Mayo, Florida

{{Short description| Town in the state of Florida, United States}}
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|leader_name              = Ann Murphy
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|leader_name1             = Virginia McCray
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|leader_name2             = Wayne Hamlin,<br>Mamie Thomas, and<br>Jessica Lawson 
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|leader_name3             = Janet Putnel
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|leader_name4             = Angela Ball
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|established_date         = 1874<ref name=MayoInfo>{{Cite web|title=MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY: Town of Mayo|url=https://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/research-resources/municipal-directory|website=www.floridaleagueofcities.com}}</ref>
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'''Mayo, Florida''' is a town and the only [[municipality]] in [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette County]], [[Florida]], United States. It is the [[county seat]] of Lafayette County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 1,055 at the 2020 census. 

==History==
Although the current '''Town of Mayo''' was settled and established in 1874 by John B. Whitfield, the town wasn't officially incorporated as a municipality until 1903.<ref name=MayoInfo/><ref name=MayoMarker/> Whitfield decided to name the town after James M. Mayo, who was a colonel in the [[Confederate States Army]].<ref name=MayoInfo/><ref name=MayoMarker>{{Cite web|url=https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/3346/|title=Mayo, County Seat of Lafayette County Marker, Mayo, FL|last=Lansing Taylor Jr.|first=George|date=July 28, 2012|publisher=[[University of North Florida]]}}</ref>

An African American man named [[Lynching of Charles Strong|Charles Strong]] was [[Lynching in the United States|lynched]] on January 17, 1922.{{sfn|''The Pensacola Journal'', January 18,|1922|p=1}}
 
In August 2018, Mayo temporarily changed the town's name to "'''[[Miracle Whip]]'''" as an advertisment [[publicity stunt]] for the [[Kraft Heinz]] brand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/5380624/miracle-whip-florida-name-change/|title=Town Temporarily Changes Its Name to 'Miracle Whip' for a Totally Legitimate Reason|last=Martinez|first=Gina|date=August 28, 2018|publisher=Time}}</ref>

==Geography==
The exact coordinates for the Town of Mayo is located at {{coord|30.051947|-83.175676|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, all land.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the Town of Mayo has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa'').

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|location = Mayo, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949&ndash;present
|single line = Y

|Jan record high F = 88
|Feb record high F = 93
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 92
|Dec record high F = 88

|Jan avg record high F = 80.3
|Feb avg record high F = 82.7
|Mar avg record high F = 85.8
|Apr avg record high F = 89.4
|May avg record high F = 94.5
|Jun avg record high F = 97.1
|Jul avg record high F = 97.6
|Aug avg record high F = 96.8
|Sep avg record high F = 94.9
|Oct avg record high F = 90.6
|Nov avg record high F = 85.9
|Dec avg record high F = 81.8
|year avg record high F = 98.7

| Jan high F = 67.7
| Feb high F = 72.0
| Mar high F = 77.7
| Apr high F = 81.6
| May high F = 87.8
| Jun high F = 90.9
| Jul high F = 91.8
| Aug high F = 91.6
| Sep high F = 88.8
| Oct high F = 83.1
| Nov high F = 76.9
| Dec high F = 71.0
|year high F = 81.7
|Jan mean F = 54.5
|Feb mean F = 58.2
|Mar mean F = 63.5
|Apr mean F = 67.5
|May mean F = 74.7
|Jun mean F = 79.9
|Jul mean F = 81.6
|Aug mean F = 81.5
|Sep mean F = 78.2
|Oct mean F = 70.3
|Nov mean F = 63.0
|Dec mean F = 57.4
|year mean F = 69.2
| Jan low F = 41.3
| Feb low F = 44.4
| Mar low F = 49.4
| Apr low F = 53.3
| May low F = 61.6
| Jun low F = 68.9
| Jul low F = 71.4
| Aug low F = 71.4
| Sep low F = 67.7
| Oct low F = 57.6
| Nov low F = 49.1
| Dec low F = 43.8
|year low F = 56.7

|Jan avg record low F = 22.2
|Feb avg record low F = 25.3
|Mar avg record low F = 29.9
|Apr avg record low F = 39.2
|May avg record low F = 48.4
|Jun avg record low F = 60.6
|Jul avg record low F = 66.0
|Aug avg record low F = 66.2
|Sep avg record low F = 58.4
|Oct avg record low F = 40.5
|Nov avg record low F = 29.8
|Dec avg record low F = 25.7
|year avg record low F = 20.4

|Jan record low F = 7
|Feb record low F = 12
|Mar record low F = 19
|Apr record low F = 31
|May record low F = 41
|Jun record low F = 47
|Jul record low F = 58
|Aug record low F = 58
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 27
|Nov record low F = 19
|Dec record low F = 10

