Le comté de Saint Johns (St. Johns County) est un comté situé dans l'État de Floride, aux États-Unis. Sa population était estimée en 2020 à 273 425 habitants. Son siège est Saint Augustine. Le comté a été fondé en 1821 et doit son nom à Jean le Baptiste, saint chrétien. C'est un des deux premiers comtés de la Floride avec le comté d'Escambia.
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St. Johns County is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 273,425. The county seat and most populous incorporated city is St. Augustine, although the nearby community, St. Johns, has a higher population. St. Johns County is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was established in 1821. It is one of the two original counties established after Florida was ceded to the United States, at the start of the Florida Territorial period, and corresponded roughly to the former colonial province of East Florida. The other one It was named for the St. Johns River, which runs along its western border.
St. Johns County primarily comprises residential bedroom communities for those who commute to Jacksonville. Tourism, primarily associated with St. Augustine and the many golf courses in the area, is the chief economic industry.
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The Disease Vector Education Center is located in St. Augustine, Florida. It is commonly called the Mosquito Museum by locals and is the first museum of its kind in the United States.
It features an insect themed playground, a simulated helicopter, and resources to learn about malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, yellow fever, Zika virus, chikungunya, and lymphatic filariasis.
The education center opened in 2024 and is operated by the Anastasia Mosquito Control District, which is a special district funded by the taxpayers of St. Johns County, Florida. It cost $4.5 million to build and is 6,000 square feet. The University of Florida and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services contributed resources to the center.
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The St. Augustine Aquarium is a public aquarium located at 2045 Fl-16, St. Augustine, Florida in the United States. It opened in 2016, and houses over 250 animals.
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St. Johns Technical High School is a public high school located in St. Augustine, Florida. "St. Johns Technical High School serves the district as a "School of Choice". "The school was created in 2004 and was designed to provide our district's at-risk students an academic program matched with technical training in a smaller, more personalized learning environment for the purpose of effecting a successful post-secondary career transition."
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St. Augustine High School is the oldest active public high school in the St. Johns County School District, located in unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida, with a St. Augustine postal address. It teaches students in grades 9 through 12. SAHS is home to an athletics department, performing arts department, visual arts department, Aerospace Academy, Teaching Assistant, and Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and Law and Homeland Security Academy.
In addition to St. Augustine, its attendance boundary includes: Vilano Beach, and the majority of St. Augustine Beach.