2006 Florida Statistics courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau
FL Population Estimate: 18,089,888
Population change, April 1, 2000- July 1, 2006: +13.2%
2006 Florida Demographics
Persons under 5 years old: 6.2%
Persons under 18 years old: 22.2%
Persons 65 years & older: 16.8%
Females: 50.9%
Caucasians: 80.2%
Hispanics: 20.2%
African Americans: 15.8%
American Indians & Alaskan Natives: 0.4%
Asians: 2.2%
Native Hawaiians & other Pacific Islanders: 0.1%
Florida Land Area
Land area of New Hampshire: 53,926.82 (square miles)
Persons per square mile: 296.4
Florida State Facts
FL State Nickname: The Sunshine State
FL State Motto: "In God We Trust"
FL State Flower: Orange Blossom
FL State Wildflower: Coreopsis
FL State Tree: Palmetto Palm
FL State Bird: Mockingbird
FL State Song: "Swanee River"
FL State Animal: Florida Panther
FL State Insect: Zebra Longwing
FL State Marine Mammal: Florida Manatee
FL State Reptile: Alligator
FL State Saltwater Mammal: Porpoise/Dolphin
FL State Freshwater Fish: Largemouth Bass
FL State Saltwater Fish: Sailfish
FL State Shell: Horse Conch
FL State Beverage: Orange Juice
The Florida State Seal
In 1868, Florida's new State Constitution mandated that the first session of the Legislature must adopt a seal to represent the state. And the Legislature lost no time in coming up with a Joint Resolution that they sent to the Governor in August of that year. The resolution specified that the seal had to be the size of an American silver dollar. It also stated that the seal should contain the sun's rays, a cocoa tree, a steamboat, and a female Indian scattering flowers. These images were to be circled by the words "Great Seal of the State of Florida: In God We Trust.".
