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There are 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida. It was a territory of the U.S. in 1821 and started with two counties: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east, divided by the Apalachicola River. All of the other counties were apportioned from these two original counties. Florida became the 27th U.S. state in 1845, and its last county was created in 1925 with the formation of Gilchrist County from a segment of Alachua County. Florida's counties were originally subdivisions of the state government. In 1968, counties gained the power to develop their own charters.

Most of Florida's counties are named for local or national political leaders. Some are named for Spanish explorers or conquistadors, marking the influence of 200 years of Spanish rule. Natural features of the region, including rivers, lakes, and flora, are also commonly used for county names. Florida has counties named for participants on both sides of Second Seminole War: Miami-Dade County is partially named for Francis L. Dade, a Major in the U.S. Army at the time; Osceola County is named for a Native American resistance leader during the war.

Population figures are based on the 2008 United States Census estimates. According to that estimate, the population of Florida is 18,423,878, an increase of 14.8% from 2000. The average population of Florida's counties is 274,983; Miami-Dade County is the most populous (2,398,245) and Liberty County is the least (7,957). The average land area is 805 sq mi (2,085 km²). The largest county is Palm Beach County (2,034 sq mi, 5,268 km²) and the smallest is Union County (240 sq mi, 622 km²). The total land area of the state is 53,927 sq mi (139,670 km²).

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) is used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, and is provided for each entry. These codes link to the United States Census Bureau's "quick facts" for each county. Florida's FIPS code of 12 is used to distinguish from counties in other states. For example, Alachua County's unique nationwide identifier is 12001.

Counties

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Renamed counties

Five counties in Florida have been renamed. Most renamings occurred between 1845 and 1861, during the first sixteen years of Florida's statehood. One occurred in 1997, when Dade County changed its name to Miami-Dade County.

County	Dates	Etymology	Fate
Benton County	1844–1850	Thomas Benton (1782–1858), U.S. Senator from Missouri who supported the Armed Occupation Act of 1842 that many Floridians wanted in order to evict Native Americans	Original name of county was Hernando County, and the name was changed back to that in 1850
Dade County	1836–1997	Francis L. Dade (c. 1793–1835), Major in the United States Army during the Second Seminole War	Changed to Miami-Dade County in 1997 in order to have a more recognizable name
Mosquito County	1824–1845	Taken from the name the Spanish had given the entire coast, "Los Mosquitos"	Changed to Orange County in 1845
New River County	1858–1861	The New River	Changed to Bradford County in 1861
St. Lucia County	1844–1855	Saint Lucy (283–304), the Christian martyr	Changed to Brevard County in 1855

Proposed counties

Two counties were proposed in Florida's state legislature, but neither actually became counties. A bill was passed by the legislature to create Bloxham County, but residents did not vote to approve it. Leigh Read County was also approved by the legislature, but a clerk kept the bill from being signed by the governor.

County	Proposal date	Etymology
Bloxham County	1914	William D. Bloxham (1835–1911), 13th and 17th Governor of Florida
Leigh Read County	1842	Leigh Read, legislator

References

General

• Atlas of Florida, revised edition. Edward A. Fernald & Elizabeth D. Purdum, editors (University Press of Florida, 1996). "Evolution of Counties," pp. 98–99

Specific

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