florida and Georgia counties in the production of cotton from the
20 major plantations.
Visit Leon County online at: www.leoncountyfl.gov/propappr