Palatka, Florida Palatka Images top, left to right: City Hall, Confederate Memorial, Putnam County Courthouse, St.
Images top, left to right: City Hall, Confederate Memorial, Putnam County Courthouse, St.
Location in Putnam County and the state of Florida Location in Putnam County and the state of Florida State Florida Palatka (pronounced puh-lat-kuh) is a town/city in Putnam County, Florida, United States.
The populace was 10,558 at the 2010 census. It is the governmental center of county of Putnam County. Palatka is the principal town/city of the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 72,893 residents.
Johns River State College, St.
Johns River Water Management District Headquarters, and Ravine Gardens State Park.
The region is well known for its small-town festivals, most prominently the Florida Azalea Festival and the Blue Crab Festival.
The region was once the domain of the Timucuan citizens s, two tribes of which existed in the Palatka region under chiefs Saturiwa and Utina.
The current existence of Palatka can be traced to the settlement established there in 1821. After the United States acquired Florida in 1821, Nehemiah Brush established a ferry and bought a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) tract in 1826 and another of equal size the next year.
Johns River, the chief artery into Central Florida, the US Army in 1838 established Fort Shannon, titled for Captain Samuel Shannon.
In 1849, Putnam County was created, with Pilatka the county seat.
Officers of the Union Army then occupied their residence in Palatka, Florida.
These encompassed the Florida Southern Railroad, the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad, the St.
Augustine and Palatka Railway, and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad.
The Great Freeze of 1894 and 1895 finished Palatka's citrus groves for five years, which were formerly a primary attraction.
The ill-fated Cross Florida Barge Canal was once intended to pass the city.
Palatka is positioned at 29 38 N 81 39 W.
Palatka Palatka has a humid subtropical climate, Koppen climate classification Cfa.
Climate data for Palatka, Florida As with many metros/cities in the United States, evolution has occurred in a radial pattern from the town/city center to beyond the incorporated area.
Due to the historical importance of Palatka as a southeastern interior port, much of the urban evolution is oriented toward the riverfront.
The town/city of Palatka is actively working toward redevelopment of its riverfront and downtown area. The rise of the automobile, and the inevitable shift to a big-box economic format, has taken its toll on the once grow county-wide center.
Like many other American cities, Palatka's downtown has had to repurpose itself to cope with an auto-centric society.
Today, the building is home to the Art Council of Greater Palatka and homes small-town art loggias. 2005-09 Estimates Palatka's commission is composed of five propel commissioners, one being the mayor/commissioner. The mayor and commissioners serve four year terms.
The part of the commission is to set policy, pass ordinances and resolutions, adopt regulations, and appoint town/city officials, including the town/city manager.
The 140-bed facility offers a medical and surgical units, 24-hour emergency department, critical care unit, skilled nursing unit, progressive care unit, family place of birth center.
Other services include a diagnostic imaging department and an outpatient rehabilitation facility. Located in Palatka, the medical center services all of Putnam County.
Johns River State College.
In 1958, the institute opened its doors in Palatka to 191 students.
Johns Counties and boost approximately 10,000 students. The Palatka ground serves as the administrative center, it also homes the Florida School of the Arts and the small-town St.
Public major and secondary education is directed by Putnam County Public Schools, officially known as the Putnam County School District (PCSD).
According to 2007 enrollment numbers, the precinct is home to 12,101 students. Palatka has one enhance traditional high school.
Palatka High School was formed in 1977 after the consolidation of Palatka Central High School and Palatka South High School. The Putnam County Library System serves Putnam County, Florida with five locations. The Palatka Library locale operates as the systems headquarters.
Transportation has been key in the evolution of Palatka since the day of its inception.
Palatka's own transit infrastructure remains meaningful as it is centrally positioned between large populace centers in Jacksonville, a large educational institute in Gainesville, and tourist hubs in St.
This route joins Palatka to Jacksonville (northbound) and Orlando (southbound).
Florida 19.svg SR 19 - Terminating into US 17, SR 19 extends into the metros/cities major commercial corridor.
Florida 20.svg SR 20 - Primary route connecting Gainesville and Palatka.
Florida 100.svg SR 100 - Route connecting Keystone Heights, Palatka, and Bunnell Florida 207.svg SR 207 - Primary route connecting Palatka and St.
Johns River toward East Palatka.
The agency is responsible for enhance transit throughout all of Putnam County, Florida.
Amtrak serves Palatka by the daily Silver Meteor and Silver Star intercity rail services.
The Palatka Amtrak station is a historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot positioned at 220 North Eleventh Street. The station was added in 1988 to the U.S.
Palatka Municipal Airport is a public-use, general aviation airport positioned 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Downtown Palatka.
The nearest global airport is Jacksonville International Airport, approximatively 68 miles (109 km) north of Palatka.
The composition of the Palatka region economy is unreflective of Florida as a whole.
Unlike many metros/cities in the state, Palatka has a large manufacturing sector, employing 17.2% of the city's total civilian workforce. Comparatively, Florida's statistics indicate 5.9% of the state's entire workforce is working by the manufacturing sector. Georgia Pacific is the single biggest private employer in the city.
The Koch owned firm employs 1,470 citizens at its pulp, paper, and plywood operations. PDM Bridge is another large manufacturing business operating in Palatka.
The Palatka region was of early significance in accessing the interior of the state.
The diminish of waterborne travel in Northeast Florida, and the United States in general, ultimately reduced the importance of tourism in the city.
Of the state's total employed, 15.5% worked in tourist related industries. Again, the Palatka workforce market is unlike that of the state.
Only 7.1% work in arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services. The tourism trade may not hold the glory it once did, but it continues to be of importance to the Palatka economy as a whole.
Portions of the Florida Trail runs through the region and connect small-town hiking trails to other trail systems in parks throughout the region. Ocala National Forest is the second biggest National Forest in the state.
Other large parks include Welaka State Forest, Etoniah Creek State Forest and Dunns Creek State Park.
Other conservation areas exist under the management of the Putnam Land Conservancy and St.
Of inhabitants aged 16 years and over, 53.3% were in the workforce force; 45.6% were working and 7.6% unemployed. Compared to Florida's average, Palatka has a higher percentage of unemployed.
Of the same survey, the State's unemployment was 4.6% of the available workforce force. The current Florida unemployment rate, presented by the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, stands at 7.0%. The Palatka region is bordered on all sides by five separate urbanes.
Of these statistical districts, Delton-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Gainesville, and Jacksonville all had better performing unemployment statistics than Palatka.
Currently, the unemployment rate in the Palatka Micropolitan Travel Destination is 13.8%. Gainesville showed the most favorable conditions with an unemployment rate of 8.7%. Statistics for Palm Coast and Ocala both pointed out unemployment rates higher than that of Palatka.
Old Atlantic Coast Line Union Depot, home of the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society Bronson-Mulholland House (1854), home of the Putnam County Historical Society & Museum Palatka North Historic District Palatka South Historic District Palatka has one sister city. Russia Palatka, Russia (1991) List of citizens from Palatka, Florida United States Enumeration Bureau.
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