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Florida
"Sunshine State"
The state name derives from Spanish for "flowery."
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Median household income
Local
$38,819National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Florida demographic reports
Local
$38,819National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Florida demographic reports
Capital: Tallahassee
County governments: 67
Municipal governments: 394
Census 2000 highlights: Fourth largest state in the nation, by population; state with the highest number of mobile homes (842,701)
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Florida was to Americans what America had always been to the rest of the world -- a fresh, free, unspoiled start.
-- The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean
Florida was to Americans what America had always been to the rest of the world -- a fresh, free, unspoiled start.
-- The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean
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“ Florida was to Americans what America had always been to the rest of the world -- a fresh, free, unspoiled start. ”
~ The Orchid Thief
Susan Orlean
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