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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]
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 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census. [2] In 1968, counties gained the power to develop their own charters. [3] All but two of Florida's county seats are incorporated ...
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This list of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Florida also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
Forty-three of Florida's 67 counties are in an MSA. The legal name in Florida for a city, town or village is "municipality". In Florida there is no legal difference between towns, villages and cities. [146] Florida is a highly urbanized state, with 89 percent of its population living in urban areas in 2000, compared to 79 percent across the U.S ...
Dozens of insurance companies have either left the state or are in liquidation, and the six most expensive cities for coverage in the country are on Florida’s Atlantic coast — with Hialeah’s ...
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.