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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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Pasco County, Florida
Pasco County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Dade City
Year Organized: 1887
Square Miles: 745 |
Court House: 7530 Little Road
County Courthouse
New Port Richey, FL 34654-5598
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Samuel Pasco, US Senator, 1887-1899.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Pasco County was created in 1887 from the southern part of Hernando County. It was named for Samuel Pasco, who served
in the Confederate Army, the state legislature and in the United States Senate from 1887 to 1899. The earliest towns
were Anclote, Blanton, Dade City, Earnestville, Fort Dade, Macon (Trilby), Lacoochee and San Antonio.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 868 square miles (2,248 kmē), of which, 745
square miles (1,929 kmē) of it is land and 123 square miles (319 kmē) of it (14.18%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Hernando County
- Northeast: Sumter County
- Southeast: Polk County
- South: Hillsborough County
- Southwest: Pinellas County
- West: Gulf of Mexico
Cities and Towns:
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- Brooksville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dade City
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- New Port Richey |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Port Richey |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- San Antonio |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Leo |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tarpon Springs |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Weeki Wachee |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Zephyrhills |
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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