Woodville is a census-designated place in Leon County, Florida, United States, just south of Tallahassee, Florida. The population was 4,097 at the 2020 census, up from 2,978 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The American Civil War Battle of Natural Bridge, in March 1865, occurred near what is now Woodville, at the Natural Bridge (approximately six miles from Woodville proper). This is where the St. Marks River drops into a sinkhole, the Natural Bridge Sink and flows underground, reemerging downstream.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Woodville had a population of 4,097. The median age was 44.2 years. 21.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,671 households in Woodville, of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

|-

|White (NH)

|2,513

|61.34%

|-

|Black or African American (NH)

|1,098

|26.8%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|19

|0.46%

|-

|Asian (NH)

|9

|0.22%

|-

|Pacific Islander (NH)

|7

|0.17%

|-

|Some Other Race (NH)

|20

|0.49%

|-

|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|236

|5.76%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|195

|4.76%

|-

|Total

|4,097

|

|}

2000 census

As of the census

Fire suppression

The Woodville Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) is a non-profit organization established on January 5, 1989. Bylaws and articles of incorporation were filed in May of that year. WVFD shares Tallahassee Fire Department Station 13 through a mutual-aid agreement with the City of Tallahassee. The station is located at 1555 Oak Ridge Road East.

References

  • 1940 Woodville map