Cottondale, Florida
Cottondale, Florida | |
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| City of Cottondale | |
| Motto: "Crossroads of the Panhandle" | |
Location in Jackson County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°47′44″N 85°22′28″W / 30.79556°N 85.37444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Jackson |
| Settled | c. 1880-1900 |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Commission |
| • Mayor | James Elmore |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Curtis Bennefield |
| • Commissioners | Jerrard Deese, Dennis Sloan, and Ty Daniels |
| • City Clerk | Sherri McBride |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2) |
| • Land | 3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 848 |
| • Density | 259.4/sq mi (100.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 32431 |
| Area code | 850 |
| FIPS code | 12-14850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406319 |
| Website | www |
Cottondale is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Florida Panhandle and North Florida. The population was 848 at the 2020 census, down from 933 at the 2010 census.
The City of Cottondale was one of several Florida Panhandle communities devastated by Hurricane Michael in 2018.