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  Georgia Department of Community Affairs
According to the Census, in Seminole County, 61.7% of the residents were white and 34.7% were fl.
In Seminole County, 26.2% of the county’s residents were age 18 or younger, while 15.8% were age 65 or older.
Seminole County had 6.6 hospital beds per 1,000 population in 2000, which was greater than the statewide average of 3.1 beds per 1,000 population.
www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p2.asp?County=Seminole   (385 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Seminole County
It is bounded by Alabama to the west, Florida to the south, Decatur County to the east, and Early and Miller counties to the north.
The county is run by a board of five commissioners assisted by a county administrator, who also serves as the administrator for the city of Donalsonville, the county seat.
In addition to recreational fishing in Lake Seminole and golfing at the country club and at courses in surrounding counties, Seminole hosts an annual harvest festival in October, the Shellcracker Fishing Tournament in April, and a rodeo.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/CitiesCounties/Counties&id=h-2389   (518 words)

  
 Seminole County Real Estate and Homes For Sale including all of suburban Orlando
The County is bordered by pristine rivers and a huge lake, the Wekiva to the west, the St. Johns to the east and Lake Monroe to the north.
And Seminole County is in close proximity to both Orlando along with it's attractions and the gorgeous beaches of Florida's east coast.
All cities in Seminole County, as elsewhere in Florida, are established by acts of the State Legislature, usually in the form of a charter.
www.orlandorealestateflorida.com /seminole_county/seminole_county.htm   (1189 words)

  
 Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Seminole County was created in 1920 from portions of Decatur and Early counties.
It was named for the Seminole Indians who, faced with settlement, left their lands in the Chattahoochee River Valley and moved to the Florida Everglades.
Seminole County is located directly above one of the largest known aquifers in the world.
www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p1.asp?County=Seminole   (211 words)

  
 Seminole County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seminole County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,568, and the median income for a family was $30,791.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seminole_County,_Oklahoma   (456 words)

  
 Orlando Florida Metro Orlando Lifestyle Information
Seminole is one of the fastest growing county's in Florida, and also one of the smallest in size, 321 square miles.
Seminole, is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, due to its great economic potential and excellent quality of life.
Seminole County is a bedroom community and has some of the most upscale and exclusive neighborhoods in Central Florida.
www.globalnet-2000.net /moli/golda20.html   (1275 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
In that year's general election, Georgia voters ratified the proposed amendment on Nov. 2, 1920, which marks the official date of the county's creation (although a state historical marker on the courthouse grounds incorrectly cites the county's creation as the day the legislative act proposing the constitutional amendment was approved).
According to the 1920 constitutional amendment, Seminole County was to be "laid out from the Counties of Decatur and Early." However, specific language in the constitutional amendment actually provided that the southern borders of Miller and Early counties constituted Seminole County's northern border.
Thus, Seminole County was created entirely from Decatur County (see map).
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/seminolehistmaps.htm   (301 words)

  
 Seminole County Clerk of Court - Press Releases
SANFORD - Seminole County's court clerk's office remains among the most frugal - and profitable- in the state, according to a county-by-county comparison released this week by Clerk of the Circuit Court Maryanne Morse.
In all, the Seminole County Clerk's Office generated $425,714.56 in profits - or “excess fees” - in fiscal year 2001, on revenues of $9,449,391.79.
In contrast, the Nassau County Clerk's Office was the most expensive in the state, with per capita expenses totaling $56.73.
www.seminoleclerk.org /about/PressReleases/ExcessFees2001.shtm   (220 words)

  
 History of Seminole County Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
To get a true picture of the history of education in Seminole County, one must look back in history before Seminole County was established.
All of the schools that will be mentioned, with the exception of three, were or are within the present boundaries of Seminole County.
County schools surrounding the vicinity of Iron City were consolidated into Iron City.
www.schs.seminole.k12.ga.us /schoolhistory.htm   (1214 words)

  
 Seminole County, FL News
A Seminole County grand jury indicted a Winter Park-area man on a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of his wife, state attorney's officials said.
Winter Springs Police and agents from Seminole County's City-County Investigative Bureau made four arrests and seized small amounts of cocaine and marijuana in a pre-dawn raid this morning at 144 Lori Anne Lane...
Seminole County is the recipient of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Biennial Budget for fiscal years 2005/06 and 2006/07.
www.topix.net /county/seminole-fl   (670 words)

