State of Florida, United States
Tip: To see additional information about Florida, click on the "tabs" directly above.
- Florida
- State of Florida
- FL
- State
- Incomplete record. The geographic center, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, for the state is located in Hernando County, 19.3 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Brooksville.
- Statehood: 3 March 1845. An early Spanish historian wrote that Ponce de Leon gave this name to the newly discovered land in 1513 for two reasons: the coast was green and flowery, which translates to "florida" and it was Easter week, which translates to "pascua florida". The name endured for the peninsula, Spanish colony, and a US Territory in 1822. (US-T131/1976/DOI - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) News Release: Origin of Names of U S States)
- 28.750540828° 45' 01.9"N-82.500097682° 30' 00.4"W
- 17,671,452
- 26 m
- 649081166
- Updated May 7, 2020