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Florida became the 27th U.S. state in 1845, and its last county was created in 1925 with the formation of Gilchrist County from a segment of Alachua County. [1] Florida's counties are subdivisions of the state government. Florida's most populous county is Miami-Dade County, the seventh most populous county in the nation, with a population of ...
Counties and municipalities are authorized to pass laws (ordinances), levy taxes, and provide public services within their jurisdictions. Every area of Florida is in a county, but only some areas have been incorporated as municipalities. Every municipality is in a county, and the county jurisdiction overlays the municipal jurisdiction.
Map of the United States with Florida highlighted Map of Florida's municipalities. Florida is a state located in the Southern United States. There are 267 cities, 123 towns, and 21 villages in the U.S. state of Florida, a total of 411 municipalities. [1] They are distributed across 67 counties, in addition to 66 county governments. [2]
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Map of the United States with Florida highlighted. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities (lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status) [1] as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census.
When a new county named St. Lucie County was established in 1905, Fort Pierce was named the county seat. Lake Butler was the county seat of Bradford County, Florida from 1860 until a referendum changed the county seat to Starke, Florida on August 17, 1887. Lake Butler later became the county seat of Union County, Florida when it was established ...
The following table does not include townships. Ohio is the only state that allows a township to exist in multiple counties, but a township is not considered a municipality. Examples of multi-county townships include Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, and Washington Township, Franklin County. [5]