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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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Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Clearwater
Year Organized: 1911
Square Miles: 280
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Court House: 315 Court Street
County Courthouse
Clearwater, FL 33756-5165
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Pinta Pinal or Point of Pines.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Pinellas County seceded from Hillsborough County in 1911, and was named for the Spanish Punta Piņal ("Point of Pines"
or "Piney Point"). The Pinellas Peninsula, dividing Tampa Bay from the Gulf of Mexico, and a small part of the mainland
were incorporated into the county.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 608 square miles (1,574 kmē), of which, 280
square miles (725 kmē) of it is land and 328 square miles (849 kmē) of it (53.94%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Pasco County
- East: Hillsborough County
- Southeast: Tampa Bay
- West: Gulf of Mexico
Cities and Towns:
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- Belleair |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Belleair Beach |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Belleair Bluffs |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Belleair Shore |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Clearwater
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Dunedin |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gulfport |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Indian Rocks Beach |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Indian Shores |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Kenneth City |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Largo |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Madeira Beach |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- North Redington Beach |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Oldsmar |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pinellas Park |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Redington Beach |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Redington Shores |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Safety Harbor |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Seminole |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- South Pasadena |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Pete Beach |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Petersburg |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tarpon Springs |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Treasure Island |
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,
act locally." |
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