  
 Seminole County, OK
As a result of a treaty with the Creeks in 1856, the Seminoles received an estimated 2,169,080 acres of land in the Indian Territory where they could establish their own government and laws.
Although oil exploration began near Wewoka as early as 1902, it was not until 1923 and the discovery of the Greater Seminole Oil Field that the county experienced an economic boom.
Seminole Junior College continues the tradition first exemplified by the founding of the Mekasukey Academy for Seminole boys in 1891 and the Emahaka Boarding School for Seminole girls in 1893.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ok/county/seminole1   (238 words)

  
 Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Seminole County, the second smallest in the State of Florida, with the tenth largest population, is the place to live work and play.
Seminole County features prestigious golf communities, estate living and true Florida architectural design with diverse living options, from historical districts to new state-of-the-art construction.
Seminole County is truly the best of all worlds.
www.seminolebusiness.org /WhySeminoleCounty   (205 words)

  
 Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Seminole County Public Schools are renowned for excellence.
For the past 22 years, SAT scores in Seminole County have consistently exceeded state and national averages.
Today in Seminole County schools, 113 countries are represented and 93 different languages are spoken.
www.seminolebusiness.org /WhySeminoleCounty/countyschoolinfo.asp   (203 words)

  
 Election2000: Seminole ballot case hinges on remedy
Clark denied several motions for dismissal late Tuesday, and the Seminole case, in which Republican staffers were allowed unusual access to modify Republican absentee ballot applications, is one of three legal challenges moving forward in Leon Circuit Court.
As the cases progressed, Gore said the votes he needed to win the presidency were thrown away in Seminole County because Democratic absentee ballot applications lacked the same information Republicans were allowed to add.
Gerald Richman, the lead lawyer representing plaintiff Harry Jacobs, is poised to argue that Sandra Goard, the Republican supervisor of elections in Seminole County, allowed her office to become a partisan salvage operation instead of a neutral elections office.
www.sptimes.com /News/120600/Election2000/Seminole_ballot_case_.shtml   (753 words)

  
 Seminole County, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Greater Orlando Metropolitan District which includes Seminole, Osceola, and the surrounding counties of Lake and Orange counties, together with neighboring Volusia and Brevard counties create a viable, progressive and diverse setting for economic growth and residential development.
As of the census² of 2000, there were 365,196 people, 139,572 households, and 97,281 families residing in the county.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population of the County has grown to 394,878 by 2003.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seminole_County,_Florida   (920 words)

  
 Seminole County, Oklahoma OK, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Seminole County, OK Seminole County is one of 77 counties in Oklahoma.
This was a decrease of -.86% from the 2000 census.
Seminole County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16091   (409 words)

  
 Fitch Rates School Board of Seminole County, Florida $52.3MM COPs 'A+' - Forbes.com (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The COPs are secured by lease payments made by the district to the trustee as assignee of the Seminole County School Board Leasing Corp., which is a not-for-profit corporation created to assist the district in lease-purchase financing.
District officials indicate that the county is largely built-out with few large tracts of land available for new residential development.
County per-capita incomes are above the state and national average and unemployment levels track below state and national averages.
www.forbes.com.cob-web.org:8888 /businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2006/10/11/businesswire20061011006057r1.html   (1095 words)

  
 Seminole County Clerk of Court - Official Records   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Seminole County Clerk of Courts is pleased to offer Internet access to the index of the Seminole County Official Records.
Only the Official Records Index of Seminole County provided in the Seminole County Courthouse shall be referenced as the Official Records Index.
By using this service, in any form, the user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Seminole County Clerk of Court and anyone involved in storing, retrieving, or displaying this information for any damage of any type that may be caused by retrieving this information over the Internet.
officialrecords.seminoleclerk.org   (398 words)

  
 Seminole County Oklahoma 911 Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Seminole County's 911 call center is located at 900 North Harvey Road in Seminole, Oklahoma.
The call center serves as a single PSAP for Seminole County and dispatches all 911 calls originating within the county.
The call center provides dispatching services for all agencies located in the county including three EMS agencies, seven police agencies, and eight fire departments.
www.semcoe911.com   (59 words)

  
 Seminole County, Florida FL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Seminole County is one of 67 counties in Florida.
The county is in the Orlando metro area.
This was an increase of 7.19% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=8915   (450 words)

