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Municipalities in Florida may be called towns, cities, or villages, but there is no legal distinction between the different terms. Municipalities often have police and fire departments, and provide essential services such as water, waste collection, etc. In unincorporated areas of a county, the county itself provides these services.
Map of the United States with Florida highlighted Map of Florida's municipalities. Florida is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 267 cities, 123 towns, and 21 villages in the U.S. state of Florida, a total of 411 municipalities. [1] They are distributed across 67 counties, in addition to 66 county governments. [2]
Municipal annexation is a process by which a municipality acquires new territory, [1] most commonly by expanding its boundaries into an adjacent unincorporated area. This has been a common response of cities to urbanization in neighboring areas.
The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities (lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status) [1] as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 485 Florida CDPs for the 2000 census [2] and 509 CDPs for the 2010 census. [3]
Let’s go city by city for a look. ... There’s a story on how South Florida towns got their names. March 15, 2024 at 1:42 PM ... the village of Pembroke sprouted near present-day Carver Ranches ...
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. ( July 2014 ) This list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Florida also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.
Communities in Orange County in the US state of Florida are all primarily located in the county's western half. It includes 12 municipalities (10 cities and 3 towns), 38 census-designated places, and 7 unincorporated places. The county seat is Orlando, which is also the most populous city.
This list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Florida also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.