Florida - 'The Sunshine State'


Population: 17,019,000 (2003 estimate). People living in Florida or who come from Florida are called Floridians.
Florida has a diverse community: 65.4% are White, 17% are Latino, 14.6% are African-American, 1.7% are Asian.
Housing units: 7,624,378
Median home value: 105,500$ (2000)
Median household income: 38,800$ (2000)
Persons per mi²: 296.4 (2000)
Economy:

Industry: Tourism, food processing, printing and publishing, electric equipment, transportation equipment and machinery.

Agriculture: Citrus, nursery stock, cattle, dairy products, vegetables and sugarcane.
Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee.
With fine beaches, crystal springs and round the year sun, Florida has become one of the world top tourist destinations.
"Watch out for alligators." They have made a strong comeback !

Cities

Altamonte Springs Apalachicola Aventura Bay Harbor Islands Belleair Beach Big Pine Key Boca Raton Bonita Springs Boynton Beach Bradenton Brandon Cape Coral Clearwater Clermont Cocoa Beach Coconut Grove Cooper City Coral Gables Coral Springs Davenport Davie Daytona Beach Delray Beach Deltona Destin Dunnellon Flagler Beach Florida Keys Fort Lauderdale Fort Myers Fort Walton Beach Gulf Breeze Hollywood Indialantic Indian Harbour Beach Inverness Jacksonville Jupiter Key Biscayne Key West Kissimmee Lady Lake Lake Placid Lake Worth Largo Lehigh Acres Lighthouse Point Longboat Key Longwood Lutz Maitland Marathon Marco Island Melbourne Melbourne Beach Merritt Island Miami Miami Beach Mount Dora Naples Navarre New Port Richey New Smyrna Beach Niceville Nokomis North Miami North Miami Beach North Palm Beach North Port Ocala Orange Park Orlando Ormond Beach Osprey Pace Palm Beach Palm Beach Gardens Palm Coast Palm Harbor Panacea Panama City Panama City Beach Pembroke Pines Pensacola Perdido Key Pinellas Park Plantation Pompano Beach Ponte Vedra Beach Port Charlotte Port Orange Port Saint Lucie Punta Gorda Royal Palm Beach Saint Augustine Saint George Island Saint James City Saint Pete Beach Saint Petersburg Sanibel Island Sarasota Seagrove Beach Sebring Tallahassee Tampa Tavernier Treasure Island Valrico Venice Vero Beach Wellington West Palm Beach Weston Windermere Winter Park Winter Springs