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Orlando (/ ɔːr ˈ l æ n d oʊ / or-LAN-doh) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States.Part of Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Greater Orlando is 2,673,376, an increase of nearly 540,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020. By population, it is the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida, the seventh-largest in the southeastern United States, and the 22nd largest in the United States.
A boom in population, resulting from the incorporation of the Town of Orlando in 1875, greatly changed the demographics of the county. [14] Orlando, establishing itself as a city in 1885, [15] experienced rapid growth from 1875 to 1895, due to it becoming the hub of Florida's citrus industry.
The working-age population grew by 17,526 during this time period – or 52.76% – slightly outpacing total population growth. The size of the working-age population grew by over 15% in five ...
Population figures are as of the 2023 U.S. Census estimates. [1] Miami is the main city of the largest metropolitan area in Florida Tampa, part of second-largest metropolitan area St. Petersburg, part of second-largest metropolitan area Orlando, Florida, is the main city of third-largest metropolitan area
Orlando: Orange: 2,856: ... First double-digit growth rate since the 1950s. 4 St. Petersburg: ... List of urbanized areas in Florida (by population)
Between the 2010 and 2020 census, the population of the state overall did increase. 50 counties in Florida would experience population growth while 17 counties saw their populations decline. Most of Florida's population lives in urban areas as in the 2020 census, close to 97% of people in Florida resided in metropolitan areas. [9]
2022 rank Metropolitan area 2022 2021 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Population (2020) [4] 1: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)