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In 1821, there were only two counties in Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. From these two counties were formed 67 today.

This is a list of 67 counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The links in the column FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.

[edit] List of counties

County	FIPS Code ^[1]	County seat ^[2]	Established ^[2]	Origin	Etymology	Population ^[2]^[3]	Area ^[2]^[3]
Alachua County	001	Gainesville	1824	Formed from Duval and St. Johns Counties	From a native word for the watering holes in the area	&0000000000217955.000000217,955	&0000000000000874.000000874 sq mi (&0000000000002264.0000002,264 km²)
Baker County	003	Macclenny	1861	Formed from Bradford County	James McNair Baker	&0000000000022259.00000022,259	&0000000000000585.000000585 sq mi (&0000000000001515.0000001,515 km²)
Bay County	005	Panama City	1913	Formed from Calhoun and Washington Counties	St. Andrew's Bay, the central geographic feature of the county	&0000000000148217.000000148,217	&0000000000000764.000000764 sq mi (&0000000000001979.0000001,979 km²)
Bradford County	007	Starke	1858	Formed from Columbia County (but called New River County until 1861)	Capt. Richard Bradford	&0000000000026088.00000026,088	&0000000000000293.000000293 sq mi (&0000000000000759.000000759 km²)
Brevard County	009	Titusville	1844	Formed from Orange County (but called St. Lucia County until 1855)	Thomas Washington Brevard, former state comptroller	&0000000000476230.000000476,230	&0000000000001018.0000001,018 sq mi (&0000000000002637.0000002,637 km²)
Broward County	011	Fort Lauderdale	1915	Formed from Dade and Palm Beach Counties	Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, former governor of Florida	&0000000001623018.0000001,623,018	&0000000000001209.0000001,209 sq mi (&0000000000003131.0000003,131 km²)
Calhoun County	013	Blountstown	1838	Formed from Franklin, Jackson, and Washington Counties	John C. Calhoun	&0000000000013017.00000013,017	&0000000000000567.000000567 sq mi (&0000000000001469.0000001,469 km²)
Charlotte County	015	Punta Gorda	1921	Formed from DeSoto County	Queen Charlotte Sophia, wife of King George III	&0000000000141627.000000141,627	&0000000000000694.000000694 sq mi (&0000000000001797.0000001,797 km²)
Citrus County	017	Inverness	1887	Formed from Hernando County	The county's citrus trees	&0000000000118085.000000118,085	&0000000000000584.000000584 sq mi (&0000000000001513.0000001,513 km²)
Clay County	019	Green Cove Springs	1858	Formed from Duval County	Henry Clay	&0000000000140814.000000140,814	&0000000000000601.000000601 sq mi (&0000000000001557.0000001,557 km²)
Collier County	021	East Naples	1923	Formed from Lee County	Advertising mogul Barron Collier	&0000000000251377.000000251,377	&0000000000002026.0000002,026 sq mi (&0000000000005247.0000005,247 km²)
Columbia County	023	Lake City	1832	Formed from Alachua County	Christopher Columbus	&0000000000056513.00000056,513	&0000000000000797.000000797 sq mi (&0000000000002064.0000002,064 km²)
DeSoto County	027	Arcadia	1887	Formed from Manatee County	Hernando de Soto	&0000000000032209.00000032,209	&0000000000000637.000000637 sq mi (&0000000000001650.0000001,650 km²)
Dixie County	029	Cross City	1921	Formed from Lafayette County	Dixie is a common nickname for the Southern United States	&0000000000013827.00000013,827	&0000000000000704.000000704 sq mi (&0000000000001823.0000001,823 km²)
Duval County	031	Jacksonville	1822	Formed from St. Johns County	William Pope Duval, former territorial governor	&0000000000778879.000000778,879	&0000000000000774.000000774 sq mi (&0000000000002005.0000002,005 km²)
Escambia County	033	Pensacola	1821	One of the two original counties of Florida	From a Creek word meaning "clear water"	&0000000000294410.000000294,410	&0000000000000664.000000664 sq mi (&0000000000001720.0000001,720 km²)
