| Destin, Florida Destin, Florida
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| | Nickname(s): The World's Luckiest Fishing Village
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Location in Okaloosa County and the state of Florida
| Coordinates: 30°23′36″N 86°28′31″W / 30.39333°N 86.47528°W / 30.39333; -86.47528Coordinates: 30°23′36″N 86°28′31″W / 30.39333°N 86.47528°W / 30.39333; -86.47528
| Country
| United States
| State
| Florida
| County
| Okaloosa
| Government
| • Mayor
| Sarah "Sam" Seevers
| Area
| • Total
| 8.2 sq mi (21.2 km2)
| • Land
| 7.5 sq mi (19.5 km2)
| • Water
| 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2)
| Elevation
| 26 ft (8 m)
| Population (2010)
| • Total
| 12,305
| • Density
| 1,477.1/sq mi (543.500/km2)
| Time zone
| CST (UTC-6)
| • Summer (DST)
| CDT (UTC-5)
| ZIP codes
| 32540-32541
| Area code(s)
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| FIPS code
| 12-17325[1]
| GNIS feature ID
| 0281516[2]
| Website
| www.cityofdestin.com
| Destin is a city located in Okaloosa County, Florida. It is a principal city of the Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located on Florida's Emerald Coast, Destin is known for its white beaches and emerald green waters. Originating as a small fishing village, it is now a popular tourist destination – according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, over 80 percent of the Emerald Coast's 4.5 million visitors each year visit Destin.[3] The city styles itself "The World's Luckiest Fishing Village",[4][5] and claims to have the largest fishing vessel fleet in the state of Florida.[6]
Destin is named after Captain Leonard Destin, a New London, Connecticut fishing master who settled in the area c. 1845 or 1850. The first condominiums were built in the 1970s, although Destin was not incorporated as a municipality until 1984. The city has experienced rapid growth since the 1980s.
The city is located on a peninsula separating the Gulf of Mexico from Choctawhatchee Bay. The peninsula was originally an island; hurricanes and sea level changes gradually connected the island to the mainland. As of the 1940s it technically became an island again with the completion of the Choctawhatchee-west bay canal.
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