Florida

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Background • Federal Census Summary • Counties • Links to State ResourcesBackground

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Florida was a Spanish possession until transferred to the United States by treaty, concluded in 1819 but not in full effect until 1821. Florida was made a territory in 1822 with essentially its present boundaries, and was admitted as a State on March 3, 1845.

Federal Census Summary

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From 1830 on, all parts of Florida have had census coverage.

1790: ---	1800: ---	1810: ---	1820: ---	1830: 34,730	1840: 54,477	1850: 87,445	1860: 140,424
1870: 187,748	1880: 269,493	1890: 391,422	1900:528,542	1910: 752,619	1920: 968,470	1930:1,468,211	1940: 1,897,414
1950: 2,771,305	1960: 4,951,560	1970: 6,789,443	1980: 9,746,324	1990: 12,937,926	2000: 15,982,378

Counties
Alachua Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward Calhoun Charlotte Citrus Clay Collier Columbia Dade DeSoto Dixie Duval Escambia	Flagler Franklin Gadsden Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton Hardee Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Holmes Indian River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette	Lake Lee Leon Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Marion Martin Monroe Nassau Okaloosa Okeechobee Orange Osceola Palm Beach Pasco	Pinellas Polk Putnam St. Johns St. Lucie Santa Rosa Sarasota Seminole Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Wakulla Walton Washington

State Resources

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References

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Forstall, Richard L., Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC, 1996.

Perry, Marc J., et. al., Population Change and Distribution: Census 2000 Brief, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC, 2001.