Bunnell is located in central Flagler County at. The city limits now extend south and northwest to the county boundary. Bunnell is bordered to the north and east by the city ofPalm Coast. U.S. Route 1 passes through the center of Bunnell as State Street, leading north to St. Augustine and southeast to Ormond Beach. Florida State Road 100 leads east to Flagler Beach and northwest to Palatka. Interstate 95 is east of the center of Bunnell via SR 100. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and, or 0.81%, is water. Bunnell is the second-largest city in the state of Florida with the annexation of over 87,000 acres since 2000.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,122 people, 845 households, and 490 families residing in the city. The population density was 455.0 inhabitants per square mile. There were 959 housing units at an average density of 205.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 63.71% White, 32.56% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 1.27% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.63% of the population. There were 845 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.8% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $21,210, and the median income for a family was $25,231. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $17,891 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,274. About 20.1% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.5% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
Architectural landmarks
Bunnell Water Tower
Lambert House. Oldest existent building in Bunnell. Built by James Frank “Major” Lambert in 1909.
Old Bunnell State Bank Building. Masonry vernacular, 1910. In 1992 was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
