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Fort Braden, Florida
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Fort Braden, Florida is located in Florida
Fort Braden, Florida
Fort Braden, Florida
Location in Florida
Fort Braden, Florida is located in the United States
Fort Braden, Florida
Fort Braden, Florida
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State Florida
County Leon
Area
 • Total 5.17 sq mi (13.39 km2)
 • Land 4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2)
 • Water 0.82 sq mi (2.14 km2)
Elevation
125 ft (38 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,045
 • Density 240.45/sq mi (92.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
32310 (Tallahassee)
Area code(s) 850/448
FIPS code 12-23680
GNIS feature ID 2805176

Fort Braden is a historic location and census-designated place (CDP) in western Leon County, Florida, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,045.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 1,045
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

2020 census

Fort Braden CDP, Florida – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 903 86.41%
Black or African American alone (NH) 23 2.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 7 0.67%
Asian alone (NH) 4 0.38%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 4 0.38%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 54 5.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 50 4.78%
Total 1,045 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

History

On December 3, 1839 Fort Braden was established as a military fort during the Second Seminole War. It was located on the Ochlockonee River eighteen miles southwest of Tallahassee. Fort Braden was named for Virginia Braden, formerly Virginia Ward. She married Dr. Joseph Braden, a prominent citizen of Tallahassee. Joseph Braden's brother, Hector, was director of Tallahassee's Union Bank.

Virginia was the daughter of Leon County plantation owner George T. Ward, of Southwood Plantation and Waverly Plantation.

On June 12, 1840 a fight with Indians near Fort Braden resulted in the deaths of two soldiers of Company B of the 2nd Infantry. Fort Braden was abandoned on June 7, 1842 at the conclusion of the Seminole War.

Like other forts around the nation, a small community had grown near this fort. In 1843 an E.M. Garnett attending the Leon County Convention in Tallahassee came from the area. In 1847 collection of taxes took place at the Fort Braden School House. In 1856 and 1872 Fort Braden was one of the voting precincts in Leon County.

Cotton planters

Though Fort Braden was south of the cotton rich Red Hills Region, it had successful planters Hugh Black, H.H. Black, P.B. Chanlers, John Gray, Joseph Haines, C. Gray, John Grissette, R.L. Harvey, and J. E. Williams.

Early churches

It is reported that in Florida State Gazetteer of 1886-1887 that Fort Braden had one Methodist church and one Baptist church.

Other buildings

Fort Braden is reported to have had a school house, a blacksmith shop, a grist mill, and a cotton gin.

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