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67th Fastest Growing County In
America Walton County, Florida Seat: Defuniak Springs Walton County is the 67th fastest growing county in the US based on rate of growth between January 2000 and July 2006 for all counties that began the century with more than ten thousand inhabitants, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Walton County which was established in 1824, grew in population to 40,602 by the year 2000. In the six years that marked the beginning of the 21st Century, the county increased the number of inhabitants by 28.7 percent bringing the estimated total population in July 2006 to 52,270. The outstanding growth of the last six years has made Walton County the tenth fastest growing county in the Sunshine State of Florida and the 67th fastest in the nation. The median value for a home within the 1058 square mile jurisdiction of Walton County was $96,400 in 2000 but the Bureau had no statistics on home values for 2006. Determining how the rapid growth may have affected the value of homes in the area is difficult but the current auctions that follow should give some indication. |
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