Mr. Gibson announced that it had been determined that there were a total of 45 persons residing within the proposed corporate limits of the municipality, and that there were 38 persons present at the meeting, constituting not less than two thirds of those whom it is proposed to incorporate.

   Mr. Gibson offered for consideration a proposed Charter which was adopted as the Charter of the Town of Cinco Bayou. The meeting then proceeded to consider a corporate name and seal for the municipality, adopting the name "Town of Cinco Bayou" and the seal of the Town prescribed to consist of the words "Corporate Seal" in the center thereof, surrounded by a circle wherein the words "Town of Cinco Bayou" are to appear at the top and the word "Florida" at the bottom.

   The next order of business was the election of officers for the Town. The following were elected by the electors present: Gordon Gibson, Mayor; Mrs. T. H. Butts, Town Clerk; Willie Cartright, Town Marshal and Council Members L. P. Disharoon, William J. Gibson, Paul S. Hutchinson, Perry Rogers, Marvin Harrelson and Louis Odom.

   The final action of this incorporation meeting was to direct the Town Clerk to prepare a complete transcript of the proceedings of the meeting and to file it with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Okaloosa County to be duly entered upon the public records of the county.

   The corporate limits of the Town of Cinco Bayou were those stated on the recorded plat of the Cinco Bayou Subdivision filed in May 1937 and revised and refiled in may 1940.  The area of the Town is part of a Homestead Grant to Rachel C. Irwin main in June 1907.  (One Avenue in Town bears her name).  The Town is one-half mile square with it's northern boundaries being the waters of Five Mile Bayou and Kidd Bayou.

   All streets, street names, public parks and other dedicated public facilities were retained under the incorporation.

   Florida Street, now Eglin Parkway, and Fifth Avenue, now Yacht Club Drive, between Florida Street and the New Wright Road, now Beal Parkway, were paved. Many of the streets depicted on the plat were simply paths or dirt roadways and it would not be until the mid 1970's that all the Town's streets were paved.

   The first Town Council meeting was held on July 28, 1950 at the Delux Cinco Bayou Trailer Park on Lucile Street. After administering the Oath of Office to the newly elected officials, the first order of business was raising money to pay the expenses of incorporating the Town.

    The second Town Council meeting was held on September 12, 1950 in the home of the Town Clerk, Mrs. Butts. (Town Council meetings were held in the homes of the elected officials until the Town Hall was built in 1966).

   Again financing was on the agenda and revenue sources such as cigarette taxes and utility taxes were discussed. The collections from families netted $146.00 and it was decided that a bank account would be opened.

   A Town Attorney was selected and procedures for noticing public meetings was established.

   During the 1950s, the Town became a residential community supporting the increasing activities at Eglin AFB and the expanding commercial and tourist enterprises of the Ft. Walton Beach area. Although not a farming community, cattle, sheep and goats grazed leisurely in open fields and along the bayous during the early 1950s.

   This scene would change as the Town began to develop. Several mobile home parks were opened and quickly filled with mobile homes and families. The 1960 census listed the Town with a population of 643, primarily due to the new families living in the mobile home parks. The number of mobile homes was estimated to be more than 150 at that time.

    During the 1960s, the residential character of the Town began to change as the mobile home parks closed to make room for commercial businesses. In 1966, a portion of Andalusia Street was vacated and a new Town Hall and parking area was constructed on the vacated portion of the street. This building was to be the center of Town activity for the next 23 years.

   The 1970 census listed the Town's population at 362. During the 1970s, the trend toward commercial development continued. Eglin Parkway, Beal Parkway and Yacht Club Drive had all been widened to 4 lanes and the Eglin Parkway - Yacht Club Drive intersection was the highest traffic intersection in Okaloosa County.

   The 1980s brought many changes and improvements in the Town. Eglin Parkway was widened to six lanes to accommodate increased traffic, the Sea Way boat launch facility was rebuilt and additional piers added, a picnic shelter was built in Laguna Park, a Nature Trail with an elevated board walk and sand trail was constructed in Glenwood Park, and additional picnic tables and cooking grills added in each park. Sidewalks were added along busy streets for pedestrian safety and curbing was added along several streets to resolve drainage problems.

   The Town became part of the Ocean City/Wright Fire Control District and to support the Okaloosa County Sheriff with the Town's law enforcement, a private security firm was employed to patrol the Town during darkness. During 1989, a new Town Hall was constructed in Leyenda Park, providing for a larger meeting place for Town meetings and other activities.

   The 1990 census counted 386 residents in the Town and today, the population is estimated at 425. Residential construction, in progress and proposed, has the Town's population projections at or above 500 by 1999.

   Known and proposed commercial construction and renovation of current buildings will increase the number of businesses located in the Town to over 150 by mid 1999.