Statehood Mar. 3, 1845 (27th state)
Capital
Tallahassee
Largest
Cities (by population) Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St.
Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee
Origin of
Name The explorer Juan Ponce de Leon named it after the "La
Florida," Spain's Feast of Flowers.
Population
16,713,149 (4th) |
Area 65,758 sq miles (26th)
Bordering
States (2) Alabama and Georgia
Number of
Counties (67)
Largest
County (by population) Miami-Dade, 2,253,000
Highest
Point Walton County, 345 ft
Lowest
Point Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean
Motto "In God We Trust" |