Flagler County	035	Bunnell	1917	Formed from St. Johns and Volusia Counties	Henry Morrison Flagler, builder of the Florida East Coast Railway	&0000000000049832.00000049,832	&0000000000000485.000000485 sq mi (&0000000000001256.0000001,256 km²)
Franklin County	037	Apalachicola	1832	Formed from Gadsden and Washington Counties	Benjamin Franklin	&0000000000011057.00000011,057	&0000000000000534.000000534 sq mi (&0000000000001383.0000001,383 km²)
Gadsden County	039	Quincy	1823	Formed from Jackson County	James Gadsden, nineteenth-century politician	&0000000000045087.00000045,087	&0000000000000516.000000516 sq mi (&0000000000001336.0000001,336 km²)
Gilchrist County	041	Trenton	1925	Formed from Alachua County	Albert W. Gilchrist, former governor	&0000000000014437.00000014,437	&0000000000000349.000000349 sq mi (&0000000000000904.000000904 km²)
Glades County	043	Moore Haven	1921	Formed from DeSoto County	The Florida Everglades	&0000000000010576.00000010,576	&0000000000000774.000000774 sq mi (&0000000000002005.0000002,005 km²)
Gulf County	045	Port St. Joe	1925	Formed from Calhoun County	The Gulf of Mexico	&0000000000013332.00000013,332	&0000000000000565.000000565 sq mi (&0000000000001463.0000001,463 km²)
Hamilton County	047	Jasper	1827	Formed from Jefferson County	Alexander Hamilton	&0000000000013327.00000013,327	&0000000000000515.000000515 sq mi (&0000000000001334.0000001,334 km²)
Hardee County	049	Wauchula	1921	Formed from DeSoto County	Cary A. Hardee, governor of Florida at the time of incorporation	&0000000000026938.00000026,938	&0000000000000637.000000637 sq mi (&0000000000001650.0000001,650 km²)
Hendry County	051	La Belle	1923	Formed from Lee County	Francis A. Hendry, early Floridian pioneer and politician	&0000000000036210.00000036,210	&0000000000001153.0000001,153 sq mi (&0000000000002986.0000002,986 km²)
Hernando County	053	Brooksville	1843	Formed from Alachua and Hillsborough Counties (but called Benton County 1844-1850)	Hernando de Soto	&0000000000130802.000000130,802	&0000000000000478.000000478 sq mi (&0000000000001238.0000001,238 km²)
Highlands County	055	Sebring	1923	Formed from DeSoto County	Named for the county's hilly terrain	&0000000000087366.00000087,366	&0000000000001028.0000001,028 sq mi (&0000000000002663.0000002,663 km²)
Hillsborough County	057	Tampa	1834	Formed from Alachua County	Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, former Secretary of State of the American Colonies	1,345,567	&0000000000001051.0000001,051 sq mi (&0000000000002722.0000002,722 km²)
Holmes County	059	Bonifay	1848	Formed from Jackson and Walton Counties	Thomas J. Holmes, early settler	&0000000000018564.00000018,564	&0000000000000482.000000482 sq mi (&0000000000001248.0000001,248 km²)
Indian River County	061	Vero Beach	1925	Formed from St. Lucie County	The Indian River Lagoon, which flows through the county	&0000000000112947.000000112,947	&0000000000000503.000000503 sq mi (&0000000000001303.0000001,303 km²)
Jackson County	063	Marianna	1822	Formed from Escambia County	Andrew Jackson	&0000000000046755.00000046,755	&0000000000000916.000000916 sq mi (&0000000000002372.0000002,372 km²)
Jefferson County	065	Monticello	1827	Formed from Leon County	Thomas Jefferson	&0000000000012902.00000012,902	&0000000000000598.000000598 sq mi (&0000000000001549.0000001,549 km²)
Lafayette County	067	Mayo	1856	Formed from Madison County	Marquis de Lafayette	&0000000000007022.0000007,022	&0000000000000543.000000543 sq mi (&0000000000001406.0000001,406 km²)
Lake County	069	Tavares	1887	Formed from Orange and Sumter Counties	Named for the many lakes in the region	&0000000000210528.000000210,528	&0000000000000953.000000953 sq mi (&0000000000002468.0000002,468 km²)
Lee County	071	Fort Myers	1887	Formed from Monroe County	Robert E. Lee	&0000000000440888.000000440,888	&0000000000000804.000000804 sq mi (&0000000000002082.0000002,082 km²)
Leon County	073	Tallahassee	1824	Formed from Duval and Gadsden Counties	Juan Ponce de León	&0000000000239452.000000239,452	&0000000000000667.000000667 sq mi (&0000000000001728.0000001,728 km²)
