Havana is a town in Gadsden County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Tallahassee. The population was 1,753 at the 2020 census, almost even from 1,754 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Havana, Cuba, located about to the south.
History
left|thumb|2nd Street North, Havana pictured circa 1910
The cultivation of shade tobacco began in Gadsden County, Florida around 1829. In 1902, following the completion of the Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad, many settlers moved a mile east to the present site of Havana, and platted it as their new community.
On March 16, 1916, Havana was destroyed by a fire and 26 business-owned buildings were burned leaving only two remaining stores.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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|+Havana town, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
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|White alone (NH)
|710
|775
|style='background: #ffffe6; |715
|41.45%
|44.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40.79%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|968
|937
|style='background: #ffffe6; |899
|56.51%
|53.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.28%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.06%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|4
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.23%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|9
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58
|0.53%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.31%
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|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|21
|24
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75
|1.23%
|1.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.28%
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|Total
|1,713
|1,754
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,753
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Havana had a population of 1,753. The median age was 50.9 years. 18.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.6 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 792 households in Havana, of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.8% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,754 people, 703 households, and 411 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the census Havana Elementary began using the Accelerated School program in Spring 1995 in order to improve academic performance. In 2001, Havana Elementary, which occupied an area, had about 100 employees and 1,000 students; most of the students were low income, and 95% of the students were from African-American families. In 2003, Havana Northside High School and James A. Shanks High School in Quincy consolidated into East Gadsden High. In 2017, the high school section of West Gadsden High School consolidated into East Gadsden High, leaving the latter as the only remaining zoned high school in the county.
thumb|upright|Gadsden Connector bus stop at municipal building
Two private schools are in unincorporated areas and with Havana postal addresses:
- Robert F. Munroe Day School
- Tallavanna Christian School
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File:Havana Elementary School.jpg|Former Havana Elementary School
File:Havana Northside High School 2.jpg|Former Havana Northside High School
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Transportation
The Gadsden Connector, a bus route operated by Big Bend Transit, has a stop in Havana.
References
External links
- Town of Havana official website
- Havana visitors website