City of Paxton

One of Walton County's Fastest Growing Cities

Paxton is a small community located in Walton County is one of Florida’s fastest growing counties. The county boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, including 16 certified Blue Wave Beaches. We also have extensive timberlands and agricultural areas north of the Choctawhatchee Bay.

The county was founded in 1824 and included more than 2,900 square miles including parts of Okaloosa, Washington and Holmes counties. The first census in 1830 showed the county having a population of 1,207 people.

Today the county incorporates 1,066 square miles and more than 40,000 people. Walton County is one of the fastest growing counties in Florida. The average temperature is 69 degrees with an average temperature in January of 53 degrees and 81 degrees in July. The county also boasts Florida’s highest point at 345 feet above sea level.

Euchee and Creek Indians originally inhabited the area. In 1808 the first non-Native American Settlers came to the area from Scotland. In 1890, the sawmill town of Point Washington was founded marking the first economic engine in the area—timber. The same year, Grayton Beach was also platted, marking the next great economic engine that would eventually define the county — tourism.

The county has three municipalities, DeFuniak Springs, Freeport and Paxton. The landscape is marked by 26 miles of white sandy beaches, the Choctawhatchee Bay, many rivers and lakes and vast agricultural and timberlands. The Coastal Dune Lakes that dot the coastline are so rare they are only found in Walton County and remote portions of Africa. Walton’s diverse ecosystem and population make the county an inviting place to live and work.

City of Paxton

One of Walton County's Fastest Growing Cities

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