Marianna, Florida
Marianna, Florida | |
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Marianna City Hall | |
| Nickname: The City of Southern Charm | |
Location in Jackson County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°46′35″N 85°14′17″W / 30.77639°N 85.23806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Jackson |
| Incorporated | 1825 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–Manager |
| • Mayor | John Roberts |
| • Commissioners | Allen Ward, Rico Williams, Travis Ephriam, and Kenneth Hamilton |
| • City Manager | William H. Long |
| • City Clerk | Kimberly Applewhite |
| • City Attorney | Matt Fuqua |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.65 sq mi (48.29 km2) |
| • Land | 18.60 sq mi (48.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,245 |
| • Density | 335.75/sq mi (129.63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 32446-32448 |
| Area code | 850 |
| FIPS code | 12-43175 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0286422 |
| Website | www |
Marianna is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Florida, United States, and it is home to Chipola College, part of the state's public system. The official nickname of Marianna is "The City of Southern Charm". The population was 6,245 at the 2020 census.
==Early
Marianna was founded in 1828 by Scottish entrepreneur Scott Beveridge (2010 source) aka Beverege, who named the town after his daughters Mary and Anna.: 442 The following year, it was designated as the county seat. It attracted businesses from the former sear, Webbville, which became defunct. Marianna was platted along the Chipola River.
Many planters from North Carolina relocated to Jackson County to develop new plantations to take advantage of the fertile soil. They relied on the labor of enslaved African Americans brought from the Upper South in the domestic slave trade.