What you Need to Know about Moving to Florida

What you need to know about Moving to Florida State history Florida was admitted to United States as a State on March 3, 1845 (27th State) This is what the United States looked like back then. N. Hampshire - Virginia - Occidental Vermont Maine Michigán Oregon Country (Shared with United Kingdom) (Unorganized) Massachusetts lowa territory Rhode Island Wisconsin territory New York Connecticut Pennsylvania Ohio Delaware Virginia District of New Jersey Unorganized territory Indiana illinois Maryland Mexico Columbia Missouri Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina Disputed between Mevice Mexico and Texas Arkansas Alabama - South Georgia Carolina Mississippi Republic of Texas I States I New State Russian America Luisiana Florida I Other Countries I Territories (Russia) Kingdom of Hawaii Millar County (Disputed between Texas and Arkansas) Disputed arcas Florida's population and biggest cities Jacksonville 827,908 Coastline 1,197 Statute Miles Beaches Tallahassee 182,965 663 Miles Tidal Shoreline 2,276 Statute Miles Rivers, streams & waterways 11,000 miles Orlando 243,195 O Capitol O City St. Petersburg- 244,997 Port St. Lucie 166,149 - Coastline Tampa 346,037 Fort Lauderdale 168,528 Pembroke Pines 157,594 Hialeah 229,969 The total population in 2011 19,057,542 Miami 408,750 Florida's Counties Largest County Pålm Beach Smallest County Union 2,578 square miles 245 square miles Florida Population Ranked 4th in U.S. behind: California Texas New York Other facts and numbers Nickname Sunshine State State Flower Governor Rick Scott Orange Blossom Lo River okeechobec at Lake Lake at 273 miles 700 square miles Sources http://www.stateofflorida.com/Portal/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=95 http://www.flheritage.com/facts/quickfacts.cfm http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/beaches/arti- cles/top-10-beaches-in-florida SHLEPPE RS Moving & Storage