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Florida State Facts & Figures
Capitol - Tallahassee
Population - Population, demographic, and housing information from the US Census
Population growth rate 1990-2000 - 23.5%
Most populous metropolitan area 2000 - Miami-Ft. Lauderdale: 3,876,380
10 largest cities (2000 est.)
- Jacksonville - 735,617
- Miami - 362,470
- Tampa - 303,447
- St. Petersburg - 248,232
- Hialeah - 226,419
- Orlando - 185,951
- Fort Lauderdale - 152,397
- Tallahassee - 150,624
- Hollywood - 139,357
- Pembroke Pines - 137,427
Florida counties - There are 67 counties in Florida
State Flag - The Florida State Flag
State Symbols - Statebird, song, etc.
Total Area - 58,560 square miles
Total land area - 54,252 squaremiles
Total water area - 4,308 squaremiles
Rank among states in total area -22nd
Length north and south - 447 miles(St. Marys River to KeyWest)
Width east and west - 361 miles(Atlantic Ocean to PerdidoRiver)
Distance from Pensacola to Key West- 792 miles (by road)
Highest Natural Point - 345 feet near Lakewood in northeast WaltonCounty
Geographic Center - 12 milesnorthwest of Brooksville, HernandoCounty
Coastline - 1,197 statute miles
Tidal shoreline (general) - 2,276statute miles
Beaches - 663 miles
Longest River - St. Johns, 273miles
Largest Lake - Lake Okeechobee,700 square miles
Largest county - PalmBeach, 2,578 square miles
Smallest county - Union, 245 square miles
Lakes:
Florida has about 7,800 lakes, many of which are still unnamed. They range inarea from mere one-acre ponds to mighty Lake Okeechobee, which measures 448,000 acres. Nearly all of Florida's lakes are natural, having originated either as sink holes, as sea-bottom depressions, or as erosion points of rivers and, as a general rule, are relatively shallow. More than one-third of the state's lakes are to be found in four of the 67 counties - Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Polk. These four counties are located in the central Florida area.
Number of first-magnitude springs - 27
Number of islands (greater than 10acres) - about 4,500
First permanent European settlement - St. Augustine in 1565 by Spain
U.S. Territory - 1821
Admitted to U.S. as state - March 3, 1845 (27th state)
Education - Florida is divided into sixty-seven school districts, one for each Florida county.
Property taxes are collected in each school district forpublic primary and secondary education.
Form of government - Governor and independent cabinet consisting of secretary of state, attorney general, comptroller, treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, and commissioner of education
State sales tax - 6%
State income tax - None
Legislature - 120 housedistricts, 40 senate districts, 25 congressional districts.
Major commercial airports - Miami International, Orlando International Airport, Tampa International, Fort Lauderdale International, West Palm Beach International, Jacksonville International, Southwest Regional (Fort Myers), Sarasota/Bradenton Regional, Pensacola Regional, Daytona Beach International, Melbourne Regional, St. Petersburg/Clearwater International, Gainesville Regional, KeyWest International, Tallahassee Regional, Eglin Air Force Base, Panama City/Bay County Regional.
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