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Welcome to Florida
 Introduction
Florida is known as the “Sunshine State” with its capital being Tallahassee. Florida is a state located in the southeastern United States. Most of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. It was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the coast on April 2, 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery Easter”). Florida is bordered Georgia, Alabama.The gross state product of Florida in 2005 was $596 billion. Personal income was $30,098 per capita, ranking 26th in the nation. Florida's economy relies heavily on tourism. Tourism makes up the largest sector of the state economy. Warm weather and hundreds of miles of beach attract about 60 million visitors to the state every year. Amusement parks, especially in the Orlando area, make up a significant portion of tourism; the huge Walt Disney World Resort consists of four theme parks and more than 20 hotels in Lake Buena Vista, and together with Universal Orlando Resort, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld, and other major parks drives state tourism.
 People
Total population (2007) 18,251,243
Total Births (2006) 232,713
Total Deaths (2006) 174,147
Total natural population increases (2006) 58,566
Total international migration (2006) 99,754
Total internal migration (2006) 165,757
Net migration (2006) 265,511
Total male population (2000) 7,797,715
Total female population (2000) 8,184,663
Total white population (2000) 12,465,029
Total black population (2000) 2,335,505
Total asian population (2000) 266,256
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 53,541
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 8,625
Hispanic population (2000) 2,682,715
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 12,336,038
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 9,960,984
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 1,560,928
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 39,564
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 204,194
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 6,345
Female median age (2000) 40
Male median age (2000) 37
Total number households (2000) 6,337,929
Average household size (2000) 2.46




 Geography
Capital Tallahassee
Largest City Jacksonville
State's Total Area Ranking 22
Total Area 65 sq mi
Width 162 miles
Length 497 miles
Percent Water 0.18%
Latitude 24°30'N to 31°N
Longitude 79°48'W to 87°38'W
Highest Elevation Britton Hill 345 ft (105 m)
Mean Elevation 98 ft
Lowest Elevation Atlantic Ocean 0 ft (0 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $673,274,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $6,216,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $859,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $10,665,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $47,723,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $22,026,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $11,721,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $43,623,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $53,425,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $18,052,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $28,977,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $49,717,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $110,650,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $41,517,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $9,009,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $36,060,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $4,487,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $48,379,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $11,052,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $25,289,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $18,133,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $75,691,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $33,894,971
Total state tax per capita (2005) $1,905
Total employees state & local government (2005) 843,284
Firefighters (2005) 23,295
Government hospital employees (2005) 48,084
Government transit employees (2005) 8,061
Population with health insurance (2000) 13,509,780
Population without health insurance (2000) 2,507,194
 Other
State Flower Orange Blossom
State Bird Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Violent crime (2005) 125,957
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 708.0
