Waukeenah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 259, down from 272 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waukeenah Academy was a school in the area. Samuel Pasco was its principal. It did not survive the Civil War era. The Florida Archives have a photos of its teachers and pupils.

Geography

Waukeenah is located at 30°24′40″N 83°57′11″W / 30.4111°N 83.9531°W / 30.4111; -83.9531 (30.4111, -83.9531), near the intersection of US 27/State Road 20 and County Road 259. It is 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) east of Tallahassee, the state capital.

Waukeenah was once a resting point for travelers using the Old St. Augustine road, which started in St. Augustine and went to Pensacola, Florida.

Nomenclature

John G. Gamble's plantation was named Joaquina in honor of a Spanish descent lady who lived in Pensacola. The post office established at the plantation was moved to the crossing of Tallahassee and St. Augustine Roads in 1841. First called Marion Cross Road (Marion Post Office) until 1850 when the settlement there was once again named Joaquina, but this time the spelling was Anglicized into Waukeenah.

Census

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Waukeenah CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km), of which 3.2 square miles (8.2 km) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km), or 2.04%, are water.

Education

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	272		—
2020	259		−4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1990 2000