UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)           April 20, 2005
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                               The St. Joe Company
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

            Florida                      1-10466                  59-0432511
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(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)



   245 Riverside Avenue, Suite 500
           Jacksonville, FL                                    32202
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

                                 (904) 301-4200
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On April 20, 2005, The St. Joe Company (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing the Company's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.



ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

99.1   Press Release dated April 20, 2005






                                   SIGNATURES

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            THE ST. JOE COMPANY


Dated:  April 20, 2005                      By:   /s/ Michael N. Regan
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                                                  Michael N. Regan
                                                  Senior Vice President -
                                                  Finance and Planning