Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Jacksonville Beach is a city located in Duval County, Florida. It became part of Jacksonville, Florida, following Jacksonville's consolidation with Duval County in 1968, along with Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Baldwin, Florida. Like the other towns, it maintains its own municipal government as well. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,990. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 21,353 .

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Duval County, Florida - Jacksonville - Florida - Consolidation - 1968 - Neptune Beach - Atlantic Beach - Baldwin, Florida - 2000 - 2004 - U.S. Census Bureau

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Although the French Huguenots led by Captain Jean Ribault laid claim to the First Coast in 1562, it was the Spanish who first settled the Jacksonville Beach area, establishing missions from Mayport to St. Augustine. The Spanish ceded East Florida to the English by treaty in 1763 only to regain control twenty years later. In 1821 the Spanish ceded Florida to the United States of America. The Jacksonville Beaches area has been inhabited since at least 1837 when Mayport was made a port, but it was not until 1883 that the Jacksonville and Atlantic Railroad established "Ruby Beach" in modern-day Jacksonville Beach. The settlement was renamed "Pablo Beach" three years later, and was incorporated as a town in 1907. The name was changed to "Jacksonville Beach" in 1925.

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Huguenots - Jean Ribault - First Coast - 1562 - Mayport - St. Augustine - 1763 - 1821 - Florida - United States of America - 1837 - 1883 - Jacksonville and Atlantic Railroad - 1907 - 1925

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