Levy County	075	Bronson	1845	Formed from Alachua County	David Levy Yulee, one of the state's original United States Senators	&0000000000034450.00000034,450	&0000000000001118.0000001,118 sq mi (&0000000000002896.0000002,896 km²)
Liberty County	077	Bristol	1855	Formed from Gadsden County	The patriotic ideal of Liberty	&0000000000007021.0000007,021	&0000000000000836.000000836 sq mi (&0000000000002165.0000002,165 km²)
Madison County	079	Madison	1827	Formed from Jefferson County	James Madison	&0000000000018733.00000018,733	&0000000000000692.000000692 sq mi (&0000000000001792.0000001,792 km²)
Manatee County	081	Bradenton	1855	Formed from Hillsborough County	The Manatee, or sea cow, is native to Floridian waters	&0000000000264002.000000264,002	&0000000000000741.000000741 sq mi (&0000000000001919.0000001,919 km²)
Marion County	083	Ocala	1844	Formed from Alachua and Orange Counties	Francis Marion, hero of the American Revolution	&0000000000258916.000000258,916	&0000000000001579.0000001,579 sq mi (&0000000000004090.0000004,090 km²)
Martin County	085	Stuart	1925	Formed from Saint Lucie and Palm Beach Counties	John W. Martin, governor of Florida at time of incorporation	&0000000000126731.000000126,731	&0000000000000556.000000556 sq mi (&0000000000001440.0000001,440 km²)
Miami-Dade County	086	Miami	1836	Formed from Monroe County (formerly called Dade County)	City of Miami, which was named for the local Mayaimi tribe; and Francis L. Dade	2,387,789	&0000000000001945.0000001,945 sq mi (&0000000000005038.0000005,038 km²)
Monroe County	087	Key West	1823	Formed from St. Johns County	James Monroe	&0000000000079589.00000079,589	&0000000000000997.000000997 sq mi (&0000000000002582.0000002,582 km²)
Nassau County	089	Fernandina Beach	1824	Formed from Duval County	Duchy of Nassau in Germany	&0000000000057663.00000057,663	&0000000000000652.000000652 sq mi (&0000000000001689.0000001,689 km²)
Okaloosa County	091	Crestview	1915	Formed from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties	A native word meaning "a pleasant place," "black water", or "beautiful place"	&0000000000170498.000000170,498	&0000000000000936.000000936 sq mi (&0000000000002424.0000002,424 km²)
Okeechobee County	093	Okeechobee	1917	Formed from Osceola, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties	Lake Okeechobee, which was in turn is from the Hitchiti words for "big water"	&0000000000035910.00000035,910	&0000000000000774.000000774 sq mi (&0000000000002005.0000002,005 km²)
Orange County	095	Orlando	1824	Formed from St. Johns County (but called Mosquito County until 1845)	The fruit that is the county's main product	1,137,900	&0000000000000908.000000908 sq mi (&0000000000002352.0000002,352 km²)
Osceola County	097	Kissimmee	1887	Formed from Brevard and Orange Counties	Seminole fighter Osceola	&0000000000172493.000000172,493	&0000000000001322.0000001,322 sq mi (&0000000000003424.0000003,424 km²)
Palm Beach County	099	West Palm Beach	1909	Formed from Dade County	The county's two main geographic features	&0000000001131184.0000001,131,184	&0000000000002034.0000002,034 sq mi (&0000000000005268.0000005,268 km²)
Pasco County	101	Dade City	1887	Formed from Hernando County	Samuel Pasco, United States Senator at the time of incorporation	&0000000000344765.000000344,765	&0000000000000745.000000745 sq mi (&0000000000001930.0000001,930 km²)
Pinellas County	103	Clearwater	1911	Formed from Hillsborough County	From the Spanish Punta Piñal, or "Point of Pines"	958,962	&0000000000000280.000000280 sq mi (&0000000000000725.000000725 km²)
Polk County	105	Bartow	1861	Formed from Brevard and Hillsborough Counties	James K. Polk	541,872	&0000000000001875.0000001,875 sq mi (&0000000000004856.0000004,856 km²)
Putnam County	107	Palatka	1849	Formed from Alachua and St. Johns Counties	Benjamin A. Putnam, former soldier and Floridian legislator	&0000000000070423.00000070,423	&0000000000000722.000000722 sq mi (&0000000000001870.0000001,870 km²)
Saint Johns County	109	Saint Augustine	1821	One of the two original counties	Saint John the Baptist	&0000000000123135.000000123,135	&0000000000000609.000000609 sq mi (&0000000000001577.0000001,577 km²)
