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List of counties in Florida. There are 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida, which became a territory of the U.S. in 1821 with two counties complementing the provincial divisions retained as a Spanish territory, Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. The two counties were divided by the Suwannee River.
Lake Butler was the county seat of Bradford County, Florida from 1860 until a referendum changed the county seat to Starke, Florida on August 17, 1887. Lake Butler later became the county seat of Union County, Florida when it was established in 1921. Pine Level was the county seat of Manatee County from 1866 to 1887.
This category concerns counties in the U.S. state of Florida. Most articles are linked to this category from using Template:Infobox U.S. county , used by most of the 67 Florida county articles. Also see categories: Cities in Florida , Towns in Florida , Georgia counties , Alabama counties and Mississippi counties .
The U.S. State of Florida currently has 35 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined statistical areas, 22 metropolitan statistical areas, and 6 micropolitan statistical areas in Florida. [1][2] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Miami-Port St ...
List of municipalities in Florida. 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]
Forty-three of Florida's 67 counties are in an MSA. The legal name in Florida for a city, town or village is "municipality". In Florida there is no legal difference between towns, villages and cities. [146] Florida is a highly urbanized state, with 89 percent of its population living in urban areas in 2000, compared to 79 percent across the U.S ...
As of 2022, Orange County has a gross domestic product of $115 billion, the third-largest GDP of Florida's 67 counties and the 27th-largest for the nation's 3,033 counties. [9] The county is a tourist, economic, and cultural hub for the Central Florida region.
A map of Florida showing county names and boundaries. There are four types of local governments in Florida: counties, municipalities, school districts, and special districts. [2] Florida consists of 67 counties. Each county has officers considered "state" officers: these officials are elected locally, and their salaries and office expenses are ...