Florida, the Sunshine State

Land area: 53,997 sq. mi. (26)
Population (2000): 15,982,378 (4)
Population density: 295.99 per sq. mi. (8)
U.S. Representatives (2003-12): 25
Entered Union: 3-Mar-1845 (27)
I never wanted to go to Florida, but I broke down in August 1993 and visited a friend in City of Sunrise. We went to a Marlins game. To save time (but not sleep) getting there, I took the Auto Train to Sanford. My favorite Florida attraction is the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. On the other side of the state, in St. Petersburg, is Little League Baseball’s Southern Region headquarters. And I’m told that a big-eared mouse hangs out somewhere near Orlando ...

No. of Counties I've Visited: 66 of 67

County Pop. (2000)     Latest Visit   County Seat Visited?
Alachua 217,955 25-Aug-2002 Gainesville yes
Baker 22,259 10-Aug-2001 Macclenny yes
Bay 148,217 4-Jul-2004 Panama City yes
Bradford 26,088 8-Aug-2001 Starke
Brevard 476,230 29-Aug-2003 Titusville yes
Broward 1,623,018 30-Aug-2003 Fort Lauderdale yes
Calhoun 13,017 4-Jul-2004 Blountstown yes
Charlotte 141,627 31-Aug-2003 Punta Gorda yes
Citrus 118,085 9-Aug-1998 Inverness
Clay 140,814 9-Aug-2001 Green Cove Springs yes
Collier 251,377 30-Aug-2003 Naples
Columbia 56,513 24-Aug-2002 Lake City yes
DeSoto 32,209 31-Aug-2003 Arcadia
Dixie 13,827 13-Aug-1993 Cross City yes
Duval 778,879 24-Aug-2003 Jacksonville yes
Escambia 294,410 3-Jul-1999 Pensacola yes
Flagler 49,832 24-Aug-2003 Bunnell yes
Franklin 11,057 4-Jul-2004 Apalachicola yes
Gadsden 45,087 25-Aug-2002 Quincy
Gilchrist 14,437 25-Aug-2002 Trenton
Glades 10,576 9-Aug-2001 Moore Haven yes
Gulf 13,332 Port St. Joe yes
Hamilton 13,327 24-Aug-2002 Jasper
Hardee 26,938 9-Aug-2001 Wauchula yes
Hendry 36,210 9-Aug-2001 La Belle
Hernando 130,802 25-Aug-2002 Brooksville yes
Highlands 87,366 9-Aug-2001 Sebring
Hillsborough 998,948 29-Aug-2004 Tampa yes
Holmes 18,564 4-Jul-2004 Bonifay
Indian River 112,947 28-Aug-2003 Vero Beach yes
Jackson 46,755 4-Jul-2004 Marianna yes
Jefferson 12,902 25-Aug-2002 Monticello
Lafayette 7,022 25-Aug-2002 Mayo yes
Lake 210,528 8-Aug-2001 Tavares
Lee 440,888 31-Aug-2003 Fort Myers yes
Leon 239,452 25-Aug-2002 Tallahassee yes
Levy 34,450 13-Aug-1993 Bronson
Liberty 7,021 4-Jul-2004 Bristol yes
Madison 18,733 13-Aug-1993 Madison
Manatee 264,002 31-Aug-2003 Bradenton yes
Marion 258,916 25-Aug-2002 Ocala yes
Martin 126,731 29-Aug-2003 Stuart
Miami-Dade 2,253,362 30-Aug-2003 Miami yes
Monroe 79,589 Key West
Nassau 57,663 10-Aug-2001 Fernandina Beach
Okaloosa 170,498 4-Jul-2004 Crestview yes
Okeechobee 35,910 9-Aug-2001 Okeechobee yes
Orange 896,344 28-Aug-2003 Orlando yes
Osceola 172,493 28-Aug-2003 Kissimmee yes
Palm Beach 1,131,184 30-Aug-2003 West Palm Beach yes
Pasco 344,765 25-Aug-2002 Dade City yes
Pinellas 921,482 29-Aug-2004 Clearwater yes
Polk 483,924 26-Aug-2003 Bartow yes
Putnam 70,423 9-Aug-2001 Palatka yes
St. Johns 123,135 24-Aug-2003 St. Augustine yes
St. Lucie 192,695 29-Aug-2003 Fort Pierce yes
Santa Rosa 117,743 4-Jul-2004 Milton yes
Sarasota 325,957 31-Aug-2003 Sarasota yes
Seminole 365,196 27-Aug-2003 Sanford yes
Sumter 53,345 25-Aug-2002 Bushnell
Suwannee 34,844 25-Aug-2002 Live Oak
Taylor 19,256 25-Aug-2002 Perry yes
Union 13,442 8-Aug-2001 Lake Butler yes
Volusia 443,343 27-Aug-2003 DeLand yes
Wakulla 22,863 25-Aug-2002 Crawfordville yes
Walton 40,601 4-Jul-2004 DeFuniak Springs yes
Washington 20,973 4-Jul-2004 Chipley
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