Summer Camps in Florida

FLORIDA STATISTICS: 10 largest cities (2005 est.): Jacksonville, 782,623; Miami, 386,417; Tampa, 325,989; St. Petersburg, 249,079; Hialeah, 220,485; Orlando, 213,223; Fort Lauderdale, 167,380; Tallahassee, 158,500; Pembroke Pines, 150,380; Hollywood, 145,629. Land area: 53,927 sq mi. (139,671 sq km). Geographic center: In Hernando Co., 12 mi. NNW of Brooksville. Number of counties: 67. Largest county by population and area: Miami-Dade, 2,376,014 (2005); Palm Beach, 2,034 sq mi. Residents: Floridian, Floridan. 2005 resident population est.: 17,789,864

Demographics of Florida

Population

The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 19,057,542 on July 1, 2011, a 1.36% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The center of population of Florida is located in Polk County, in the town of Lake Wales. As of 2009, Florida's population was estimated to be 18,537,969. The state grew 128,814, or 0.7% from 2007. Using the latest population estimates, Florida is the nation's thirtieth-fastest-growing state. During Florida's recent peak growth year of 2005, it was the nation's fifth fastest growing state and grew at an annual rate of 2.2%. About two-thirds of the population was born in another state, the second highest in the country. The state had the third largest illegal immigrant population in the country in 2009. In 2010, illegal immigrants constituted an estimated 5.7% of the population. This was the sixth highest percentage of any state in the country.