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Gifford, FL - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Gifford  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Gifford Home page. The Gifford Home page provides as much information as possible on Gifford. Knowing Gifford’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Gifford’s Home page, you will also find Gifford’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Gifford has a population of 4481. 51.3% of Gifford’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.7 are female. 35% of Gifford is married and 47.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $116,226, and the average rent is $683. Household median income in Gifford is $21,719, and the individual median income is $14,962. Gifford’s Ethnic is the following: Black(85.7%), White(14.3%), Hispanic(3.1%).


The settlement of Gifford was organized in the mid-1880s, according to the Indian River County Historical Society. The area was named as the Woodley precinct in the 1900 census, and as a settlement village for black families, the community grew. By 1893, the early settlers of Gifford had been joined by black laborers who had come to work on Henry Flagler's new railroad project, the Florida East Coast Railway.


The residents named the small agricultural community Brownsville after farmer William Brown who settled there in 1880s, but another town in North Florida carried the same name. Instead, the community was named after Charlie Gifford, the railroad's stationmaster and Henry T. Gifford's son.The town's first school was built in 1898, but only served white children.


In 1901 William Edward Geoffrey, a black man from Darlington, South Carolina who had come to work on the railroad, set up school for black children. The school served as the heart of the community and remained Gifford High School until integration, and the last graduating class was in 1969, before transitioning into the middle school.In 2018, the Historic Macedonia Church was converted into the Gifford Historical Museum by the Gifford Community Cultural & Resource Center (GCCRC).One of the highlights of Gifford is the Victor Hart Sr.


Community Enhancement Complex located at the northern end of 43rd Avenue. The complex was renamed in 2017 to honor Mr. Hart for his work and outreach in the community.


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