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Some interesting, some useful and some not so useful! The state capital is Tallahassee. The population of the state, according to the April 2000 census is approximately 15,982,378. The most populated County is Miami-Dade which has 2,253,362 people. The least populate is Liberty County which has only 7021 inhabitants. Orange County (Orlando) has a population of 896,344. Florida was named in 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida, which literally translates as "Flowery Easter". He was amazed at all the flowers he saw when he landed. It was recognised as a State on the 3rd March 1845. It has a “State Day” which is on the 2nd April each year. The State Motto is “In God we trust”. The State drink is not surprisingly, Orange Juice! The State song is “The Suwannee River” written by Steven C Foster. The Floridian flag was adapted in 1899 and it is emblazoned with a red X and the State seal. The flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers. FLORIDIAN COUNTIES I have often wondered about all the Counties in Florida and decided to see how many I knew. I managed about 22. So I set about finding out the others as there are amazing 60+ counties in Florida. See how many you have heard of or visited. Alachua
Baker
Bay
Bradford
Brevard
Broward
Calhoun
Charlotte
Citrus
Clay
Collier
Columbia
Dade
De Soto
Dixie
Duval
Escambia
Flagler
Franklin
Gadsden
Gilchrist
Glades
Gulf
Hamilton
Harder
Hendry
Hernando
Highlands
Hillsborough
Holmes
Indian River
Jackson
Jefferson
Lafayette
Lake
Lee
Leon
Levy
Liberty
Madison
Manatee
Marion
Martin
Monroe
Nassau
Oskaloosa
Okeechobee
Orange
Osceola
Palm Beach
Pasco
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
St. Johns
St. Lucie
Santa Rosa
Sarasota
Seminole
Sumter
Suwannee
Taylor
Union
Volusia
Macula
Walton
Washington FAMOUS FLORIDIANS After my research into the various counties in Florida. I got to thinking who is famous that originates in Florida. The only people that sprung to mind were the Backstreet Boys, so here I have compiled a list of famous Floridians. There were many more but I had not heard of them! - Backstreet Boys. Orlando
- Pat Boone Jacksonville
- Fay Dunaway Bascom
- Jim Morrison Melbourne
- Sidney Poitier Miami
- Osceola Seminole Indian leader
As mentioned before some useful and some not so useful facts! Page added on: 19 April 2005
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