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Okeechobee Waterway

(Encyclopedia) Okeechobee Waterway or Cross-Florida Waterway, 155 mi (249 km) long, across S Fla., from Stuart on the Atlantic Ocean to Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico. Its main segments are the St…

Gulf Stream

(Encyclopedia) Gulf Stream, warm ocean current of the N Atlantic Ocean, off E North America. It was first described (1513) by Spanish explorer Ponce de León. The Gulf Stream originates in the Gulf of…

Intracoastal Waterway

(Encyclopedia) Intracoastal Waterway, c.3,000 mi (4,827 km) long, partly natural, partly artificial, providing sheltered passage for commercial and leisure boats along the U.S. Atlantic coast from…

Florida: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.921944Bushnell21985ChipleyFeb.941962Avon Park–21899TallahasseeMarch1001997RoyalPalm131980Smith CreekApril1001971Pompano…

Census Maps of Florida

Florida: Persons per square mile, 2000 Florida: White persons, percent, 2000 Florida: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 Florida: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000…

Florida Area Codes

Area codes Selected cities239Fort Myers, Naples305Miami, Key West321Orlando, Cape Canaveral352Gainesville, Ocala386Daytona Beach407Kissimmee, Orlando561West Palm Beach, Boca Raton727Clearwater, St.…

Florida Census Data

Florida Atlas People QuickFacts Florida USA Population, 2005 estimate 17,789,864 296,410,404 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 11.3% 5.3…

Florida Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over12,744,825100.0In labor force7,471,97758.6Civilian labor force7,407,45858.1Employed6,995,04754.9Unemployed412,4113.2Percent of civilian…

Florida Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units7,302,947100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached3,816,52752.31-unit, attached429,4575.92 units196,3272.73 or 4 units313,6314.35 to 9 units363,2815.010 to 19…

Florida Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school3,933,279100.0Nursery school, preschool271,3136.9Kindergarten212,7445.4Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,716,99143.…