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| Jan precipitation inch = 4.66
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.40
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.24
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.09
| May precipitation inch = 3.11
| Jun precipitation inch = 7.58
| Jul precipitation inch = 7.56
| Aug precipitation inch = 8.11
| Sep precipitation inch = 5.39
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.07
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.04
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.33
|year precipitation inch = 55.58
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 8.3
| Feb precipitation days = 7.8
| Mar precipitation days = 7.4
| Apr precipitation days = 6.1
| May precipitation days = 6.6
| Jun precipitation days = 13.7
| Jul precipitation days = 13.8
| Aug precipitation days = 15.5
| Sep precipitation days = 9.9
| Oct precipitation days = 5.9
| Nov precipitation days = 5.4
| Dec precipitation days = 7.6
| year precipitation days = 108.0
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 578
|1920= 531
|1930= 555
|1940= 915
|1950= 679
|1960= 687
|1970= 793
|1980= 891
|1990= 917
|2000= 988
|2010= 1237
|2020= 1055
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Mayo racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mayo town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Mayo+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Mayo town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Mayo+town;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|687
|583
|55.54%
|55.26%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|303
|266
|24.49%
|25.21%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|0
|3
|0.00%
|0.28%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|7
|7
|0.57%
|0.66%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.09%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|2
|2
|0.16%
|0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|27
|23
|2.18%
|2.18%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|211
|170
|17.06%
|16.11%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,237'''
|'''1,055'''
|
|
|-
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,055 people, 419 households, and 211 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Mayo town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Mayo+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 1,237 people, 376 households, and 254 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Mayo town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Mayo+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 988 people, 338 households, and 228 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,209.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 365 housing units at an average density of {{convert|446.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 61.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.62% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.21% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 16.80% of the population.

In 2000, there were 338 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.23.

In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $25,398, and the median income for a family was $28,438. Males had a median income of $21,802 versus $17,697 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,298. About 30.6% of families and 34.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 42.5% of those under age 18 and 54.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Historic buildings and structures==
Historic buildings and structures in Mayo include:<ref>''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 47, {{ISBN|0-8130-0941-3}}</ref>
* The 1883 [[Old Lafayette County Courthouse]], now a bed and breakfast;
* The 1888 [[Old Mayo Free Press Building]], just south of the Old Courthouse;
* The 1908 [[Lafayette County Courthouse (Florida)|Lafayette County Courthouse]];
* The 1880s [[House of the Seven Gables (Mayo, Florida)|House of the Seven Gables]] and
* The 1915 [[M. Pico Building]] on the corner of Monroe and Main streets.

==Notable people==
* [[Kerwin Bell]], former college and professional [[National Football League|NFL]] [[quarterback]] and collegiate coach
* [[Bill Birchfield]], lawyer, [[Florida state representative]] and self-described, "Duke of Mayo"
* [[Reggie McGrew]], former college and professional NFL [[defensive line]] for [[University of Florida]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]]
* [[Ricky Nattiel]], former college and professional football player, [[wide receiver]], for the University of Florida and the [[Denver Broncos]]
* [[Herbert Perry]], former college football player for the University of Florida and former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Lynching of Charles Strong|Charles Strong]], was lynched on January 17, 1922, in Mayo{{sfn|''The Pensacola Journal'', January 18,|1922|p=1}}
* [[Dan White (actor)|Dan White]], (March 25, 1908 – July 7, 1980), award-winning American actor in vaudeville, theater, radio, film and television

==References==

{{reflist}}
*{{cite news |ref={{SfnRef|''The Pensacola Journal'', January 18,|1922}}|date= January 18, 1922|title= Victim killed W.R. Taylor, son of a well known Naval Stores Operator last Saturday Night.|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062268/1922-01-18/ed-1/seq-1/#|newspaper=The Pensacola Journal|publisher=Mayes & Co.|location=Pensacola, Escambia, Florida|issn=1941-109X|oclc=16280864|pages=1–8|accessdate= January 29, 2022 }}

==External links==

{{commons category}}
*[http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028404 ''Mayo Free Press''] newspaper that serves Mayo, Florida is available in full-text with images in [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/fdnl1 Florida Digital Newspaper Library]
*[http://www.florida-backroads-travel.com/mayo-florida.html ''Mayo, Florida''] heritage travel website with information about Mayo, Florida.

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