JACKSONVILLE, a city of north-eastern Florida, U.S.A., on the St. John's river, 27m. above the Government jetties at the mouth; a port of entry and the county seat of Duval county. It is on Federal highways I, 17 and 90 ; has a fully equipped munic ipal airport, and is served by the Atlantic Coast Line, the Florida East Coast, the Seaboard Air Line, the Southern and the Jackson ville Terminal railways, and by seven coastwise steamship lines and four operating to foreign ports. The population in 1920 was 91,558 (of which was coloured) and in 1930, a gain of 37,991 or 41.5% for the decade. Jacksonville is an attrac tive city, in a charming setting of thickly wooded country and ro mantic river scenery. It is an important commercial centre. The commerce of the port in 1927 amounted to 4,608,882 tons, valued at $778,481,803. Exports to foreign countries (chiefly naval stores and lumber) accounted for $18,068,446; imports (chiefly coffee, crude oil, gasolene [petrol] and chemicals) for $27,186,578; but the bulk of the traffic consists of domestic receipts and shipments, among which oils, automobiles, canned foods, lumber, naval stores and oranges are conspicuous. The city has a large wholesale and
jobbing trade. Its manufacturing industries are many (472 in 1928) and varied, with an output in 1927 valued at $142,000,000. The assessed valuation of property was $99,004,820. The first settlement was made in 1816. A town was laid out in 1822 and named after Andrew Jackson, and in 1832 it was incorporated. During the Civil War Jacksonville was thrice occupied by Federal troops. In 1888 there was an epidemic of yellow fever; and on May 3, 1901, 150 blocks, nearly the whole of the business section, were destroyed by fire, involving a loss of over $15,000,000. In 185o the population was 1,045, and by 188o it had reached only 7,65o; but between 188o and 190o it increased 272%, and in the next 20 years 222%.