Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee (/ˌtæləˈhæsi/ TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2022, the population was 201,731,[5] making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida.[6] The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 390,992 as of 2022. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.
"Tallahassee" redirects here. For other uses, see Tallahassee (disambiguation).
Tallahassee
1824
1825
Curtis Richardson
Jacqueline "Jack" Porter,
Jeremy Matlow, and
Dianne Williams-Cox
Reese Goad
James Cooke, IV
104.74 sq mi (271.27 km2)
101.85 sq mi (263.80 km2)
2.89 sq mi (7.47 km2)
203 ft (62 m)
196,169
201,731
1,926.00/sq mi (743.64/km2)
2,016.1/sq mi (778.4/km2)
390,992 (US: 140th)
12-70600[4]
308416[2]
With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College, a large state college that serves mainly as a feeder school to Florida State and Florida A&M.[7]
As the capital, Tallahassee is the site of the Florida State Capitol, Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Governor's Mansion, and nearly 30 state agency headquarters. The city is also known for its large number of law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including the Florida Bar and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.[8] It is a recognized regional center for scientific research, and home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. In 2015, Tallahassee was awarded the All-America City Award by the National Civic League for the second time.
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Tallahassee has 5 sister cities as follows:[122]
Turlington Education Building as seen from the Civic Center
The Downtown Tallahassee Doubletree Hotel
Tennyson Condominiums as seen through a break in the downtown Federal Courthouse Square
Westminster Gardens, formerly the Georgia Bell Dickinson Apartments, in Downtown Tallahassee
Highpoint Center as seen from the Florida Capitol
The Korean War Memorial at Cascades Park facing the Florida Capitol
Florida's historic state capitol building built in 1845
Kleman Plaza in the heart of Downtown Tallahassee
The U.S. Federal Courthouse in Tallahassee
The Florida Korean War Memorial
The Florida Supreme Court Building
The Tallahassee-Leon County Visitors Center
Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library from Park Ave
