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Florida Counties
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Florida Counties
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. In 1968, the electors
of Florida granted local voters the power to adopt charters to govern their counties. Charters are formal
written documents that confer powers, duties, or privileges on the county.
To date, there are 19 charter counties in Florida. Collectively these
counties are home to more than 75 percent of Florida's residents.
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Orange County, Florida
Orange County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Orlando
Year Organized: 1824
Square Miles: 908
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Court House: P.O. Box 1393
County Courthouse
Orlando, FL 32802-1393
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
(was Mosquito, 1824-1845) Oranges.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
In 1821, there were two counties that formed Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. In 1824, the
area to the south of St. Johns County became Mosquito County, and Enterprise was named the County Seat. This massive
county took up much of Central Florida. Mosquito County was renamed Orange County in 1845 when Florida became a state.
Several counties, such as Osceola and Seminole County, were carved out of Orange County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,004 square miles (2,601 kmē), of which, 907
square miles (2,350 kmē) of it is land and 97 square miles (251 kmē) of it (9.63%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Volusia County; Seminole County
- Southeast: Brevard County; Osceola County
- Southwest: Polk County
- Northwest: Lake County
Cities and Towns:
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- Apopka |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bay Lake |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Belle Isle |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Eatonville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Edgewood |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lake Buena Vista |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Maitland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oakland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ocoee |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Orlando
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Windermere |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Winter Garden |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Winter Park |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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