Saint Lucie County	111	Fort Pierce	1917	Formed from Brevard County	Saint Lucy	&0000000000192695.000000192,695	&0000000000000572.000000572 sq mi (&0000000000001481.0000001,481 km²)
Santa Rosa County	113	Milton	1842	Formed from Escambia County	Santa Rosa Island, in turn named for Saint Rose of Lima, first Catholic Saint of the Americas	&0000000000117743.000000117,743	&0000000000001016.0000001,016 sq mi (&0000000000002631.0000002,631 km²)
Sarasota County	115	Sarasota	1921	Formed from Manatee County	Unknown, either a Calusa word for "point of rocks" or "place of the dance," or possibly for Sara de Soto, daughter of Hernando de Soto	&0000000000325957.000000325,957	&0000000000000572.000000572 sq mi (&0000000000001481.0000001,481 km²)
Seminole County	117	Sanford	1913	Formed from Orange County	The Seminole tribe	&0000000000365196.000000365,196	&0000000000000308.000000308 sq mi (&0000000000000798.000000798 km²)
Sumter County	119	Bushnell	1853	Formed from Marion County	Thomas Sumter, general in the American Revolution	&0000000000053345.00000053,345	&0000000000000546.000000546 sq mi (&0000000000001414.0000001,414 km²)
Suwannee County	121	Live Oak	1858	Formed from Columbia County	The Suwannee River, which in turn is either a corruption of San Juan or a Cherokee word for "echo river"	&0000000000034844.00000034,844	&0000000000000688.000000688 sq mi (&0000000000001782.0000001,782 km²)
Taylor County	123	Perry	1856	Formed from Madison County	Zachary Taylor	&0000000000019256.00000019,256	&0000000000001042.0000001,042 sq mi (&0000000000002699.0000002,699 km²)
Union County	125	Lake Butler	1921	Formed from Bradford County	A common name for the Northern side in the American Civil War	&0000000000013442.00000013,442	&0000000000000240.000000240 sq mi (&0000000000000622.000000622 km²)
Volusia County	127	De Land	1854	Formed from Orange County	The port of Volusia, whose etymology is unknown	&0000000000443343.000000443,343	&0000000000001106.0000001,106 sq mi (&0000000000002865.0000002,865 km²)
Wakulla County	129	Crawfordville	1843	Formed from Leon County	The Wakulla River, itself named for a Spanish corruption of a Timucuan word of unknown origin	&0000000000022863.00000022,863	&0000000000000607.000000607 sq mi (&0000000000001572.0000001,572 km²)
Walton County	131	DeFuniak Springs	1824	Formed from Escambia and Jackson Counties	George Walton, first Secretary of Florida Territory	&0000000000040601.00000040,601	&0000000000001058.0000001,058 sq mi (&0000000000002740.0000002,740 km²)
Washington County	133	Chipley	1825	Formed from Jackson and Walton Counties	George Washington	&0000000000020973.00000020,973	&0000000000000580.000000580 sq mi (&0000000000001502.0000001,502 km²)

[edit] Former Counties of Florida

Benton (1721-1850) — Name changed from Hernando and then back to Hernando.
Fayette (1832-1834) — Formed from Jackson and then merged back into Jackson.
Mosquito (1824-1845) — Name changed to Orange.
New River (1858-1861) — Name changed to Bradford.
Saint Lucia (1844-1855) — Name changed to Brevard. Part of Brevard became Saint Lucie in 1917.

[edit] References

Atlas of Florida, revised edition. Edward A. Fernald & Elizabeth D. Purdum, editors (University Press of Florida, 1996). "Evolution of Counties," pp. 98-99

^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/fl.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=FL. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
^ ^a ^b "Florida QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/florida_map.html. Retrieved 2008-04-23. (2000 Census)

[FIPS-0] "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/fl.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.

[NACO-1] National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=FL. Retrieved 2008-04-24.

[cen-2] "Florida QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/florida_map.html. Retrieved 2008-04-23. (2000 Census)

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