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FLORIDA
FACT
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FLORIDA:
Acquired
from Spain in 1821,
it contains the country's
oldest permanent settlement in.
St. Augustine.
NICKNAME:
Sunshine State.
SLOGAN: In God We Trust.
FLAG: The seal of the state is in
the center of a white background. Red bars extend from each corner toward the
center to the outer rim of the
seal.
GREAT
SEAL: A seal having in the center a view of the sun's rays over a
highland
In the distance, a Sable palm
tree, a steamboat on the water, and an Indian female scattering flowers in the
foreground, encircled by the words
"Great Seal of the State of
Florida-In God We Trust."
MAMMALS:
The manatee, or sea cow, is the
Florida state marine mammal and
the porpoise is the state
saltwater mammal.
ANIMAL:
The Florida panther.
BIRD:
Mockingbird.
FLOWER:
Orange blossom.
FISH:
Florida largemouth bass (freshwater) and Atlantic sailfish (saltwater).
SONG:
Stephen Foster's "Old folks at Home."
TREE: Sable palm. |
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POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR SELECT FLORIDA COUNTIES
2000 to 2010
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YEAR2000 |
YEAR2005 |
YEAR2010 |
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| Florida |
15,512,900 |
16,757,000 |
17,927,900 |
| Brevard |
485,000 |
527,900 |
568,200 |
| Broward |
1,493,000 |
1,604,200 |
1,707,800 |
| Miami-Dade |
2,141,700 |
2,255,700 |
2,362,100 |
| Hillsbough |
969,700 |
1,036,100 |
1,099,100 |
| Lee |
421,800 |
456,300 |
506,500 |
| Manatee |
255,000 |
276,600 |
296,800 |
| Orange |
859,900 |
953,600 |
1,042,200 |
| Palm Beach |
1,067,000 |
1,167,700 |
1,262,400 |
| Pasco |
332,200 |
358,600 |
383,300 |
| Pinellas |
905,900 |
934,600 |
961,400 |
| Polk |
480,500 |
514,900 |
547,000 |
| Sarasota |
325,900 |
349,700 |
372,000 |
| Seminole |
361,900 |
400,400 |
436,800 |
| Volusia |
435,800 |
471,200 |
504,200 |
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