Panacea, Florida
30°01′53″N 84°23′37″W / 30.031278°N 84.393539°W
Panacea, Florida | |
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  Panacea, Florida Location in Wakulla County and the state of Florida. | |
| Coordinates: 30°01′53″N 84°23′37″W / 30.03139°N 84.39361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Counties | Wakulla |
| Founded | 1895[2] |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 816[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32346[3] |
| Area code | 850 |
| Website | www |
Panacea is an unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida, United States.[4] The mule drawn and wooden railed Panacea Team brought tourists from Sopchoppy. It is home to Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and its nature center.[5][6]
History[edit]
The community was known as Smith Springs until 1893 when some Bostonians purchased the land about the five springs here and renamed the town Panacea, after the goddess of universal remedy, because of the curative properties of the waters.[7][8] During the Civil War a large plant here supplied salt for much of western Florida.[9] Most of the development in the area was destroyed by a hurricane in 1928.[10]
Demographics[edit]
2020 census[edit]
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 695 | 94.56% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 9 | 1.22% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 2 | 0.27% |
| Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.14% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.14% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 22 | 2.99% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 0.68% |
| Total | 735 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 735 people, 284 households, and 199 families residing in the CDP.
Transportation[edit]
The Wakulla County Airport is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Panacea. It is the only airport in Wakulla County.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Current Panacea, Florida Population, Demographics and stats in 2020, 2019".
- ^ https://www.floridamemory.com/blog/tag/panacea/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Panacea FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Panacea, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Pittman, Craig. "Coronavirus and tourism: Founder Jack Rudloe won't give up on Gulf Specimen Marine Lab". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ https://gulfspecimen.org/education/
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1939), Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State, New York: Oxford University Press, p. 487
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 97.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1939), Florida. A Guide to the Southernmost State, New York: Oxford University Press, p. 487
- ^ "Panacea, FL - Panacea, Florida Map & Directions - MapQuest".
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Wakulla County Airport
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