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 883
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 5.0
Forcible rape (2005) 6,592
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 37.1
Robbery (2005) 30,141
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 169.4
Aggravated assault (2005) 88,341
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 496.6
Property crime (2005) 712,998
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 4007.9
Burglary (2005) 164,783
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 926.3
Larceny-theft (2005) 472,912
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2658.3
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 75,303
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 423.3
 City List (Population 2000)
Alachua (6,098) Alford (466) Altamonte Springs (41,200)
Altha (506) Altoona (88) Alturas
Alva (2,182) Anna Maria (1,814) Anthony
Apalachicola (2,334) Apollo Beach (7,444) Apopka (26,642)
Arcadia (6,604) Archer (1,289) Argyle
Aripeka Astatula (1,298) Astor (1,487)
Atlantic Beach (13,368) Auburndale (11,032) Avon Park (8,542)
Babson Park (1,182) Bagdad (1,490) Baker
Balm Barberville Bartow (15,340)
Bascom (106) Bay Pines (3,065) Belle Glade (14,906)
Belleair Beach (1,751) Belleview (3,478) Bell (349)
Beverly Hills (8,317) Big Pine Key (5,032) Blountstown (2,444)
Boca Grande Boca Raton (74,764) Bokeelia (1,997)
Bonifay (4,078) Bonita Springs (32,797) Bostwick
Bowling Green (2,892) Boynton Beach (60,389) Bradenton Beach (1,482)
Bradenton (49,504) Bradley Brandon (77,895)
Branford (695) Bristol (845) Bronson (964)
Brooker (352) Brooksville (7,264) Bryant
Bryceville Bunnell (2,122) Bushnell (2,050)
Callahan (962) Campbellton (212) Canal Point (525)
Candler Cantonment Cape Canaveral (8,829)
Cape Coral (102,286) Captiva (379) Carrabelle (1,303)
Caryville (218) Cassadaga Casselberry (22,629)
Cedar Key (790) Center Hill (910) Century (1,714)
Chattahoochee (3,287) Chiefland (1,993) Chipley (3,592)
Chokoloskee (404) Christmas (1,162) Citra
Clarcona Clarksville Clearwater Beach
Clearwater (108,787) Clermont (9,333) Clewiston (6,460)
Cocoa Beach (12,482) Cocoa (16,412) Coleman (647)
Copeland Cortez (4,491) Cottondale (869)
Crawfordville Crescent City (1,776) Crestview (14,766)
Cross City (1,775) Crystal Beach Crystal River (3,485)
Crystal Springs (1,175) Cypress Dade City (6,188)
Dania Davenport (1,924) Day
Daytona Beach (64,112) De Leon Springs (2,358) Debary
Deerfield Beach (64,583) Defuniak Springs Deland
Delray Beach (60,020) Deltona (69,543) Destin (11,119)
Doctors Inlet Dover (2,798) Dundee (2,912)
Dunedin (35,691) Dunnellon (1,898) Durant
Eagle Lake (2,496) Earleton East Palatka (1,707)
Eastlake Weir Eastpoint (2,158) Eaton Park
Ebro (250) Edgar Edgewater (18,668)
Eglin Afb (8,082) El Jobean Elfers (13,161)
Elkton Ellenton (3,142) Englewood (16,196)
Estero (9,503) Eustis (15,106) Everglades City
Evinston Fairfield Fedhaven
Felda Fellsmere (3,813) Fernandina Beach (10,549)
Ferndale (233) Flagler Beach (4,954) Fleming Island
Florahome Floral City (4,989) Fort Lauderdale (152,397)
Fort Mc Coy Fort Meade (5,691) Fort Myers Beach (6,561)
Fort Myers (48,208) Fort Ogden Fort Pierce (37,516)
Fort Walton Beach (19,973) Fort White (409) Fountain
Freeport (1,190) Frostproof (2,975) Fruitland Park (3,186)
Gainesville (95,447) Geneva (2,601) Georgetown
Gibsonton (8,752) Glen Saint Mary Glenwood
Goldenrod (12,871) Gonzalez (11,365) Goodland (320)
Gotha (731) Graceville (2,402) Graham
Grand Island Grand Ridge (792) Grandin
Grant Green Cove Springs (5,378) Greensboro (619)
Greenville (837) Greenwood (735) Gretna (1,709)
Groveland (2,360) Gulf Breeze (5,665) Gulf Hammock
Haines City (13,174) Hallandale (34,282) Hampton (431)
Hastings (521) Havana (1,713) Hawthorne (1,415)
Hernando (8,253) Hialeah (226,419) High Springs (3,863)
Highland City (2,051) Hilliard (2,702) Hobe Sound (11,376)
Holder Holiday (21,904) Hollister
Hollywood (139,357) Holmes Beach (4,966) Holt
Homeland Homestead (31,909) Homosassa Springs (12,458)
Homosassa (2,294) Horseshoe Beach (206) Hosford
Howey In The Hills Hudson (12,765) Hurlburt Field
Immokalee (19,763) Indialantic (2,944) Indian Lake Estates
Indian Rocks Beach (5,072) Indiantown (5,588) Inglis (1,491)
Intercession City Interlachen (1,475) Inverness (6,789)
Islamorada Island Grove Istachatta (65)
Jacksonville Beach (20,990) Jacksonville (735,617) Jasper (1,780)
Jay (579) Jennings (833) Jensen Beach (11,100)
Jupiter (39,328) Kathleen (3,280) Kenansville
Key Biscayne (10,507) Key Colony Beach (788) Key Largo (11,886)
