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Florida was under colonial rule by Spain from the 16th century to the 19th century, and briefly by Great Britain during the 18th century (1763–1783). Neither Spain nor Britain maintained a large military or civilian population. It became a territory of the United States in 1821.
Florida (/ ˈflɒrɪdə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də, Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a ...
April 24: John Eaton is appointed Territorial Governor of Florida by Andrew Jackson. 1835–1842: Second Seminole War. 1836. March 16: Richard K. Call is appointed Territorial Governor of Florida by Andrew Jackson. 1837: Fort Ann was established on the eastern shore of the Indian River in what is now Brevard County.
Benton County, Florida, named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton in 1844, renamed Hernando County in 1850 [7] Fayette County, Florida became parts of Jackson, Calhoun and Gulf counties in 1833; Mosquito County, Florida renamed Orange County, Florida in 1845. New River County, Florida renamed Bradford County, Florida in 1861.
Florida. The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, [1] until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida. Originally the major portion of the Spanish territory of La Florida, and later the provinces of East Florida and West Florida, it was ...
Ebytown → Berlin → Kitchener (see Berlin to Kitchener name change) Newark → Niagara-on-the-Lake. Bytown → Ottawa. Scott's Plains → Peterborough. Shipman's Corners → St. Catharines. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins → Sudbury → Greater Sudbury. Fort Rouillé → Toronto → York → Toronto. Aqueduct → Merritsville → Welland.
List of state and territory name etymologies of the United States. The fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the five inhabited U.S. territories, and the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands have taken their names from a wide variety of languages. The names of 24 states derive from indigenous languages of the Americas and one from Hawaiian.
Population figures are based on the 2023 vintage Census population estimates. The population of Florida is 22,610,726, an increase of 5.0% from 2020. The average population of Florida's counties is 337,474; Miami-Dade County is the most populous (2,686,867) and Liberty County is the least (7,706). The average land area is 805 sq mi (2,085 km 2).