Laurel Hill is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 584 at the 2020 US Census, up from 537 at the 2010 census.
History
The area which is now Laurel Hill was one of the first post-American annexation of West Florida (specifically Spanish West Florida), English-speaking settlements in Florida. There had been settlements by English-speaking loyalists in during the American Revolution. Settlers were documented establishing a community, originally known as Almirante (which means "admiral" in Spanish), soon after Florida's acquisition of the Spanish Florida by the United States in 1821, becoming the Florida Territory.
First held in 1992, the Laurel Hill Hobo Festival is an annual event scheduled for the first Saturday in October.
Historic churches in the city include South Ebenezer Baptist Church, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, Laurel Hill First Baptist Church, and Mount Zion Baptist Church.
2010 and 2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Laurel Hill racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|439
|452
|81.75%
|77.40%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|86
|71
|16.01%
|12.16%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|0
|4
|0.00%
|0.68%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|4
|3
|0.74%
|0.51%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|1
|5
|0.19%
|0.86%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|4
|37
|0.74%
|6.34%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|3
|12
|0.56%
|2.05%
|-
|Total
|537
|584
|
|
|-
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 584 people, 225 households, and 125 families residing in the city.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 537 people, 204 households, and 178 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census