Havana is a town in Gadsden County, Florida, United States, and a suburb of Tallahassee. The population was 1,754 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Havana, Cuba, located about to the south. Geography Havana is located in northeastern Gadsden County at (30.624245, –84.414955). U.S. Route 27 passes through the center of town, leading southeast to the center of Tallahassee and north to Bainbridge, Georgia. Florida State Road 12 intersects US 27 in Havana; it leads west to Quincy, the Gadsden County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, Havana has a total area of , of which , or 0.57%, is water. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,753 people, 935 households, and 582 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,713 people, 700 households, and 471 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 762 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 41.86% White, 56.74% African American, 0.06% Asian, 0.82% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population. There were 700 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $27,344, and the median income for a family was $38,487. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $19,958 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,481. About 11.1% of families and 16.3% of the population