For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR).

For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.

Health Care
Seminole County had 7.7 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 10.2, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Seminole County was created in 1920 from portions of Decatur and Early counties. It was named for the Seminole Indians.

The creation of Lake Seminole behind the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam inundated many acres in the southern portion of the country. What had largely been swampland was turned into a water recreation resource. Fairchild State Park, Reynoldsville State Park and Seminole State Park are all on the Seminole County side of the lake.

Local festivals include the Harvest Festival in October and the Christmas Tour of Homes in Donalsonville.