Key West (25,478) Keystone Heights (1,349) Killarney
Kissimmee (47,814) La Crosse (143) Labelle (4,210)
Lacoochee (1,345) Lady Lake (11,828) Lake Alfred (3,890)
Lake Butler (1,927) Lake City (9,980) Lake Como
Lake Geneva Lake Hamilton (1,304) Lake Harbor (195)
Lake Helen (2,743) Lake Mary (11,458) Lake Monroe
Lake Panasoffkee (3,413) Lake Placid (1,668) Lake Wales (10,194)
Lake Worth (35,133) Lakeland (78,452) Lamont
Lanark Village Land O Lakes Largo (69,371)
Laurel Hill (549) Laurel (8,393) Lawtey (656)
Lecanto (5,161) Lee (352) Leesburg (15,956)
Lehigh Acres (33,430) Lithia Live Oak (6,480)
Lloyd Lochloosa Long Key
Longboat Key (7,603) Longwood (13,745) Lorida
Loughman (1,385) Lowell Loxahatchee
Lulu Lutz (17,081) Lynn Haven (12,451)
Macclenny (4,459) Madison (3,061) Maitland (12,019)
Malabar (2,622) Malone (2,007) Mango (8,842)
Marathon Shores Marathon (10,255) Marco Island (14,879)
Marianna (6,230) Mary Esther (4,055) Mascotte (2,687)
Mayo (988) Mc Alpin Mc David
Mc Intosh Melbourne Beach (3,335) Melbourne (71,382)
Melrose Merritt Island (36,090) Mexico Beach (1,017)
Miami Beach (87,933) Miami (362,470) Micanopy (653)
Mid Florida Middleburg (10,338) Midway (1,714)
Milligan Milton (7,045) Mims (9,147)
Minneola (5,435) Miramar Beach (2,435) Molino (1,312)
Monticello (2,533) Montverde (882) Moore Haven (1,635)
Morriston Mossy Head Mount Dora (9,418)
Mulberry (3,230) Murdock Myakka City
Nalcrest Naples (20,976) Navarre
Neptune Beach (7,270) New Port Richey (16,117) New Smyrna Beach (20,048)
Newberry (3,316) Niceville (11,684) Nichols
Nobleton (160) Nocatee Nokomis (3,334)
Noma (213) North Fort Myers (40,214) North Miami Beach (40,786)
North Palm Beach (12,064) North Port (22,797) O Brien
Oak Hill (1,378) Oakland (936) Ocala (45,943)
Ochopee Ocklawaha Ocoee (24,391)
Odessa (3,173) Okahumpka (251) Okeechobee (5,376)
Old Town Oldsmar (11,910) Olustee
Ona Oneco Opa Locka
Orange City (6,604) Orange Lake Orange Park (9,081)
Orange Springs Orlando (185,951) Ormond Beach (36,301)
Osprey (4,143) Osteen Otter Creek (121)
Oviedo (26,316) Oxford Ozona
Pahokee (5,985) Paisley (734) Palatka (10,033)
Palm Bay (79,413) Palm Beach Gardens (35,058) Palm Beach (10,468)
Palm City (20,097) Palm Coast (32,732) Palm Harbor (59,248)
Palmdale Palmetto (12,571) Panacea
Panama City Beach (7,671) Panama City (36,417) Parrish
Patrick Afb Paxton (656) Pembroke Pines (137,427)
Penney Farms (580) Pensacola (56,255) Perry (6,847)
Pierson (2,596) Pineland (444) Pinellas Park (45,658)
Pinetta Placida Plant City (29,915)
Plymouth Point Washington Polk City (1,516)
Pomona Park (789) Pompano Beach (78,191) Ponce De Leon (457)
Ponte Vedra Beach Ponte Vedra Port Charlotte (46,451)
Port Orange (45,823) Port Richey (3,021) Port Saint Joe
Port Saint Lucie Port Salerno (10,141) Punta Gorda (14,344)
Putnam Hall Quincy (6,982) Raiford (187)
Reddick (571) River Ranch Riverview (12,035)
Rockledge (20,170) Roseland (1,775) Rosemary Beach
Rotonda West Ruskin (8,321) Safety Harbor (17,203)
Saint Augustine Saint Cloud Saint James City
Saint Johns Saint Leo Saint Marks
Saint Petersburg Salem San Antonio (655)
San Mateo Sanderson Sanford (38,291)
Sanibel (6,064) Santa Rosa Beach Sarasota (52,715)
Satellite Beach (9,577) Satsuma Scottsmoor
Sebastian (16,181) Sebring (9,667) Seffner (5,467)
Seminole (10,890) Seville Shady Grove
Shalimar (718) Sharpes (3,415) Silver Springs
Sneads (1,919) Sopchoppy (426) Sorrento (765)
South Bay (3,859) Sparr Spring Hill (69,078)
Starke (5,593) Steinhatchee Stuart (14,633)
Sumatra Summerfield Summerland Key
Sumterville Sun City Center Sun City
Suwannee Sydney Tallahassee (150,624)
Tallevast Tampa (303,447) Tangerine (826)
Tarpon Springs (21,003) Tavares (9,700) Tavernier (2,173)
Telogia Terra Ceia Thonotosassa (6,091)
Titusville (40,670) Trenton (1,617) Trilby
Umatilla (2,214) Valparaiso (6,408) Valrico (6,582)
Vanderbilt Beach Venice (17,764) Venus
Vernon (743) Vero Beach (17,705) Wabasso (918)
Wacissa Waldo (821) Wauchula (4,368)
Wausau (398) Waverly (1,927) Webster (805)
Weirsdale Welaka (586) Wellborn
Wesley Chapel (5,691) West Palm Beach (82,103) Westville (221)
Wewahitchka (1,722) White Springs (819) Wildwood (3,924)
Williston (2,297) Wimauma (4,246) Windermere (1,897)
Winter Beach (965) Winter Garden (14,351) Winter Haven (26,487)
Winter Park (24,090) Winter Springs (31,666) Woodville (3,006)
Worthington Springs (193) Yalaha (1,175) Yankeetown (629)
Youngstown Yulee (8,392) Zellwood (2,540)
Zephyrhills (10,833) Zolfo Springs (1,641)