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Tallahassee Area Florida

Florida's Tallahassee Region is part Panhandle, part Big Bend. Situated in the lush pine woods on the edge of the Red Hills, Tallahassee sits at the crossroads of Florida's Panhandle region to the west and its Big Bend coast to the south and east.

Recognized as a regional scientific research center, Tallahassee is the state capital and home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Community College and branches of several national universities.

Tallahassee has one of the state's fastest growing manufacturing and high tech economies with major employers such as General Dynamics, the Municipal Code Corporation and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the largest magnet research lab in the world.

Tallahassee's city proper has a 2010 population of about 181,000; the metro is home to about 387,000. Tallahassee's rate of growth the past two decades has been more than 20 percent, making it one of the fastest growing regions in Florida.

Leon County is the most educated populace in the state as well, with roughly 50 percent of residents having earned at least a four-year college degree.

Tallahassee is a Muskogean Indian word meaning "old fields." Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto and his men established an encampment near the present-day state capital in the winter of 1538-39 and held what is believed to be the first Christmas celebration in the continental U.S.

Recent accolades for the city and region include inclusion as one of the best cities in America for parks and recreation by the National Recreation and Park Association; recognition by Kiplinger's as one of the top 10 college towns for grown-ups, and a No. 2 ranking in Epodunk's list of best college towns (medium-sized city class).
 

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