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Yankeetown is a town in Levy County, Florida, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 588.

Yankeetown town overview:
Name:	Yankeetown town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Levy County
Elevation:	10 ft (3 m)
Total Area:	20.97 sq mi (54.31 km²)
Land Area:	7.73 sq mi (20.02 km²)
Water Area:	13.24 sq mi (34.29 km²)
Total Population:	588
Population Density:	76.07/sq mi (29.37/km²)
ZIP code:	34498
Area code:	352
FIPS code:	1278925
GNISfeature ID:	0293564
Website:	yankeetownfl.govoffice2.com

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History

Yankeetown was founded in 1923 by the Indiana politician and lawyer Armanis F. Knotts, who moved to the area because of his great love for hunting. The settlement was originally named Knotts for the founder. However, stories have it that the present name comes from a local mail carrier, an “unreconstructed Confederate,” who frequently and derisively directed visitors to the settlement that he called “that Yankee town.” Yankeetown was initially to be western end of a 1930s proposed, but never actualized, Cross Florida Canal.

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Geography

Yankeetown is located at 29°1′52″N 82°43′12″W / 29.03111°N 82.72000°W / 29.03111; -82.72000 (29.031155, –82.720104). The outermost reaches of the town are located around the mouth of the Withlacoochee River and along the Gulf of Mexico.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km), of which 7.6 square miles (19.8 km) is land and 13.4 square miles (34.8 km), or 63.75%, is water.