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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.

 

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.
 

 

 

 
 

Orange County, Florida

Orange County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Orlando
Year Organized: 1824
Square Miles: 908
 
Court House:

P.O. Box 1393
County Courthouse
Orlando, FL 32802-1393

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:
- Apopka city Incorporated Area
- Bay Lake city Incorporated Area
- Belle Isle city Incorporated Area
- Eatonville town Incorporated Area
- Edgewood city Incorporated Area
- Lake Buena Vista city Incorporated Area
- Maitland city Incorporated Area
- Oakland city Incorporated Area
- Ocoee city Incorporated Area
- Orlando (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Windermere town Incorporated Area
- Winter Garden city Incorporated Area
- Winter Park city Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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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, act locally."

 

 

 

 

 
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