|
Florida
|
|
|---|---|
| Nickname: | |
| Motto: | |
| Anthem: "Florida" (state anthem), "Old Folks at Home" (state song) |
|
Location of Florida within the United States
|
|
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Florida Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | March 3, 1845; 179 years ago (1845-03-03) (27th) |
| Capital | Tallahassee |
| Largest city | Jacksonville |
| Largest county or equivalent | Miami-Dade |
| Largest metro and urban areas | South Florida |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ron DeSantis (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Vacant |
| Legislature | Florida Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court of Florida |
| U.S. senators | Rick Scott (R) Ashley Moody (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 18 Republicans 8 Democrats 2 vacant (list) |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
65,758[5] sq mi (170,312 km2) |
| • Land | 53,625 sq mi (138,887 km2) |
| • Water | 12,133 sq mi (31,424 km2) 18.5% |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 447 mi (721 km) |
| • Width | 361 mi (582 km) |
| Elevation | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Highest elevation | 345 ft (105 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[6])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024)
|
|
|
• Total
|
 23,372,215[7] |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 414.8/sq mi (160/km2) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Median household income | $73,300 (2023)[8] |
| • Income rank | 34th |
| Demonym(s) | Floridian, Floridan |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[9] |
| • Spoken language | |
| Time zones | |
| Peninsula and "Big Bend" region | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
FL
|
| ISO 3166 code | US-FL |
| Traditional abbreviation | Fla. |
| Latitude | 24° 27' N to 31° 00' N |
| Longitude | 80° 02' W to 87° 38' W |
| Website | myflorida |
|
Florida
|
|
|---|---|
| Nickname: | |
| Motto: | |
| Anthem: "Florida" (state anthem), "Old Folks at Home" (state song) |
|
|
Location of Florida within the United States
|
|
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Florida Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | March 3, 1845; 179 years ago (1845-03-03) (27th) |
| Capital | Tallahassee |
| Largest city | Jacksonville |
| Largest county or equivalent | Miami-Dade |
| Largest metro and urban areas | South Florida |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ron DeSantis (R) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Vacant |
| Legislature | Florida Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court of Florida |
| U.S. senators | Rick Scott (R) Ashley Moody (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 18 Republicans 8 Democrats 2 vacant (list) |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
65,758[5] sq mi (170,312 km2) |
| • Land | 53,625 sq mi (138,887 km2) |
| • Water | 12,133 sq mi (31,424 km2) 18.5% |
| • Rank | 22nd |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 447 mi (721 km) |
| • Width | 361 mi (582 km) |
| Elevation | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Highest elevation | 345 ft (105 m) |
| Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean
[6])
|
0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
(2024)
|
|
|
• Total
|
23,372,215[7] |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 414.8/sq mi (160/km2) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Median household income | $73,300 (2023)[8] |
| • Income rank | 34th |
| Demonym(s) | Floridian, Floridan |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English[9] |
| • Spoken language | |
| Time zones | |
| Peninsula and "Big Bend" region | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River | UTC−06:00 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| USPS abbreviation |
FL
|
| ISO 3166 code | US-FL |
| Traditional abbreviation | Fla. |
| Latitude | 24° 27' N to 31° 00' N |
| Longitude | 80° 02' W to 87° 38' W |
| Website | myflorida |