  
 Seminole County Democratic Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
As evidence of the sway Republicans have with independents, President George W. Bush carried Seminole County by nearly 20 percent, though the gap between Democratic and Republican voters in the county is about half that.
Cox previously served as the county party's communications director, after moving to the county in 2003.
As the county grows, bringing in more Hispanic voters and younger voters, she said the party will be poised to meet their needs.
www.seminoledemocrats.com /article.asp?ArticleId=78   (612 words)

  
 NO BUMPS in Seminole County
While Cities and Counties have consistently downplayed the significance of lenthening response times by humps and other deflection devices, this major special report spells out the number of lives that could be saved by even small increments of improved response.
Seminole County Commissioner Maloy now reports in an email that 90% of the citizens in a neighborhood is now required before speed humps are installed.
Now the county is replacing older bumps with newer, bigger, and bone-jarring ones, impossible to travel over at 25 mph, the speed limit in residential areas.
speedbumps.50megs.com   (3245 words)

  
 GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
This courthouse, the only one in the county's history, was renovated in 1978-79.
By 1924, Georgia had 161 counties -- 16 of which had been created by constitutional amendment.
In 1945, Georgia voters ratified a new constitution -- one which provided an absolute limit of 159 counties, with an additional provision (see text) that no new country could be created except through consolidation of existing counties.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/seminoleCH.htm   (372 words)

  
 Seminole County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Seminole County is known for being highly over-developed.
During the Second Seminole War, Fort Mellon on the south shore of Lake Monroe became an important staging area.
During the summer of 1837, negotiations were conducted with the Seminoles at Fort Mellon, and one of the main attractions was when Osceola and Coa Hadjo held a stick ball game.
www.tfn.net /SeminoleWar/Counties/c6semi.htm   (905 words)

  
 Seminole County Foreclosures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Seminole County is the second smallest county in Florida.
This county is comprised of several cities including: Sanford, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary, Longwood, Oviedo, and Winter Springs.
Seminole county has grown in recent years thanks to its proximity to such popular tourist attractions as Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County.
www.foreclosuresdaily.com /seminole-county-foreclosures.asp   (272 words)

  
 Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Construction of the plant, which will be the first of its size in more than 20 years in the United States, is expected to begin in January 2007, with completion scheduled for mid- 2008.
The Texas County plant is expected to process 5,000 head per day at full capacity.
"We selected Texas County because of its proximity to nearby feedyards, the availability of water supply, the area\'s outstanding labor pool and well-developed utility and transportation infrastructures," Vesta said.
www.okcommerce.gov   (303 words)

  
 What is Safe Kids? - Seminole Safe Kids - Seminole County, Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In September 2002, Seminole County Board of County Commissioners signed an agreement with the National SAFE KIDS Coalition.
The Seminole County Coalition is part of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign whose goal is preventing unintentional childhood injuries.
Safe Kids is led by Seminole County Fire Department and is comprised of public, private, voluntary organizations, as well as individuals.
www.seminolesafekids.org /safekids/whatis.asp   (102 words)

  
 Seminole County Animal Services
The Seminole County Department of Public Safety - Animals Services Division is charged with the responsibility of enforcing Seminole County Code, Chapter 20 - Animals and Fowl.
These animals come to Seminole County Animal Services in one of two ways: their owner has surrendered them, or they are picked up as stray animals and never reclaimed.
Seminole County residents will be required to purchase a Seminole County Pet ncense at the time of adoption and the license tag will be released to the animal owner when proof of sterlization and rabies vaccination has been received.
www.petfinder.com /shelters/FL306.html   (1424 words)

  
 Seminole Magazine: The "City" Magazine for Seminole County, Florida
Seminole magazine is a quarterly lifestyle/arts magazine for Seminole County, Florida.
If you are a Seminole-area resident who does not already receive a copy of Seminole magazine at your home, please complete the form on the Talk to Us page, and we will gladly add you to our subscriber's list.
The best restaurants in each Seminole county city as voted by our readers.
www.seminolemagazine.com /index.htm   (111 words)

  
 Seminole County, OK homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
List of Cities and towns throughout Seminole County, along with a brief history of when they were established and how they were named.
Seminole Roll, Indians By Blood - 1899 names with tribes and numbers.
These are transcribed from original index records in the Seminole County Courthouse.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ok/county/seminole   (454 words)

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