However, the biggest growth was yet to follow and in 1960, the national census revealed that numbers had leapt by 78.7% (nearly 6% annualized) to 4,951,560 over the preceding ten years. That pattern remained for the early part of the 20th century as well, and by 1950, the population of Florida had grown to 2,771,305. Florida joined the union in 1845 as the 27th state, and saw consistently high growth for the rest of the 19th century. By 1840, the number of people who live in Florida had increased by over 50% to 54,477. Records from 1830 show that a mere 34,730 people lived in Florida, but like the rest of the US, those numbers were to grow dramatically from then onwards. From 1830 on, all parts of Florida have had census coverage. Florida was made a territory in 1822 with essentially its present boundaries, and was admitted as a State on March 3, 1845.
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Florida Boundary, Census and Statehood Historyįlorida was a Spanish possession until transferred to the United States by treaty, concluded in 1819 but not in full effect until 1821. In religious terms, the Florida population is recorded as 70% Christian based faiths, 24% no particular faith, and 6% non-Christian faith-based. The median age in Florida is approximately 41.6, with a slight gap in gender at 51.1% females and 48.9% males in the state. The largest county by population is Miami-Dade County, with well over 2 million individuals residing within the county lines. The largest city in Florida by population is Jacksonville, with over 900,000 individuals in the area. Based on estimates, that equates to 353.4 people per square mile, (136.4 per square kilometer) and that makes it the eighth most densely populated state in the US. In terms of population density, Florida has a surface area of 65,755 square miles (170,304 square kilometers).
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The last official census within the United States was carried out in 2010 and the east coast state of Florida recorded a total number of citizens at 18,801,310.
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The most recent estimate was carried out in 2015 by the United States Census Bureau and it was estimated that the state’s population had reached 20,271,272.